Smaller said... quote "Scripture does depict the unseen, which is why it is so fascinatingly unique. Better than any science fiction novels ever written, IF one considers the reality of it."
Seeing the unseen spiritual things is a good point, because we know by scripture the beasts come up out of the "bottomless pit", or hell. We know this cannot be a physical resurrection because that does not occur until the last day. So this resurrection of the beasts has to be spiritual, as like the spirits of past Kings and Princes working in the world through men in power with the same mind set, or spirit.
We know by scripture
the god of
this world is the
Devil, but the Devil is also the Angel and King over the children of
hell, or the
bottomless pit.
Jesus called the religious folk who had played the harlot with
the ways of the world, the children of their father the
devil, and Jesus also called them children of
hell in
Matthew 23:15 “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the
child of hell than yourselves.”
In this we can see how the harlot church system can wrongly lead one to being a citizen
of hell instead of being a
citizen of heaven. Which brings us to who is presently
reigning in this wicked world in
Luke 4:5-6 “And the
devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him
all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.6 And the devil said unto him, All
this power will I give thee, and
the glory of them: for
that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever
I will I give it.”
So Satan is like the god, Prince, or King of this present evil world system, but he is also shown as the King of the
bottomless pit, whose is also known as the
Destroyer or
Destruction. We know he has the
power of death as is written in scripture. And we also know that
death has reigned on this earth by
sin ever since Adam.
Romans 5:21
So where could the great city of Babylon of old be now
that reigns over the kings of the earth if Destruction is their King, who also
reigns over them by
sin and
death? I believe we are given the answer here below, Notice the relocation of the king of Babylon and how the golden city ceased, and also notice where
the chief ones of the earth and all the kings of the nations are located below….
Isaiah 14:4-15 “That thou shalt take up this proverb against the
king of Babylon, and say, How hath the
oppressor ceased! the
golden city ceased!5 The Lord hath broken
the staff of the wicked, and
the sceptre of the rulers.
6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that
ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art
laid down, no feller is come up against us.
9
Hell from beneath is moved for thee
to meet thee at thy coming:
it stirreth up the
dead for thee, even
all the chief ones of the earth;
it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?11 Thy pomp is brought down to the
grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
12 How art thou
fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou
cut down to the ground, which didst weaken
the nations!13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.15 Yet thou shalt be brought down
to hell,to the sides of
the pit.”
