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The 2nd Beast is the False Prophet In Revelation Chapter 13, the 2nd Beast is the false prophet who will be the Antichrist's right hand man. He will be the enforcer who will cause everyone to take the mark of the beast, except those who refuse to take it. Revelation 13:11-12 NKJ 11. "Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. " This is the second beast described in Revelation chapter 13 that describes the false prophet. Notice that in verse 12, the reference to the 'first beast' is speaking about the Antichrist himself. So, the false prophet has "all the authority of the" Antichrist, "in his presence" is basically how to read verse 12 in context of who the characters are in this chapter. The false prophet comes out of the earth, which is a different description as the first beast. The first beast came from the sea. This beast comes from the earth. Again, as I said about the Antichrist in Part 1 also applies to the false prophet. The second beast described here is simply a man who is more significant than all other men in that he will have great power given to him by Satan. The 2nd beast "had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon." It is very important to understand the spiritual meaning of this section of the Biblical text. The text describes the false prophet as being like two types of creatures. One is a lamb and the other is a dragon. From Revelation chapter 12, we understand that the dragon is speaking of Satan. In the whole Bible, a lamb represents a few things. One the Lamb represents Christ. A lamb in the Old and New Testaments are symbols of sacrifice, until Christ did away with the lamb and bull sacrifices for sins. Also a lamb represents Christians. So, what is being referenced here is a meaning that brings with it a religious symbol mixed with Satan. So, the false prophet will look religious but will sound like Satan. A wolf in sheep's clothing, so to speak. The harlot system, spoken of in Revelation 17, is this Christian looking organization that follows Satan. Notice that in verse 12 that the first beast, the Antichrist will have a fatal wound that is healed. The Antichrist will die and live again. This will convince the world that he is a god. The false prophet will help the Antichrist by also convincing the world that the Antichrist is a god. Revelation 13:13-18: NKJ 13. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16. And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17. and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. By, Richter Cox; a Christian, first and foremost. Richter devotes his life to God's work; teaching others God's truths from the Word of God. http://www.endtimessecrets.com/index.html