When did the Dragon give authority to the Wild Beast? When did the image of the Wild Beast come into existence? Who are the players of Revelation chapter 13?
Some of these questions we will not have the answers to right now, but in time and in retrospect we will see all things clearly. For God’s word will not fail to come true and we will see it come to fulfillment as Habakkuk 2:3 foretells.
So, who are the players of Revelation chapter 13? Well, we have the Dragon who is the resister of God as player number one. We have a Wild Beast who has authority for 42 months to act as player number two. Our third players are the Holy Ones of God. We have one more player the fourth one, who has two horns as a Lamb, and it brings to birth the image of the Wild Beast.
Revelation 13:1-4… And it stood still upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a wild beast ascending out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns ten diadems, but upon its heads blasphemous names. 2 Now the Wild Beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were as those of a bear, and its mouth was as a lion’s mouth. And the Dragon gave to [the beast] its power and its throne and great authority. 3 And I saw one of its heads as though slaughtered to death, but its death-stroke got healed, and all the earth followed the wild beast with admiration. 4 And they worshiped the dragon because it gave the authority to the wild beast, and they worshiped the wild beast with the words: “Who is like the wild beast, and who can do battle with it?
Who is this Wild Beast in verse 2 of Revelation chapter 13? We will get a clue in the description of it. Where we have a body like a Leopard, feet like a Bear, and a mouth like a Lion, with seven Heads and 10 Horns wearing 10 Crowns. If we look around, we can see many organizations that are consolidating power and influencing control around the world, here a list of some names that have been formed in the last hundred years.
Globalist Players
The International Monetary Fund – Dec 1945 till 1971.
The World Bank Group 5/4/1944.
Counsel for Foreign Ministers 1945 till 1991 due the reunification of Germany.
NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organization – 4/4/1949
United Nations, and its Security Counsel – 10/24/1945.
World Economic Forum – 1971
European Union – 11/1/1993
Could this Wild Beast have been a part the Holy Roman empower? Or could it just Roman Ideology and its Imperialism? Could it be a Combination Government, and if this is so can we point to who it is today? Who are the seven heads and who do they represent?
Revelation chapter 17 gives us the clue.
Revelation 17:9-14…Here is where the intelligence that has wisdom comes in: The seven heads mean seven mountains, where the woman sits on top. 10 And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet arrived, but when he does arrive he must remain a short while. 11 And the wild beast that was but is not, it is also itself an eighth [king], but springs from the seven, and it goes off into destruction. 12 And the ten horns that you saw mean ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they do receive authority as kings one hour with the wild beast. 13 These have one thought, and so they give their power and authority to the wild beast. 14 These will battle with the Lamb, but, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, the Lamb will conquer them. Also, those called and chosen and faithful with him [will do so]
So, at the time that John received this information from the angel of God five kings had fallen, the one that was ruling over the earth was Rome the other one had not yet arrived.
Who Has Ruled the World
We need to follow the events of history for us to see the players. Each one of these governments has ruled over God’s people (the Jews) at some time in history. It started with Egypt followed by Assyria then there was Babylon, then Medo-Persia next the Greek Empire came next followed by the Roman Christian Empire till the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople in May 29, 1453. It held onto the power over the promised land till it collapsed right before World War I in 1908 due to the Young Turks Revolution and by 1918 it lost its territories after the war to the Allied powers. It had made a short alliance with Germany on 8/2/1914 till Nov 1918 were it fell apart at the end of the World War 2.
Then the United Kingdom over saw the territory of Israel from 1918 till 1948. More information on this can be found under the Balfour declaration 1917 in the British mandate of 1918.
It could be argued that it was Germany as one of the heads on the Wild Beast who’s death stroke got healed. Where it is the body of the beast actually is a coalition of European governments that share the same ideology of the Roman Empire, many of the same countries pattern their governments after Rome.
It was about this time that the formation of the Image of the Wild Beast began as the league of Nations in January 10, 1920. It was short-lived and replaced by the United Nations in 1946 by the Allied powers. The United States and the United Kingdom were the two major players that represented the Allied powers and helped from the United Nations.
