The Beast out of the Sea and the Beast out of the earth (Revelation 13)

By Jonas Mannaseh Simin.
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    The fatally wounded head of one of the sevens-head Beast out of the Sea is the United Kingdom, and the Beast out of the earth refers to the United States of America.  The book of Revelation was given so that we may know "the things that must soon take place (Rev. 22: 6) [1];" knowing the future disperses fears and strengthens our faith. When we believe in His Word, then we will be blessed. 

"6 The angel said to me, 'These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.' 7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.” (Revelation  22: 6-7).  [ 2 ]

    Reading the signs of the age is by seeing historical facts through the Light of the Word/Prophecies.  When we force the prophecies to agree with our intellectual observations/historical facts, then that is the opposite of reading the signs of times.  Seeing through the Word, the truth unfolds what you see through the eyes of your spirit. That 'seeing' is the gift of the Spirit.  This writing is my limited personal and fallible 'seeing in parts' concerning the signs of the 'Spirit's times.'

    We have already entered into the age, where the beasts (rulers) and the churches themselves on earth are damaging the "wine and the oil." In the fourth Seal and the fifth Seal, the "oil and the wine" remain undamaged although the running respective horses brought forth deaths, famines, diseases, scarcities and sufferings. But, when the shadows of the Scarlet Beast, the beast out of the Sea, and the beast out of the earth begin to be manifested, then the "woman" and the "offspring" would experience the distress because those three beasts are damaging the "oil and wine."   "The oil and the wine" both represent the operation of Divine Spirit under the revealed "name" called "Sower," the Son of Man. 

    We are already in the transition period i.e. The Sixth Seal. This period spans for 7 years which had began in 2011 AD (This date is personal prediction; Christ whose new name "Seven spirits,seven eyes, seven horns" would descend on earth by May, 2018 on the last day feast of harvest...ha...ha). The Spirits of Judgment operates in "sevenfold for your sins" (Leviticus 26: 18, 21, 24 & 28) [ 3 ].  The Judgment on God's people; the Northern ten tribes,  Judah or even the gentiles like Nebuchadnezzar were executed by God's Spirit in "sevenfold" period in lunar years:  420, 70, and 7 lunar years.  Thus, "a time" means 7 biblical lunar years or 7 times 360 days.

    "15 And from his mouth the Serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth." (Revelation 12: 5,6)  [ 4 ]. The ancient prophesied "River" in Isaiah 8: 7 was referring to the Emperor Sennacherib of the Assyrian Empire. The prophesied "Like a river" refers to the same geopolitical powers, but its rulership is surely not a monarchy system because the revealed phrase "like a river" only points to the same territory (Assyrian--Syria/Iran/Iraq regions) with different types of geopolitical powers. Its manifested existence is merely another facet of "hatred" between "the house of Ishmael" and "the house of Jacob" aka the prophesied "woman."

    The prophecy in Rev.12: 14-16 reveals that the "earth" (the US together with her Arabic allies) would swallow that aspiring "like a river" [5]. So, we know from prophecy that this "like a river" is merely the precursor of WW3, and the preceding chaotic political conflicts which lead to the emergence of new global powers especially the coming of the powerful beast called "the Beast out of the Sea, "which is the coalition of ten surviving lineages of monarchies in Europe as seen by St. John the Apocalypse in the spirit, and the emergence of the "beast out of the earth." In St. John's times, the future name of each European country was only known by the existence of  kingdoms within the Roman Empire. And therefore, the Spirit referred them as the seven heads of the beast with ten crowned horns in relation to that known ten lineages of kings. 

    The Spirit used those ten 'lineages' of kingships as the 'key' in enabling the future believers to see the identity of the "beast out of the Sea," and yet it is hidden unto those who do not eat the Word.   It wouldn't edify us in identifying the 'age,' if the Spirit had had used different way in revealing the identities of the "ten crowns."  Thus, seven heads of the beast  were referring to the former seven kingdoms of European monarchies.  But, why there were ten kings for only seven kingdoms? What happen to the three lineages of monarchies?  

