THE BEAST WITH SEVEN HEADS AND TEN HORNS
Chapter thirteen of Revelation is revealing to us the rise of the Caliphate to political and religious power, It is the beast of Revelation. The Caliphs were also know in history as the Bani-Umayyads. They took over the reins of that religion and corrupted it by giving its followers false information, false teachings.
Then out of the sea I saw a beast rising. It
had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten diadems, and each head a blasphemous
name. Revelation 13 : 1
The sea mentioned in the prophecy, an allegorical description, represents the
people of humanity. So from out of the sea (of humanity) means from the people of humanity. The beast
represents something other than a real beast, It represents a religious system that was taken over by
those who are referred to as being beastly in their daily actions against other people.
We have already discovered in a previous chapter that the seven heads represents seven
dominions. The ten horns of leadership have also being mentioned. The name of blasphemy on the
beast's heads is the misused name of Caliph (Kaliph). That name, a spiritual title, should have been
utilized only by the true leaders of that religion.
Therefore, the writings of Revelation are telling us that it became blasphemous for the Umayyads to
falsely utilize the title of Caliph. Now that the prophecy can be better understood, we can rewrite it so
that we may better understand it literally.
Then out of the people (sea) of humanity I
saw the Bani-Umayyads, the beast of Revelation arising. It had ten kings who followed one another and
who also represents the ten horns. It also had seven dominions, which are the seven heads mentioned.
On its head of leadership were ten crowns, diadems, which represents ten kings. On each of those
crowns, heads, was a blasphemous name, the name of Caliph. Revelation 13 : 1 rewritten for better
comprehension
The following verse is describing to us, symbolically, various ancient empires.
The beast I saw was like a leopard, but its
feet were like a bear's and its mouth like a lion's mouth. The dragon conferred upon it his power and rule,
and great authority. Revelation 13 : 2
The leopard, the bear and the lion are the same ones mentioned by the
prophet Daniel in his prophecies. Many biblical experts will tell you that the leopard represents the
Empire of Alexander the Great ; the bear represents the Empire of Media Persia ; the lion represents the
Empire of Babylonia.
The Umayyads ruled the Empire in prosperity in a similar fashion to Alexander the Great. The
strength of the beast was in Media-Persia. It is represented by the bear but its throne was in
Babylonia, it is represented in the prophecy by the lion.
All of those sayings are very symbolic and very confusing for those of you who may not fully
comprehend spiritual language, allegory. It is a descriptive language that is very strange for us humans
and which has no parallel.
The description of the same beasts is also given to us by the prophet Daniel.
The first was like a Lion but had eagle's
wings. I watched until its wings were plucked off and it was lifted from the ground and made to stand on
two feet like a man; it was also given the mind of a man. Then I saw another, a second beast, like a bear.
It was half crouching and had three ribs in its mouth, between its teeth. The command was given: "up
gorge yourself with flesh." After this as I gazed I saw another, a beast like a leopard with four bird's wings
on its back; this creature had four heads, and it was invested with sovereign power... Daniel 7 : 4-5-6
Revelation continues to describe the beast allegorically.
One of its heads appeared to have received
a death-blow; but the mortal wound was healed. The whole world went after the beast in wondering
admiration. Men worshipped the dragon because he had conferred his authority upon the beast ; they
worshipped the beast also, and chanted, "Who is like the Beast? Who can fight against it?" The beast
was allowed to mouth bombast and blasphemy, and was given the right to reign for forty-two months.
Revelation 13 : 3-4-5
The Bani-Umayyads, who were the Kaliphs of Islam and the beast of
Revelation, were noted for their social injustices and for their luxurious living, dedicating themselves to
the pleasures of the flesh. One of the beast's heads receiving a death blow means that the dynasty was
ended by the new beast, by the Abbasids in 749 AD.
The beastly system actually survived under the Turks and the Abbasids for a period of 1260 lunar
years. We already know that those years are equivalent to 1222 solar years and again it gives us the
year of the spiritual death of that religion which was 1844 (622+1222=1844).
The following formula may be utilized to convert lunar years into solar years. Example: 1260 X
354 = 446 040 which we then divide by 365 = equals 1222 years of our solar calendar.
The encyclopaedia Americana gives us a good historical description of the other beast, the Abbasid
dynasty. The following is a surprisingly good description of that beastly Empire.
