Keeping things on an even flow and keel, we are looking into the war of Ephesians 6:12 of 10-17, this war is best brought to the forefront in Revelation chapters 6 through 20 which many of the religious nature over look, because they are part of the darkness, the black hole described in verse 12. It for many remains a mystery because it is tied directly the false religion of man's imagination, one of the 6's of man in Revelation 13. Okay, our subject are verses 11 through 18.
Revelation 13:11-18 "And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." (KJV)
Revelation 13:11-18 "Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666 (6-6-6)." (ESV)
Revelation 13:11-18 "Then I saw another wild animal; This one emerged out of the earth - it had two horns and resembled a young lamb, yet it had a Dragon's voice. (The counterfeit "trinity" emerges - the one mirroring the other - the Dragon accuser, the seven-headed sea-monster of religion with its leading role player, the head that was slain but became alive again and now the Dragon clothed in a lamb's-disguise.) Even though it had the appearance of the Lamb, it operates under the same authority as the previous Beast - under the watchful eye of the Dragon! [Counterfeit-Christianity as a religion is a wolf, the old fox that climbed over the corral/fence to gain entry into the church, in sheep's clothing!] It is the same old Dragon in a Lamb's disguise! It's mission is to engage the [1] earthbound dwellers to worship the counterfeit - the slaughtered animal that was restored to life out of its death. (The historic relevance of the death and resurrection of the Lamb is in the revelation of humanity's co-inclusion-Jesus died our death and went into our hell and we are co-quickened in His resurrection and are co-seated together within Him in heavenly places! Jesus is the door of John 10:5, 7-16; of Gal. 2:20.
Again John employs the word, [1, G2730 from G2596 and G3611] katoikeo from (G2596) kata, down and (G3611) oikeo, to dwell or set up home - thus to be earthbound. Rev 13:8.
Matthew 7:15, 'Beware of false Prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.' In His sight - enopion autou. In the eye of the first Beast who gets his authority from the Dragon - Rev. 13:3.) It had the power to mesmerize the masses with great signs - even fire (gold) falling out of the sky, (Reminds of Pharaoh's magicians. 1Cor. 1:22, The Jews crave signs [to confirm their doubts] while the Greeks revel in philosophical debate! [Both groups are addicted to the same soul realm.] The supernatural is not proof of faith - Israel witnessed the supernatural for 40 years, day and night but an entire generation died in unbelief, failing to possess the promise, by believing a lie about themselves! Look at Num. 13:33 and Joshua 2:11.) deceiving the earth-dwellers, dazzling them with their magic while operating like a puppet on a string under the watchful eye of the Beast. The instruction was for the earth-dwellers to make an [1] idol-image of this "lamb" who was slain with a [2] knife (double-edged sword) and then revived again! (The word, [1, G1504] eikon, means image or likeness - this is the theme of the Bible and redemption; The image and likeness of GOD revealed and redeemed in human form! idolatry is a projection of an image of one's own making. Idolatry is the crux of religion - it is expensive business since man's idol is like a slot machine at a casino or a football/basketball/baseball/hockey game! They all are hungry and it is wired/fixed to bite and bankrupt you! The word, [2, G3162] machaira is used for a large knife, used for killing animals typically in the slaying of a sacrifice. Religion has a life of its own - the idea is that since the Dragon has lost its accusation claim against the human race in the heavenlies, [Rev. 12:8-10] it now had to find a pseudo, make-belief, future existence in the icons of man's imagination.) This lamb-like Beast [resembling the typical Christian religion] gave its man-made mirror image breath and a voice to speak and threaten to kill all who would not worship the image. Its mission is to mirror-imprint its character upon everyone's hands (to control finances, the second 6) and mindset in order to manipulate what they think and do. ( So what is the mark of the beast all about? The Greek word translated "mark," is the word (G5480 from the same as G5482) charagma, a stamp, an imprinted mark from (G5482) charax or charakter, just like Hebrews 1:1-3, the son radiates the character of the Father. Either the character of the Father or the character of the fallen mindset will influence our actions (hand) because it is what engages our thoughts (forehead). Just like in Isaiah 55:8-11, where GOD says, 'Your thoughts are not My thoughts; Therefore your ways are not My ways. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your (unredeemed) ways and My thoughts than your (unredeemed) thoughts....but My word will incarnate, and saturate earth (flesh) just like the rain (grace) and snow cancel the distance between heaven and earth! Instead of thorn, the fir and instead of the brier, the myrtle! This explains the first part of Isaiah 55 - Ho! Everyone who is thirsty-disappointed in their own efforts to buy that which cannot be purchased with the currency of their own achievements; Desperate to escape the sense of unworthiness, lack and condemnation; Paying any price in the hope to become [what they in reality already are by design!]. This is the basis of the mindset of the "I-am-not-tree-system!" Isaiah 55:1, Your thirst drives you to the waters but you have no money; I urge you to buy without your currency and drink priceless wine and eat the finest wheat [perceived value] - Psalm 147:3 - Set, He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.] Your painful and wearisome labor adds no value to your life! Hear Me! Incline your ears! I want to honor and indulge you with that which truly satisfies! This is the bread your soul craves; Thus is your true sustenance!
