Revelation 13: 1-17

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I would honestly have to say amongst all the books of the Bible Revelation has always seemed to frighten me the most. Ever since I was a child, my mother always said, “Revelation tells you how the end of the world will go, if you are a true believer you will have no fear.” Hearing this still didn’t make me feel any better I’ve always avoided reading the book of Revelation until a few months ago when the youth study program I’m in began to examine the book and its meaning. I never thought to look at the deeper meaning behind a text until my enrollment into your class. The chapter I will be giving a response to is Revelation 13: 1-17. I chose this chapter because it actually frightened me the most. To think of all the horrendous figures that will appear is pretty …show more content…

After digging deeper into the text I began to realize that the numbers associated with the beasts have a meaning behind them.
In Revelation 13: 1-17, John gives his account of a beast that appears out of the sea during the destruction of the world. John begins by describing the creature that rose from the seashore, while describing this beast John often used “I” which strongly suggest that he must’ve been there while this was taking place emphasizing that he saw this occurring firsthand. He describes the beast rising up from the sea, but this isn’t a normal beast this beast has ten horns and seven heads (most often known as being the numbers of completion) with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on his head that I assume were names mocking God. He then goes on to describe the physical appearance in greater detail, saying the beast resembled a leopard, yet his feet resembled those of a bear while his mouth resembled a lion’s mouth. While the dragon mention in chapter 12 was the source of power and authority over this beast of the sea. One of the heads had appeared to have received a death blow to its

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