Three Beasts: The Third Beast
Friday, September 23, 2022
The Third Beast:
Now, you might think that this beast should be called the first beast since it happened first. But those first two beasts we talked about earlier are at this end time and in this age and on earth. The beast that we're going to outline here is from the previous age and in Heaven and is very similar to the first beast upon the earth.
(Revelation 12:1) And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
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The woman is Mother Israel. She is clothed in righteousness. The moon is her footstool. She will defeat the dragon. The crown of twelve stars are the twelve tribes of Israel.
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(Revelation 12:2) And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
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This is the Plan of Salvation. JESUS will come through this seedline. This sign is in Heaven at the end of the previous age. The birth pains are the birth pains to the new age. It will be the age of Salvation, the age of flesh where GOD gives HIS children a chance to return unto HIM, and HE, HIMSELF will pay the price to redeem them unto HIMSELF.
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(Revelation 12:3) And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
(Revelation 12:4) And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
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We go into more detail on this verse below, but remember that whenever you see the phrase, "the third part", then heads up, it is likely that a deception is about to be pointed out.
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(Revelation 12:5) And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
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The man child is GOD, HIMSELF born into flesh for the purpose of redeeming HIS children. This is JESUS THE CHRIST, and HE will rule for one thousand years with a rod of iron (discipline) on THE LORD'S DAY (the Millennium) to prepare those people who do not come to Salvation during the flesh Grace period of this age. There is no Grace in the Millennium. It is ALL Works! For those who do not make the first resurrection at the end of all flesh, they will be prepared to overcome satan at the end of the thousand years. Those who overcome satan will receive the second resurrection. The first resurrection happens at the end of the flesh, or when a person passes away, whichever comes first. Those who do not overcome satan will be cast into the lake of FIRE, receiving the second death. The first death is the death of the flesh. The second death is the death of the soul where they are turned to ashes from the inside out to suffer the same Judgment as the devil and his angels.
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(Revelation 12:6) And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
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The woman, which is Mother Israel will be fed the TRUTH of GOD'S WORD for three and one half years at the end time by the remnant of her seed, which are GOD'S seven thousand, the election.
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Revelation, Chapter Twelve is an overview that covers the long span of time from the end of the previous age to the end of the flesh part of this second age.
This beast (Revelation 12:3) appeared in Heaven. The beast in Revelation 13:1 comes up out of the sea (the people) on the earth. This beast in Heaven is also the devil or dragon, or at least he is the leader of it. It is very important to notice that this beast has seven heads and ten horns also, but that the crowns are on the heads, not on the horns as they were in Revelation 13:1. The kings of this beast had actual kingdoms, which means they were kings with dominions. A kingdom is a "king" and his "dominion."
The first beast of Revelation 13:1 is a copy or remake of this beast, but forms upon the earth in order to test those who are in flesh, giving them the chance to choose differently than what they had chosen when this beast was active in Heaven. Remember, the flesh is a veil. But we can see through the veil by THE WORD OF GOD.
This beast drew the third part of the stars of heaven with his tail. If you read the book of Job, you will learn that GOD calls HIS children stars, and the fact that the devil drew these stars with his tail means that he did so with deception. Study Jeremiah, chapter four regarding what happened in Heaven when the devil spoiled the tents of GOD. We are the tents of GOD.
The devil deceived one third of GOD'S children to go against GOD and try to take GOD'S THRONE! It was the alarm of war! Again, the reason that GOD'S children are here in flesh on this earth is to give them a chance to return unto HIM. And if you wonder about the other two thirds of GOD'S children, they were not much better than the third who joined the devil in the attempted insurrection. One did not care one way or the other, and the other was lukewarm. Only GOD'S seven thousand, the election (the chosen) stood with GOD to overthrow satan in the previous age. That is why we are predestined to conform to CHRIST in this second age. We have a destiny, a purpose to Work for GOD.
GOD could have destroyed those children that rebelled against HIM, but HE chose to destroy the age instead and give those children a chance to be saved by being born of woman, innocently with a veil so that they would not remember what happened in the previous age and thereby allow those children to choose who they will love, GOD, or satan.
Notice also that the devil tried to stop GOD'S Plan. The dragon tried to devour the man child as soon as it was born. That basically means he tried to stop the seed of CHRIST and make war with the saints, which are the True followers of CHRIST. But in the end, the devil will pay his price, along with all that choose to follow him:
(Ezekiel 28:11) Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
(Ezekiel 28:12) Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
(Ezekiel 28:13) Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
(Ezekiel 28:14) Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
(Ezekiel 28:15) Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
(Ezekiel 28:16) By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
(Ezekiel 28:17) Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
(Ezekiel 28:18) Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
(Ezekiel 28:19) All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
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When satan was demoted when he first fell, he became the prince of Tyrus rather than the king. Tyrus means "rock", their rock is not our Rock. See Dueteronomy 32: The Song of Moses.
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As stated in Ezekiel 28:18, GOD will turn satan to ashes from the inside out. With every step, choose what would please GOD, not what would please satan. GOD loves Righteousness, AND remember, we have a redeemer, so repent and ask forgiveness. HE knows our shortcomings and paid the price for us.
Isaiah 49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 59:20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
Dear FATHER, Thank THEE for Blessing our Study of THY WORD! In JESUS' NAME, Amen!