    The ten crowns supposed to have ten monarchical kingdoms? History tells us that the three crowns had agreed to form "one" United Kingdom i.e. the United Kingdom of Great Britain & her remaining colonies; the former three lineages of crowns namely Ireland, Wales and Scotland had united to become "One" Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.  Three crowns had become one crown referred to the emergence of the United Kingdom.  Prophet Daniel prophesied about it approximately 2,478 years since he saw its visions in Daniel 7: 8, 20-25 to the last stage of unification in 1922 CE:-

"8 While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully. 20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully. 21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.  23 “He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it. 24 The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. 25 He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.[b]  26 “‘But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed forever. 27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’  28 “This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.”  [  6  ]

                                                            



Revelation 13: 3-6 "...the beast was given "a mouth" to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty two months..."  (The beast had become the 'false prophet' on behalf of the Dragon. "Given a mouth" means to be  the doer of the Dragon's wills, and propagator of the "anti-Word" teachings: doctrines, philosophies, relativism and etc. Etc..,).

    The excerpts of the accounts of the unification of those three crowns into One Crown as documented by Wikipedia fulfilled the "foreshadowing" identification of the fatally wounded beast prophesied  in Revelation 13 and Daniel 7: 8, 20-28:-

"The Acts of Union 1707 merged the kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain, under the sovereignty of the British Crown. The effect was to create a personal union between the Crown of Ireland and the British Crown, instead of the English Crown. Later, on 1 January 1801, an additional merger took place between the two Kingdoms. By the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the Kingdom of Ireland merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain, thus creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Following the separation of most of Ireland from that kingdom in 1922, the remaining constituent parts were renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927, five years after the establishment of the Irish Free State."   [ 7 ]

"In 1800, the Parliament of Ireland approved the political union of the monarchy of Ireland with the monarchy of Great Britain and incidentally voted itself out of existence. The united entity thereby created was known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. With this union, the independent existence of the crown of Ireland was ended. From January 1801 until December 1922, Ireland remained in this political union."   [ 8 ]

     Personally, I love United Kingdom. She was the former colonial master of Borneo.   I mean, I don't hate them (Britons).  And I see the "wheat" and the "tares" in her just as in other countries of the world.  I am not seeding hatred towards a particular country.  But, we are talking about the endtimes or the coming "harvesting" of what had been sowed by the "Sower" as prophesied by Jesus Christ in Matthew 13.  The end of the 'age' (i.e. the Church's age) is coming, then those three kingdoms which had become "One" would eventually be ruled by the "tares;" she wouldn't be under the power of the "wheat" in a very near future.   When the "tares" oust the rulership of the "wheat" of that fatally wounded United Kingdom, then she (together with the six former kingdoms in Europe) would fulfill what was written in Revelation 13: 3-6 "...the beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty two months..." [ 9 ]. (7 x 1/2 = 3.5 lunar years or during "half a time," predicted to take place in 2066 CE  to 2070 CE -This personal prediction dated March 2014).

     She (the UK as the fatally wounded head of the seven heads) was fatally wounded because she lost most of her colonies, mandates and protectorates during the WW2 and onwards, and yet she was healed. Though several of her colonial territories had gained independence, and yet the world was astonished since she had been healed (resurrected) from the "fatal wound." "Healed" means she regained her status as world ruler; she was the main original signatory of UN and also the vetoed-power-member within the five-permanent Security Council. As one of the NATO members, she is also considered to be capable of military conquest on earth.  She still has all the criteria to be the elites of world rulers: military might, political power, and economic power. 

