Revelation--week of April 24

#31—The Beast from the Sea

1.What is Rev. 12:13-13:18 about?
2.What is Daniel 7:1-28 about?
3.What is the background from Revelation for this passage that PS gives?
He summarizes it as ABB’A’
4. What OT background does PS give to this passage?
a.Two beasts (13:1 & 13:11)
b.Fourfold beast (13:2f):
c.ENCOURAGING ASSURANCE
NOTE: PS states that the beast from the sea (Rev. 13:1-10) is a re-articulation of the four beasts of Dan. 7 (remember though that in Rev. this is shortly instead of “after these things” as in Daniel).
Two beasts=Behemoth & Leviathan (Job)=beast from land & beast from sea (Rev.)
After Satan was thrown down he arose again in person of these two beasts
5. According to Rev. 13:2 what did beast from sea get from dragon?
6. What are the 2 main parts of his blasphemous deception of the world
7. Explain the significance of 13:4b “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”
8. How did the beast from the sea persecute God’s people?
Rev. 13:6--And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
Rev. 13:7--And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them; and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.
NOTE: persecution is Inevitable, Terminal, and Purposeful (13:9-10) DON’T BE SURPRISED AT SUFFERING!
9.What does PS say the issue is?
10.What Psalm was sung after the message and why?
11.Anything else you want to discuss?
12.What application did you make from this message?
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