What is the Wild Beast mandate or what is it allowed to do by God?
Authority to Act
How long is 42 months? What kind of war will this be? Who are the Holy Ones?
Any authority to act in heaven or upon earth comes from our Heavenly Father but notice how it uses its authority! It is used to help remove people’s names from the book of life by forcing you to worship it or receive its mark.
Revelation 13:5-8… And a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies was given it, and authority to act forty-two months was given it. 6 And it opened its mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his residence, even those residing in heaven. 7 And there was granted it to wage war with the holy ones and conquer them, and authority was given it over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. 8 And all those who dwell on the earth will worship it; the name of not one of them stands written in the scroll of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered, from the founding of the world.
This Wild Beast speaks great things and blasphemies against God, his name, along with his temple, it also speaks blaspheme to those living in heaven.
We can see it receives admiration and worship; and it is only given authority for 42 months to act and to wage war with the Holy Ones.
Anyone not worshipping the beast could be killed. It also tries to give you “the mark” as you are put under its authority. So how long is 42 months? Is the 42 months mentioned anywhere else in the Bible? Yes, read the following:
Revelation 11:1-7… And a reed like a rod was given me as he said: “Get up and measure the temple [sanctuary] of God and the altar and those worshiping in it. 2 But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple [sanctuary], cast it clear out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. 3 And I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days (1260) dressed in sackcloth.” 4 These are [symbolized by] the two olive trees and the two lampstands and are standing before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if anyone wants to harm them, fire issues forth from their mouths and devours their enemies; and if anyone should want to harm them, in this manner he must be killed. 6 These have the authority to shut up heaven that no rain should fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have authority over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every sort of plague as often as they wish. 7 And when they have finished their witnessing, the wild beast that ascends out of the abyss will make war with them and conquer them and kill them.
Revelation chapter11 and chapter 13 go together, the Two Witnesses are not necessarily the Holy Ones. The Wild Beast has authority for 42 months and will trample, war with, and kill both the Two Witnesses and the Holy Ones. We are told that these have a work of witnessing for 1260 days.
History has shown us that the destruction of Jerusalem happened in 70 CE. Now if will count backwards 3 ½ years that gives us 66 ½ years where we have a Jewish rebellion takin place against the Roman forces, could this be that time period of the trampling?
So, how long of a span of time is the 42 months?
Let us get the answer to that question how long is it? Well 42 months ÷ 30 prophetic days = 1260 days and if we next divide 3.5 years by the 1260 days it comes to 360, the prophetic days in a year. Also, did you notice in the Scripture it is the same amount of time that the Two Witnesses are given to prophesy? The next clue comes in the verbiage of 42 months which refers to a lunar cycle that affects spirits. Now the 1260 days refers to a 24-hour night to day cycle that affects humans. Were as the 3.5 years refers to the governing authority in the spirit realm over the earth.
Who are the two witnesses and who are the holy ones?
Have Faith and Endure
Have faith you people of God and endure the captivity or death that’s coming!
Revelation 13:9-10… If anyone has an ear, let him hear. If anyone [is meant] for captivity, he goes away into captivity. If anyone will kill with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. (If anyone is to be killed by the sword it is necessary #G1163 for him to be killed by the sword.) Here is where it means the endurance and faith of the holy ones.
When we do a translation of the Scriptures it would be inappropriate for us to omit by adding or taking away a word that belongs to the original Greek writing, like this word necessary. According to Strong’s Concordance #G1163 is the Greek word (dei) and is rendered necessary and it belongs in this passage of Scripture.
As a people of God, we should not fear the truth nor God’s will for us. We need to come to a realization and resolution in our heart to be faithful even if we are meant for captivity or for death. Let the will of Jehovah God take place Amen.
Another Wild Beast?
Who is this other two horned Wild Beast? And what part does it play? What would make an organization a false prophet?
We will not answer all these questions at this time, but I would like to draw your attention to what the beast does because this is important to identify who it is as a player.
