The Mark of the Beast Empire
The Holy Scriptures were intentionally written in a way so that the impure in heart could read and not understand, but the pure in heart would be able to understand, and through much patience and deep study, with prayer, decipher the hidden secrets within. This is certainly true of Scriptures relating to salvation and is even more true with prophetic Scriptures.
This is abundantly true of the subject of the “mark of the beast,'' as mentioned in Revelation 13. In order to understand who are these beast empires, we must learn of the historical kingdoms that were before them and how all the kingdoms related to the people of Yah who are called by His name. I will show just how each of these kingdoms related to the people of Yah and how that applies to the beast kingdoms that would stay in power until the return of Yeshua Hamashiach [Yeshua the Messiah] to establish his kingdom upon the Earth.
I've noticed in my communication with other people that those who are unwilling or unready to study these kingdoms (which represent man's futile attempts to govern himself) to look at them in both their Scriptural and historical settings usually find books like this of little interest.
After both Northern and Southern Israel were taken into captivity and there was no longer a king of David’s offspring sitting upon the throne and ruling over her as set-apart people, a long time period of exile came upon the people of Yah. In exile, one kingdom or another would rule over them until the return of Yeshua. The first of these kingdoms was Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar was its first king to rule over the people of Yah. This King had a dream in which all of the main kingdoms that would rule over the people of Yah were represented.
We will start with this dream and Daniel's interpretation thereof:
This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
Daniel 2:32
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the Elohym of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
Daniel 2:37-38
This head of gold which represents Babylon is also likened to a lion:
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
Daniel 7:4
Yah used Babylon to bring His people into captivity and to rule over them with an iron hand, yet the Medes and the Persians conquered Babylon. It is also important to take into account the fact that Babylon fell in one day, and the Medes and the Persians began to reign as the new rulers of the ancient world and over the people of Yah, leaving no time lapse between kingdoms. It was one of their kings, Cyrus, who wrote the decree allowing the Jewish people to return back to their ancient homeland, to build the walls of Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple, thus the Medes and the Persians were instrumental in allowing the people of Yah to serve Him in Jerusalem but still remain under foreign domination. Prophetically, they are:
This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, - Daniel 2:32
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. - Daniel 2:39
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. - Daniel 7:5
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. - Daniel 8:4
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. - Daniel 8:20
Thus, we have this second kingdom identified in Scripture as the kingdom of Media and Persia. The two horns of Daniel 8:3, 4 represent the joint kingdoms of the Medes and the Persians with one king between them. They had a policy of religious tolerance as long as it did not threaten their kingdom; then in 538 B.C., King Cyrus signed a decree allowing the Jews to begin returning to Jerusalem, then Darius I allowed the temple to be rebuilt, which was completed in 515 B.C.; then in 445 B.C., Artaxerxes I allowed the walls to be rebuilt around Jerusalem. The Medes and the Persians reigned for 227 years from 558 B.C. to 331 B.C., when a king from Greece, Alexander the Great, came. His coming is prophesied in scripture, thus:
This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, - Daniel 2:32
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. - Daniel 2:39
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. - Daniel 7:6
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. - Daniel 8:5
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. - Daniel 8:8
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. - Daniel 8:21
The Greek king, Alexander the Great, conquered the Medes and the Persians around 331 B.C. Shortly thereafter he died, leaving no heir old enough to take the throne. Therefore, Alexander's four main generals divided up the empire into four parts:
Greece
Syria
Egypt
Babylon
This divided kingdom brought much war and bloodshed, and the time was very uncertain for the Jews in Jerusalem. At times, they would be ruled by the Egyptian king; at other times they would be ruled by the Syrian king. Some kings were tolerant while others were religiously intolerant to the extreme. The Syrian king, Antiochus, became the first abomination of desolation in 167 B.C. by offering swine on the altar in Jerusalem and by placing an idol in the Most Holy Place in the temple in Jerusalem.
It is plain to see that these kingdoms all affected the called-out people of Yah, and that one gained its preeminence by destroying the kingdom before it. Thus, there was no time lapse at all between these kingdoms. The fourth kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar's dream is not given a specific name. Because so many descriptions are given of it, one would have to be historically illiterate to not be able to see exactly what system of government these prophecies are referring to. That these kingdoms are to continue on the earth with no lapse or Interruption of the reigns is made abundantly clear as follows:
And in the days of these kings shall the Elohim of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great Elohim hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. - Daniel 2:44-45
I beheld till the thrones [of these man-made kingdoms] were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Dan 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. - Daniel 7:9-10
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. - Daniel 7:13-14
I beheld, and the same horn [the fourth beast kingdom] made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. - Daniel 7:21-22
So, this fourth kingdom has to destroy Alexander's divided Greek Empire, especially the Syrian and the Egyptian empires; then it must continue on earth in one form or another until the return of Yeshua Hamashiach to earth to set up his kingdom over the whole earth, forever. To simplify this, all we have to do is find out who destroyed the Syrian and Egyptian dynasties.
The Syrian and the Egyptian dynasties are important in prophecy due to their respective influence and control over Jerusalem during the years of their turbulent histories.
After Rome crowned Julius Cæsar as their dictator around 50 B.C., he marched his army through Syria, Jerusalem and Egypt, setting up puppet governments in each. By this time in history, Rome had already conquered the Greeks. Thus, Rome, and Rome alone, can claim title as this fourth beast empire.
While it is true that the Parthians did take over the Greek dynasty that was established for a short time in Babylon, they continued to rule over eastern Asia until about 227 AD. The Persians took over when the Parthian dynasty collapsed. It is also certain that they never took control over Jerusalem and kept control over it. Neither did they destroy the Syrian or the Egyptian dynasties as Rome had. Rome inherited the right to rule over the set apart people of Yah. Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, did not spread his message until 571 through 632 AD; which was hundreds of years after the destruction of the third kingdom.
In fact, no other historical world empire can lay claim to destroying the remnants of the Greek Empire as Rome had. But the prophecy gives us many more clues than this. In fact, these prophecies are quite detailed and very involved so we will cover them all one at a time, from Daniel 2:40-43:
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
To understand this fourth kingdom and how it relates to the set-apart people of Yah, we must understand exactly who or what is this potter's clay. The following verses will make it abundantly clear:
We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. - Isaiah 63:19
But now, O יהוה, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. - Isaiah 64:8
O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith יהוה. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. - Jeremiah 18:6
Thus, the potter's clay was Israel, who had been set apart as the people of Yah, by having the name of יהוה called over them by the priest. (Numbers 6:23-27, Deuteronomy 28:10). Yah used the iron to break up the clay so that He could mold them and shape them in His image. However, the clay, while in the process of being mixed up, became mixed in with the iron, which was breaking it up. In this interesting drama, the fourth kingdom, in fact, was the only kingdom referred to simply as “the beast”. Let us continue reading in Daniel 7:7:
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue [the remainder of the people of Yah in Jerusalem] with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Now, we know why it was only the feet and toes of Nebuchadnezzar's dream that was mixed with iron and clay. For the Roman “Beast” Empire stamped the remainder of the people of Yah who still were left remaining in Jerusalem in 70 AD with its feet scattering them all over the Roman Empire. Thus, the Messianic Jews (those Jews believing in Yeshua) clung to the Roman Empire as it clung to them. These verses are twofold, for they speak of the physical intermixing of the bloodlines of the Jewish people and the Nations throughout the Roman Empire and the spiritual mixture of the potter's clay [Jewish Christianity] with the iron of the religion of the people of the Roman Empire. Out of this mixture we should see an assembly that called itself “Christian”, yet it had mixed paganism into its worship of Messiah.
