Hello bretheren,
I have been praying that our Father would give me understanding concerning the beast of Revelation 13:1 and he led me to
Revelation 17:
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
At the time John gave this prophesy five kingdoms had ruled over Jerusalem 1. Egypt in the time of Jacob(Israel)
2 Israel from Saul, David, Solomon and sons 3. Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar, 4. Persia ender Cyrus et al and 5, Greece under Alexander and his generals.
Rome the 6th Kingdom was in power at the time of the prophesy.
The 7th seems to me to be the United States dominated U.N. which came into power in 1945.
The 8th would appear as Israel in 1948.
In other words an unbroken commercial system beginning with Egypt and continuing to this present day.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
I am of the opinion the the beast that was and is not yet is is the government of Israel. Very anti-Christ
Why? Because Ezekiel 21;25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
The prohesy for Israel begins with Jacob (Israel) when Egypt was the major power over the promised land. The 12 tribes desired to have a visible king unstead of an unseen God. Solomon ruled as the richest and most powerful.
1 Kings 10:14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 666
1 Kings 11
1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:
4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
Amos 5:26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves
This leads me to the conclusion that the mark of the Beast and his number
is the six pointed star known throughout the ages as " The Seal Of Solomon" http://watch.pair.com/mark.html
is the mark now on our American doller
http://www.gospelassemblyfree.com/facts ... olomon.htm
and coins of morraco
http://www.islamiccoinsgroup.50g.com/as ... olomon.htm
So what does it all mean? we must continue to pray for the time is short.
With love in the name of Jesus Christ
Daniel