Revelation 13:11-15… And I saw another wild beast ascending out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb, but it began speaking as a dragon. 12 And it exercises all the authority of the first wild beast in its sight. And it makes the earth and those who dwell in it worship the first wild beast, whose death-stroke got healed. 13 And it performs great signs, so that it should even make fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the sight of mankind. 14 And it misleads those who dwell on the earth, because of the signs that were granted it to perform in the sight of the wild beast, while it tells those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the wild beast that had the sword-stroke and yet revived. 15 And there was granted it to give breath to the image of the wild beast, so that the image of the wild beast should both speak and cause to be killed all those who would not in any way worship the image of the wild beast.
This fourth player is another Wild Beast that has two horns that brings to life the image of the Wild Beast because of it has been given authority.
It also acts like a false prophet claiming that it has the ability to bring about peace, it misleads and performs signs this would classify this organization is a false prophet. Claiming to be able to bring about world peace at the hands of man is an impossibility. God had it prophesied that as soon as they are declaring peace and security their destruction would occur. 1 Thessalonians 5:3
Birth of the Image of the Wild Beast
Dumbarton Oaks Conference
Negotiated for the UN started Aug 21, 1944 – Oct 7, 1944 …the 4 Horns meet.
Who are the 4 horns? USA, Britain, China, and Russia. Do some research and find out who were the two primary players were?
Signed by 50 Countries on June 26, 1945
Potsdam Declaration July 26, 1945
Established Oct 24, 1945
Assembly Convened on Jan 10, 1946, for their First Meeting.
Acquired Assets April 15 – 18, 1946 from the League of Nations.
Under Compulsion!
What does it mean to be put under compulsion? The word compulsion means to force to consent against one’s wishes.
Revelation 13:16-17… And it puts under compulsion all persons, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, that they should give these a mark in their right hand or upon their forehead, 17 and that nobody might be able to buy or sell except a person having the mark, the name of the wild beast or the number of its name.
What is this mark that people are made to receive?
The system that we live in today is controlled by or governed by three sectors over our lives. It is the religious, political, and its commercial element. The mark that we are forced to take will control the buying and selling that we can do.
Calculate the Number!
How long will the Image of the Wild Beast live before God acts? How long will worship be allowed to be given to it? When will it receive power or authority to act?
To calculate days from history and the projecting of it into the future it’s best to use a mortgage calculator, this will help eliminate human error in our math to the best of our ability.
Revelation 13:18… Here is where wisdom comes in: Let the one that has intelligence calculate the number of the wild beast, for it is a man’s number; and its number is six hundred and sixty-six.
Revelation 13:18 – tells us to “calculate the number”, does that mean we should add and subtract or multiply and divide? And if we were to multiply and divide what factors or dates would we use to start with?
The Bible book of Daniel has a tie-in here to the events of the book of Revelation, there is an association of these events. This indicates that they are relevant to biblical and prophetic events that are ready to happen now.
What’s at play? The issue of Universal Sovereignty under God, and the right to rule mankind, the rendering of worship to the only true God, are the events that are relevant to this perspective from God’s viewpoint. So, lets gather up some facts with these events in mind.
Here at Revelation 13:18 the number 6 is emphasized to a third degree, namely, 6 plus 60 plus 600. Six indicates human imperfection and 3 times indicates or emphasis with that thought in mind it would be the compounding of imperfection or the intensity of it. What about a man’s number?
The bible book of Daniel gives us a clue to the math and its tie into the image.
Daniel 3:1… Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits [and] the breadth of which was six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura in the jurisdictional district of Babylon.
King Nebuchadnezzar made an image for men to worship, and it gives us the size of the image. So, we should calculate the size of the image. 60 x 6 = 360 days, that is a man’s number, 360 prophetic days are in a year.
Revelation 13:5 – authority to act against the Holy Ones for 42 months before the Holy Ones will inherit the kingdom or they are given authority to rule by God.
