"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled."
The number Ten is set by the Holy Spirit to indicate Satan is under judgment. His curse on the serpent is a clue to us that Satan is similarly under judgment and the necessity of the Son who shall manifest in due time was to uphold the law that is forever settled in the heavens. "Between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." (Ge.3:15). God allowed Adam a free will but was for him to exercise or obey God's commandment. The enmity was purely consequences of his disobedience. God is similarly aware of the nation of Israel and the true state of their heart. The Decalogue was for them to redeem themselves from the curse of the law of sin. God's counsel,"If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.(Ge.4:7). Moses exhorted them"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might./And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart." (De.6:5-6). "But they went a whoring after other gods."(Ju.2:17). It is thus Israel has become Babylon. She has rejected God her husband, "How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow!"(Lam.1:1)
The angel asks, St John, "Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns." The dragon also has the seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns. (12:3)
He has given the beast "his power, and his seat, and great authority." While the dragon's 7 crowns point to his authority is derived from spiritual darkness is heavenly places the beast has merely temporal powers. "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet;"
"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled."
The number Ten is set by the Holy Spirit to indicate Satan is under judgment. His curse on the serpent is a clue to us that Satan is similarly under judgment and the necessity of the Son who shall manifest in due time was to uphold the law that is forever settled in the heavens. "Between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." (Ge.3:15). God allowed Adam a free will but was for him to exercise or obey God's commandment. The enmity was purely consequences of his disobedience. God is similarly aware of the nation of Israel and the true state of their heart. The Decalogue was for them to redeem themselves from the curse of the law of sin. God's counsel,"If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.(Ge.4:7). Moses exhorted them"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might./And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart." (De.6:5-6). "But they went a whoring after other gods."(Ju.2:17). It is thus Israel has become Babylon. She has rejected God her husband, "How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow!"(Lam.1:1)
The angel asks, St John, "Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns." The dragon also has the seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns. (12:3)
He has given the beast "his power, and his seat, and great authority." While the dragon's 7 crowns point to his authority is derived from spiritual darkness is heavenly places the beast has merely temporal powers. "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet;"
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