THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST
Before I go into discussing the Image and Mark of the Beast, I want to discuss some words that have been interpreted incorrectly by bible scholars. These words are MAKE, IMAGE, and LIFE.
MAKE
The first word, MAKE, comes from the Greek word "poieo" which, when you look at it in the Strong’s Concordance, has the sense of bringing or appointing something. It is not used in the creative sense.
MAKE – G4160 – poieo, poy-eh-oh’, apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make, agree, appoint, bring (forth), provide, purpose, ordain
MAKE – G4160 – poieo, poy-eh-oh’, apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make, agree, appoint, bring (forth), provide, purpose, ordain
IMAGE
The second word, IMAGE, comes from the Greek word "eikon.
IMAGE – G1504 – eikon, I-kone’, from 1503; a likeness, i.e. (lit.) statue, profile, or (fig.) representation, resemblance: - image
It is used twenty-three times in the New Testament and only once is it used literally as statue in passing, where the word is actually not needed. The other twenty-two times it is used figuratively to mean representation, resemblance and image. Here are a few of the scriptures where it is used.
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Romans 8:29 (KJV)
7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
1 Cor 11:6-7 (KJV)
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
1 Cor 15:49 (KJV)
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass (mirror) the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Cor 3:18 (KJV)
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
2 Cor 4:4 (KJV)
IMAGE – G1504 – eikon, I-kone’, from 1503; a likeness, i.e. (lit.) statue, profile, or (fig.) representation, resemblance: - image
It is used twenty-three times in the New Testament and only once is it used literally as statue in passing, where the word is actually not needed. The other twenty-two times it is used figuratively to mean representation, resemblance and image. Here are a few of the scriptures where it is used.
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Romans 8:29 (KJV)
7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
1 Cor 11:6-7 (KJV)
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
1 Cor 15:49 (KJV)
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass (mirror) the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Cor 3:18 (KJV)
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
2 Cor 4:4 (KJV)
LIFE
The third word, LIFE, comes from the Greek word "pneuma"
LIFE – G4154 – pneuma
In the New Testament it is never referred to as a depersonalised force. It is either a reference to the Holy Spirit of God - in this case we know it’s not - or the spirit, i.e. the vital principal by which the body is animated, the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides; the soul. In other words, it cannot be used when describing an inanimate object, such as a statue or idol. It is souly used for three things; the Holy Spirit, the Human Spirit and an unclean spirit.
These three words, MAKE, IMAGE and LIFE, when applied correctly, change the whole meaning of the current interpretation of Revelation 13:11-18. Now let us look at it.
LIFE – G4154 – pneuma
In the New Testament it is never referred to as a depersonalised force. It is either a reference to the Holy Spirit of God - in this case we know it’s not - or the spirit, i.e. the vital principal by which the body is animated, the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides; the soul. In other words, it cannot be used when describing an inanimate object, such as a statue or idol. It is souly used for three things; the Holy Spirit, the Human Spirit and an unclean spirit.
These three words, MAKE, IMAGE and LIFE, when applied correctly, change the whole meaning of the current interpretation of Revelation 13:11-18. Now let us look at it.
REVELATION 13:11-18
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.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
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.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
APPLY THE KEYS
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Let us apply the keys and interpreted symbols that have been discussed.
11 – And I beheld another (just like the first) beast (kingdom of Islam) coming up out of the earth (the only beast in visions to come up out of the earth)(It speaks of resurrection); and had two horns like a lamb (a picture of resurrected Persia found in Daniel 8) and he spake as a dragon (deceptive and cunning speech).
12 – And he (Iran) exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him (which was Islam that was given Satan’s power and authority), and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein (in the beast kingdom) to worship the first beast (serve the Kingdom of Islam), whose deadly wound was healed (Islamic Imperialism took a mortal wound at the Battle of Tours and has come back to life in these end times.).
13 – And he (Iran) doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men (nuclear war).
14 – And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast (Iran’s success in global Jihad causes the world to believe that Allah has given Iran success and that their "prosperity god" has forsaken them.); saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image of the beast (Make – ordain, oppoint)(Image – reflection, representation)(They should appoint a representative of Islam and Allah. This is speaking of the false prophecy in the Koran that speaks of the 12th Imam, the Muslim Mahdi)
15 – And he (Iran) had power to give life unto the image of the beast (Iran had power to grant and give pneuma which is never referred to as a depersonalized force, but rather the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides; the soul. So, Iran will actually appoint someone as this representative of Islam, the Muslim Mahdi.), that the image of the beast should both speak (Iran gives this Mahdi a global platform to speak.), and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed (Iran will kill all who will not worship the Muslim Mahdi.)