Daniel 7:25-27… And he will speak even words against the Most High, and he will harass continually the holy ones themselves of the Supreme One. And he will intend to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand for a time, and times and half a time. 26 And the Court itself proceeded to sit, and his own rulership they finally took away, in order to annihilate [him] and to destroy [him] totally. 27 And the kingdom and the rulership and the grandeur of the kingdoms under all the heavens were given to the people who are the holy ones of the Supreme One. Their kingdom is an indefinitely lasting kingdom, and all the rulership’s will serve and obey even them.
Here in Daniel, we see that he that speaks is against God and is this Small Horn, it acts and does the same things that Revelation chapter 13 speaks of, that of what the Wild Beast is doing.
We have some additional clues when it speaks of trying to change times and seasons. And there is a 3 ½ times that are spoken of in this passage of Scripture. How long is three and half times?
3 ½ years would be a logical thought. But how would we express that in prophetic time?
We have 365 days in the year that are literal and if we x that by 3.5 times we would get 1277.5 days. But if we take 360 prophetic days in a year and x that by 3.5 times, we will get 1260 days. Can you see that there is a tie in with the math?
The Conjunction of the Math
We now have what we need to start calculating. We have the number of the image of the wild beast 666. We now understand that 360 prophetic days is a man’s number. We can see by the use of Scriptures that 42 months is also a number that should be used in the calculating for the solving for the life expectancy of the image or when it might act in the war on the holy ones. See the math problem below:
666 / 360 = 1.85 x 42 = 77.7years.
What does 1.85 represent in this mathematical equation? 1.85 is derived as a ratio, creating a constant that is used as a factor. So, what does that mean in layman terms?
A definition for the word factor is “an influence that contributes to a result or outcome”. And a ratio is an “expression between two mathematical values”. Then the definition for a mathematical constant would be a special numerical number that is significantly interesting in some way.
In the above mathematical equation, 1.85 is the number that was derived as a ratio used as a factor to solve for the missing value. As in The End of time or Length of Life for the Image of the Wild Beast. This could help in identifying when the start of its 42-month war with the holy ones begins.
How long of a time-period is this 77.7 years? The number 7 signifies divinely determined completeness and 3 times signifies the intensity of this completeness.
If this represents literal 77.7 years, then the 77 years and a 7/10th of a year would be literal. So, then how many days would that be?
70% of one year would be 255 days, so 365 days x 77 years would be 28,105 days. Add or plus the 255 days equals 28,360 days. Now we would need to add in the leap years, that would be a plus of 16 days totaling 28,376 days.
If it were prophetic then 70% of 360 days in a year would be 252 days, and 360 x 77 years would be 27,720 days. Add or plus the 252 equals 27,972 days, and there would be no need to add leap years.
How are we to make logical sense of this? Because this was done with prophetic math then we would need to use or stick to using the 360 days in a year math.
Also, if we were to take the prophetic day math and divide it by 666 what would we get? See the math problem below:
27,972 days / 666 = 42
I would say that this is a good sign, that the 27972 prophetic days divided by 666 “a man’s number” gives us what looks like 42 months. So, what dates could we use to start with to calculate the life of the Image of the Wild Beast and or when it’s starting to war with the holy ones?
What dates could we use to start with to calculate the life of the Image of the Wild Beast and or its starting to war with the holy ones?
Let us refer back to the Dumbarton Oaks Conference chart and use the known dates to come up with a start date for the Image of the Wild Beast.
We could use the Negotiated Date or a Signed Date maybe the Establish Date, the Assembly Date, or the Acquired assets Date for the UN, the image of the Wild Beast.
If we use August 21, 1944 – as the start and then count the days all the way to April 18, 1946 – that puts the spread of about 606 days of difference in whatever calculation or formula you use. It could be as early as March 21, 2021 – or as late as November 16, 2022, but remember this timetable is in God’s hands, I am not setting a date, and neither should you.
The telltale sign that the Image of the Wild Beast is close to its end of life is when it acts against the holy ones of God in the 42-month war as it tries to put a mark on us.