Daniel is not the first prophet who told how the physical seed of Israel would become mixed with the peoples of the Beast Empire, for it is written in Jeremiah 31:27:
Behold, the days come, saith יהוה, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man [the natural seed of Israel], and with the seed of beast [all the people of the Roman beast Empire].
The Roman Empire [“the Beast”] exercised rulership over all of southern Europe and northern Africa and all the lands adjoined to the eastern Mediterranean Sea. These prophecies are mainly concerned with these groups of people. (Many other prophecies are more general and speak of both houses of Judah and Israel [Ephraim], being scattered all over the world.
The above prophecies are giving us a more limited picture in order to show the vile relationship between the people of Yah and those of the Beast Empire [Rome].
According to Daniel's prophecy, only four kingdoms will arise upon the face of the earth, before the return of Yeshua to the earth to establish His kingdom, for it is written in Daniel 2:44-45:
And in the days of these kings shall the Elohym of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great Elohym hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Why is so much attention given to certain details of this fourth Beast Empire? It is in order that the people of Yah can understand how and why this fourth kingdom must continue until Yeshua returns, in some form or another. Therefore, we continue reading in Daniel 7:8:
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
And verses 20 through 21:
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
Daniel seeks more information about this little horn that springs up out of the fourth Beast Empire, which prevails against the saints, and the angel gives a few more clues:
Verses 23 through 25:
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they [the saints] shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
So, a little horn springs out of this fourth Roman beast kingdom, which exercises its authority to the point of removing three kingdoms in its midst, and continues intermixing the iron with clay, even to the point of changing the appointed times and the laws of Yah. A certain time frame is given in which this little horn has to rule over the people of Yah.
This little horn is diverse or different from other kingdoms, either by its ability to deceive the people of Yah, causing them to forsake the appointed times and the laws of Yah, or by the length of time they are given over to this deception, or both.
First, we unravel The Mystery of the time frame as given in verse 25, that is the times, time and half a time. Clearly a "time" in Prophecy equals a prophetic year, as in Daniel 4:16, 25, 32 -34, where we read that King Nebuchadnezzer is driven out of his castle for seven times (or years); and he loses his sanity and dwells with the beasts of the field, where his hairs grow like eagles feathers and his nails like birds claws, but at the end of the seven years his sanity returns, and he returns to the throne.
An ancient or biblical year equals about 360 days, therefore:
There are two reasons why we know that the 1260 days does not mean three and a half years, in this passage. First, the little horn had to survive one way or another until the return of Yeshua to this earth to establish his physical Kingdom upon the earth: (from the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD until the present is 1532 years), so three and a half years makes no sense in this context. יהוה commanded Ezekiel to lay on one side for 390 days for Israel and 40 days for Judah, giving the time frame of their respective judgment or captivity. Then, in Ezekiel 4:6 it is written:
And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
Again, the day equals a year principle is also taught in Genesis chapter 29, where Jacob serves his uncle Laban for a week for both his wives, and a week is clearly shown to be seven years. See Genesis 29:18, 27-28:
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
It is a historical fact that 476 AD saw the last of the Roman emperors, and the Roman Empire ceased to exist. But, in 539 AD, the Roman Catholic Church assumed primacy over all spiritual doctrinal matters and also acquired temporal authority over state matters. She did this by pulling up by the roots all the kings and kingdoms who questioned her authority and by unifying all doctrinal and political decisions around the pope. For 1260 years the pope reigned over the kings and kingdoms of Western Europe by forcing the Church’s doctrines over the people of Yah, until a man named Napoleon sprang up out of the French Revolution and took the pope's temporal authority away in 1799. The age of free-thinking had come, and no longer would men allow the pope to dictate what they should or should not believe.
From the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, there began a mixing process between the iron feet of the Roman Empire and the potters’ clay in and about Jerusalem. The believing and unbelieving Jews were spread throughout the Roman Empire and began interbreeding with the pagans of the Roman Empire.
Due to the severe persecution of the Jewish people at that time, the Christians began doing everything in their power to distance their religion (Christianity) from anything that even appeared Jewish. So, the Gentile Christians began to observe the first day of the week [Sunday] as their Sabbath in opposition to the biblical Sabbath, the seventh day [Saturday];, because the biblical Sabbath, which is inspired from Yah, appeared too Jewish. They eventually started celebrating [Passover] on Sunday, instead of on the biblically inspired day of the fourteenth of Abib also called Nissan, as is commanded in Scripture. After the bishop of Rome, later called “the pope”, convinced enough people of this lie, he became emboldened and stopped using the biblical name, “Passover”. Instead, he began calling it by the name of the Pagan goddess of fertility, “Ishtar”.
It has been said that if you tell a lie often enough and loud enough for long enough, eventually a majority of the people will believe it. Therefore, most people reject the biblical seventh day Sabbath and the biblical Passover in favor of the teachings of the bishop of Rome, who is beginning to look more and more like the little horn that sprang up out of the Roman Empire and who has changed the appointed times of Yah, as it is written in Daniel 7:25:
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they [the saints] shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
After this, there arose the Roman emperor, Constantine. He supposedly converted to Christianity and made Rome a Christian nation; he codified the above apostate practices (which proves that there were those in his kingdom who refused to follow these apostate teachings); and then he commanded that everyone should celebrate the son of Elohiym’s birthday on December 25th, just as he had celebrated the sun god’s birthday on December 25th all the days of his Pagan life. All of the Christians in the empire were forced to celebrate that pagan holiday in the name of Christ.
It is written that the little horn (the Pope) sought to also change the Law of Yah (Daniel 7:25). In what way did he effect this change? Is it not true that most Christians teach that Yeshua came to do away with the Law, or to fulfill it so that His people do not have to? But it would appear, according to Daniel’s prophecy, that the only way Yeshua could do away with the Law of Yah would be if He were indeed the little horn of Daniel 7, yet the kingdom of this little horn, who did come to do away with the Laws of Yah is going to be destroyed by the Rock that is cut out of the mountains without hands, as found in Daniel 2:45:
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great Elohiym hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
This is a reference to Yeshua [Yeshua] who will destroy all the kingdoms of this world, including the little horn which sprang from Rome. Just as was said above, if a lie is told often enough and loud enough, a majority of the people will begin to believe it. It is also very hard for someone thinking with a Western (non-Hebrew) mindset to fully understand the writings of the apostles, who were thinking with a Hebrew mindset. So, here are two examples out of the many in the N.T. greek text.
