![Text Box: THE LEOPARD-LIKE BEAST OF REV. 13 REVEALED ITSELF IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN:
The book, ‘Relationship Versus Religion,’ touched on this subject, but in order to understand the Biblical “dragon” which “gave the beast his power, throne, and great authority,” it is necessary to dwell once more on the different components that made up the ‘leopard-like’ beast that “came from the sea,” (Rev. 13:2 and Dan. 7:7.)
It is important to remember that although the beast and the dragon execute global control, the Creator God still reigns supreme because He is Almighty. On the cross, Jesus proclaimed His complete victory over the devil AT THE MOMENT when He cried, “It is finished!” However, God still allows the devil immense power in this dimension, because Jesus’ Spiritual Kingdom ‘is not of this world; it has no such origin, or source.’ – [Amplified Bible.]
As a result, Jesus called Satan the “RULER of this world.” The apostle John wrote, “the WHOLE world is under the sway of the wicked one,” and the apostle Paul said that Satan is the “GOD” of this dimension. Although we still live in the flesh and on this earth, we “do not war according to the flesh… For the weapons of our [spiritual] warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience [of the TRUTH] of Christ.” – 1 Jn. 5:19; 2 Cor. 4:4; Jn. 12:31; 14:30; 18:36; 2 Cor. 10:3-6.
Our battle is for the darkened, deluded MIND OF MAN, “to proclaim the praises of Him Who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light!” – 1 Pt. 2:9.
Thus, the majority of Bible scholars agree that the FOURFOLD “beast which rises up out of the sea,” and the “dragon” that “gave him his power, throne, and great authority,” represent an age-old, worldwide SYSTEM of social-political evil. A system based on limitless power, money, and control, in order to govern the whole world.
Although unbelievers and mere religious believers discard this as ‘a silly conspiracy theory’, we have overwhelming evidence that these prophecies are being fulfilled before our very eyes.
The LOVE of money, (which expresses itself in a limitless quest for power and control,) is the veneration of the sinful self – the sin of self-worship - on which humanism, (the human-rights philosophies of the world,) is based: Mt. 6:24.
Humanism is the original sin of Eden - the lie that man can reject God’s sovereign rule and become his own ‘god’: Gen. 3:5; 2 Tim. 3:1-8. Thus, the leopard-like beast of Rev. 13:2, which represents humanism, has been working on the destruction of humankind since that day of The Fall! But humanism only proclaims itself now, during the end times, openly and on a global scale: Dan. 12:4-13.
For this reason Jesus has commanded us in Mt. 6:24-33 to focus our attention on the all-powerfulness of God and NOT on personal greed, for God supplies our every NEED - Phil. 4:6-8 & verse 19. In addition, Jesus taught in Jn. 4:22-24 that true worship is spiritual and in TRUTH. Real Godly worship, as Godly prayer, is never religious or ritual, (vain learned repetitions; the use of prayer beads; catechetic formulas, pretentious words, etc.) - as man-made religion, too, merely focuses on humanism, or the sinful self – Mt. 6:5-8; 2 Tim. 3:5.
It is a commandment of God that everyone should repent of all forms of idolatry. Idolatry is always motivated by humanism and liberalism, (or so-called ‘freedom’ without God.) The real power behind humanism or self-worship is occultism - the worship of Satan: Acts 17:29-30; 19:18-19.
Satan actually says, “Disobey God; worship me and I will make you a god.”
However, Peter explained in 2 Pet. 2:19: “While they promise them liberty, [‘freedom’ outside of God’s will,] they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.” Satan always lures humans by promising them spiritual illumination, wealth, power, and control. The power to create one’s own health, wealth, and prosperity. The power to become a ‘god’ and control others – even the whole world! In Mt. 4:4-10 Satan even tried that on Jesus!
But some day soon – the exact date no one but Jesus knows – at the sound of the seventh trumpet, “the kingdoms of this world [ruled by Satan,] will become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” – Rev. 11:15.
UNLESS THE LEOPARD DIES, THE MOUTH AND FEET OF THE BEAST CANNOT DIE
John wrote, 1) “The beast was like a leopard.” This refers to the fact that the beast ‘resembles’ a leopard; and it displays the stealthy killer-instinct of that animal. As the leopard never reveals itself until the moment it moves in for the kill, so humanism or ‘human rights’ has been with man from the very beginning, but this ungodly philosophy only fully reveals itself in our present-day world. Humanism has been the crux of EVERY (manmade) philosophy that ever existed, and it is the human motivation for every revolution and war that ever shook the earth! - Gen. 6:5-6; Mt. 15:19; Rom. 3:10-18.
Daniel and John continued, 2) “The first beast” or “the mouth of the (leopard-like) beast was like a lion,” – Dan. 7:4; Rev. 13:2. As seen in the rise and fall of the first imperialist empire, Ancient Babylon, imperialism is nearly as old as sinful man himself – Gen. 11. But the lion is England’s coat of arms. In Rev. 13:2 it represents the universal English language and the GLOBAL IMPERIALISM from which it has resulted. But especially during the last few centuries, the atrocities of imperialistic colonialism – such as England’s worldwide occupation of foreign countries and American and European slavery, have prepared the ‘need’ for ‘human rights’ or humanism to rise on a global scale.