"Throughout its history, the British Army has seen action in a number of major wars involving the world's great powers, including the Seven Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the First World War and Second World War. Repeatedly emerging victorious from these decisive wars allowed Britain to influence world events with its policies and establish itself as one of the world's leading military and economic powers" [ 10 ]

    The prophesied "earth" (the US) that swallowed the prophesied endtimes' "like a river" ("like a river" manifested as the geopolitical regions controlled by the present aspiring Islamic Caliphate-ISIS), was the shadow of the prophesied "beast out of the earth" (the USA).  The "earth" where the two-horned-beast (USA) came from, would be the hegemonic control of all economic facets; she enforces the laws of "buying and selling."  It seems that USA and her future powerful "tares" leaders would continue to be the leading decision makers of the "mission/name" of men on earth.  She had given breath to the fatally wounded beast (the UK) because the USA had been closed rapprochement to her in reclaiming her former colonial territories which once fell to the hands of the triple-axis. Since the victory of the Allied forces in 1945, the United Kingdom with her remnant colonies had been "resurrected," as if the godly "statue" was given breath, and enabled to be worshipped again, because she was able to "speak" again as global ruler concerning politics, economics ,and military.  The victories of the Allied forces led by US had enabled the "statue" (or 'gods'-global-ruler status) of the fatally wounded beast" to regain her global dominions.   The USA had fulfilled the prophesied story of her rise as superpower, and she even helped the UK to be revived from "fatal wound." It was revealed how the political rapprochement between US and UK had led them to be elites of world dominions. 

    "...14 and by the signs that it is allowed to perform on behalf of the beast, it deceives the inhabitants of earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that had been wounded by the sword[e] and yet lived; 15 and it was allowed to give breath[f] to the image of the beast so that the image of the beast could even speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead... 17 so that no one can buy or sell who does not have the mark, that is, the 'name' of the beast or the number of its name."  (Rev. 13: 14-17) [ 11] . 

     Nobody is able to do business unless you enter the agreement or covenant."  The nations of the world must comply with the "mission/name" of the beast. This points to the hegemony of the USA currency that  controls international transactions of "buying and selling."   In prophecy, "Name" means "Mission."  The "name" or "mission" of all the "tares" who rule USA, in the future, is simply continually enslaving mankind with 666 (see link 666). Solomon annually received 666 talents of gold.  Gold is money. So, the 'mission' or '666' (see link 666) means the agendas of the future "tares" and the worldwide taxation through her hegemonic control of money on earth. Modern secular-paradigm-inhabitants of the earth would fully embrace the mission of the ruler encrypted as 666, and eventually the core of Christian teaching, "the Lord Pass Over as the Source of life," would become the enemy to their relativism. The "tares" would hate the idea of Pass Over (the Cross of Jesus) as the Source of Life; believing in the Lord Pass Over would be considered outdated and "lost-it-relevancy."

   
     Therefore, the "wheat" who believe in the Cross would be in great conflicts with the "tares." We have no way to escape from it ("666"see link 666) because everybody is subjected to money; the Lord's Pass Over would become the object of mockery.  Nobody is able to "buy and sell," unless he obeys the worldwide enforced Laws of money (Revelation 13: 16-17).  The whole world had been coiled up by the newly-modern tower of Babel which began at Bretton Wood Agreement; the ultimate mission or "name" of the beasts (governments) on earth. All the allied-caballike signatories (members) of that Agreement, later fully consented the abandonment of the 27 years of fixed exchange system based on the US gold-backed currency through the Smithsonian Agreement and Jamaica Treaty.

    The prophesied top-Antichrist-leader is ready to manifest himself as the "mouth" of the Dragon because the tower of Babel had been erected as the platform for him to rule the world.  We are not against the system created by the "beast out of the earth" together with the fatally wounded head out of the Sea; we simply see the signs of times.  That's how we 'read' the Revelations. It was foretold long time ago, and it was written in allegories and metaphors. The woman and her offspring were counseled to "hold what was given to them" in wading through the distress; it was foretold from ancient times that the woman and the offspring were endowed with the "treasure" of Sion (Isaiah 33: 6). Only those who know how to hold that 'treasure' would receive the sealing of the angels.  We are heading for it!  

    I love you Americans.  Your citizens are great "wheat," and your governments are super "tares" as well.  You are all fantastic!  God had had flowed His wills through you (wheat) either you admit it or not, unconsciously or consciously,... May the Lord give strength to the "wheat" of America, and may the Lord bless the "wheat" of America.  Beware of the super "tares" of America, for they would continue to be the leaders of "buying and selling," 666 (see link 666), for the appointed time.  May the "wheat" of you be protected from the "tares." And yet, Christ would overcome them (the "tares") all.