The first of these examples is found in Matthew 5:17-19, where we read:
Think not that I am come to destroy the law [law/Torah], or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law [law/Torah], till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments [as contained in the Law/Torah], and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them [the Laws of Yah], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
The subject of the Law did not change from verse 17 to verse 19 without notice, as some would have you to believe. The words of Yeshua are revolutionary for His day and ours. The breaking of one of the least of the commandments works only to affect one’s status in the kingdom; it does not kick them out of the kingdom altogether, while the Pharisees may have said that one is out of the kingdom if they break one of these least commandments. The so-called Christians will call anyone who even tries from his heart to keep the least of the commandments a Jew or a denier of Christ. (The word, “whosoever” of verse 19, does include YOU and is not limited to the Jews only, but is rather broad as in “Whosoever will…” in Revelation 22:17. The choice is YOURS.)
It is certainly true that Yeshua came to usher in a new covenant through His blood. If you read carefully, you will find that this adds rather than takes away. And we read in the second example in Hebrews 8:10 [referencing Jeremiah 31:33]:
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith [יהוה]; I will put my laws [Torah] into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them [Elohim], and they shall be to me a people:
The new covenant is the law [Torah] written in the heart of the believer, giving him the desire and ability to keep it. The old covenant was made alive and esteemed by being written on the hearts of believers by the Ruach Haqodesh (Holy Spirit). The old covenant has not vanished but is rather on its way to vanishing, which cannot happen until the heaven and earth is passed away, as Yeshua stated in Matthew 5:18. Yeshua simply added overcoming power to the believer’s life through the new covenant of His blood which is made available to the individual through the Ruach Haqodesh (holy Spirit) and did away with the Law of sin and death. Yeshua will save His people from their sins. By doing so, He will rob death of its power.
In order to fully understand just how the pope (little horn) sought to change the Laws of Yah, one needs only to study the “old covenant” in depth then compare it to the “new covenant”. An understanding of the Hebrew words and phrases used throughout is also essential; for Yeshua never taught in Greek but in Hebrew and Aramaic. The Greek New Testament is simply a translation of those sayings into the Greek language.
History is always written by the victor, so almost all of the ancient history of the Church that is available, has come to us through the view of the Roman Catholic Church (the little horn). Christians use this same history to convince themselves that Yah changed His mind about the biblical Sabbath, feast days and the instructions of Yah. They are more worried about offending friends, relatives, and other church members than they are concerned about offending Yeshua.
Four kingdoms are represented in Daniel 7, and all of them are represented as some type of animal. These are:
Babylon - Lion
Persia - Bear
Greece - Leopard
Rome - Beast
The first three kingdoms are identified specifically by name in Scriptures, and the descriptions of them are very brief. The fourth kingdom is never mentioned specifically, but much more detail is given about this beast kingdom than any of those before it. Only by studying all of this information and comparing it to history can we understand why.
As we read Revelation 13:1, we notice how the beast with seven heads and ten horns resembles the one mentioned in Daniel 7:8.
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.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
The Roman Church did have seven nations who were looking only to her for spiritual and doctrinal leadership, and these nations at the time of the fall of the Roman Empire were:
Italy
Sicily
Dalmatia (which was along the Adriatic coast of Croatia)
Gaul (now France)
Spain
Deutschland (now Germany)
North Africa
There was a teaching in Northern Europe called “Arianism”, which taught that Christ was the greatest of all created beings but was not the “Son” of Elohym, as was taught in the Roman south [ of course, this history comes through the Victor/Rome, so we really don't know what they believed]. Three separate peoples came out of Germany and sacked Rome at different times until the Roman emperors could rise no more. These people were:
410 AD - Visigoths (western Goths) led by Alaric (moved to southern France/northern Spain).
455 AD - Vandals (vandalized Rome) (moved to North Africa).
468 AD - Ostrogoths (Eastern Goths) (led by Theodoric) ruled Italy until 535 AD.
The term, “plucked up by the roots”, as used in Daniel 7:8, concerning the three horns, must be understood from the context of their religious foundation. The two competing religions would not abide with one another, so Rome eventually wiped out “Arianism” thereby plucking these three kings and their kingdoms up by their religious roots.
Therefore, the beast kingdom of Daniel 7:8 is the same as the one in Revelation 13:1-2, which reads:
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.
Now, we know in part why the fourth kingdom is called simply “the beast” as opposed to any other specific animal, because this beast is a combination of the characteristics of the three kingdoms that came before it. This becomes obvious as we compare Daniel 7:4-6 with Revelation 13:3, as we see here:
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
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.
When the Ostrogoths took over Rome and deposed its last emperor in 486 AD, they set up Theodoric as their king, and this dynasty ruled over all Italy (one of the heads of the beast empire) until 535 AD. Thus, the Roman Empire died (or so it seemed), for by 540 AD the Roman Empire came back alive again. This time the pope attained secular as well as spiritual authority over all Italy. The Roman church began to exercise her secular authority over other heads/horns of the beast as listed above.
We read further, in Revelation 13:4:
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 other emperors failed to wipe out rival religious beliefs, but the little horn, or revived beast, could and did.
We find more information about this revived beast empire in Revelation 17, and it is clearly a continuation of the beast of Revelation 13:1 and Daniel 7:7; for it has seven heads and ten horns. We read in Revelation 17:1-3:
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
This revived beast (or restored Roman Empire) is different from the other kingdoms before it, just as is recorded in Daniel 7:23, because a great whore rides upon it. However she is a prostitute, not just because she is a false religious system, but rather she has mixed paganism in what was left of the truth she still holds. Remember that the iron of the Roman Empire was mixed in with the potter's clay. While the people of Yah were interbreeding with the peoples of the Roman Empire, they were mixing their version of Christianity with the paganism of their spouses. Yah hates this, for this woman professes to love Christ while forcing His people to worship Him as pagans do. Therefore, she is called a whore, just like any woman who goes from lover to lover and refuses to be faithful to one husband. This whore, as lead by the pope, committed fornication with the kings of Western Europe by forcing her doctrines on them, causing them to press them upon their people and by creating doctrines according to political expediency instead of by hearing the Word of Yah, as it is recorded in all the books of the “Old Testament” and the “New Testament.”
