Also, as Newell points out:īecause men by trifling with the truth and utter impenitence have opened the way, God will now send them a strong delusion that they may believe the devil’s lie (“ the lie”-II Thessalonians 2:11, Greek). The mystery of lawlessness has always been at work, but after the church age, the Restrainer (God indwelling His church by the Holy Spirit) has been removed (2 Thess. Satan has always been desperately set on ruling men and being worshipped by them now he sees his chance. He is the fallen angel and the anointed cherub who fell from his place of service because he sought to be like the most high.
Who is Satan? As seen previously, he is the prince of this world and the god of this age. Chapter 13 describes the method he will choose, the end-time form of the old Roman empire which, by this point in the Tribulation, has developed into a ten nation confederation with a very subtle leader, one whom Satan will now use in the most hideous ways. He is looking for two things: (a) For the best method with which to persecute Israel, and (b) for the best way he can rise to greater power in order to be worshipped. The logical progression is the angry dragon looks out over the sea, a picture of the Gentile world powers which he dominates. Some manuscripts have “I stood,” i.e., John stood, but the older manuscripts have “he stood,” i.e., the angry dragon. The dragon standing on the sand of the seashore continues the story of the dragon of chapter 12 who, as explained in 12:9, is none other than Satan himself. There is a logical progression here of cause and effect. In the first verse of chapter 13 in our English Bibles, we find him standing on the seashore with the beast rising up out of the sea, but in the Greek text this sentence is verse 18 of chapter 12. His Appearance and Identity (1-2)Ĭhapter 12 closed with the dragon who, knowing that his time was short, was enraged with the woman (Israel), and with him going off to make war with her children. In essence, what we have in this chapter in the rise of the beast and the false prophet is nothing short of the ‘trinity from hell’ in that both are the product of the machinations of that old serpent, the devil or Satan. He comes not to save the world, but to damn the world. With the beast out of the sea, we come to that one who, regardless of his claims as the white horse rider or peace maker, comes as a great source of darkness into the world. Two beasts are described in chapter 13, one from the sea (vs. 47 And if anyone hears My sayings, and does not keep them, I do not judge him for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 46 I have come as light into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness. 45 And he who beholds Me beholds the One who sent Me. He who believes in Me does not believe in Me, but in Him who sent Me. In his first advent, the Lord Jesus said: Also remember that this is still a parenthetical section describing one of the key forces, kingdoms, and personages of the Tribulation. He also will sometimes pull large poisionous globs from his body and lob them at you if you get too far away.As one studies this section, it is helpful to keep in mind that this prophecy is closely tied to the prophecies of Daniel (cf. These don't do massive damage, but it will quickly whittle you down if you keep standing in them. Make sure to also not linger for too long after an attack, as he has a ground slam attack that causes rings of spikes to appear around him. The rest of the fight will be a slow endeavor so make sure to pick your shots carefully. After it is emptied he will be staggered and will fall to the ground for a brief period of time, allowing you to strike him several times without worry. One of the first things you will notice is the yellow bar beneath his health. Be careful however for he has a long reach that can make short work of a player who is careless. Due to his immense size he is very slow, making him an easy target to hit. He is a hulking creature that will appear from behind a building when you show up and will charge right into the fight. The Beast is a mid-game boss fought outside of the Citadel.
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