Adam Clarke comments, "Why should we be so zealously attached to a doctrine from which our souls derive neither comfort nor nourishment?") The intent was clear: to control the world markets by manipulation people's minds and behavior with the idea of the original sin, with its typical symptoms: "I am not defined by my being, I am defined by my doing. Therefore, I need to achieve this and that to define me!" Failure-and sin-consciousness would be the the currency of the entire religious industry! No one could buy or sell without being identified by the character, name and number-code [password, your Iphone will do fine] of their idol, the Beast - the make-belief slain and raised to life lamb with the Dragon's voice! ( The entire industry of religion is based on this currency of sin-consciousness. The business of accusation [Satanas] flourishes in an environment of sin-consciousness. See John 2:13-16, "Jesus went into Jerusalem in time for the Jewish Passover. When Jesus went into the temple He was shocked to find scores of traders selling their sacrificial items, cattle, sheep and doves. Even their money brokers were comfortably set up in the sanctuary. (The business of sin-consciousness had taken over the mindset of religion - until Jesus arrived.) Then with a whip that He plaited of small strands, he drove everyone with their sheep and oxen out of the temple and overturned the tables of the money brokers so that their money went flying all over the place. (Jesus dramatically reveals that His Father has no delight in our religious sacrificial systems and its sin-consciousness currencies. The word schoinos, is from skenos, tabernacle or skin - leather thongs - this is a profound prophetic picture of His own broken skin that would become the whip to drive our sin-consciousness from our minds - the ultimate cleansing of the Temple - the sanctuary of GOD within us! 1Pet. 1:18-19.) he also drove the dove traders out with, "How dare you turn My father's house into a shopping mall!") This riddle demands solving! Now put your mind to it, here is the clue: calculate the number of the beast and see how it points directly to the number of humanity - it is a trinity of sixes! (The number value of human life is 6 - Man-made religion is a mindset dominated by knowing oneself and others according to the flesh - the trinity of sixes is the mark of the counterfeit trinity that is defeated in the unfolding of the Lamb's triumph. In the imagery that follows, in the next chapter, John sees how the triune religious counterfeit systems, the Dragon, the Beast and the False Prophet are thoroughly stripped of their influence and dominion and brought to naught.
The name (G2424) Ἰησοῦς, Iēsous, Jesus has its origin (H3091 יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, yehôshûa‛, from H3068 and H3467), is expressed by the number 888. I = 10; η = 8; σ = 200; ο = 70; ῦ = 400; ς = 200.
Written in full, heksakosioi, (G5516, the Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers; denoting respectively 600, 60 and 6; 666 as a numeral. Vincent makes the following observation, the name of Christ abridged, and E the emblem of the Serpent, so that the sublimated sense is the Messiah of Satanas.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
With our next visit we shall again look into the chapter notes for chapter 13 they breakdown as follows: Counterfeit-Christianity as a religion is a wolf in sheep's clothing, The Mark of the Beast - the currency of sin-consciousness, Notes on An Open Heaven. Now may the LORD of All enlighten us to His ways as promised.
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