Come out of her, My people by CW Steinle

Author:CW Steinle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: revelation, end times, mark of the beast, last days, bible prophecy, mystery babylon, great harlot, babylon the great, america in prophecy

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Chapter 7: The Beasts of Power and Deception

Here we must pause and consider whether the beast we have been introduced to is actually some monstrous creature, or whether we are still discussing a nation. God has already established the correct interpretation of these beasts and horns, if we use the Biblical interpretation rule of “first mention”, as was previously discussed. We conclude that none of the beasts in Daniel were literal creatures, just as the horns were not literal horns. It is true that John’s visions in Revelation have been romantically interpreted in the past. For instance, the word “antichrist” is not found in the Book of Daniel, or in the Book of Revelation. This term is used in I John to define a spiritual principality. “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.” (I John 4:1-3) This “spirit of the Antichrist” is responsible for false gospels, and cult religions that deny the incarnation of God as Jesus Christ. This Scripture points out that, “many false prophets have gone out into the world.” Jesus made a distinction between false christs and false prophets, and John, although familiar with the term “Antichrist”, is led by the Holy Spirit to call the leader of the beast from the earth, the “false prophet”.

A complete reading of the Book of Revelation reveals that the beast is called a “beast” throughout the text. Thus, we must consider the strict interpretation, which consistently renders this beast as a people, or nation; not a person, or supernatural gargoyle. This beast is ultimately judged and sent into the “lake of fire”, or perdition. It is difficult for us, who are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to grasp such a universal judgment, until we remember that Jesus spoke of the judgment of the nations in Matthew 25:31-41:

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you have Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.

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