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Another Look At Revelation 13
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Once
we know the identity of the apostate system, we can go
back and take another look at Revelation 13 with more
understanding. The beast of the sea represents a later
development of the Roman Empire after
the Dragon of chapter 12. At the end
of the fifth century the western section
of the Roman Empire began breaking up
and was divided into 10 barbaric nations
(the 10 horns of v. 1). The seven heads
(v.1) represent seven forms of government*
which ruled the empire throughout its
existence. The sixth form of government
(the sixth head), which was Roman Imperialism,
was wounded (v.3) when the Gothic people
captured and ruled the empire from about
490-530 AD. This "mortal wound" was
healed when the Goths were overthrown
and a Roman Emperor again took the throne.
At that time, the military power of the
empire (the dragon), which was centered
in Constantinople, gave its authority
(v.4) to the new Roman Emperor. *Horae Apocalypticae, Vol.
111, pp. 106-107.
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