by Prisca | 22 June 2022 08:46 am06
Praise be to the name of our Savior Jesus Christ forever!
Let us reflect deeply on the Scriptures today as we explore the three principal demonic offices active in the world according to biblical prophecy.
Revelation 16:13-14 (NIV)
“Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are spirits of demons performing signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.”
This passage identifies three distinct but connected demonic agents:
Together, these three form the core of Satan’s kingdom on Earth, with Satan as the head (cf. Ephesians 6:12).
The Dragon’s main work is described as trying to devour the “child” (Christ) and by extension, all who are born again in Christ. This reveals Satan’s ongoing opposition to God’s redemptive plan.
Revelation 12:3-5 (NIV)
“Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who ‘will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.’ And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.”
The “woman” here symbolizes God’s people (Israel and the Church, cf. Revelation 12:17), and the “male child” is Christ. Satan’s hatred of Christ manifests in his attempt to kill Him (Herod’s massacre, Matthew 2:16) and persecute the church (1 Peter 5:8).
Today, the Dragon still wages spiritual warfare against believers, opposing holiness and the expansion of Christ’s kingdom.
Revelation 12:17 (NIV)
“Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.”
This war manifests in spiritual opposition, persecution, and temptation against the faithful.
The Beast represents a satanically empowered political system that opposes God’s kingdom and persecutes the saints. Historically, it parallels great empires hostile to God (Babylon, Medo Persia, Greece, Rome).
Daniel 7:7-8 (NIV) and Revelation 13:1-2 (NIV) provide background on this beast with “ten horns” symbolizing kingdoms and rulers.
Revelation 13:8 (NIV)
“All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.”
This beast will force global worship and economic control, including the infamous mark of the Beast (666). Those who resist face severe persecution (Revelation 13:15-17).
The system is closely tied to the city of Rome (symbolized in prophecy as the “Great City,” Revelation 17:9-18), and its power will rise again in the end times with unprecedented global influence.
The False Prophet is the religious counterpart to the Beast’s political power. His role is to deceive the world with signs and wonders, directing worship toward the Beast and his image.
1 John 2:18 (NIV)
“Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.”2 Thessalonians 2:6-9 (NIV)
“And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan, displaying all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders.”
Revelation 13:12-18 (NIV) describes the False Prophet’s ability to perform miraculous signs, enforce worship of the Beast, and impose the mark on humanity.
At the end of the age, these three demonic offices will unite to oppose God’s people and gather all nations for the final battle Armageddon (Revelation 16:16). Jesus Christ will return to defeat them and establish His millennial kingdom (Revelation 19:11-21; 20:1-6).
The rapture could happen at any moment (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). The signs are fulfilled, and the systems of the Beast and False Prophet are rising.
Repent, turn to Jesus sincerely, and follow Him faithfully. Take up your cross and live in holiness, for the trumpet could sound at any moment.
May the Lord richly bless you.
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