Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Under this new order, mandated worship of the beast would be touted as something that is for the greater good of the citizenry and ultimately, those economic sanctions mentioned in Revelation 13 will be leveled against all those who dare to differ. These cryptic statements may seem implausible to some at the moment, but if we were to drill down in to what is looming on the horizon, we would clearly see the use of force as a core operating principle, beginning to take shape.
To put it plainly, a looming theocracy with several autocratic tentacles is just over the horizon, and as those beast principles begin to pervade every social, religious and economic sector we will find ourselves in a bind that will force persons to make some very difficult choices and decisions. In other words, it is coming down to the basics of bread and butter, according to what is written in Revelation.
The first beast mentioned in Revelation 13 was a persecuting power, which enforced its dogmas on those under its jurisdiction, and which ultimately resulted in the horrors of the dark ages. The state’s interpretation of the Bible was made the standard of godliness for all, and dissenters found themselves having to hide in caves and dens of the earth.
2nd Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!