Post on 29-Jan-2022
THE MARK OF THE BEAST
The Holy Trinity:• God the Father • God the Son • God the Holy Spirit
The Unholy Trinity:
The Unholy Trinity:
• The Dragon – Satan
1 The dragon stood on the shore of the sea…
R E V E L A T I O N 1 3 : 1 A
The Unholy Trinity:
• The Dragon – Satan
• The Beast from the Sea – Anti-Christ
2 ...The dragon gave the beast his power and
his throne and great authority.
R E V E L A T I O N 1 3 : 2 B
3 One of the heads of the beast seemed to
have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound
had been healed. The whole world was filled
with wonder and followed the beast.
R E V E L A T I O N 1 3 : 3
The Unholy Trinity:
• The Dragon – Satan
• The Beast from the Sea – Anti-Christ
• The Beast from the Earth – False Prophet
12 It exercised all the authority of the first
beast on its behalf, and made the earth and
its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose
fatal wound had been healed.
R E V E L A T I O N 1 3 : 1 2
13 And it performed great signs, even causing
fire to come down from heaven to the earth in
full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs it
was given power to perform on behalf of the first
beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth.
R E V E L A T I O N 1 3 : 1 3 – 1 4
The Mark of the Beast
16 It [the second beast] also forced all people,
great and small, rich and poor, free and slave,
to receive a mark on their right hands or on
their foreheads,
R E V E L A T I O N 1 3 : 1 6 – 1 7
17 so that they could not buy or sell unless
they had the mark, which is the name of the
beast or the number of its name.
R E V E L A T I O N 1 3 : 1 6 – 1 7
18 This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has
insight calculate the number of the beast, for
it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
R E V E L A T I O N 1 3 : 1 8
“Beast” = 666
• 3 = Number of completion
• 7 = Number of completion & perfection
• 6 = Number of imperfection
—DAVID JEREMIAH
“We could sum it up to say that the number 666 represents the ultimate in human ingenuity and competence. The Antichrist is the epitome of man’s last attempt at ruling the world before Jesus overrules all those who oppose him.”
A few pastoral perspectives…
A few pastoral perspectives…1)We don’t need to worry that we will get
tricked into taking the mark of the beast.
9 A third angel followed them and said in a
loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and
its image and receives its mark on their
forehead or on their hand, 10 they, too, will
drink the wine of God’s fury,…
R E V E L A T I O N 1 4 : 9 – 1 0 A
—DR. MATT HALSTED
“Whatever the current issue may be (vaccines, SSN, chip implants, SIM cards, etc.), we need to be careful about confusing our personal and/or political convictions with the meaning of a biblical text…
—DR. MATT HALSTED
…the “mark of the beast” must be tied back into worship if it is to be applied properly.”
A few pastoral perspectives…1) We don’t need to worry that we will get
tricked into taking the mark of the beast.
2)We should avoid the kind of sensationalism that could discredit the gospel.
A few pastoral perspectives…1) We don’t need to worry that we will get
tricked into taking the mark of the beast.
2) We should avoid the kind of sensationalism that could discredit the gospel.
3)We especially should be alarmed over spiritual drift in our lives.
12 This calls for patient endurance on the part
of the people of God who keep his commands
and remain faithful to Jesus.
R E V E L A T I O N 1 4 : 1 2