Years ago I had a dream. I dreamed that I had a son, but something went awfully wrong; for this boy was half beast and half human. Instinctively, I wanted to kill it, but I could not, because half of it was from me. I became nauseated every time I saw it, but I was in a bind, for I had to endure it, for I truly loved half of it. If it were only a beast I could kill it and get it out of my sight. But now I had to do the only thing that was left for me to do, breed the beast out of it. Yah hates this Christian/pagan mixture, this is why He calls out, "come out of her my people!”
We see another image, full of symbolism, in Revelation 17:4-5:
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
The woman, the whore, represents an unfaithful church that calls itself Christian, but this whore is also a mother of many others who also sought to commit fornication/idolatry; and who were also just as unfaithful as their mother, but rather followed in their mother's ways. For they did protest some of their mother's ways, but the Protestants did not protest enough, they did not remove themselves from her enough, but rather got caught up in many of her forms of paganism in which they deceived themselves into believing they were glorifying Christ, when they were actually glorifying their mother, the great whore.
Then, in verse 6, we read:
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Yeshua: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
The scarlet represents blood, and not only is the beast that she is riding bloody like scarlet, but the woman is also wearing scarlet. For she is very proud of the fact that she butchered anyone who would stand upon the words of Yah, who came to earth as Yeshua (Yeshua). She even killed kings who were not bloody enough, who had not killed enough of what she considered to be heretics, which was anyone who challenged her authority.
Another telling point is found in verse 9:
And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Rome is known all over the world as the “city of seven hills.” This reference is given in riddle form, so that no one could tamper with it, and it would be allowed to stay recorded in scripture, so the people of Yah could ascertain just who is this whore and beast she rides. The seven mountains also represent the seven kingdoms over which she rode in the beginning of her reign, about 540 AD. The many waters represent the great multitudes of peoples who were under her yoke during the height of her reign.
Therefore, the little horn of Daniel 7:8, the revived beast of Revelation 13:3 and the great whore of Revelation 17 are one and the same, for it sprang from the Roman Empire. The time frame given for this little horn of Rome is also recorded here in Revelation 13:5:
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.
When you multiply 30 (prophetic days in a month) times 42, you get 1260 days. Earlier we covered the day equals a year principle in biblical prophecy, so the 1260 days equals 1260 years. The Roman Catholic Church under its pope revived the Roman power in the west from about 539 AD until 1799 AD, when the french revolution and the time period of free governments and free-thinking took precedent and curbed her political ambitions.
We can see a similarity with the “little horn” described in Daniel 7:25:
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Above we saw that this times, time and half a time also equaled 1260 years, which is the time frame of which the great whore was given to exercise absolute control over the people of Yah. Again, we see the concept of this time frame in Revelation 17:10:
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
These seven kingdoms were as follows:
Egypt, which enslaved the Hebrews
Assyria, which led northern Israel [Ephraim] into captivity
Babylon, which led southern Israel [Judah] into captivity
Medes and Persians, which allowed Judah to return and rebuild Jerusalem and 2nd Temple
Greece, which ruled over Jerusalem
Rome, which scattered Judah by stomping with its iron feet
Each one of these kingdoms were used in one way or another to affect the called-out people of Yah (Israel). Notice that the sixth kingdom still existed at the time of the writing of this prophecy, and it is historically known as the Roman Empire.
The seventh kingdom is the little horn of Daniel 7, the revived beast of Revelation 13 and the great whore of Revelation 17. In each place it is said that she must continue a short time, that the saints would be given unto her hand for a certain time, or that she is given power to continue. Therefore, it is very important for the people of Yah to know and understand the years of her absolute rule of the kingdoms and peoples of Western Europe, so they can recognize this beast for what it is and that they should come out of her in every way.
Each of the four kingdoms of Daniel 2 came into power/dominance on the world scene by destroying the power/kingdom that was before it; yet the Roman Catholic Church never actually intended to destroy the Roman government itself, but due to its constant feuding with the Arians from the north (who supposedly denied the deity of Yeshua), the Bishop (later pope) of Rome brought destruction upon the Roman emperors. For the emperors of Rome soon found that they could not please both the Arians and the catholics at the same time. For the Bishop of Rome would use his influence to help destroy any emperor who did not strongly oppose the Arians. This religious feud is one of the reasons that the Arian kingdoms kept sacking Rome. This is why the Ostrogoths (an Arian kingdom), led by Theodoric, deposed the last of the Roman emperors in 476 AD and militarily ruled over all of Italy until 535 AD when they were defeated by the Byzantinian emperor from the east. Yet the eastern emperors were too far away to exercise any type of daily local control over Italy, so the pope assumed civil as well as spiritual control over Italy and exercised great authority over local rulers of all Western Europe. The Roman Catholic Church set up after the example of the Roman government, and thus the pope’s rule can be seen as just a continuation of that now dead but revived empire. But the popes were only given 1260 years to exercise their civil and religious authority over Western Europe, and The second beast of Revelation13 gives us a very strong hint at what kind of government would rule the earth after the popes decline in 1799 AD.
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. Revelation 13:11
In Revelation 13:11 above, the first beast is seen coming up out of the sea. This signifies that this beast arose in the midst of a great number/group of peoples, as it is also used in Revelation 17:15:
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Therefore the first beast arose in the midst of a bunch of different people groups that were already well established individual groups. So when it says that this second beast arose out of the earth; this must be understood in just the opposite light. That is, in a place where there never was a great nation (that had acquired world wide renown). So this second beast arose from a land which had never even been much heard of before.
The first description fits Rome perfectly, for Rome was already well established long before they arose on the scene as a world power, and the European peoples were of many different nationalities and tongues. Yet, North America had not been a world power before; it was very much virgin soil. American archeology can prove this point, for there is little evidence that North America had any great metal works, as can be found in Asia Minor and Europe. We can see that the Native American cultures that were here had less technological development than the European and Asian cultures. It is also a sad fact of history that, when the Europeans arrived on the North American continent, the diseases they brought with them nearly wiped out the native population that thrived there.
This will be even easier to recognize when we remember that the Roman beast empire had become entirely interbred with the Potter's clay (Israel) that had been scattered throughout the empire. For it is written in Daniel 2:43:
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
So in the interest of separating themselves from the iron of Rome, who only desired to force their paganized worship on the Potter's clay, the clay moved to the American continent to gain their religious freedom. But sadly the iron came along with them, for by this time, the Iron and the clay had become so enmeshed together and interbred, that only Yah would be able to separate them.
The second beast had two horns like a lamb (see Revelation 13:11). The lamb represents the religious freedom and democracy that would be characteristic of this beast empire. But the mere fact that it is also called a beast, just as the one before it, shows the relationship between the two. For the empires that had come before Rome were all called some specific animal such as:
Babylon = lion
Persia = bear
Greece = leopard
But now the Roman Empire, the Revived Roman Empire (catholic church) and America are all referred to as beast empires. The beast empire designation must be because Yah really detests the iron (pagan) and clay (Christian) mixture that would be the main characteristic of these kingdoms.
