What is the first -symbol of Revelation 13:9?
Answer
"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten
horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy." Rev. 13: 1.
NOTES - As already learned from studying the Book of Daniel, a beast in prophecy represents
some great earthly power or kingdom; a head, a governing power; horns, number of kingdoms; crowned
heads or crowned horns, political ruler ship; waters, peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues."
Rev. 17: 15.
"The beasts of Daniel and John are empires. The ten-horned beast is the Roman power. . . . The
head is the governing power of the body. The heads of this beast represent successive governments.' -"Romanism and the Reformation," by H. Grattan Guinness, pages 144, 145.
With what, therefore, is the faith of Jesus joined?
What concrete example makes clear the meaning of this doctrine?
What reference is made in the Psalms to Christ's use of parables?
How early did Timothy know the Scriptures?
How did the Israelites in the wilderness on the sixth day prepare for the Sabbath?
How does Paul speak of this coming?
Out of what will they be judged?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle