Revelation 13:1-10

“The World Is Ripe!”

Introduction:

“Thou must prophesy again...” (10:11) John’s focus is on the key players of the Tribulation period.

Is the world getting ready for the Antichrist? I believe this world is ripe for the Antichrist.

In Rev. 13:1-10 we see five characteristics of a world that is ripe for the Antichrist:

I. A RESTLESS WORLD 13:1

II. A REVOLTING WORLD 13:2

III. A RELIGIOUS WORLD 13:3,4

IV. A REBELLIOUS WORLD 13:5,6

V. A RUTHLESS WORLD 13:7-10

Is the world getting ready for the Antichrist? I believe this world is ripe for the Antichrist.

I. A RESTLESS WORLD 13:1

A. The Source of the Beast

(Dan. 7:3, 17)

B. The Sense of the Beast

(Dan. 7:24-28)

*5 are fallen (at John’s time): Greece, Persia, Assyria, Babylon, Egypt

* One is…Rome… one is yet to come…the Revived Roman Empire

*The Beast initially will be a leader in a 10 kingdom federation in Europe.

*He will rise to world prominence…empowered by Satan.

C. The Sound of the Beast

*On each head is emblazoned an unnamed name, designed solely to exalt man as

God.

*The world is restless. United Europe has 27 members…10 have full member

status.

Is the world getting ready for the Antichrist? I believe this world is ripe for the Antichrist.

II. A REVOLTING WORLD 13:2

A. The Significance of the Beast

*(Dan.7:4-6) 3 animals that represent: Greece/Persia/Babylon

*The Antichrist is part of each, but also part Devil (12:9)…his strength/his

strategy

B. The Strength of the Beast

1. Satan Energizes Him

2. Satan Enthrones Him

3. Satan Empowers Him

*The world is preparing for a despotic ruler.

*Democracy (rule of the people) won’t work in a greedy, self-centered

society.

*Anarchy, murder, rape, laws that bark, but have no bite. Terrorism..

*The champion on the white horse will one day come not by force, but at the

people’srequest.

Is the world getting ready for the Antichrist? I believe this world is ripe for the Antichrist.

III. A RELIGIOUS WORLD 13:3,4

‘They worship!’

A. The Wound 3a

*The European leader appears to be assassinated.

B. The Wonder 3b

*Key word: As it were…this looks like. This has the appearance of a death and

resurrection.

C. The Worship 4

*Islam is looking for the 12th Imam.

*Worship is the one thing that Satan has always wanted.

*They worshipped Satan Prior to the Rapture there will be a rise in various

forms ofancient occultism.

*Spiritism, astrology, witchcraft, eastern mysticism, Satan worship...all of these

are developing.

*The world is looking for a new ‘Star’. New Age…man is god. Here is ‘god’

in humanform.

Is the world getting ready for the Antichrist? I believe this world is ripe for the Antichrist.

IV. A REBELLIOUS WORLD 13:5,6

(Dan. 7:8, 20, 25)

*All that has been revealed in Christ is ridiculed by atheistic Antichrist.

*Blaspheme…defame, ridicule, mock… what has happened in 50 to 75 years?

**New Age teachers have been inspired by the spirit of Satan to declare there is no

personalGod in heaven who loves and cares of man.

**There is no God to fear and obey.

**Jesus was not who He and His disciples claimed.

**There is a growing practice of ‘channeling’ or communication with demon spirits:

Spirit of Jesus…Spirit of Jonah…Isaiah, Paul, John…has come to them while

they weremeditating.

Is the world getting ready for the Antichrist? I believe this world is ripe for the Antichrist.

V. A RUTHLESS WORLD 13:7-10

A. Some Will Die 7,8

(II Thes. 2:10-14)

*They will reject the true God, even though they no longer doubt His existence.

*They believe that this man and Satan are greater and more powerful than God.

Sothey worship him.

*Here is humanism gone mad.

**Being the pinnacle of the cosmic process of evolution, man himself is God.

**Then he must have a visible representation of mankind to be worshipped.

**In worshipping the world’s greatest man, he is worshipping himself!

*It is violence and death to those who cannot see the way of the majority.

B. Some Will Dare 9,10

*It will cost you something if you follow Jesus!

I believe the world is preparing for the Antichrist.

K.P.

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