Right towards the end of the revived beast’s reign as civil and religious leader over all of Western Europe, and in fact over most all western peoples in 1799 (from 539-1799), there arose a beast power from the earth, which was made up of western peoples, who were all iron/clay mixtures. In 1776, The United States of America was born upon the principles of religious freedom and democracy. This new type of free thinking also affected France, who deposed their king, and Napoleon stripped the pope of all secular authority in France, which the Roman Catholic Church never recovered. So the Church was allowed to continue, but only after being defanged and declawed. For, protestant America may very well protest many things about her, but she would rightly argue that the Protestants still honor her in many ways by observing the whore’s sabbath (Sunday), Easter and Christmas, and they deceive themselves into believing that they are worshipping Christ by doing so.
Truly the Roman Catholic Church has earned the title of “Mystery Babylon, mother of harlots and abominations of the earth” (Revelation 17:5). Yet, this mother has many daughters; most of her daughters call themselves Protestants, because they like protesting their mother while still holding to her doctrine in many ways. Thus the Protestants are known in scripture as “the daughter of Babylon”, which is a term reserved for the greatest and wealthiest protestant nation that has ever existed: The United States of America. (see Revelation 13:12.)
And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
The United States of America has sent more missionaries out to the world than any other nation on earth. Teaching people everywhere to honor the whores 1st day of the week (sunday) sabbath, and to observe easter (a pagan god) and to celebrate Christmas (the sun god's birthday [a Roman god]). It is true that Christians have been deceived into teaching and observing these abominations, but the word of Yah which condemns all these practices has never changed. Blindly they teach others to honor and worship the great whore of Rev 17.
One good example (of many) of how the beast from out of the earth (THE U.S.A.) pointed the rest of the world toward the first beast that came out of the sea (European Catholicism), is what happened right after the attack and collapse of the world trade center in New York. The American economy was in real bad shape from September of 2001 (after the attack) until December of 2001. Then in January of 2002 all the newspapers read "Christmas saved the economy"; and thus the economy got the boost it needed and picked back up. Now up to this time, Christmas had been outlawed in China, but when the Chinese government saw what Christmas had done for the U.S. economy, they not only made Christmas permissible, but they even openly endorsed it, and had people on T.V. teaching their people how to celebrate Christmas. Thus the U.S. government sent a strong message to the rest of the world (with dollar signs on it), that they too should honor the catholic church, by celebrating Christ's birth on the sun god's birthday (S0N/Helios) on Dec 25th. (The fact that this never was or will be Christ's birthday matters none at all to them; all that matters is the money).
It is important at this point to keep in mind that the 4th Kingdom of Dan ch. 2 must continue in one form or another until Yeshua/Yeshua returns to overthrow all these man made Kingdoms, and to establish HIS Kingdom upon the earth. For right after the Roman Iron gets mixed in with the Israelite clay in Dan 2:43, the clay at some point pulls away from the iron, because iron and clay don't mix. But without any mention of any other governments to rise up, it says in the following verse of Dan 2:44:
"And in the days of these kings (these four kingdoms), shall the Elohiym of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed:...."
This is why Rome never really dies, but is shown to revive itself as the Roman Catholic Church who rides Catholic Europe, and then when the time period of her absolute authority over the Kings of western Europe comes to an end, then she is still shown to continue in the form of the second beast of Rev 13 as Protestant America. For it was prophecised that this revived beast, that is the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth (European catholicism), would indeed reign over the kingdoms under her power:
*And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the Kings of
the earth." Rev 17:18
But when her 1260 years of absolute power came to an end, and the U.S.A. was born on the principles of democracy and freedom of religion, the iron of the Roman Empire emerged in the U.S. also and the Protestants continued many of the practices of their whorish mother. Therefore the 8th kingdom of Rev 17:11 must also come from these two powers of European catholicism and American Protestantism, and must also be a mixture of the iron and the clay. This 8th kingdom has not yet come, so we must allow: history and prophecy that has already been fulfilled to guide, so that we will be able to recognize this 8th kingdom when it arrives:
"And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come;
and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." Rev 17:10-11
Again the 7 kingdoms historically are:
1. Egypt
2. Assyria
3. Babylon
4. Medes and the Persians
5. Greece
6. Rome (the kingdom at the time of the writing of this prophecy)
7. The Revived Roman Empire (European Catholicism) (Protestant Americanism)
The 8th kingdom is either of the 7th kingdom as listed above, which does fit our understanding that Rome had to continue until Yeshua/Yeshua establishes HIS kingdom on earth. However the verse reads that the 8th is of the seven, not of the seventh. This means that this 8th kingdom that is coming will be a unification of all the kingdoms before it. This could be geographical, of these ancient kingdoms, or this could represent the unification of the descendants of all of these peoples. We do know that Yeshua/Yeshua is the stone that will break apart all these kingdoms upon HIS return the 2nd time, for it is written: Dan 2:45
"Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and
that it break in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold;..."
Therefore all these kingdoms must be reunited in the very end time, with the antichrist as their head. Geographically this would include all of Europe, Asia minor and central Asia (between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers , northern Africa and all of Israel, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, etc. So this is a unification of Catholicism and Protestantism and another daughter of catholicism which is Islam. The U.S.A. mustt also be included in this union, and even possibly all of North America and South America and even Australia, due to the fact that all these nations sprung up from either catholicism or protestantism.
Just as the Popes Catholicism rode the nations of western Europe, setting up kings and putting them down according to her will for a period of 1260 years (539-1799), even so has Islam reigned over most of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire, including Israel for 1260 years. For the Islamic peoples invaded Jerusalem in 636 AD, and had it conquered by 638 AD, and 1260 years later in 1896 AD a Jewish man named Theodore Herzl wrote a book entitled "The Jewish State", in which he espoused the idea of the Jewish people retaking their ancient homeland of Israel, by simply buying up the property and then investing heavily into it financially as well as by hard work. So thus the Zionist movement was born, which paved the way for the rebirth of Israel in 1948. Therefore Islam is found riding the revived eastern half of the Roman Empire.
We can clearly see through history how the Roman Empire nearly died, but was brought back to life as European catholicism in the western half of the empire and we can see that after her 1260 years of absolute rule were over, that her influence continued through the power of American Protestantism. It is also clear that the Roman Empire was revived in the east through Islam, having begun to take Jerusalem in 636 AD and then having begun to loose Jerusalem to the Jewish people in 1896 AD, which gave Islam control of Jerusalem for 1260 years, "except for a brief crusade rule from 1099 to 1187 AD".
