The Revelation of Jesus Christ #25 The Beast From the Sea! (Rev. 13:1-10)

Rev.  12 & 13 introduce us to seven major personalities of history past, present and future.  In Ch. 12 we saw the first five:
  The Woman: Israel – Ch. 12:1-2 4-6; 13-17.
  The Male Child: Jesus – 12:4-5
  The Red Dragon: Satan – 12:3-4; 7-9; 13-17  
  Michael:  Archangel, Guardian of Israel – 12:7; Jude 9; Dan. 10
  The Remnant: Tribulation Believers – 12:17
 
1. The ______________He Deserves.  13:1-2
  He is a____________– Dan. 7:1-7
 
2. The _____________ He Achieves.  13:3-4
  He is __________ (Dan. 8:2, 11:38; 2 Thes. 2:9-10)
 
3. Who is this Beast? 13:5-10
  A. He is the _____________: This means...
    He is against _________.  
    He is a ____________.  
  B. His Methodology:  
    __________ of blasphemy
    Works of ____________
    War on ________ & His _________.
  C. His__________:
    To be worshipped
    To ___________ those who will not worship him  
 
What Do we Need to Remember for Today?
  1) There is a _________ of ______Christ today (1 John 4:1-3).
  2) The ____-Christ is a _____. (2 Thes. 2:3-4, 7-12; Rev. 13:18)
  3) He can do only what God _________ (Rev. 13:7,8,10)
  4) _______ has plans for him (Rev. 19:20-21)