Another erroneous portrayal of the wild beast.

by Yadirf 38 Replies latest jw friends

  • Yadirf
    Yadirf

    Above is a picture whereby the scarlet beast of Revelation 17 is portrayed, with the harlot aboard. (I found it somewhere on the Internet on Friday.) Notice the horns ... the manner in which they are presented as being shared by all but one of the seven heads. Four heads are shown having 2 horns (= 8 horns), two heads have one horn each (= a total of 10 horns), and the other head, sort of behind the woman's arm, is void of any horns.

    Now the WTS on the other hand presents the beast as having three heads with two horns each, and four heads with one horn each. (Note pictures below.)

    Of course both representations are wrong. All ten horns belong to only one of the seven heads, namely the seventh.

    I think it's interesting to note that the picture here presents things the EXACT opposite to the way it really is. In other words it shows that all but one head has horns, while the truth is that there is only one head that has horns -- or said another way, all the heads but one have NO horns.

    It's no surprise to me that one is able to find a picture such as this produced by Christendom whereby the very OPPOSITE of the truth is presented, particularly in view of the Bible's revelation regarding her source/beginnings. -- Matthew 13:24-30.

    She, Christendom, the product of the seed sown by Satan, teaches the very opposite of the truth with regards to these several things which immediately come to my mind:

    1) The mortality of the human soul.

    2) The identity of Michael being Jesus.

    3) Jesus is not part of a so-called "Trinity".

    4) Only a limited, specified number are to go to heaven (144,000).

    5) God never abandoned his original plan of a paradise earth.

    6) "No part of the world" means no participation in wars, politics, worldly holidays/celebrations, etc.

    7) True Christians do no practice interfaith.

    8) I'm too sleepy to continue thinking. Goodnight. In reality, "good morning". It's nearing 2:00 A.M. here. My how tyme flyz!

    Yadurdy

    Daniel 11:35 ... a KEY prophecy that must be fulfilled before the "time of the end" gets underway.

  • Yadirf
    Yadirf
    It's nearing 2:00 A.M. here.

    I meant to say 3:00 A.M. instead of 2:00 A.M.

    "Pay attention to the little things, and you might the big things right." -- Me.

  • Yadirf
    Yadirf
    "Pay attention to the little things, and you might the big things right." -- Me.

    I left out the word "get". C'mon Simon, fix the cotton pickin' thing soze weze can edit!

  • refiners fire
    refiners fire

    You are very impressed with your own cleverness in compiling this post arent you?
    Justifiably, of course.
    Its a real nice post.
    Lots of Lovely red in it.

  • Yadirf
    Yadirf

    refiners fire

    You didn't notice the GREEN also?

    I'm somewhat disenchanted with you, RF.

  • jerome
    jerome
    Of course both representations are wrong.

    Is this independant thinking?

    The Bible is a two edged sword wield it for evil and it you may get hurt.

  • Yadirf
    Yadirf

    jerome

    "Independant thinking"? Whatever you wish to call it, it's scriptural. See Daniel 11:35.

  • refiners fire
    refiners fire

    Hey Yadirf!
    looking at Revelation 17 verse 12...
    you appear to be RIGHT
    The ten horns spring up together at the final stanza.
    They are certainly no part of at least 5 of the heads.

  • LittleToe
    LittleToe

    This is an excellent pickup!!!

    You lose points for posting in the wrong section, though. This should be in bible research.
    It may seem a bit pedantic, but if stuff got posted in the right sections it would save a lot of time seaching!

    Now I'm gonna dive back in my hole, and re-read those passages of Revelation, again.

  • Yadirf
    Yadirf

    RF

    [quote]They are certainly no part of at least 5 of the heads.

    I think that when a person considers verses 10 and 12 together it becomes quite clear that the 10 horns are completely irrelevant to the first 6 heads. It really amazes me that people can't grasp this point.

    Notice that verse 10 speaks of the 7th head/king as not having arrived yet, as of John's day (the first century).

    Then, even as you've already called attention to, verse 12 speaks of ALL 10 horns as having not yet received a kingdom, as of John's day also.

    With both texts in view it's seems so very obvious that the 10 horns fit into the same time frame as does the 7th[/b] head.

    Yadirf

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