When the scripture says that the 8th kingdom is of the 7th kingdom, it is speaking of a unification of both halves of the old Roman Empire, that is of the east and west. And even though it seems impossible at this time for European catholicism and American Protestantism and eastern Islam to unite with Israelite Judaism, but Rev 17 speaks of a day when the antichrist will unite all these religions. (The details of which are ill defined, due to the fact that they are not yet fulfilled).
It is easier to see the influence of the Potter's clay in European Catholicism, in that the catholics believe in the deity of Yeshua, along with most protestants who also profess a belief in the trinity as defined by their catholic mother. Therefore their understanding of the Deity of Yeshua/Yeshua may not be perfect, it must be admitted that they do believe HE IS DEITY. It is much more difficult to see how the Potter's clay effected the Muslim Islamic peoples. For they not only deny the Deity of Yeshua/Yeshua they also deny his resurrection. (Only they have tolerated Christians and Jews in their lands, as long as they would pay a special tax, and would remain entirely subdued in every respect; calling them the people of the book). However the Muslims do except Yeshua/Yeshua as a prophet, believing that the Apostles miss represented HIM.
However the Potter's clay who tried to pull away from the iron of both the eastern and the western halfs, have historically given their lives for their faithfulness and boldness. The scripture is very specific about the most important difference between the Potter's clay and the iron in the end times, it alludes to a time when the Potter's clay is finally severed from the iron: Rev 13:16-17, Rev 14:11
"And he (The Beast empire/system/Church/Government/Pope) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: "And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast,
or the number of his name.
"And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."
Just as a man puts his name upon his wife, claiming her for his very own; likewise this false religious/ governmental system seeks to claim men and woman to itself, thus severing them forever from their creator. I will demonstrate how this false name is just a substitute for the true name that will seal the real believers in the end time, and also how a false name has historically been placed upon the Potter's clay/iron through their ignorance.
Rev 7:3, 14:1 "Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have SEALED the servants of our Elohiym in their foreheads. "Then I looked, and there was the lamb standing on Mount Tziyon; and with him were 144,000 who had HIS NAME and HIS FATHER'S NAME written on their foreheads."
(Rev 14:1 quoted from the Complete Jewish Bible)
Here the majority of the greek New Testament Texts read:
who had HIS NAME = Yah Yeshua/Yah is Salvation (Yeshua)
And HIS FATHER'S NAME = יהוה written on their foreheads. Rev 14:1
(KJV leaves out "HIS NAME")
This NAME was also intended for the great multitude of Rev 7:9, in the end time:
"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and peoples and tongues,..........."
The only reason within the context of chapter 7 to mention this great multitude and the fact that they could not be numbered, is to contrast them with the specific number chosen from the 12 Tribes of Israel. Possibly Yah will use the 144,000 to baptize, the faithful believers from all the other nations, into the fullness and SEAL of HIS NAME.
In order to understand what the number and mark of the beast systems name is, and how it has already been applied to the iron/clay mixture believers; it is imperative to have a full understanding of The Sacred NAME as revealed in the Hebrew Old Testament and the Aramaic Peshitta New Testament. For only then can anyone begin to understand how the false name has been used historically and how that history relates to our present study of prophecy.
For these reasons, it is imperative to take a break from our historical study, and focus on a purely Biblical study of the original use of the name, and how the name was anciently applied to the people of Yah. Because, until this foundation is firmly placed in the soul, a believer is not able to comprehend the distinction between the counterfeit name offered by the antichrist, and the true name which Yeshua gives.
When a man marries a woman, he lets the whole world know this is mine, by putting his name on her. For it is this act, of giving her his name that .unites them as one, for two shall become one flesh. Yeshua [here in after said in Hebrew "Yeshua"] also desires to become one with His bride:
John 17:21 "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in THEE, that they also
may be one in US:....
Also when יהוה chose a physical place here on earth for HIS GLORY/DIVINE Presence to dwell, He did so by PUTTING HIS NAME on it.
"But unto the place which יהוה your Elohiym shall choose out of all your tribes to PUT HIS
NAME THERE, even unto HIS habitation shall ye seek." Deut 12:5
יהוה chose to PUT HIS NAME on the Temple Solomon built on MT Morian in Jerusalem:
"....and that they may know that this house which I have builded, is CALLED BY THY NAME."
1 Kings 8:43 compare ver. 29
But יהוה desired more then to just name a place after HIS NAME, so HE could dwell there; HE also wanted a people who were HIS Own, so HE could dwell in their midst and so HIS NAME/FAME would be glorified among the nations.
"And all the people of the earth shall see that thou art CALLED BY THE NAME OF יהוה : and
they shall be afraid of thee." Deut 28:10 .
When יהוה PUT HIS NAME on HIS people, HE chose not to do so by Himself, nor did he chose to send angels from heaven to perform this task. But rather HE Divinely Appointed "men" to this work. For it was the priests of the 01d Testament , who were called out and selected for this mission.
"Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children
of Israel, saying unto them,
יהוה bless thee, and keep thee
יהוה make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
יהוה lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
And they (the priests) shall PUT MY NAME upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Num 6:23-27 (The Divine Name put back into text in KJV translation above)
Aaron the high priest fulfilled this obligation in Lev 9:27:
"And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them,...."
יהוה was well pleased and sent fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice upon the altar in Lev 9:24. This verse parallels EX 40:30-35 where the glory of יהוה filled the tabernacle. For the only way to have the Glory of יהוה in our midst is to be CALLED BY HIS SACRED NAME "יהוה*. In fact, when the priests fulfill this Divine Commission, Heaven Hears.
"Then the priests the levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard,
and their prayer came up to HIS holy dwelling place, even unto heaven." 2 Chron 30:27
There was and is a special relationship between יהוה and the people upon whom HIS NAME HAS BEEN PLACED. The people who have had the SACRED NAME CALLED OVER THEM, the ones who are CALLED BY THE NAME:
"Even everyone that is CALLED BY MY NAME; for I have created him for my Glory, I have
formed him, yea, I have made him." Isa 43:7
"We are THINE: THOU never barest rule over them, they were NOT CALLED BY THY NAME."
Isa 63:19
"...? Yet THOU, יהוה , art in the midst of us, and we ARE CALLED BY THY NAME..." Jere
14:9
"For I am CALLED BY THY NAME, יהוה Elohiym of Hosts." Jere 15:16
יהוה is in the midst of those CALLED BY HIS NAME, and hears their prayers:
"If my people, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chron 7:14
Again even objects made by men's hands where CALLED BY THE NAME OF יהוה, when the Divine Presence dwelled there, or HIS GLORY was concentrated over it, as the place of HIS abode, that is HIS abiding Presence: The Ark of the covenant one time served this purpose.
