Revelation 13:1-10
1. This Beast WAS GIVEN MANY TITLES IN THE BIBLE
2 Thessalonians 2:4-5
Isaiah 14:4-12 “king of Babylon” and “Lucifer”
Daniel 7:8 “a little horn”
Daniel 9:26 “the prince that shall come
Daniel 11:36 “the willful king”
2 Thessalonians 2:3-8 “that man of sin”;
“the son of perdition”; “that lawless one”
1 John 2:18 “the antichrist
Revelation 13:1 · “a beast”
2. The Beast CONTRASTED TO JESUS CHRIST
Clarence Larking has put together a list of 14 major contrasts between the Antichrist and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Christ came from above John 6:38
Antichrist will ascend from the pit Revelation 11:7
Christ came in His Father’s name John 5:43
Antichrist will come in his own name John 5:43
Christ humbled Himself Philippians 2:8
Antichrist will exalt himself 2 Thessalonians 2:4
Christ was despised Isaiah 53:3; Luke 23:18
Antichrist will be admired Revelation 13:3-4
Christ will be exalted Philippians 2:9
Antichrist will be cast down to hell Isaiah 14:14; Rev 19:20
Christ came to do His Father’s will John 6:38
Antichrist will come to do his own will Daniel 11:36
Christ came to save Luke 19:10
Antichrist will come to destroy Daniel 8:24
Christ is the good shepherd John 10:1-15
Antichrist is the evil shepherd Zechariah 11:16-17
Christ is the “true vine” John 15:1
Antichrist is the “vine of the earth” Revelation 14:18
Christ is the “truth” John 14:6
Antichrist is the “lie” 2 Thessalonians 2:11
Christ is the “holy One” Mark 1:24
Antichrist is the “lawless One” 2 Thessalonians 2:8
Christ is the “man of sorrow” Isaiah 53:3
Antichrist is the “man of sin” 2 Thessalonians 2:3
Christ is the “Son of God” Luke 1:35
Antichrist is the “Son of perdition” 2 Thessalonians 2:3
Christ is “the mystery of godliness”
“God manifest in the flesh” 1 Timothy 3:16
Antichrist will be “the mystery of Iniquity, Satan manifest in the flesh 2 Thessalonians 2:7
3. The Beast AND HIS SUPERNATURAL ORIGIN
Revelation 13:3-4; Matthew 21:39; Genesis 3:15; Genesis 6:1-8; Isaiah 7:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; Genesis 3:15
4. The Beast AND THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD
Daniel 8:23-25; Luke 4:5-14
Conclusion: John 14:16-21; Acts 2:6-8