In my research I found that last day of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference of Oct 7, 1944 – fell on the Day for the Solemn Assembly date of Tishri 22nd. I find that fact very interesting so, do some research to find why.
Just a quick fact for the people who do math, from that point in time doing the math by adding 27,972 you will end up on May 7, 2021. This math is made easier with the use of a mortgage calculator. See the example below:
Date: __________+ 27,972 =
Update With the Facts of History
February 23, 2022, at around 8 pm our time in USA, Russia attacked Ukraine 2/24/2022 at 5 am their time without provocation. Some interesting facts about Ukraine first it has a large Jewish population and even the president of Ukraine is a Jew by nationality. Next 90% of Israel’s grain comes from Ukraine. So affected are the Jewish people that the state of Israel sent its Prime Minister Neftali Bennett to talk to President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Ukraine on March 5, 2022.
If we were to count backwards in time from the date of the attack on Ukraine using the prophetic day of 27972, what date would we fall on and what would be the significance of that date? See the math below:
2/23/22 – 27972 days = 6/26/1945
July 26, 1945. This is the date counting back in time. What happened in history on this date?
The powers of the Allied Command were at a post war conference in Europe in July of 1945 right after the formation of the UN. There are three things of special note that happened in Potsdam. First the Potsdam Declaration was made. Second The Counsel for Foreign Ministers was established. Third an ultimatum was made for Japan to surrender.
Should we look at any other entity as being relevant for the Dragon to give its power to? Who else is affected by the action of the Dragon giving authority to the Wild Beast?
Review or scroll back and look at the list of globalist players that you apply the math to, anyone of these organizations you can check to see if it fits the description here Revelation 13. There may yet be other organizations that have not been mentioned that you could apply the math to.
The State of Israel is Born
The UN granted a Jewish homeland under the Balfour declaration of 1917 and in May of 1948 it became the State of Israel under that publicly expressed idea. On May 14, 1948 – David Ben- Gurion declared the establishment of the state of Israel and the United States recognized the state of Israel that same day. And as night fell Israel celebrated Shavuot / Pentecost as a Nation May 15, 1948.
5/15/1948 + 27972 days = Dec 13, 2024.
So, The United Nations has been a very special entity to bring about the birth of Israel in a physical way or so they believe. But is this really about the physical nation of Israel?
Isaiah 66:6-9…There is a sound of uproar out of the city, a sound out of the temple! It is the sound of Jehovah repaying what is deserved to his enemies. 7 Before she began to come into labor pains, she gave birth. Before birth pangs could come to her, she even gave deliverance to a male child. 8 Who has heard of a thing like this? Who has seen things like these? Will a land be brought forth with labor pains in one day? Or will a nation be born at one time? For Zion has come into labor pains as well as given birth to her sons. 9 “As for me, shall I cause the breaking through and not cause the giving birth?” says Jehovah. “Or am I causing a giving birth, and do I actually cause a shutting up?” your God has said.
Could the state of Israel be one of the Beast of Revelation chapter 13 or a Victim of it?
Israel and Trump
January 20, 2017 – Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States of America.
President Donald Trump was used to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital on Dec 6, 2017.
Many who are trying to establish a physical temple in Jerusalem showed their gratitude for President Donald Trump by minting a coin on May 14, 2018 – honoring him like Cyrus the great, even drawing parallels of comparison. He was held by many in Jerusalem as a hero.
President Donald Trump then chaired the UN said Security Council and became their president for the month on September 26, 2018. This also happened in the week of the Jewish Festival of booths and on October 1, 2018 – would be the day of solemn assembly. President Obama had also chaired the UN Security Council and became their president for the month in 9/24/2009 and again in 9/24/2014 and was the first United States President to do so.
President Donald Trump declares himself the chosen one on August 21, 2019 – at a news conference because he is taken on China. He has also accepted the praise of men calling him the king of Israel and the second coming of God like, he’s become their Messiah (not my words but found in a commentary, do your own research).
