Towards the end of the one 'seven', is this cryptic insight into the evil which will overtake the world:
Rev 16:13
And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; 14 for they are spirits of demons,
Here we have three entities: a dragon, a beast, and a false prophet.
Now this is the first time that "false prophet" is used in the book of Revelation.
John uses this term later on in the epilogue account of Rev 19-22 twice.
Both times it is paired with "the beast".
This beast can rightly be seen as being the beast of a man in Rev 13:3.
Going back to Revelation chapter 13, there is a second beast of a man who rises: the beast of the land.
Rev 13:11
Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon.
This second beast of a man differs from the first, but he supports the first and acts in duo.
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This one-two arrangement is also where George Lucas borrowed the idea for the Sith always having a mentor-apprentice duality.)
The "land" stands in opposition to "sea" and can generally be thought of as the land of Israel.
As a prophet, he would also have authority over the Temple.
The talking image is set in the Temple according to Paul.
Jesus said the abomination of desolation would be in the "Holy Place".
Biblically speaking, that is in the Temple, but outside of the "Most Holy Place" behind the Curtain.
This second beast of a man also has the authority to make "fire come down" in the presence of men.
This may refer to a weapon of war.
The Sanhedrin have been reconstituted and by the way, the military has conferred with them over affairs of state and war.
This has already happened.
If you haven't been "watching" -
here is the news article showing how the rabbis in Israel are in charge.
And if you don't know, Israel has nuclear weapons. So too now does Iran... and Israel will defend itself...
My conclusion here with the interaction between the first and second beasts of men is that the second is the "false prophet".
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Now let's go back to our quote:
Rev 16:13
And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; 14 for they are spirits of demons,
The false prophet is the second beast of a man.
So the beast, is it a man, or the nation?
If it is the nation, who is the dragon?
Now as "the" Satan is the dragon of Rev 13:1 - does the supreme demon need demonic empowerment?
No.
ha-Satan or "the" Satan stands next to Jesus and the Angels in power, being a fallen Angel himself.
He is powerful enough to vie with God for control, and indeed, he controls this earth having the authority to offer it to Jesus and the fourth terrible beast of a nation.
Satan does not need to be infused with demonic spirit.
So the "dragon" here cannot be "the" Satan.
However, it is being led to war at Armageddon.
We know the anti-Christ, the King of the North, is leading his faction to war.
It therefore follows that the dragon pictured here is going to Armageddon as well - which ends up in a Pyrrhic victory for the anti-Christ.
It is my conclusion that this dragon is the same serpent beast the harlot rides in Revelation chapter 17.
There is more than one dragon in the book of Revelation, just as not all heads are hills and not all beasts are nations.
Since this dragon is not Satan, but the fourth terrible beast,
the beast mentioned in Rev 16:13 is not a nation, but the first beast of a man: the anti-Christ.
This is the same beast (of a man) pictured with the false prophet in Revelation chapters 19 and 20.
Here in Rev 16;13 we see that a nation is also a spiritual entity, and adopting the mental concept of a persona to Kingdom helps explain the "eighth" aspect to the multi-headed beast: it is more than just words on a piece of paper saying it is a nation - it is something in the spiritual realm which actually takes physical form.
Thus all three inferior players to Satan, are controlled by Satan, and indeed, empowered spiritually by him through these unclean spirits who are demons, but in God's view, are like frogs. (rabbi keras would say they ARE amphibians!)
So it doesn't matter how rabbi keras says the fourth terrible beast or the beast of a man, the anti-Christ gains power - God has revealed this truth to us through Jesus to John: it is Satanic.
And as the book of Daniel establishes God's authority over the nations, even those imbued by Satan, ultimately God is in control and He allows this to happen.
And this is all part of His Plan.
And His Plan is perfect.
And God can use even the demonic to accomplish it, just as He used a lying spirit to lead the King of Israel to war in 1Kings 22:22.