The Tribulation

1. The Tribulation

2. The FA L S E Prophet

3. (Rev 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.

4. FALSE P R O P H E T I. The DEPICTION of the false Prophet

5. A. The Peculiarity of this Beast

6. (Rev 13:11) 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.

7. 1. 1. The First Person of the Satanic Trinity : THE DRAGON 2. The Second Person of the Satanic Trinity: THE BEAST . 3. The Third Person of the Satanic Trinity: THE FALSE PROPHET

8. Pergamos NOTES • Many try to read into this passage and say that this beast is the same as the one which has already been spoken of in the chapter, just in a different view. • However because of their mimicking of Jesus and the Holy Spirit we can see they are alike but different • Plus every where from this point on God speaks of them as separate.

9. (Joh14:16-17) And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

10. (Rev 16:13) And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. (Rev 19:20) And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

11. (Rev 20:10) And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

12. B. The place of origin of this Beast

13. (Rev 13:11) 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.

14. Pergamos NOTES • Contrast this with the origin of the 1st beast

15. Pergamos NOTES • Contrast this with the origin of the 1st beast • If the sea represent the Gentile nations, then the land could represent…

16. (Act 13:6) And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

17. Pergamos NOTES • Contrast this with the origin of the 1st beast • If the sea represent the Gentile nations, then the land could represent… • It says that he was coming up out of the earth much like chapter 9 • This is where the Bible shows the Son of Perdition coming up out of his own place

18. (Rev 2:14-15) But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

19. Pergamos • 2 key Elements of this Doctrine • Eating things sacrificed to Idols • Committing fornication • Prophetical Application • The children of Israel have come to the plains of Moab after defeating the Amorites • The king of Moab is worried by this and sends for the prophet Balaam • He offers an abundance of things in exchange for Balaam to curse the Israelite people H

20. Pergamos • Balaam wants all the things offered him by Balak so that every time he opens his mouth to curse them he ends up blessing them • So he tells Balak the only way for these people to be cursed and die is for God to do it. • The book of Numbers does not record the conversation, but through Revelations we know that Balaam taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel H

21. Pergamos • This stumbling block was for the Moabite women to seduce the men of Israel through fornication and to cause them to bow down to their gods and sacrifice to them • The same thing has repeated itself when Constantine married the church to the Pagan form of worship. The devil no longer wanted to try to curse the church; he will get the church to curse itself H

22. Pergamos • Catholic Application • This is the church period where the teaching entered the church, that the Priest, in the midst of the service that came to be called the Mass, has the mystical ability to transform the bread and the wine of the communion into the literal Body and Blood of Christ. And that’s how you actually “receive” Christ H

23. Pergamos • The Catholic Encyclopedia says… • “In the celebration of the Holy Mass, the bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ. Its is called transubstantiation, for the Sacrament of the Eucharist the substance of bread and wine do not remain, but the entire substance of bread is changed into the body of Christ, and the entire substance of wine is changed into His blood, the species or outward semblance of bread and wine alone remaining.” H

24. 1414 As sacrifice, the Eucharist is also offered in reparation for the sins of the living and the dead and to obtain spiritual or temporal benefits from God.

25. 1365 Because it is the memorial of Christ's Passover, the Eucharist is also a sacrifice…In the Eucharist Christ gives us the very body which he gave up for us on the cross, the very blood which he "poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."

26. C. The portrayal of this Beast

27. (Rev 13:11) 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.

28. (Mat 7:15) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Joh 7:24) Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

29. (Rev 13:11) 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.

30. (Mat 15:11) Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. (Mat 15:18) But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

31. (Deu13:1-5) If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams... Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God…

32. (Tit 1:9-11) Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

33. II Corinthians 11

34. (Eph4:11-14) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;