The Jewish Sanhedrin concluded a covenant with 70 nations on September 26, 2019 – and called it the Universal Covenant of Brotherhood of Peace. Where 13 principles of peace were listed out by the Conference of the Organization of 70 Nations with the acceptance of the Noa-hide laws.
President Donald Trump gets a Peace Deal with Israel and the Arab states on September 15, 2020 – and this is referred to as the Abraham Accords peace deal.
On November 3, 2020, Donald Trump lost being reelected as president of the United States of America.
The Sanhedrin in Israel signed the covenant with 70 nations called the brotherhood of peace on September 26, 2019.
The Abraham Accords peace deal came into existence September 15, 2020, with Israel and its Arab neighbors.
Benjamin Netanyahu came back to power in 12/29/2022 by becoming the prime minister of Israel a third time and the longest serving to date. His first name means son of the right hand or son of my days. His last name means God is given or gift of God.
At this time I would like you to read Daniel 11:44 and then point out that there is only one entity that fits this description of planting itself between the sea and the holy mountain of God, it is the building of the Israel government called the Knesset or Assembly it is the Supreme Authority of the state in Israel. This assembly has established itself under the image of Rome just like many other Democratic governments. I like to remind you that it was the Hellenization of the Jewish people that brought about the destruction of the temple in the Jewish system as it turned his back on the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. History showed us that it repeats itself and this Israeli government has itself turned its back on God again.
Where is the re-establishment of the Jubilee cycle as required by God? Why has it left off giving heed to the Mosaic covenant? It has rejected the 10 Commandments given it by God. It has allowed the killing of babies by means of abortion, it has returned to the worship of the Baal, Ashtar, and Molech. The land of Israel will not be divide off for some kind of peace deal making God word void.
September 22, 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu the prime minister of Israel announced at the UN 78 general assembly a peace deal with Saudi Arabia. We now have Israel prime minister called the Abraham Accords “the blessing of peace”.
Palestine Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, just 15 days after this Peace deal was announced at the UN.
War breaks out with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel demands United Nations peacekeepers to move out of the way 10/15/24. The pushing of the UNIFIL by Israel has been on going from 1978. This United Nations group has allowed Hezbollah to build tunnels near its outposts, basically the giving them free passage into Israel to attack.
On 11/4/2024 – Donald Trump won back as president of the United States of America.
Hezbollah and Israel reach a ceasefire deal 11/26/2024.
On 12/8/2024, the Syria government collapsed, and the Russian forces are pulling back.
What Does This All Mean?
We will have to wait to see what is going to happen with the respects to these dates. I am not sure, but I can guess but who wants to be a false prophet, not me. But we do know these following Scriptures still have to be fulfilled no matter what happens next.
Revelation 17:8-11… The wild beast that you saw was, but is not, and yet is about to ascend out of the abyss, and it is to go off into destruction. And when they see how the wild beast was, but is not, and yet will be present, those who dwell on the earth will wonder admiringly, but their names have not been written upon the scroll of life from the founding of the world. 9 “Here is where the intelligence that has wisdom comes in: The seven heads mean seven mountains, where the woman sits on top. 10 And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet arrived, but when he does arrive, he must remain a short while. 11 And the wild beast that was but is not, it is also itself an eighth [king], but springs from the seven, and it goes off into destruction.
Revelation 17:16-17… And the ten horns that you saw, and the wild beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked and will eat up her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire. For God put [it] into their hearts to carry out his thought, even to carry out [their] one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished.
Mystery Babylon the Great has to be destroyed because God put it into the hearts of these 10 kings and the wild beast to do so. What Bible prophecy are you waiting to see fulfilled? What time period do you think you are living in? Where are we in the stream of time?
Romans 8:19 – Are you waiting for the revealing of the sons of God?
Revelation 11:3 – Maybe you are waiting on the 1260 days of prophesying by the two witnesses?
Revelation 13:16 – Could it be that you are looking to make sure that you do not receive the mark of the wild beast?
God’s wrath is coming! So, whatever you think or do, you better be in the mindset of repentance, and seeking our Lord Jesus Christ who has been appointed over Heaven and Earth.
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