Introduction to Revelation 13

Introduction to Revelation 13

The Bible speaks of several different beasts.

To understand them all, each must be explained separately. God says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hos. 4:6). Revelation 13 speaks of a beast in its first 7 verses.  Revelation 13 describes a second “two-horned beast,” beginning in verse 11.   Another beast, ridden by a woman, is described in Revelation 17.

Daniel 7 speaks of four separate beasts, with a reference to a “little horn” that appears during the time of the fourth beast. Daniel 2 describes a giant image of a man composed of four separate metals.  Relative to most of these descriptions, a specific number of heads, horns and toes are mentioned. No wonder this subject is so confusing. It does require thorough explanation, and God must supply the clues—the critical knowledge to unlocking all of the above terms.

Two Beast in Revelation 13

The First beast  :

Coming from “ out of the sea”. His appearance is described in detail in Revelation 13:1-10 and some of the mystery behind his appearance is revealed in Revelation 17:7-18

The second beast :

Comes from "out of the earth" and directs all peoples of the earth to worship the first beast. The second beast is described in Revelation 13:11-18

The two beasts are defeated by Christ and are thrown into the lake of fire mentioned in Revelation 19:18-20

Revelation 13:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants

things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant

John,