Who Was The Beast Of The Book Of Revelation?

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vāticinium ex ēventū (Classical Latin: [wäːt̪ɪˈkɪnɪ.ʊ̃ˑ ɛks eːˈwɛn̪t̪uː], "prophecy from the event") or post eventum ("after the event") is a technical theological or historiographical term referring to a prophecy written after the author already had information about the events being "foretold". The text is written so as to appear that the prophecy had taken place before ...

 

[Plow Boy]

The book of Revelation is a letter that tells you exactly who the audience is and when it will happen... SOON within a generation which is 40 years.

Nero did have the power to control buying and selling.. The whole Roman Empire had to use Roman coin.

What mark did Nero impose? I context, all of America uses the dollar, not a mark: no where in the World is a physical mark used, instead of money.

Once it is used, the dollar won’t be needed. No kind of money will be needed, since the mark will be a universal means of ID, for buying and selling.

Nero was a maniac who was chased from office, if I remember correctly.

 

[Colin norris]

Who Was The Beast Of the Book Of Revelation?
Short Answer: Nero Caesar.
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{The following was taken from
He Shall Have Dominion.
by Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry Jr.
It is not a word for word quote but the substance of this below
is Dr. Gentry's. I typed it in. It is not on the web. Footnote at
the bottom}
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Who Was The Beast Of Revelation?
The Beast is a well known Christian Eschatological character.
Premillennialists incorrectly believe that the Beast is to appear
in the future. This is false. The Beast was a 1st Century character
that appeared in the 1st Century and will never appear again in
human history.

The Apostle John wrote the book of Revelation.

The Time Of The Beast.
John clearly expects his prophesied events to take
place in his day, the 1st Century.

John writes:
"The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave
him to show his servants what must soon take place."
Revelation 1:1

"Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the
prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near"
Revelation 22:10

"must soon take place"
"the time is near"

In light of Revelation's significance to its first-century
audience, the Beast must be someone relevant to
that first-century audience.

"The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave
him to show his servants what must soon take place.
He made it known by sending his angel to his servant
John, who testifies to everything he saw—that is,
the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of
this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it
and take to heart what is written in it, because the
time is near." Revelation 1:1-4

“Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the
seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
Rev. 1:11
{these were churches of the 1st century that received
this letter of Revelation}

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Revelation 13 presents the Beast as a horrible and
powerful foe attempting to destroy God's people.

Sometimes Revelation presents the Beast as a
kingdom and sometimes as an individua leader
of that kingdom.

In some places the Beast has seven heads which
are seven kings collectively considered.

In Revelation 13:1 John notes that he saw a Beast
coming up out of the sea having 10 horns and
seven heads.
Revelation 17:10 specifically says that the seven
heads represent seven kings.

Thus the Beast is presented as a kingdom.
But kingdoms have representatives. This is why
John also speaks of the Beast as an individual.

John urges his readers to calculate the number of
the Beast which is the number of a man Revelation
13:18

The Beast's General Identity is the first-century
Roman Empire and NOT a "revived Roman Empire"
as imagined by Dispensationalism.

According to Revelation 17:9 the Beast's seven heads
represent "seven mountains." The seven mountains
symbolize Rome. Rome is the one city in history
distinguished and recognized by its seven
mountains.

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The Beast's Specific Identify.
The Beast in his personal identity is Nero Caesar. He
and he alone fits the bill as the personal and specific
expression of the Beast. This vile character fulfills all
the requirements of the text of Revelation.

First the number of the Beast. In Revelation 13:18
the number of the Beast is 666. The usefulness of
this number lies in the fact that in the first-century
alphabets serve as both phonetic symbols and
as arithmetical values. Significantly a common
spelling of Nero Caesar's name is Nrwn Qsr,
which provides the numerical value of 666

Second the Textual Variant. See Dr. Gentry's
book for this explanation. Page 381

Third the Beastly Image.
Revelation 13 both calls and portrays the one
behind the 666 riddle as a "beast.". The term
"beast" can easily symbolize persons with a
beastly nature. Almost all scholars agree that
Nero Caesar possessed a beastly nature.. Nero
Caesar is even hated and feared by his own
countrymen, as ancient Roman historians agree.
The pagan writer Apollinius of Tyana, a
contemporary of Nero Caesar, calls him a
"beast."

Fourth, the war with the saints.
John's Beast will make war with the saints
and overcome them.{Rev. 13:7} In fact
Nero Caesar conducts a blasphemous war
with the saints for a specific period of 42 months {Rev. 13:5}
Nero begins his persecution of Christians in A.D. 64.
The persecution finally ends when Nero Caesar dies
on June 8, A.D.68 forty-two months later, but for a few days.
{Point of interest: Nero's own end comes by the sword.}

Conclusion: The Beast of Revelation was the beastly
Nero Caesar of the 1st Century.

Source
He Shall Have Dominion
by Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry Jr.
pages 379 - 381

Mills and boon are always interested in fictional short stories. That's a doozy.

 

[surada]

What mark did Nero impose? I context, all of America uses the dollar, not a mark: no where in the World is a mark used.

Once it is used, the dollar won’t be needed. No kind of money will be needed, since the mark will be a universal means of ID, for buying and selling.

Its history not future. The Roman coins had the image of Caesar on them which was very offensive to the Jews. But, you couldn't buy or sell unless you used Roman money.

What sort of church taught you futuristic BS?

 

[surada]

Mills and boon are always interested in fictional short stories. That's a doozy.

That's just history.. nothing supernatural.

 

[Colin norris]

That's just history.. nothing supernatural.

It's history recorded in a 2000 year old book. Not one verifiable fact in it. What is supernatural is your silly God.

 

[Plow Boy]

???? What does the map have to do with anything? The Mark will be universal, and not localized to a brief Bible map.

