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God, our Judge, has declared His
Judgments
Daniel 7:15-26
“I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within
my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. I came near to one of those
who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known
to me the interpretation of these things:
‘Those great beasts, which
are four, are four kings which arise out of the
earth. But the saints of the Most High shall receive the
kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and
ever.’[17]
“Then I wished to know the
truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all
the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and
its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and
trampled the residue with its feet; and the ten horns
that were on its head, and the other horn which came up,
before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes
and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance
was greater than his fellows.
“I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints,
and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a
judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for
the saints to possess the kingdom."[19-22]
“Thus he said:
‘The fourth beast shall be
a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms,
and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces. The
ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom.
And another shall rise after them; he shall be different from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings.
He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,
Shall persecute the saints of the Most High,
And shall intend to
change times and law.
Then the saints shall be given into his hand
for a time and times and half a time. But the court shall be seated
[God's judgement?], and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it forever.'
[23-26]
"Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.”
[27]
Revelation
13:1-8, 11-18
"...I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having
seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and
on his heads a blasphemous name.... The dragon gave him
his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of
his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly
wound was healed. And all the world marveled and
followed the
beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave
authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, 'Who
is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?'
"And he was given a mouth speaking great things and
blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two
months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God....
"It was granted to him to make war with the saints
and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every
tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth
will worship him, whose names have not been written in the
Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the
world."[1-8]
"Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and
he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And
he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his
presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to
worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He
performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come
down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And
he deceives those who dwell on the earth— by those signs
which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling
those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who
was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power
to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the
beast should both speak and cause as many as would not
worship the image of the beast to be killed."
[11-15]
"He causes all,
both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to
receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that
no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark
or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is
wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of
the beast, for it is the number of
a man: His number is 666."[16-18]
Revelation
17:1-18
"Then one of the seven angels
who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to
me, 'Come, I will show you the judgment of the great
harlot who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of
the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the
earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.'
"So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness.
And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full
of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and
ten horns. [1-3]
"The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned
with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand
a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of
her fornication. And on her forehead a name was written:
MYSTERY,
BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
[4-5]
'I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints
and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw
her, I marveled with great amazement. But the angel said to me,
“'Why did you marvel? I will tell
you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries
her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. The
beast
that you saw was, and is not, and
will ascend out of the
bottomless pit [that happened in
Rev. 13, above] and go to perdition. And those who dwell
on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in
the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see
the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
[6-8]
“Here is the mind which has wisdom: The
seven heads
are seven mountains on which the woman sits. There are also
seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet
come. [Remember, this was given
John only decades after the resurrection] And when he comes, he must continue a short time. The
beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth,
and is of the seven, and is going to perdition.[9-11]
“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have
received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one
hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they
will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the
Lamb will overcome them, or He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and
faithful.”[12-14]
"Then he said to me, 'The waters which you saw, where
the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and
tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and
naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God
has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of
one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the
words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the
earth.” [15-18]
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