SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 08/14/2005
My Worship Time Focus: A fierce
Beast
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Revelations
13:2
Message of the verse: “2 And the beast which I saw was like a
leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth
of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great
authority.”
This verse gives a description of this beast and also who
it was that gave him so much power. Some
of this description is similar to what Daniel has given of this beast from his
writings. John says that he is like a
leopard, and a leopard has great speed and quickness so this could refer to
antichrist’s ability to get things done in a hurry. His feet are like a bear’s feet, and a bear
has great strength, so this could show the strength of antichrist and his
government. His mouth is like the mouth
of a lion, and a lion does a lot of growling with his mouth in order to
frighten whatever is around him, and this could be the same thing that
antichrist will do. The verse goes on to
say that it is the dragon or Satan that gives antichrist all of his power and
authority. This future antichrist will
be possessed by Satan himself and so it will be like having Satan in a human
body walking around the earth, for Satan will not be allowed in heaven from the
mid-point of the tribulation on.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Satan is only a counterfeiter, in that he
tries to do the things that only God can do and so as I live my life here on
planet earth involved in the spiritual battle that is going on unseen around me
I must be sure to put on my spiritual armor each and every day for Satan is
always trying to trick those who are followers of Jesus Christ.
The Word of God was
challenging to my heart as I read it this morning.
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