Revelation 13:11-18
Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people. Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
The second beast - the pseudo-lamb which speaks with Satan's voice - is state-sanctioned, state-dominated religion. Identify it as the 'false directs people's worship. Refusal to worship costs some their lives, others their livelihood. For John, the two beasts were the Roman Empire and emperor worship. But every age has its equivalent.
Why?
The lamb looks like Christ but he is the devil and deceives all the people in the world.
And performed great sings, so it deceived the inhabitants of the earth.
The beast forced all people to receive a mark on their right hands to identify them. It is an iron control method for everyone, there is much more suffering to all Chrisitan in the world.
How?
Jesus is my Lord and my savior. God is good, but be aware there are many false lambs with power from the devil.
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