the beast from the abyss

Revelation Chapter 17 VERSE 8 continued “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast...

Habakkuk Chapter 1 continued VERSE 12 “Are you not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.” Verse 12, a paragraph break, starts to express thoughts of the Great Company, a...

The Great Time of Trouble Habakkuk Chapter 1 continued VERSE 9 “They all come for violence (destruction, anarchy); their faces are set like the east wind. They gather captives like sand.” The New Living Translation states it thusly: “On they come, all bent on violence. Their hordes advance...

The following is VERY IMPORTANT to all who are awake and can see (the eyes of their understanding having been opened). The events mentioned in Habakkuk’s prophecy are not far off in fact some of these events are even now in the works as the Lord gathers his great army for what is to come. Pray...

Habakkuk Chapter 1 continued VERSE 6 “For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and hasty nation which marches through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.” In the type the destruction by the Chaldeans from the north was a pending situation. Verses...

Before we continue with Habakkuk’s prophecy and the coming of the “BEAST THAT WAS” we should like to briefly interject here a few questions which were asked in regards to what we were talking about in our last post concerning membership in one of the various branches or denominations of Babylon...

“Wail; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as destruction from the Almighty.” (Isa 13:6) “A day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wastefulness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of the trumpet and alarm...

Habakkuk Chapter 1 continued VERSE 3 and 4 “Why do you show me iniquity, and cause me to see trouble? For plundering (looting) and violence are before me; there is strife, and contention arises. Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous...

Habakkuk Chapter 1 VERSE 1 “O Lord, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to you, “Violence!” And you will not save.” “In Verses 2–4 the prophet described his feelings and experiences at the time he gave this message. That time was shortly before judgment was to be executed...

THE GREAT TIME OF TROUBLE “For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.” (Luke 21:22) “…Watchman what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said the morning cometh, and also the night…” (Isa 21:12) “The Morning comes"–of that there...

The Seventh Plague Continued. Revelation Chapter 16 VERSE 19 “Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nation’s fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.” AND THE GREAT CITY: — Babylon the...

Revelation Chapter 16 VERSE 17 “Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” THEN THE SEVENTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS BOWL INTO THE AIR: The AIR, of course, is a symbol of spiritual control...

Having we hope provided both the historical and the scriptural account of the rise of the Beast “THAT WAS” and “IS NOT” (i.e. the reasons for its subsequent disappearance), the next question naturally is, When will it “COME AGAIN”, when will it makes its appearance a second time? According to...

Revelation Chapter 9 VERSE 17 “And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone.” This, and the next...

Revelation Chapter 9 VERSE 15 “So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.” The implications of this verse must be viewed carefully. These angels are prepared for a very specific time and work, but they are...

Having concluded our look at the Sixth seal and how it portrays conditions consistent to the rise of the Beast “THAT WAS” we now continued on with our investigation to see what THE SIXTH TRUMPET has to say on these matters. Keep in mind the object of the trumpets is not the same as that of the...

Revelation Chapter 7 VERSE 1 “After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.” FOUR ANGELS: These angels are said to be holding back the winds. The...

THE SIXTH SEAL OPENED Revelation Chapter 6 continued VERSE 14 “Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.” “The sky receded (departed, split)” Translators seem to disagree on the meaning of the word. Strong’s seems to...

Having now we hope gain an idea somewhat of the arrangement of the seven stages of the church and their subsequent seals and trumpets we are now prepared to examine in more detail the Scriptural account of the rise of the Beast “THAT WAS” its subsequent disappearance, (its “IS NOT” condition)...

Continued from our previous post, This might be a good time (if you have not done already) to mark your Bibles so that each of the Churches, Seals, and Trumpets are clearly visible to your eye as you look through Revelation. Personally I have far too many notes scribbled all over my pages to be...