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Revelation 13

Worship. The beast from the sea is Satan’s final and greatest masterpiece—Antichrist, who towers above all the tyrants and dictators of world history. This man accepts the offer that Satan gave to Jesus (v. 2; Matt. 4:8–10). The world worships him as a god, but heaven sees him as a beast (Dan. 7). The counterfeit Christ is now on the scene!

Warfare. The Beast fights God by speaking blasphemous words (Dan. 7:8, 11, 20, 25) and by persecuting the saints (v. 7; Dan. 7:25). It may seem strange that God should permit His people to be defeated, yet this is part of His plan (Heb. 11:35–40). In every age, God’s people have had to battle some satanic beast.

Wealth. The Beast’s “prime minister” leads the world to worship the Beast by controlling all the wealth. It was a matter of life or death! When you combine political power with economic power and all religion, you have a formula for controlling the whole world. But the lost world worships money and power, so the task will not be too difficult.

Which Riches Are Yours

Since all the riches of this world

May be gifts from the Devil and earthly kings,

I should suspect that I worshiped the Devil

If I thanked God for worldly things.

The countless gold of a merry heart,

The rubies and pearls of a loving eye,

The indolent never can bring to the mart,

Nor the cunning hoard up in his treasury.

William Blake

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