The Beast rising from the Earth - Characteristics
The Beast from the Earth has two horns like a lamb
Apocalypse 13:11: “I saw another beast rising from the earth, with two horns like a lamb, and it spoke like a dragon.”
The Beast from the Earth speaks like a dragon
Apocalypse 13:11: “I saw another beast rising from the earth, with two horns like a lamb, and it spoke like a dragon.”
The Beast from the Earth exercices authority of the Beast from the sea in its presence
Apocalypse 13:12: “It exercised all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and caused the earth and its inhabitants to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.”
The Beast from the Earth causes people to worship the leader of the Beast from the sea
Apocalypse 13:12: “It exercised all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and caused the earth and its inhabitants to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.”
The Beast from the sea is described as both an earthly empire and an earthly king. Thus, in this passage, people are worshipping the leader or king of the Beast from the sea, the first Beast.
The Beast from the Earth deceive people with great signs
Apocalypse 13:13: “It performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in front of people.”
Apocalypse 13:14: “It deceived the inhabitants of the earth with the signs it was given to perform in the presence of the beast, telling the earth’s inhabitants to make an image of the beast who was wounded by the sword and came back to life.
The Beast from the earth tells people to make an image of the king of the Beast from the sea
Apocalypse 13:14: “It deceived the inhabitants of the earth with the signs it was given to perform in the presence of the beast, telling the earth’s inhabitants to make an image of the beast who was wounded by the sword and came back to life.
Whoever doesn’t worship the image of the king is killed
Apocalypse 13:15: “It was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could speak and cause that whoever would not worship the image of the beast would be killed.”
The Beast from the Earth causes all to receive a mark
Apocalypse 13:16: “It caused all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.”
No one could buy or sell without the mark
Apocalypse 13:17: “So that no one could buy or sell unless they had the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of its name.”
The number of the Beast from the Earth is 666
Apocalypse 13:18: “This is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred sixty-six.”