After
showing John the apostle the “great
whore”
who was sitting upon a “scarlet
colored beast”
and was “arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold
and precious stones and pearls”, the angel asked him,
“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 ten
horns. The beast that you saw was, and is not; and shall ascend out
of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on
the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of
life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast
that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is
the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on
which the woman sits. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and
one is, and
the other is not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a
short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the
eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into perdition. And the ten
horns which you saw are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as
yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have
one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them:
for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with
him are
called, and chosen, and faithful. And he said unto me, The waters
which you saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and
nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw upon the beast,
these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked,
and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.”
In chapter seventeen and verse seventeen of Revelation the angel
tells John how God has “put
in”
the “ten
kings'”
“hearts
to fulfill his will”
where
we read:
For
God has put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree,
The
verse reads, “For
God has put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree,
...”
John began with the word, “for”
which means “because, since, on account of and consequently”
“God”
or “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the
Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “has
put”
which means “has bestowed, granted, supplied and furnished” “in
their hearts”
or “within the ten kings' souls so far as they are affected and
stirred in a bad way or good or of the souls as the seat of the
sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites and passions”
“to
fulfill”
which means “to make ready, produce, prepare and cause” “his
will”
or “God's knowledge, mind, reason, resolve and purpose”, “and
to agree”
which means “and to align themselves with God's knowledge, mind,
reason, resolve and purpose”. John was told how God “supplied
and furnished” the
“ten kings”
with the purpose and resolve to carry out His “desires and
purposes”.
The
verse goes on to say, “...
and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall
be fulfilled.”
John continued with the words, “and
give”
which means “and grant, bestow, furnish and supply” “their
kingdom” or
“the
ten kings'
power, dominion, rule and royal power” “unto
the beast”
which refers to “to the ferocious living being which is the
antichrist”, “until”
or
“as far as, while and till” “the
words”
which means “that which has been uttered by a living voice, spoken,
proclaimed and declared” “of
God”
or “pertaining to the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “shall
be fulfilled”which
means “will be brought to a close, performed, executed and
completed”. The
“ten kings” will
relinquish their “royal powers” over to the antichrist until the
time when God's “words”
are completed.
When
we think through John's words in this verse, we get an idea of the
power of this one man, the antichrist, as he rules and reigns upon
the earth. All the ruling “kings” shall give their power
over to him, and he shall maintain that power until God's words and
will are accomplished. God has given us foreknowledge of these things
because He exists outside of time and can see them as though they
already exist. Those who are wise shall take note of the power given
to the antichrist and yield themselves to God in a personal
relationship through His Son Jesus Christ, but woe be to those who
ignore and reject His offer and will know world domination like they
have never seen before.
Next
time the angel tells John, “the
woman which you saw is that great city”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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