Deuteronomy 13
- If a prophet or a seer says to go after other gods the people shouldn't listen to him.
- God uses this false prophet to test His people to see if they love Him.
- The people should follow God comandments and stay close to Him.
- That false prophet should be put to death because he taught rebellion.
- They shall "purge evil from their midst.
- If your family, wife, or friends tempt you to serve other gods, you shouldn't listen to them.
- These deceitful friends and family members shall be exposed and killed.
- He shall be stoned for trying to steer others away from God.
- Israel's response will be to fear and never turn to other idols again.
- If there are people in the cities they will overthrow who try to persuade them to turn from God, then the inhabitants of the city and its cattle shall be killed with the sword.
- They should inquire, make search, and ask diligently to see if people are turning the Israelites from God.
- The whole city's belongings shall be gathered and burned as a burnt offering to God.
- They shouldn't rebuild a city in that place.
- None of their gods devoted things shall be taken so that God can respond to them with mercy and not anger.
- God wants to show mercy and multiply them.
- He will do this if they obey His commandments and do what is right.
Isaiah 31
- Woe to those who go down to Egypt.
- They are trusting in chariots and horsemen because they are many.
- But they don't consult God.
- God is wise and brings disaster and won't take back His words.
- God will be against evildoers and those who help bring iniquity.
- The Egyptians are merely men of flesh, not spirit
- God will stretch out His hand and make the helper (Egyptians) and the helped (those running to Egypt) perish together.
- They will be terrified like a lion who many shepherds come out to scare away.
- The Lord will protect, deliver, spare, and rescue Jerusalem.
- They should turn to God, not the Egyptians for help.
- They have deeply revolted and made idols of gold and silver which were made sinfully.
- The Assyrians shall fall by the sword of God, not of man.
- The Assyrians shall be put in God's furnace which is Israel.
- Those who hear what God has done will give attention.
- The heart of the hasty will understand and the speech of the stammerer will be distinct.
- The noble and honorable will become fools.
- The fool = speaking folly, busy with iniquity and ungodliness, uttering errors about God.
- This leaves the fools hungry and thirsty.
- The evil doer = devices evil, plans wicked things, ruins the poor by lying about them.
- The noble one = does noble things and stands because of them.
Revelations 13
The First Beast = rose out of the sea with 10 horns, 7 heads, and 10 crowns, and blasphemous names on each head.
- Looked like a leopard with bear's feet, a lion's mouth.
- The dragon gave this beast his power and throne and authority.
- One of its heads seemed to be mortally wounded but it was healed and the world marveled.
- They worshipped the dragon for giving up his power and the beast because he seemed to have unbeatable power.
- The beast spoke blasphemous words against God and heaven for 42 months.
- The beast was also allowed to make war and defeat the saints.
- Everyone on earth whose name was not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb worshipped the beast.
- Anyone to be taken captive or killed, that's what happened to them.
The Second Beast = rose out of the earth, with two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
- It makes the whole earth worship the first beast.
- It performed great signs including making fire come from heaven.
- With these miracles in convinced the whole world to make an idol of the first beast.
- The second beast gave the image (idol) the ability to speak and even slay those who wouldn't worship it.
- This idol causes all to wear the mark of the beast on their right hand or forehead.
- No one could buy or sell without this mark.
- Why shouldn't anyone calculate the number of the beast?
- Why did John tell us the number then of 666?
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