Before the mid eight century the Abbasids put themselves at the head of a coalition comprising
Persians, Iraquis, Shi-ites, and other malcontents, all comprising to undermine the Omniad regime. At
the decisive battle of the great Zab (a tributary of the Tigris) the omniad army was crushed and the
Caliph, Marwan II, fled to Egypt where he was slaughtered.
Abu-al-Abba (r.750-754) started a new series of Caliphs, taking his seat in an area which is now
part of Iraq. He assumed the title of al-Saffah (blood shedder), as he intended to rule with an iron hand. It
was however al-Mansur (r.754-775) who firmly established the new throne, chastised the Shi-ites who
expected a lions's share from the Omniad heritage and built for the regime a strongly fortified seat in
Baghdad.
The Persians, on whose military shoulders the Abbasids had climbed to the caliphate, also had to
be removed. Their leader, Abu-Muslin al-Khurasani, was accordingly invited to an interview and was
murdered. Members of the Omniad family were ruthlessly dealt with earlier but one of them the youthful
Abder-Rahman (Abdal-Rahman) escaped in disguise and reached Spain where he established himself
in 756 as an independent ruler. He laid the basis of a rival caliphate, the Omniad of Cordova.
Now for the continuation of this chapter.Abbasids, the second longest lived and most renowned dynasty in Islam. The seat was
Baghdad (750-1258). The name comes from Abba (Al-Abba) eldest uncle of the prophet Mohammed;
hence the claim of the Abbasids to the Caliphate in opposition to their Omniad (Umayyad) predecessors
in Damascus.
It opened its mouth in blasphemy against
God, reviling his name and his heavenly dwelling. It was also allowed to wage war on God's people and
to defeat them, and was granted authority over every tribe and people, language and nation. All on earth
will worship it, except those whose names the Lamb that was slain keeps in his roll of the living, written
there since the world was made. Revelation 13 : 6-7-8
Blasphemy against God represents false teachings, the beastly system of the Umayyads were the ones who did this. This is a continuation of the wars against the people of this world.
Then I saw another beast, which came out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb's but spoke like
a dragon. Revelation 13 : 11Hear, you who have ears to hear! Whoever
is to be made prisoner, a prisoner he shall be. Whoever takes the sword to kill, by the sword he is bound
to be killed. This is where fortitude and faithfulness of God's people have their place.
Revelation 13 : 9-10
The second beast was the Abassid dynasty, its rulers became Turkish rulers
beginning with the year 840 AD. The two horns of leadership mentioned in the prophecy represents the
Caliphs and the Sultans who were badly misguided rulers.
The second beast, the Abassid Empire, replaced the first beast who were the Umayyads. If you
remember correctly, the dragon also represents the leaders who were the false teachers of that religion.
So the meaning of he spoke like a dragon means that he spoke on behalf of the religious teachers. In
other words, the dragon spoke on behalf of the clergy.
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST IS THE NAME OF THE BEAST
Here it is, what everyone has been wanting to know for a long time. Many people have speculated on its meaning without doing any investigation whatsoever. Who is the beast of Revelation whose number is 666? Read on and you too will soon discover the answer to that perplexing question.
It wielded all the authority of the first beast
in its presence, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship this first beast, whose mortal wound had
been healed. It worked great miracles, even making fire come down from heaven to earth before men's
eyes. By the miracles it was allowed to perform in the presence of the beast it deluded the inhabitants of
the earth, and made them erect an image in honour of the beast that had been wounded by the sword
and yet lived. Revelation 13 : 12 to 13 : 14
Verse twelve represents many people of Europe, of the middle east and of Africa. They are those who admired that religion that was now under the leadership of another beast, it was under the leadership of the Abbasids who was the second beast of Revelation. That beast had remarkable technical and scientific skills. In war they utilized gunpowder, burning javelins and burning globes which they could propel over great distances. It explains the meaning of the prophecy saying, "they were making fire come down from heaven."
It was allowed to give breath to the image of
the beast, so that it could speak, and could cause all who would not worship the image to be put to
death. Moreover, it caused everyone, great and small, rich and poor, slave and free, to be branded with a
mark on his right hand or forehead, and no one was allowed to buy or sell unless he bore this beast's
mark, either name or number. Revelation 13 : 15 to 13 : 17
The second beast, the Abbasid dynasty, revived the image of the first beast,
the Umayyad Empire. That beast even murdered some of their own in order to enforce the new regime.
