We continued on our sermon to expound on the fourth beast of Daniel. Daniel in his vision saw four different beasts; while the first three had identity (the first was like a Lion, the second like bear, the third like a leopard), the fourth however did not have any description, it was just said to be dreadful and terrible.
TEXTS: Daniel 7:2-7, Daniel 4:1, Daniel 8:20-21, Daniel 9:1, Daniel 7:16, Revelation 13:1, Daniel 7:18, Revelation 17:1-8, John 6:41, John 6:46-63, Revelation 18:1-5, Revelation 14:8
Like we’ve known, these four beasts symbolically represent the four world empires that ruled the world. The kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar was one of the beasts Daniel saw which was the Babylon Empire (represented by Lion), then we had the MedoPersia Empire (represented by Bear), followed by the Greek Empire (represented by Leopard), and lastly, the Roman Empire (which had no identity).
The book of Revelation and the book of Daniel parallel each other; what John saw in Revelation, Daniel had also seen it. The first beast John saw in Revelation 13:1 was the fourth beast of Daniel. The first three beasts (empires) had ruled in their time and they will never rule again, but the fourth beast had ruled and will still rule again, hence, the reason for our study of the fourth beast. After the ruling of this fourth beast, the kingdom of the earth will be for the saints of Jesus Christ! (Daniel 7:18).
This beast that John saw had the parts (characteristics) of all the first three beasts Daniel saw. The spirit that ruled the first beast rolled into the second, though the first stopped existing, the spirit continued, and also to the third, after which we found out in the fourth, the three beast’s spirits that preceded it had their parts in it. So the fourth had the features of lion, bear and leopard parts in it. (Revelation 13:2). Daniel upon seeing this fourth beast was curious to know about it.
The Roman Empire had a religion, called the Roman Catholic, not Christianity. Revelation 17 told us of a woman who sits upon a scarlet beast –which is the fourth beast of Daniel. The fourth beast played the trick upon people to conquer them. When the beast “was”, it was ruling the world politically and religiously, then when she “was not”, she was still ruling spiritually (by the doctrines she had infused into Christendom –trinity, women preaching etc). And then, the Bible said she still ‘’will be’’ –to rule the world politically and spiritually again. Her religion, which is the Roman Catholic Church is the woman sitting upon this fourth beast – which means that her religion is sitting upon her empire!
There was a time called the “Dark Age” which was from 606-1520, the Roman Catholic Church killed Protestants who rose against their faith –about 50-68 million of them. The bible says, “She was drunk with the blood of the saints”. But now that she’s ruling spiritually by her religion, she is killing more than she did physically –it is a spiritual killing today through her idolatry disguised into Christianity. Catholic is not killing by heresies (Heresy is when you give your own interpretation to the bible); she’s practically idolatrous but coded it into religion.
The only source of life is the word of God, not religion nor idolatry. If there is no word of life in you, you’re dead though with cars and mansions. The children of Israel ate manner that came from above; the bible called it the food of angels, yet they still died physically and spiritually –because they did not enter the promise land. So you don’t rely on any other thing except the word of God to have life, not even vision nor prayer. You must allow the word of God to dwell in you. So all the things that Catholic has fed and is feeding the world with will only yield death to everyone who is eating from it. When you hear and understand the word of Jesus Christ, you automatically feed on Jesus Christ.
The call of God still remains, “Come out of her”. You can’t be there and claim to not be part of what they are doing. You cannot change her; she has never been a Christian Church. Come out of her system, she has a mark she has given to her daughters. Any church that has a General Overseer is a daughter of the great whore – Roman Catholic Church. Come out of her, and get ready to meet the bridegroom –Jesus Christ.
God bless you, richly.