(Rev 13:1-4) And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

VIII. The Deployment of 3 simultaneous events

proper A. The proper order of the last events

(Rev 13:1-4) And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

PergamosPergamos 1.Rapture of the Church 2.Ramifications of the rapture 3.Rise of a False Savior (1st half of the Trib. 4.Rage of Destruction (2nd Half of the Trib.) 42 months 3 ½ years 1260 days Based on a biblical calendar year (360 days) 5.Removal of Satan from heaven 6.Resurrection of Judas NOTESNOTES

B. The Personifying of Satan

and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority (Rev 13:1-4) And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

(The event that takes place in the heavens) Rev. 12:3-16

PergamosPergamos 1.The Identification of the Dragon NOTESNOTES

(Rev 12:3) And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. (Rev 12:9) And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

PergamosPergamos 1.The Identification of the Dragon 2.The Activities of Satan NOTESNOTES

Satan (Job 1:6-7) Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Job 2:1-2) Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

(Rev 12:10) And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

PergamosPergamos 1.The Identification of the Dragon 2.The Activities of Satan 3. The War in Heaven NOTESNOTES

(Rev 12:7-9) And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

PergamosPergamos 1.The Identification of the Dragon 2.The Activities of Satan 3.The War in Heaven 4.The Tragedy for the Earth 5.The Running to the Mountain NOTESNOTES

C. The Phenomenon of the Beast

The event that takes place on earth (Rev. 13:3-5)

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed (Rev 13:3-5) And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

PergamosPergamos 1.The wounding of the False Savior NOTESNOTES

to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live (Rev 13:14) And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

PergamosPergamos 1.The wounding of the False Savior 2.The wonder of the world NOTESNOTES

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healedall the world wondered after the beast (Rev 13:3-5) And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect (Mat 24:24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

PergamosPergamos 1.The wounding of the False Savior 2.The wonder of the world 3.The time frame of the event NOTESNOTES

given unto him to continue forty and two months (Rev 13:3-5) And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

PergamosPergamos 1.The wounding of the False Savior 2.The wonder of the world 3.The time frame of the event 4.The Abomination of Desolation NOTESNOTES

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemi (Rev 13:3-5) And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

(Rev 13:15) And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

(Mat 24:15-22) When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

D. The Return of Perdition

The events that take place under the earth (Rev. 11:7 & 9:1-11)

PergamosPergamos 1.The context of Rev. 11 NOTESNOTES

a thousand two hundred and threescore days (Rev 11:3) And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit (Rev 11:7) And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

PergamosPergamos 1.The context of Rev The Beast of the bottomless pit (Rev 9) NOTESNOTES

(Rev 9:11) And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. These are both transliterated words meaning “Perdition”

PergamosPergamos 1.The context of Rev The Beast of the bottomless pit (Rev 9) 3.The term Perdition NOTESNOTES

(2Th 2:2-3) That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled (Joh 17:12) While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

PergamosPergamos 1.The context of Rev The Beast of the bottomless pit (Rev 9) 3.The term Perdition 4.Judas NOTESNOTES

one of you is a devil And after the sop Satan entered into him (Joh 6:70-71) Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. (Joh 13:21-27) …And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.

that he might go to his own place (Act 1:24-25) And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

(Mat 25:41) Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

PergamosPergamos 5.Tying it together The same time that Satan is removed from heaven The same time the Anti-Christ is fatally wounded The same time the Jews run to the mountains The same time Moses and Elijah witness The same time Judas returns to the Earth The same time the Antichrist will be Satan incarnated The same time the Antichrist will be Judas reincarnated NOTESNOTES