"...the Ark of Elohiym, WHOSE NAME IS CALLED BY THE NAME OF יהוה OF HOSTS that dwelleth
between the Cherubims." 2 Kings 6:21
"To bring up thence the Ark of Elohiym, יהוה , that dwelleth between the Cherubims, WHOSE
NAME IS CALLED ON IT." 1 Chron 13:6--See Ex 25:20-22
It was prophesied that one day יהוה would call out people from among the gentiles and have HIS SACRED NAME יהוה CALLED OVER THEM OR UPON THEM. It is necessary to compare these 0.T. and N.T. passages together, in order to get the full understanding: Amos 9:12, Acts 15:17:
Amo 9:12 HiSB
לְמַ֨עַן [le·Ma·'an] because of יִֽירְשׁ֜וּ[ yi·re·Shu] That they may possess אֶת־ ['et- ] שְׁאֵרִ֤ית [she·'e·Rit ] the remnant אֱדוֹם֙ ['e·dOm] of Edom וְכָל־ [ ve·chol] and all הַגּוֹיִ֔ם [hag·go·Yim,] and of all the heathen אֲשֶׁר־ ['a·Sher-] who נִקְרָ֥א [nik·Ra] are called שְׁמִ֖י [she·Mi] by my name עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם ['a·lei·Hem;] upon them נְאֻם־ [ne·'um-] saith יְהוָ֖ה [A·do·Nai] the LORD/YHWH עֹ֥שֶׂה ['O·seh] that doeth זֹּֽאת׃ [Zot.] likewise/this
Amos 9:12
Amo 9:12 RNKJV That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith יהוה that doeth this.
Carefully compare how the Apostle James relates this verse in Acts 15:17 From Aramaic Peshitta Interlinear
Act 15:17
איך so דנבעון may seek שרכהון the rest/remnant דבנינשא of children of men למריא unto Master Yah וכלהון and all עממא the nations אילין which דאתקרי is called שמי My Name עליהון upon them אמר says מריא Master Yah דעבד Who does הלין these things כלהין all of them
Act 15:17 Murdock so that the residue of men may seek the Lord Yah, and all the nations on whom my name is called; saith the Lord Yah, who doth all these things.
[with the Aramaic term Mar-Yah/Lord Yah, put back in text]
James under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit showed that the Hebrew word "Yarash" which means to occupy or possess, should also be understood here as "Darash" meaning to seek after. And the word "Edom" should also be understood as "Adam" meaning mankind. And the phrase "all the gentiles/heathen" is limited to the select few WHO ARE CALLED BY THE NAME OF יהוה , James phrases this as: ".....UPON WHOM MY NAME IS CALLED..."
When the O.T.. is quoted in the N.T.; it was assumed that we would study out this verse, to get the fullness of the meaning from its 0.T. context. But here, the apostle is giving us the deeper meaning of Yarash: to take possession of. When Abraham was told to take possession of the land, he was also told to walk through the land and explore it, and search it out. Gen 13:17. In ancient times, when a man took possession of a wife, he was supposed to undress and explore her body, and become intimate with her.
The Aramaic term מריא Mar-Yah, literally means Master Yah. Therefore both the Interlinear and the Murdock translation have been rendered as in the original Aramaic. This term is used in O.T. quotations to refer to יהוה the Father. However, it actually means and is used by the apostles to reveal the humanity and Divinity of the Son. But in this quotation Mar-Yah is used both as in the quotation of the original, and is seemingly added to quotation another time without support of the original Hebrew. However, in the Hebrew, the term את et is found between possess/seek ירש and the remnant שארית . Et or את is the aleph and the tav, equivalent to what most Western Christians recognize as the alpha and the omega. And this must be why James is adding an extra Mar-Yah, so that believers can begin to understand that Mar-Yah is the aleph and the tav, and the gentiles will one day seek Mar-Yah by name.
As in many prophetic scriptures, we can see partial fulfillment in apostolic times, but a much fuller fulfillment in modern times. In the context of acts Ch 15, the apostles are discussing religious restrictions they should or should not place upon Gentile believers. And James is pointing out that it was prophesied that one day the gentiles would also be called by the name of יהוה just as the Jewish people have been. However, James is pointing out that they would do this by first seeking out the aleph and the tav, the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet, but, here, the aleph and the tav is called by name, which is מריא Master Yah. And Master Yah, the aleph and the tav, will lead the gentiles unto the fullness of יהוה the Father.
Just as the 0.T. priests PUT THE NAME UPON Israel, even so, were the N.T. leaders to PUT THE NAME ON the believers in Yeshua. The converted Jews were already "CALLED BY THE NAME YHWH": so they just needed to take on a new NAME (Isa 62:1), so as to take on Yah's SALVATION/YESHUA/JESUS (Acts 2:38,4:12). But the gentiles, who were never CALLED BY THE NAME YHWH, had to take on the fullness of THE NAME, as given in riddle form in Matthew 28:19. (NOTE: Mt 28:19 is the apostolic commission to ALL NATIONS, where as Acts 2:38 is unto the Jews who were already CALLED BY THE NAME OF YHWH]
"Go ye therefore, and teach ALL NATIONS, baptizing them in THE NAME of the Father, and
of the son, and of the Holy Ghost." MT 28:19
The riddle above is explained in more detail in my booklet, “The Creator’s Hidden Name Revealed” Chapter one Part two. But what is clear is the name of the Father and Son:
The name of the Son, applied through water baptism: Master Yah Yeshua
The name of the Father, applied through laying on of hands to receive the Set Apart Spirit: יהוה
The name of the set Apart Spirit: יה יהוה /Yah יהוה
[I am not giving this as a formula, but rather for your understanding]
" For this cause I bow my knees unto THE FATHER of our Lord Yeshua Christ (Yeshua Hama
shiyach), of whom the whole FAMILY in heaven and earth is NAMED," Eph 3:14-15
The placing of a name on a person, place or thing; denotes ownership. Yah Yeshua wants a bride of HIS very own (a people that belongs to HIM). SO HE is looking for a people who have PUT THE SEAL OF HIS NAME on their hearts, by loving HIM and by loving HIS NAME: and on their hand by utilizing HIS NAME in prayer and worship.
Song of Solomon 8:6
"SET (Hebrew-"Siym-PUT,Place) me as a SEAL upon thine heart, as a SEAL upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a MOST VEHEMENT FLAME (THE FLAME OF Yah)." See Isa 44:5
Yah Yeshua seeks a people who desire to do away with their reproach of having no husband, by taking on HIS HOLY NAME.
Isa 4:1
"And in that day seven woman shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be CALLED BY THY NAME, to take away our reproach.
Yah Yeshua stands ready to do HIS part by sending out messengers of Yah, to SEAL HIS servants on their foreheads (i.e. with understanding), by spiritual baptism in THE NAME OF THE FATHER (יהוה) and water baptism in the name of THE SON [ Master Yah Yeshua). So that HIS servants will not have to take part in the judgements upon this earth that will occur during the trumpet judgements (Rev 9:4). A great multitude were SEALED in Rev 7:9, may you be accounted worthy to join them, by taking on the fullness OF THE NAME.
