Revelation 13:11-18 11 Then
I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like
a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercised all the authority of the first beast on
its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had
been healed. 13 And
it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full
view of the people.14 Because of the signs it was given power to
perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the
earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was
wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of
the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to
worship the image to be killed. 16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free
and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of
the beast or the number of its name.
18 This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has
insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
Where do we get this
wisdom? Perfect wisdom comes straight from God Himself! Reading His Word,
talking with Him in prayer, and listening for His answers will help us gain
wisdom. Knowing God’s prophecy, like this passage in Revelation, will help us be prepared when these events happen. We will then be able to discern the deception of Satan and remain faithful to God.
Alice
No comments:
Post a Comment