The beast was Rome. Seven heads and 10 horns where the seven hills or provinces and the 10 governors of those provinces.
Revelation is written prior to 70 AD. It was about the upcoming destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by Rome's armies in 70 AD.
Rome, called the abomination of desolation, surrounded the holiest of holies and destroyed it.
And Christians when they saw Rome surrounding the city, fled to the mountains. They were practically the only ones that survived because they did exactly a scripture instructed them to.
Even Nero Caesar when written in Hebrew letters which are also numbers equaled 666. Nero was frequently called a beast and would even dress up in animal skins with claws to ripe apart Christians. He was executing Christians for not saying Kaiser curios, Caesar is Lord. He demanded to be worshiped above God or any other gods.
His image was on all the coins of the land so you couldn't buy or sell without his mark.
Thank you. I don't have that particular book but I have several books that give a commentary and break down of Revelation like "He shall have Dominion" by Dr Kenneth Gentry
And " before Jerusalem fell"
The last days according to Jesus by RC Sproul.
Chilton's book "Paradise restored" is on my reading list. Also heaven misplaced by Douglas Wilson is one that I want to dive into.
I really love the sermons, discussions, lectures, and especially debates on the subject.
Here's a killer playlist of those https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm4vxYfDpoYaWjqK76eZukIyKtyX5Xa-J&si=AlfgbEqgaZqTP53c
I truly truly hope, if this is actually biblical, that we are seeing the beast system take its head wound.
The beast was Rome. Seven heads and 10 horns where the seven hills or provinces and the 10 governors of those provinces.
Revelation is written prior to 70 AD. It was about the upcoming destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by Rome's armies in 70 AD.
Rome, called the abomination of desolation, surrounded the holiest of holies and destroyed it.
And Christians when they saw Rome surrounding the city, fled to the mountains. They were practically the only ones that survived because they did exactly a scripture instructed them to.
Even Nero Caesar when written in Hebrew letters which are also numbers equaled 666. Nero was frequently called a beast and would even dress up in animal skins with claws to ripe apart Christians. He was executing Christians for not saying Kaiser curios, Caesar is Lord. He demanded to be worshiped above God or any other gods.
His image was on all the coins of the land so you couldn't buy or sell without his mark.
Agreed. I’m not necessarily convinced that revelation or the prophets only play out once.
Nothing new under the sun, after all.
.. and there’s our mystery downvotes again. Sure would be nice if we could see who did it.
i believe that there's always a literal fulfillment AND a spiritual one to prophecies
Correct! You have written an excellent summary of Revelation. Do you have a copy of David Chilton's book "The Days of Vengeance"?
Thank you. I don't have that particular book but I have several books that give a commentary and break down of Revelation like "He shall have Dominion" by Dr Kenneth Gentry And " before Jerusalem fell" The last days according to Jesus by RC Sproul. Chilton's book "Paradise restored" is on my reading list. Also heaven misplaced by Douglas Wilson is one that I want to dive into. I really love the sermons, discussions, lectures, and especially debates on the subject. Here's a killer playlist of those https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm4vxYfDpoYaWjqK76eZukIyKtyX5Xa-J&si=AlfgbEqgaZqTP53c
Why in the world are there so many downvotes on both our posts?