We know from scripture that the beast from the earth is the false prophet,
Revelation 19
20 And the beast was taken,
and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. KJV
Revelation 13 reveals
the beast that rises from the earth performs miracles before the beast that rises from the sea, which makes the beast from the earth the and the beast from the sea the two satanic antagonists that are cast into the lake of fire in Revelation 19, above. And we know it’s the beast that WAS AND IS NOT that makes war with Christ at his return from Revelation 17,
Revelation 17
11
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
So, we know the eighth head/king is also the beast that rises from the sea through all these cross-references. Therefore, the beast from the sea IS the head/king that WAS, AND IS NOT, AND YET IS in Revelation 17,
Revelation 17
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold
the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Again, this is also confirmed in Chapter 13,
Revelation 13
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,
and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
The passage makes it crystal clear
the beast from the sea is the head/king that is wounded and healed. It can’t be the sixth head/king or the seventh head/king that is wounded and healed, but has to be one of the fallen five in Chapter 17 that is healed. Each of the heads/kings that had fallen WAS, AND IS NOT from John’s PERSPECTIVE, which make the risen eighth head/king one of the five that were fallen and the only one that is healed from John’s PERSPECTIVE.
There are many things that FUTURISM distorts and one of them is that John’s PERSPECTIVE is the first century, insomuch as the judgment of Babylon can’t be in the first century, during the time of the Roman emperors,
Revelation 17:
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
John is shown the judgment of the whore by one of the angels about to release the final plagues, which makes John’s PERSPECTIVE our time, not the first century. The whore is seen by John seated upon the scarlet beast at the time the sixth king IS–while the scarlet beast WAS AND IS NOT,
Revelation 17
3
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
In the end times, the scarlet beast—who is the beast from the sea—along with the false prophet–also known as the beast from the earth–and the whore of Babylon, are the primary antagonists when Christ returns.
So, tell us, Davy, HOW CAN JOHN’S PERSPECTIVE BE THE FIRST CENTURY?
Tell us, Davy, how can the FUTURE whore Babylon be seated on the scarlet beast at the time of the ROMAN EMPEROR DOMITIAN?
Tell us, Davy, how is it that the FUTURE antichrist WAS before the ROMAN EMPEROR DOMITIAN?
Tell us, Davy, how can the FUTURE antichrist be SATAN, when he was before all of the kings, not just the ROMAN EMPEROR DOMITIAN?
Tell us, Davy, how can Revelation 13 relate the healed antichrist given 42 months in contradiction to the evidence it is only given one hour when healed in Chapter 17?
When you can answer these questions with a rational explanation and without senseless ad hoc explanations you might convince me that FUTURISM is true, but until you do, I’m confident that Historicism can answer them with a ration explanation, which makes FUTURISM a false doctrine.
Revelation relates the antichrist rises in Chapter 13 and is given 42 months and then it is wounded. Chapter 17 illustrates the time it IS NOT or wounded, and the ten horn are no longer under its control, illustrated by the missing crowns on the horns. John was taken by the spirit into the future to see the judgment of the whore after the fifth head/king, the papacy, had fallen. The six kings are as follows: Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, the little horn/papacy, and then America. This Historicists view agrees with Daniel, FUTURIM doesn’t. It was America who led in wounding the papacy by separating church and state, secularizing society, becoming the beast that rises from the earth, the sixth king in Revelation 17. John was taken by the spirit to the time of the sixth king, America, and America is going to make the image to the first beast, the papacy, by breaking down the separation of church and state becoming the seventh king who reigns but a short span. Today we’re witnessing more and more American politicians and heads of state promoting restoring religion to its past exalted position in society, which will alter the separation of church and state, making an image to the papacy the seventh king in Revelation 17:9-11.
Here are just a few Historicists websites that support America is the beast that rises from the earth:
www.durkac.com
In 1630, Puritans left England with a charter for a new colony in Massachusetts, their new home in a new world where they could structure society in accordance to their view of God’s revealed plan for social conduct and religious worship.
spectrummagazine.org
"And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon." (Revelation 13:11)
whitethroneministries.org
ChurchAges.net - God sets a limit on evil. Rome and America spread the Mark of the Beast.
churchages.net
Revelation 13 speaks of two powers that will persecute God's people. The first has been identified as the Roman Catholic Church. The second, the focus of this lesson, is the United States. This beast
www.amazingfacts.org
www.bibleuniverse.com
Here you will find out the Bible truth about America in Bible prophecy and the role of the USA in the End Times.
www.endtimes-bibleprophecy.com