Who is The Beast

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Hi J___,

Thank you for your questions. I hope you find the answers to be edifying and that they strengthen you to “do the things [ Christ] says” (Luk 6:46). You asked who the beast is, and who is the woman riding the beast? Here are a couple of the verses you allude to in your questions:

Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Rev 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
Rev 17:2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Rev 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

The answer is that you and I are the beast, simply because the scriptures tell us that 666 “is the number of mankind”, and that “men… themselves are beasts”

Ecc 3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

So when we read of the beast blaspheming God, we know that is speaking of us disobeying God’s commandments and doing what we want to do in spite of what His word tells us to do and in spite of the example He set for us to follow.

Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

We are told that our “bodies are the temple of God”, so when we are told that the man of sin sits in the temple of God proclaiming himself to be God, we know that this is that same beastly flesh of Adam which by nature sits in the temple of God, doing what he wants to do and defies Christ to dethrone him, saying “Who can make war with the beast?”

2Th 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;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea [ the flesh of all mankind], having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Rev 13:2 And the beast which I saw [“the first man Adam” in all mankind] was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Rev 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death [ our “first love” which we lose, Rev 2:4]; and his deadly wound was healed [ by attending the churches and religions of the great harlot]: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Rev 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Rev 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies [ false doctrines like fulness now]; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Rev 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God [ by denying the truth of Eph 1:13-14], to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle [ those who are faithful to His doctrines], and them that dwell in heaven [ same people].

Who is the harlot that rides this beast? What else is this beast called? What are the waters on which she sits? The answer is right here is the verses to which you allude:

Rev 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: [ verse three tells you these waters are the beast within all men. Verse 15 reaffirms this]
Rev 17:2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Rev 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. [ all of mankind]

So this “great whore” in your particular case would be the church you are attending, whose minister is teaching the false doctrines of this “great whore”. She is a whore because she actually sees nothing wrong with consorting with another ‘man’ while claiming to be the bride of Christ in associating herself with the doctrines of men other than her spiritual husband who she claims is Christ.

Isa 4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread [ our own doctrines], and wear our own apparel [ our own “filthy rags… many wonderful works in thy name” righteousness]: only let us be called by thy name [Luk 6:46], to take away our reproach.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? [ Things like “Come out of her My people”]

She is so very beautiful, and she is full of good works, and thereby seduces “the whole world”, and this is what everyone who has fallen for her and her doctrines will do:

Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, [ the “many waters” on which this harlot sits, and who she continues to dominate] have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

The answer is, yes they did prophesy false doctrines like ‘fullness now’ in His name, and in His name they cast out demons [ they came behind in no gift of the spirit – 1Co 1:7], and in His name they have done many wonderful works and they have performed miracles in His name. That is why it is called “strong delusion”. I have shown you that it is God who deceives the ministers of this great harlot which dominates all flesh, and it is He who gives her ministers the power to perform miracles in the sight of the beast within us.

Eze 14:9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
Rev 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

So we are each the beast, and we are the image of the beast, and we are dominated by this great harlot in whom all these miracles take place to “deceive them that dwell on the earth”. But take heed of this warning from God, Himself:

Eze 14:9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
Eze 14:10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;

I pray that all these verses of scripture will help you, through Christ, to “make war with the beast” and to “come out of” the great whore who rides upon the beast who, by being “the first man Adam”, is naturally within all of us.

Your brother in your struggles,

Mike >

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