3) “The second beast, a bear,” or the ‘bear-like’ “feet of the (leopard-like) beast,” represents communism - Dan. 7:5; Rev. 13:2. The bear is the coat of arms of Russian Communism. Humanism is the core of communism. Communism IS continual revolution, war, starvation, poverty, destruction, and total control in the guise of anarchy. Communism, the bear-like ‘feet’ of the leopard, has already carried humanism to every corner of the globe. While ordinary people were led to believe that communism had already ‘fallen,’ therefore it is ‘dead,’ De Klerk still gave way to communist rule in South Africa. As in nearly all of Africa, the inhumane oppression of the old imperialistic regime actually prepared the way for communism to take control of South Africa. Communism is not merely a phenomenon. Communism is a stealthy, imperialistic empire, which extends itself globally. If communism had ‘fallen;’ if communism is ‘dead,’ why are Communist Parties and communist practices such as strikes and riots still rampant across the globe? The new SA government, for instance, frequently calls for the more “stringent implementation of socialism,” in order to “spread the wealth among the people,” although they know very well that the implementation of socialism accomplishes the complete opposite. Socialism totally destroys the infrastructure of its conquered countries, disowns and displaces millions upon millions of people, and radically and dramatically increases poverty on a worldwide scale!
But the moment South Africa fell to communist rule, most African governments suddenly decided to ‘change’ their strategies. They now talk ‘peace,’ while genocide, crime, and corruption still advance unchecked all across Africa and the Communist world. They ‘eradicate’ poverty, while the gap between the communist super-rich and the poor is ever widening. They call for the ‘resurrection’ of Africa, while her infrastructures still whiter away. Only one thing is certain: they have an unwavering agenda to ‘unify’ the governments of Africa with that of the United Nations. [BBC News, Friday June 25, 1999. World: Africa, “MBEKI CALLS FOR NEW WORLD ORDER.”] The treacherous mechanisms of the socialistic machine can easily blind its citizens to the dreadful progress it is making. It took Mugabe 20 years to reach his communist goal of total destruction in the former, flourishing Rhodesia. Does the United Nations not have the power to stop Mugabe’s genocide and willful ruin of Zimbabwe, which, under the rule of Ian Smith, became one of the richest countries in Africa? No, we may believe that Mugabe, too, is just doing his ‘job’ in creating another communist ‘paradise,’ as Imperialistic Communism is still executing ‘The Plan,’ which will eventually bring the entire world under Communist, One World rule.
The truth is that communist imperialism is very much alive, well, and living in every ‘kingdom’ of the world. Humanism, imperialism, and communism can only die when the beast itself dies. They continually support one another. How can the beast live without its “image and nature,” “feet,” and “mouth”?
THE DRAGON GIVES THE BEAST ITS POWER
This political beast has a counterpart; the beast of religion which came from ‘the earth.’ Together these massive demons were and are preparing the world for the total onslaught of the dragon, while the dragon has been interacting with them to place Satan in complete dictatorship over the entire planet.
Together they will cause ALL – yes, ALL of earth’s inhabitants to worship Satan - except those who truly belong to the Lord Jesus Christ - Rev. 13;7-8-9;12-17; 2 Ths. 1:8; 1 Cor. 15:1-2; Jn. 4:22-24.
An unbelievable conspiracy theory? Believe it! Bible prophecies are warnings from God. In the light of these Scriptures and their fulfillment throughout secular and even church history, we believe that there was not a single, truly God-ruled government on planet earth during NT times. And there will never be a truly God-led government on earth until the visual return of The Lion of Judah, the Lord Jesus Christ: Rev. 19; Mt. 24.
While the beast consists of destructive philosophies, which governments implemented globally during the different stages of history, the dragon is “different from the other beasts; (the leopard, bear and lion,) exceedingly strong and dreadful with iron teeth and bronze nails; breaking to pieces, devouring and trampling.” – Dan. 7:7-8.
Imagine an onslaught even greater than that which imperialism and communism has wrought upon the earth! [See our studies on Nazism, communism, and collectivism in the churches.]
“And the dragon gave the beast his great power,” – [The forth, ten-horned beast of Dan. 7:7-8; 19-25, which sprouted a bigger, eleventh horn with “eyes like a man, a mouth speaking pompous words.”]
According to the context of Scripture, the dragon itself is a combination of satanic-controlled structures, made up of many worldwide secret societies and subversive movements. Mighty dragon-controlled support systems that supply POWER to the beast. (e.g., As we will see during the course of our study, it is the secret society of Freemasonry that inaugurated communism – the “feet” of the leopard-like beast.)
THE ELEVENTH HORN WHICH GOVERNS THE DRAGON:
In Dan. 7:19-27 Daniel wished to know ‘the truth’ about the dragon… “and the other horn which came up among its ten horns…” For the eleventh horn “was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High.”
Thus, the angel explained to Daniel that the dragon represents a “fourth [and last] kingdom on earth, which… shall DEVOUR the WHOLE earth, TRAMPLE it, and BREAK it in pieces…” [In the course of this study, we will see that this prophecy was literally fulfilled through the spirit of the New Age, the unicorn, which revealed itself in the destruction of worldwide socialism and communism!]
Symbolically, horns represent reign, power, and control. Hence, the dragon’s horns represent individual governments, which in turn empower and execute the destructive philosophies of the beast.
The angel said in Dan. 7:24, “The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this [global] kingdom. And another shall rise after them… He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints, shall intend to change TIMES and LAW, and the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time, [or three and a half years.]”
Most researchers view the horns of the dragon as a symbol of global totalitarianism: a one-world governmental structure, a nearly ‘all-powerful’ institution that controls the whole world. They also agree that the eleventh horn it sprouted, signifies either a totalitarian government or ‘kingdom’ like America, or THE personification of the antichrist - Satan himself in the body of a person, as described in 2 Ths. 2. This mighty kingdom or king, (the eleventh horn,) conquered three others, so that only eight kingdoms remained. Today, the kingdoms of the dragon might very well be that which politicians openly call the G-11, G-10, and G-8 countries, or “The New World Order,” which all leading presidents call for, embodied in the United Nations and the European Commonwealth, its worldwide economic-system.
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