Verses 16 through 18 are discussed in the tab entitled "The Mark of the Beast"
11 – And I beheld another (just like the first) beast (kingdom of Islam) coming up out of the earth (the only beast in visions to come up out of the earth)(It speaks of resurrection); and had two horns like a lamb (a picture of resurrected Persia found in Daniel 8) and he spake as a dragon (deceptive and cunning speech).
12 – And he (Iran) exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him (which was Islam that was given Satan’s power and authority), and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein (in the beast kingdom) to worship the first beast (serve the Kingdom of Islam), whose deadly wound was healed (Islamic Imperialism took a mortal wound at the Battle of Tours and has come back to life in these end times.).
13 – And he (Iran) doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men (nuclear war).
14 – And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast (Iran’s success in global Jihad causes the world to believe that Allah has given Iran success and that their "prosperity god" has forsaken them.); saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image of the beast (Make – ordain, oppoint)(Image – reflection, representation)(They should appoint a representative of Islam and Allah. This is speaking of the false prophecy in the Koran that speaks of the 12th Imam, the Muslim Mahdi)
15 – And he (Iran) had power to give life unto the image of the beast (Iran had power to grant and give pneuma which is never referred to as a depersonalized force, but rather the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides; the soul. So, Iran will actually appoint someone as this representative of Islam, the Muslim Mahdi.), that the image of the beast should both speak (Iran gives this Mahdi a global platform to speak.), and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed (Iran will kill all who will not worship the Muslim Mahdi.)
Verses 16 through 18 are discussed in the tab entitled "The Mark of the Beast"
PROPHECY REWORDED
Mahdi Army
Now, let us reword it with the keys and interpretations.
Then I beheld another Islamic Kingdom like the first one being resurrected. It was Persia revived as Iran and it was given deceptive and cunning speech.
Iran exercised all the satanic power that was given to Islam as the nations of Islam give it authority, and Iran caused the earth and all those who dwell therein, to give homage and honor to Islam and its Imperialism which had ceased, but was revived in the last days.
Iran performed great wonders, so as to make nuclear war upon the earth in the sight of men.
And Iran deceived the inhabitants of the earth by it’s apparent "blessing from Allah" to destroy the earth which Iran had power to effect by the satanic influence given to the Islamic Kingdom, by telling the nations about the Mahdi who was to come as prophesied in the Koran.
Iran brought life to this prophecy and appointed someone as this Mahdi and gave this Mahdi a global platform to speak, and as many as would not worship the Mahdi were ordered to be killed.
Iran likewise obliged all, both small and great, rich and poor, the freeman and the slave, to take upon them the teachings of Islam in what they do and how they think, and ordered that nobody should buy or sell unless they were followers of Islam.
THE NEXT THING YOU NEED TO READ IS "THE MARK OF THE BEAST"
Then I beheld another Islamic Kingdom like the first one being resurrected. It was Persia revived as Iran and it was given deceptive and cunning speech.
Iran exercised all the satanic power that was given to Islam as the nations of Islam give it authority, and Iran caused the earth and all those who dwell therein, to give homage and honor to Islam and its Imperialism which had ceased, but was revived in the last days.
Iran performed great wonders, so as to make nuclear war upon the earth in the sight of men.
And Iran deceived the inhabitants of the earth by it’s apparent "blessing from Allah" to destroy the earth which Iran had power to effect by the satanic influence given to the Islamic Kingdom, by telling the nations about the Mahdi who was to come as prophesied in the Koran.
Iran brought life to this prophecy and appointed someone as this Mahdi and gave this Mahdi a global platform to speak, and as many as would not worship the Mahdi were ordered to be killed.
Iran likewise obliged all, both small and great, rich and poor, the freeman and the slave, to take upon them the teachings of Islam in what they do and how they think, and ordered that nobody should buy or sell unless they were followers of Islam.
THE NEXT THING YOU NEED TO READ IS "THE MARK OF THE BEAST"