Subj:	Revelation 13:3-6
Date:	98-07-19 07:14:11 EDT
From:	SERVFATHER



       Now the Father is going to give us some information about what will happen to the 
system, and then how Satan will fit into the picture.


Revelation 13:3
	"And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound
was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."

     John saw one of the dominions have a calamity that butchered
the dominion, so that it would seperate from the system, and then it was healed, because
of the great power the earth saw, it marveled about the beast.

     What we see here is the world system will be set up, then
something will happen to one of the parts of the system that would kill the world system,
if something didn't happen to save it. The whole world will be amazed at how the world
system is saved.

Revelation 13:4
	And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they
worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with
him?

        All the earth went  toward the tabernacle of Satan, who
gave the system the ability to do what it wanted. They went toward the tabernacle of the
system, saying who is like the system, and who can go against the system?

Revelation 13:5
"And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;"
     
     This system will be given the ability to speak about things that sound really good, and
what they talk about will go against what the Lord wants.

     We see this is also mentioned in Daniel chapter 7, that there will be someone speaking
great things.

     Dan 7:7 	After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and
terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in
pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts
that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8	I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn,
before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in
this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

     In Matthew the Lord tells us that Satan and his followers will be very convincing, and
they will have powers that will amaze humans.  He also tells us that he knows how
convincing Satan will be, so he shorten his time to deceive the world.  Jesus also tells us
what we need to know to overcome Satan's deception.  It is very simple, if someone has to
tell you Jesus has returned, then Jesus has not returned, it is a fake.  When the true Jesus
returns, no one will have to tell anyone he is here. Because as it is written you will know.

    Matt 24:24	For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25	Behold, I have told you before.
26	Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
     (In Matthew the Lord tells us of some of these great things, and how convincing it will
be.  But he also told us that we have been told everything we need to know, and the only
one we are to believe is what is written in the Word of God.)

Revelation 13:5
 "and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months."

     They are given a certain amount of time to have their system on earth.  This is given in
months, so we know it is talking about Satan's time.

Revelation13:6
	And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and
his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

     The world system will say things against what The Lord really
wants, they will use his name falsely, and falsely talk against  what his church is and to talk
falsely about those who are in his church in heaven.

     The blasphemy that will be said against the Father, will not be "Let's go out and party",
Let's go out and fool around with your neighbors", Let's go out and steal from people". 
They will not be saying this is religious and this is what God wants us to do.  

      You have to remember who Satan is after.  He is after the christians, because he
already has the rest of the world following him into the lake of fire today. So he is after
the christians and so he couldn't go around doing bad things and get any christian to
follow him.  Even the christians who do not study the bible, know right from wrong as far
as God's basic laws.  So they have to pretend to be religious, the problem is their
"religion" is not God's.

     What they will be saying will sound religious, and anyone who is not familiar with the
Word of God, will be fooled by the false religion.
2 Cor 11:14 	And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
(This word "transformed" really say "disguised", it means Satan will pretend to be an angel
of light.)
15	Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of
righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.(He will also have those
working with him, that will also pretend to be workers of what is right, but in the end they
will answer for it.)

      They will be fooling the christians, by getting them to concern themselves with the
world.  They will be saying "lets save the world". " We need to fix the world".  "We need
to feed the people of the world".  "We need to get rid of crime". "We need to make the
world a better place to live".  The reason we are not to "fix the world", is because as soon
as the true Jesus returns the world as we know it will be gone (The flesh that is). 

     Jesus gave us an example of what we are to do while on this earth for the Father.  He
taught the Word of God to the world. He followed what the Word told him to do. He did
miracles.  He did not try to fix the "world".  The only he was concerned with, was the
people knowing who The Father was and that they would go to the Word and read it.  He
would say "it is written", that ment go into the Word and check it out. 

      Don't get caught up with the world and "fix it"  that is not what we are to do.  If you
do then you are going to fall into Satan's trap.  He is preparing it now, and getting the
world ready for his appearance.

      Do what the Father wants, which is to follow his Word and help others to follow his
Word.

In His Service