So when he discovers the park ranger installing a sign that reads “DON’T FEED THE BEAR,” he’s displeased and puts up his own: “DON’T FEED THE RANGER.” As a result, campers with pie, ice cream, and soda feed neither one. Portly, brown Bear lives in a park and loves campers’ leftovers. This is the imitation of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection as well.In this children’s picture book, a park ranger and a bear each warn tourists not to feed the other. Here the beast receives a deadly wound but is healed. At the end of the 3 ½ days they stood on their feet and ascended into heaven. At this point in time the 2 witnesses of God had laid dead in the streets of Jerusalem for some 3 ½ days. Satan’s strategy is to deceive the world. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?" Rev 13:3-4 (NASB) “I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. The Devil now gives his son the beast – his limited power – his worldly throne – and his limited authority. God the father gave his Son Jesus – all power – his throne – his authority. The Unholy Trinity is the Dragon, the Anti-Christ, and the False Prophet who will be mentioned later in the chapter. Some folks deny what we call the Holy Trinity but the Scriptures clearly teach the three persons of the God head. The Holy Trinity is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The reason he titles this chapter “The Unholy Trinity” is because you find the dragon and two beasts. One commentary titles Chapter 13 as “The Unholy Trinity”. He is identified with the dragon.Ģ Th 2:8-9 (NASB) “Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,” (4) He receives from the dragon – 2 Thess 2:8-10 A leopard is a fast sleek animal, a bear is a powerful vicious animal and lion has mouth that devours. He has the body of a leopard, the feet of a bear, and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.” And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. Rev 13:1-2 (NASB) “And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. His kingdom and power becomes less and less as God’s power and kingdom become more and more. He is cast down under the earth – later he will be cast down into hell. If you will recall last week the dragon (Satan) is cast out of heaven. (a) The dragon stood on the sand of the seashore – v.1 The chapter and verse divisions came about later and sometimes the divisions occur in less than perfect places. The “I” here is not JOHN but rather the Devil or the dragon. In the King James the second word of this verse is the word “I.” Actually this word here is best tied to the last verse of Chapter 12. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names.” Rev 13:1 (NASB) “And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. The Measuring Rod – The Two Witnesses – The Seventh Trumpet Sounds – Rev 11 Sounding of the Fifth and Sixth Trumpets – Rev 9 The Lamb Opens The Seventh Seal – Rev 8į. Things Which Are – The Church Age – Rev 2-3Ĭ. The Revelation Of Jesus Christ – Chapter 13