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 ]