A Black Sea
A pair of balances in his hand. Communism from the Black Sea, a great threat to religion, was started by Marx, the rider of the black horse. Marxism is still a major threat to freedom. It has found its way inside the Church. Call it climate change. Call it a lie. It must be repeated. It must block the truth.
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A Threat to the Church
A clue. A corresponding sea color. Islam and Communism are the two greatest threats to the Church. History records this. Marx called religion the opium of the people. Millions of christians had to die. The churches had to go. Come and see what Russia and China had to do. Come and see marxism in the Church today.
A Red Sea
A great sword and power to take peace from the earth. Mohammed, the antichrist and the father of the second beast from the Red Sea is the rider of the red horse. History records the wars against the saints. The ten horns are the ten Islamic dynasties. The ten horns also connect Daniel.
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A Red Dragon
A Red Sea. A color to tie them together with the seven heads and ten horns. The “ten horns” ties the beasts of Daniel to the beasts of John. The “bottomless pit” ties it all together with Babylon the Great and the thousand years. You have to love BibleGateway. You can find these numbers and colors in history. Look for them.
A Number
A reliable translation. You can give them different symbolic meanings but somehow they translate well. Instead of trying to interpret what has been translated, try using numbers and colors to connect history with what has been prophesied. Only history can verify the fulfillment of prophecy. Connect them with numbers and colors.
A Beast That Was Not
A beast that is yet to come. From a Christian point of view, the Roman Empire was a beast until Constantine made the world safe for them. It wasn’t long before a different kind of beast came along to take peace from the world. Islam with ten dynasties. A beast that was diverse from all the others.
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A Translation Not Inspired
A problem with interpretation. 50 different English translations all agree on “one of his” but the next word could be princes, commanders, officers, officials, generals, leaders, principalities, or subordinates. A prince is a family member but the rest are not. A problem if you are looking for the king of the north. You have to love BibleGateway. It is inspired.
A Recapitulation
A vision not in chronological order. In chapter 9 and 11 we have the beast coming out of the “bottomless pit” and in chapter 20 the beast is being cast into it. Victorinus was the first to suggest this theory of recapitulation. The bottomless pit is also consistent with the beast that was, is not, and yet is. The two beasts are really the same.
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A Translation Problem
A beast is an it according to Daniel and Daniel knows beasts. Some of the translators didn’t get it right. Somehow its horns became his horns. Somehow they all agreed “it had ten horns”. This is not a small matter. A person cannot have ten horns. Only a beast. Some translators were not inspired. You have to love BibleGateway.
A Common Beast
A second beast of the Apocalypse. John knows Daniel knows beasts. The beast which he saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. The “ten horns” also ties them together. Numbers tie history to the fulfillment of prophecy.
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