"I make known the 'end' from the 'beginning,'

    from 'ancient times,' what is still to come.

I say, ‘My purpose will stand,

    and I will do all that I please." (Isaiah 46: 10). [ 12]

    In prophecy, "woman"  in Genesis 3: 15 presaged the chosen people of God and her offspring are those who believe in 'the God of the woman.' "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3: 15)[13]. "The Serpent's" offspring presaged the "tares" or "sons of the Devil" revealed in Matthew 13 and Revelation 12;13; 17.   The enmity between "the people of God" and the "followers of the Serpent" was made known from the beginning and from ancient times the things not yet done (Isaiah 46: 10). There are only two main prophesied women in Scripture. The Old Testament worshippers who are the secular Israel personificated as the woman who rides the Scarlet beast since she emerged from the political decision makings of the rulers (beasts) on earth.  The ancient "woman" of Yahweh was betrothed to YHVH through Lord Pass Over in Egypt, later she abandoned the blood covenant which caused the Holy Land to vomit them out in Diaspora;  the New Testament "woman," the spiritual Christian Hebrews, who evangelized the gentile nations and thus, giving birth to her "offspring." These children are the spirits (new covenant temples) of all believers regardless of their affiliations,denomination or rites.  We don't relate the New Testament "woman" to any city or country, though there are  many secular countries, and Christian countries having the majority percentage of the followers of the Way.  We don't interpret that a particular country is betrothed to Jesus Christ.  Christ betrothed to every spirit of the followers of the "Way."  But the prophetic symbol of the  house of Jacob remained the same in both Covenants i.e. the "woman" with twelve stars, sun and moon.  Gentile Christians cannot be the "woman" but the "offspring." (Revelation 12: 17).

    Thus, both the New Testament woman and the offspring worship the Triune God or holding the testimony of Jesus Christ.  However, in prophecy, "woman" refers solely to the Hebraic Christians, whereas the "offspring" refers to all gentile Christians. The "offspring" (gentile christians) established 23 Catholic rites, numerous protestant denominations and independent affiliations. Although the gentile Christians are entitled to be the Bride of Christ, and yet such betrothal does not mean that they belong to the prophetic Symbol of the house of Jacob.  The symbol "woman with twelve stars, Sun and moon " specifically and prophetically belong to the Hebrews either the Old Covenant or New Covenant Hebraic people. (see Genesis 37: 9 and Revelation 12).  However both Hebraic Christians and  gentile christians were adjudged according to the seven paintings of faith revealed and resonated  by the seven churches in Asia Minor (Revelation  2 & 3).

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"17 Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her children (offspring), those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Jesus"  (Revelation 12: 17)  [ 14 ].

"4 But you, beloved,  are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief; 5 for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. 6 So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober; 7 for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. (1Thes. 5: 4-7)"  [ 15 ] .

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[1]  "Revelation 6: 6"  Holy Bible, New International Version NIV@ Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011. 27 May 2015. BibleGateway.< https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/>
[2] Ibid.  (Revelation 22: 6-7)
[3] Ibid.  (Leviticus 26: 18, 21,24 & 28)
[4] Ibid.  (Revelation 12: 5,6)
[5] Ibid.  (Revelation 12: 5)
[6] Ibid.  (Daniel 7: 8, 20-28)

[7] "Monarchy of Ireland."  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 26 May 2015.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Ireland>
[8] Ibid.

[9] "Revelation 13: 3-6"  Holy Bible, New International Version NIV@ Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011. 27 May 2015. BibleGateway.< https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/>

[10]  Bot, Kaspar. "British Army." Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia.  25 May 2015.< http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army>

[11]  "Revelation 13: 14-17"  Holy Bible, New International Version NIV@ Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011. 27 May 2015. BibleGateway.< https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/>
[12]   Ibid.   (Isaiah 46: 10)
[13]   Ibid.   (Genesis 3: 15)
[14]   Ibid.   (Revelation 12: 17)
[15]   Ibid.   (1Thes. 5: 4-7