 

[surada]

???? What does the map have to do with anything? The Mark will be universal, and not localized to a brief Bible map.

The Roman coins were used throughout the Roman Empire, but the Jews were seriously offended by the graven image.

The map? Christians fled the tribulation by moving to Pella according to the Bible.

 

[surada]

It's history recorded in a 2000 year old book. Not one verifiable fact in it. What is supernatural is your silly God.

Ancient Roman coins are quite plentiful. What is fictional about the coins?

 

[Plow Boy]

The Roman coins were used throughout the Roman Empire, but the Jews were seriously offended by the graven image.

The map? Christians fled the tribulation by moving to Pella according to the Bible.

Tell me, when did Nero call down fire from Heaven, in the sight of men.

Revelation 13 NIV

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[surada]

Tell me, when did Nero call down fire from Heaven, in the sight of men.

Revelation 13 NIV

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You tell me.

 

[Plow Boy]

You tell me.

He didn’t, because he could not, since he didn’t have the power.

 

[surada]

He didn’t, because he could not, since he didn’t have the power.

They say Nero burned Rome. Why did you bring it up if you knew he didn't call down fire from the sky?

Nero was the beast of Revelation because of the Roman occupation and his cruel persecutions. Your religious training is very backwards. What church do you belong to?

 

[Plow Boy]

They say Nero burned Rome. Why did you bring it up if you knew he didn't call down fire from the sky?

Nero was the beast of Revelation because of the Roman occupation and his cruel persecutions. Your religious training is very backwards. What church do you belong to?

I didn’t ask you if he burned Rome, I asked you if he called fire down from Heaven. The Anti Christ and False Prophet will do that together as one.

Nero died by suicide, and that does not correlate with Revelation.

 

[surada]

I didn’t ask you if he burned Rome, I asked you if he called fire down from Heaven. The Anti Christ and False Prophet will do that together as one.

Nero died by suicide, and that does not correlate with Revelation.

LOLOL.. The Beast of Revelation is NOT the false prophet or the antiChrist.

Nero tried to kill himself and needed assistance.. They didn't have telex in those days so news spread slowly and was rife with rumors. The people of Palestine feared Nero would return with an army of Pathians. Your church must have an illiterate pastor.

 

[surada]

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Today on June 9, 68 CE, Nero, perhaps the most infamous emperor of Rome, committed suicide after thirteen years of tyrannical rule.

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Apr 11, 2020 · Nero Commits Suicide As His Enemies Closed In. Today on June 9, 68 CE, Nero, perhaps the most infamous emperor of Rome, committed suicide after thirteen years of tyrannical rule. At the age of 13, Nero was adopted by the reigning-emperor Claudius (his great-uncle), who subsequently named him as his sole successor to the throne. On October 14, 54, the Roman Senate proclaimed Nero as the …

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Emperor Nero’s Death & The Curious Case Of The Pseudo Neros

In 68 CE, Nero, the notorious Emperor, was forced to commit suicide. Nero’s death sparked a sequence of imposters that kept emerging for up to a generation after his passing.

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Jun 08, 2021 · In 68 CE, Nero, the notorious Emperor, was forced to commit suicide. Nero’s death sparked a sequence of imposters that kept emerging for up to a generation after his passing. Jun 8, 2021 • By Colin J Campbell, MLitt in Ancient History, BA Ancient History & Civilization.

 

[surada]

Suetonius on Nero's Suicide - Bible History

Suetonius on Nero's Suicide

Study Tools. Timelines & Charts. Contents | Index Suetonius on Nero's Suicide Finally, when his companions unanimously insisted on his trying to escape from the miserable fate threatening him, he ordered them to dig a grave at once, and then collect any pieces of marble that they could find and fetch wood and water for the disposal of the corps.

 

[sparky]

revelations, much like genesis , is a grand metaphor......

~S~

 

[Plow Boy]

Nero Commits Suicide | Roman Empire | History On This …

Nero Commits Suicide | Roman Empire | History On This Day

Today on June 9, 68 CE, Nero, perhaps the most infamous emperor of Rome, committed suicide after thirteen years of tyrannical rule.

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Apr 11, 2020 · Nero Commits Suicide As His Enemies Closed In. Today on June 9, 68 CE, Nero, perhaps the most infamous emperor of Rome, committed suicide after thirteen years of tyrannical rule. At the age of 13, Nero was adopted by the reigning-emperor Claudius (his great-uncle), who subsequently named him as his sole successor to the throne. On October 14, 54, the Roman Senate proclaimed Nero as the …

Emperor Nero’s Death & The Curious Case Of The Pseudo …

Emperor Nero’s Death & The Curious Case Of The Pseudo Neros

In 68 CE, Nero, the notorious Emperor, was forced to commit suicide. Nero’s death sparked a sequence of imposters that kept emerging for up to a generation after his passing.

www.thecollector.com

Jun 08, 2021 · In 68 CE, Nero, the notorious Emperor, was forced to commit suicide. Nero’s death sparked a sequence of imposters that kept emerging for up to a generation after his passing. Jun 8, 2021 • By Colin J Campbell, MLitt in Ancient History, BA Ancient History & Civilization.

You are lecturing me about Nero, and simply put, he could never be the AntI Christ. There is a litany of things in Revelation that Anti Christ will do, and you can’t point to one thing that Nero did that fulfilled anything.

 

[surada]

You are lecturing me about Nero, and simply put, he could never be the AntI Christ. There is a litany of things in Revelation that Anti Christ will do, and you can’t point to one thing that Nero did that fulfilled anything.

Nobody is claiming Nero is the AntiChrist.

The only place that the word antichrist ever appears in Scripture is 1 John and 2 John. In context, it is referring to the apostasy that was happening when John wrote those two small letters in the first century.