I Saw a Beast Rising

[Christsfreeservant]

“I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on his horns, and blasphemous names on his heads. The beast which I saw was like a leopard. His feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority. I saw one of his heads as if it was mortally wounded, but his deadly wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast. They worshipped the dragon who gave authority to the beast. And they worshipped the beast, saying, ‘Who is like the beast? Who is able to wage war with him?’” (Revelation 13:1-4 ESV)​

There are many speculative theories on who this beast is, and the second beast, too, and I don’t believe any of us are going to be able to prove, at this point, if what we believe to be true, indeed, is the whole of the picture. But time will reveal these things. So I am going to share with you what I believe to be the truth, as best as I understand it, from my times spent in the word with the Lord. For I believe some of these things are already becoming evident for those who are willing to see them in the right light.

It wouldn’t take much research on the internet to find out about the United Nations, or to listen to some of their sessions, and to learn that what they are promoting is a one world order. It is not a deep dark secret that the world, as we know it, is headed in that direction, and this fits with the prophecies of Scripture regarding these last days before the return of Christ, too. And if we read in the Scriptures much about the signs of the last days, I don’t think that we can miss that we are in them right now.

And we have to face the reality that this beast (these beasts) are deceptive, which is how they deceive and fool a whole lot of people. And remember with me that the Scriptures teach about “wolves in sheep’s clothing” and messengers of Satan who masquerade as servants of righteousness. So, just because someone claims to be a Christian and to believe in Jesus doesn’t mean at all that the person really is a Christian, in the purest biblical sense. So we cannot take people only at face value, especially those who are rulers.

Now we live in a day and age when anything, and I mean anything can be faked, photoshopped, altered, and made to look one way while it might be something else entirely. Especially with the use of AI (artificial intelligence) most anything can be made to look one way while it is something altogether different. So we can’t trust everything that we see with our eyes or hear with our ears or read and take in with our brains. Liars abound in the government, in the media, and in “the church.” So test EVERYONE!

So, just because it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, it doesn’t mean that it is a duck. So we need to be very discerning people who test the spirits and who do not believe everyone and everything at face value. Believe me when I tell you that deception abounds everywhere. And here I recall the words of my marketing teacher in college. He said the US government is way advanced in technology beyond what we can see with our eyes, like 20 years out, but they keep that knowledge from us people.

And so what they say to us, and what they show us regular people, may not be at all the reality of what is really going on. And we must be so careful to not buy into this idea that everything that conflicts the “official narrative” is a “conspiracy theory.” That is being used to keep us from knowing the truth, although there are a lot of wild theories out there, too. Same thing is in the church where they call those who teach the truth of the gospel as those who teach “works based salvation,” so as to keep people from hearing the truth.

There is a whole lot of corruption going on in the world, and within our individual nations and their governments, and within the institutional (incorporated under the government) “churches.” And this corruption begins at the top and trickles its way down to the people. So test everyone! Don’t believe it just because “so and so” says it, no matter who they are. And just because someone claims to be “not one of them,” it does not mean that they are not “one of them.” As the saying goes, “the proof is in the pudding.”

So, pull the curtain back, and look at who the man is behind the curtain, and don’t rely only on what you can see on the surface. For we are living in the days of Revelation 13. And liars are all over the place deceiving naïve and gullible minds. And I used to be one of those “naïve and gullible” people before the Lord started opening up my eyes to see what is going on all around me. And I am not saying that I have everything right yet. But I believe the Scriptures and what they teach about deception in the last days.

And one of the things that these deceivers like to do is to play with our minds, to see what they can get away with, and who they can fool. And they are monitoring all of us who are connected to the internet, smartphones, TV sets, and who use credit cards or the internet to make financial transactions, etc. So they have a footprint on all of us, and like the devil, they know our weak points, and they will target those. And they like to leave hints for us, too, for it is one of the games they play, like clues to see who gets it.

So, be wise, be discerning, and pray through everything. We need to ask the Lord to open our eyes and minds to see the traps being laid for us so that we don’t fall into one of them. For they are very clever in how they lay their traps, too, for they wouldn’t be traps if they were easily discernable. And we have to get inside the mind of an addict, really, i.e. the mind of one who is a compulsive liar and manipulator who does set traps for his opponents in hopes to trip them up. For, in reality, this is what we are up against.

False Messengers: [Matthew 7:15-23; Matthew 24:11-14; Luke 6:26; John 10:1-15; Romans 16:17-19; 2 Corinthians 11:3,13-15; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:1-25]

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897

Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

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