In the thirteenth chapter, there again appears. monster with seven
heads and ten horns, which it will now be our purpose to show to be.
symbol of
THE TEMPORAL POWER.
The fourth beast of Daniel's vision (Dan. 7) is. ten-horned monster.
The dragon who assails the woman in Rev. 12, has seven heads and... [ Continue Reading ]
"And. saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly
wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."--13:3.
The heads have been found to mean governments or forms of dominion.
The mortal wound inflicted would apparently put an end to the
dominion. This evidently symb... [ Continue Reading ]
"And there was given unto him. mouth speaking great things and
blasphemies: and power was given unto him to continue forty and two
months."--13:5.
This beast had. mouth given unto it that spoke "_ great blasphemies._
" Upon its heads were written (v. 1) the names of blasphemy. It is
evidently. blasp... [ Continue Reading ]
"And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to
overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues,
and nations."--13:7.
Another fact in the history of the beast is given. It shall make war
upon the saints and for. season shall overcome them. After what has
been sai... [ Continue Reading ]
"And. beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two
horns, like. lamb, and he spake as. dragon. And he exerciseth all the
power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them
which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was
healed."--13:11, 12.... [ Continue Reading ]
"And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from
heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and deceiveth them that dwell
on the earth by the means of those miracles which be had power to do
in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth,
that they should make an i... [ Continue Reading ]
"And be had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the
image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would
not worship the image of the beast should be killed."--13:15.
The sword had overthrown the Roman Empire. To all human appearance the
sway of Rome over the world... [ Continue Reading ]
"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive. mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and
that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name
of the beast, or the number of his name." 13:16, 17.
It is next stated that he caused. mark... [ Continue Reading ]
Lateinos. And what is this name? The number of. man; the Greek method
of spelling the name of Latinus, the reputed founder of the Latin
race. But what more is it? Rome is the ancient capital of the Latins.
The Romans were. Latin race and spoke the Latin language. The Romish
Church is continually off... [ Continue Reading ]