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There is no rest day or night for those who worship the
beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark
of his name.”
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A military genius:
“He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He
will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in
whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the
holy people”
(Dan. 8:24).
“…they also worshipped the beast and asked, ‘Who is like
the beast? Who can make war against him”
(Rev. 13:4)?
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An administrative genius:
“The beast I saw resembled a leopard…a bear and…a lion”
(Rev. 13:2).
The Antichrist integrates the Grecian, the Medo-Persian,
and the Babylonian empires. Scriptures and history show
us that these animals represented these empires. The beasts
are spoken of in Daniel 7:1-6, and represent the successive
kingdoms in King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the statue
(Dan. 2:31). They are further identified in Daniel 2:38,
5:30-31, and 8:20-21.
“They have one purpose and will give their power and au-
thority to the beast”
(Rev. 17:13).
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A religious genius:
“He opposes and exalts himself over everything that is
called God or is worshipped, and even sets himself up in
God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God”
(2 Thess.
2:4).
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