The mark in the right hand, the normal working hand, represents the paying of land and business tax,
khary. The mark in the forehead represents the head tax, jizya, which had to be paid by the non
Moslems. Many non Moslems fled the Moslem controlled areas in order to avoid having to pay that tax.
Trading was forbidden unless you had paid the tax, had the mark, or unless you were a member of
that religion, or unless you were members of that society ; number of his name.
Many people have attempted to identify certain personages in history as
having the number of the beast which is the number 666. The prophecy says that the numerical values
of the letters of the beast are 666. John, who wrote that description, could only be referring to
numerology that utilizes the following numerical system.
John understood the ancient science of numerology and also knew that it was well known in certain
Jewish circles. He decided to utilize it feeling safe that no one would understand the prophecy
concerning the name of the beast until after the occurrence of the prophecy.
Now that we are armed with the equivalent value of the letters of the alphabet, we shall attempt to
uncover the real name of the beast with the utilisation of numerology and without any speculations
whatsoever.
There it is, "dominion of Kaliph", when unsealed becomes the number 666 which is the number
of the beast of Revelation. There is another way in which we can arrive at the same solution. This time
we will utilize both names, both horns of power. We will still arrive at the same solution, at the
mysterious number of the beast which is 666. Here it is.
There it is, the number of the beast, the number 666. The meaning of Caliphs and the Sultans, when
unsealed numerically, become the number 666. Remember what John wrote, he said that anyone who
has intelligence may work out the number of the beast. Therefore, the number had to be numerical. John
utilized numerology which is an ancient and almost forgotten science. One of the greatest riddles of
Revelation has finally been solved, the beast of Revelation has been properly identified.
All the chiefs committed an act of blasphemy in assuming the title of Caliph, which literally means
successor. Therefore, we have to say that there were no true successors to the prophet Mohammed with
the exception of Ali.
It can be mentioned that the twelve Imams of Islam were not bad religious leaders. No, they were
true spiritual teachers. That is the reason why God decided to mention them. They kept the religion alive
with true spiritual teachings until the year 1844 AD. You have already been presented with that Biblical
prophecy mentioning the holy Imans who also sit on thrones of their own in heaven.
In this new Revelation from God we have been told that the twelve Imans of that religion were twelve
of the 24 Elders of Revelation. Eleven of the Apostles of Christ, excluding Judas, plus Mary of Magdala
were the other 12 Elders. Thus, we have arrived at a total of 24 Elders. More explanations about Mary of
Magdala will be given you further down, giving you additional information. She was one of the followers
of Jesus and a Christian teacher herself. I will explain how she was considered to be an apostle after
Judas became a traitor. I strongly suspect that Jesus Christ raised her to the rank of Apostle but
somehow it never got recorded or the first Christian writers may have been strongly chauvinistic and
removed that reference from biblical writings. She was very close to Jesus, to His mother Mary and to the
disciples and Apostles of Christ. Her name is mentioned many times in the writings of many of the
apostles. For more information on the last supper, and on Mary of Magdala, see the "Return" of Christ. It
can be accessed from the welcoming page of this site.
These chapters of Revelation have not been easy to understand, have they? If you wish to know
more concerning that period of history, I suggest that you study the history of the Caliphs and the
Sultans of Islam. Then these chapters will become much easier to digest. God has given us a lot of
information pertaining to that religion. Mainly information concerning its clergy. He wants us to know what
has really happened to that religion and how some of its clergy have led so many people astray. A good
example is what happened in Afghanistan during the past few years, how the clergy and the politicians of
that country attempted to return to dark ages by mis-interpreting the Holy Book known as the Koran and
by enforcing its people to a rigid religious discipline. All religions, that presently exist in our world, have
all made the same mistake. They have misinterpreted their Holy Book and given their followers false
interpretations. They are also enforcing that the followers of that religion accept only the interpretations
which their religious teachers have given them.
The following presentation, chapter seventeen of Revelation, is the judgment of God on the great
whore. She represents certain religious teachers who have given their people false interpretations.
God's
judgment on the great whore - the fall of the great Babylon
Here is the key; and anyone who has
intelligence may work out the number of the beast. The number represents a man's name, and the
numerical value of its letters is six hundred and sixty-six. Revelation 13 : 18
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