Historically the antichrist (A.K.A. "The Pope) substituted the Sacred Name "Yah Yeshua"" and “יהוה” for titles, Father, son and Holy Ghost. Therefore putting its false name or brand/mark upon the clay/iron mixture, which had become so enmeshed together, that the clay could no longer discern the difference between the Divine Name as clearly revealed in the Hebrew scriptures and titles. So this little horn of Dan ch. 7, who sprang up out of the Roman Empire took the Divine name away from the clay and substituted man made titles in its place. And for 1260 years (times, time, half a time), it became quite impossible to buy and sell in any catholic western European country without the mark of this catholic baptismal formula. It is for this reason that the Jews were expelled from so many western European Countries. For they refused to receive the mark of the Beast's baptismal name (Father, Son, Holy Ghost). {They had no baptismal certificates}.
The eastern half of the Roman Empire also sought to put its mark or brand upon their converts to Islam. For the Imam would say to the "achiy/my brother" (this is what they call a new convert); "Allah Akbar" (Elohiym is great), and the convert will answer"takbir/the merciful", and they repeat this formula three times.
In Rev. 13, the Beast that arose out of the sea "V.1", and the revived Beast of "V.3", and the Beast that arose out of the earth "V.11"; cover a very large amount of historical time. So it is a mistake to try and understand the mark of his name (Rev 14:11, 13:17), without searching out how that same Beast empire had put the mark of its baptismal formula upon its followers throughout history. That they believe; Father, Son and Holy Ghost equals a name is evident, due to their one verse they use to promote their deception:
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in THE NAME of the Father, and
of the son, and of the Holy Ghost:" Matthew 28:19
It is their repetition of these titles that proves they believe them to be a name. For it is written: "...., baptizing them in THE NAME OF....." Mt 28:19
In prophecy, many times Yah gives us a type by which we can better understand the fulfillment of that type. The Syrian King named Antiochus is a good example. For in 167 BC he desecrated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, by offering swine on the altar and placing an idol in the Holy of Holies. This foreshadows the still future antichrist who will sit in the Temple in Jerusalem and claim to be Elohiym.
Yeshua uses this historical type to explain the sign of HIS second coming in Matthew 24:15 "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:"
The apostle Paul makes it clear that the ressurection of the believers, that is "the coming of the Lord Yeshua Christ, and by our gathering together unto him), cannot take place until this future antichrist shall appear.
"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coning of our Lord Yeshua Christ, and by our gather
ing together unto HIM, 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: Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called Elohiym, or that is worshipped; so that he as Elohiym sitteth in the temple of Elohiym, shewing himself that he is Elohiym. 2 Thes 2:1-4
Thus the one sign that must take place before the resurrection occurs, is the real end time antichrist must first show himself, by appearing in the Temple in Jerusalem, and by claiming to be Elohiym. Thus we can see that the historical Antiochus, was just acting as a type of the future antichrist, based on this prophecy:
"And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and
shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Danie1 11:31 (first fulfilled in 167 BC)
This first fulfillment gives instruction to the wise and helps them to understand what Yeshua is talking about concerning its second fulfillment. Mainly that some type of false idol is to be placed in the Holiest place in the Temple, and people are going to be forced to worship this idol. Paul had it by Divine Revelation that the antichrist himself would be this false idol, and would demand all men to worship him. Thus we can see how this ultimate fulfillment is even worse then the first; however the first fulfillment gave us a general idea of what to look for.
Likewise the catholic Beast with its trinitarian baptismal formula of Father, Son and Holy Ghost, is just a type of the future mark of the Beast that will be forced upon All those who are not SEALED with the Name of THE FATHER [יהוה) and of the Son [Master Yah Yeshua). However this future mark/formula may be a compromise between catholicism and Islam. Only time will tell, what it might be. But it is certain to be a salvational formula that leaves the true NAME of the Creator out.
YaH is calling to the Potter's clay, which is still intermixed with the iron. Begging and pleading for them to come out of the iron of Babylonian customs and traditions, the ironclad self will of her doctrines, and the abomination of its false name of Father, son and Holy Ghost, which she has set up in place of HIS true name Yah Yeshua יהוה.
"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be
not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." Rev 18:4
While it is true that the titles of Father, son and Holy Ghost do indeed describe the three offices of the ONE true Elohiym; and are aspects of HIS character by which HE desires HIS people to know HIM. It is also certain that these titles are not intended as a name or names, and they will never replace the full Divine Name as recorded in Sacred scripture. Just as the placing of a idol in the Holy of Holies, in place of the Ark of the covenant, was an abomination in 167 BC; likewise the setting aside of the Divine Name and replacing it with any other name or title is also an abomination.
The reason for Nebuchadnezzer's Dream was to show the various Kingdoms who would rule over Yal's people until the return of Yeshua HaMashiyach [Yeshua The Christ] to this earth to establish HIS earthly Kingdom over this world. The reason so much time and space was spent going into detail about the 4th Kingdom is due of course to its long continuance upon the earth; and to the way Yah would use Rome to break up HIS clay and mix it with the iron of the peoples of Rome.
The three negative aspects of this unholy mixture and the false religious system that sprang from it are given for our admonition:
"And he shall (the little horn that sprang up and revived Rome)... - Think to change TIMES [The
appointed Feasts and set apart times of יהוה) and LAWS:..." Daniel 7:25
"And he (the Beast coming up out of the earth/possible dual fulfillment) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the Beast, or the number of his name. Rev 13:16-17
"...And they have no rest day or night, who worship the Beast and his image, and whoso
ever receiveth the mark of his name." Rev 14:11
so it is clear that these three aspects of this unholy mixture of iron and clay are displeasing to יהוה . For it is in these three ways that Yah Yeshua desires HIS people to come out from among them and separate themselves from this false worship and abominable baptismal formula.
"...., Come out of her [Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and abominations of
the earth--A.K.A. the Catholic Church--Rev 17:5), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." Revelation 18:4
Yah Yeshua is calling HIS people away from her christmas, and her easter and her sunday the 1st day of the week sabbath, Yeshua is calling on HIS people to embrace from their hearts the biblically Yah inspired FEAST days, which reveal HIS work and plan of redemption for HIS people, and to keep those things in remembrance, until the heaven and earth pass away. יהוה is calling HIS people to forsake the religious laws of man and to willingly embrace and submit to his laws, for He said:
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Take my yoke (Torah/instruction/law] upon you, and learn of me [by bearing the yoke of Torah]; for I AM meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke [instruction/Torah/1aw] is easy, and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30
It is the religious laws of men that are heavy, the laws of Yeshua's Torah are light. "For this is the love of Elohiym, that we keep HIS commandments: and HIS commandments are
not grievous." 1 John 5:3
"If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15 "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of
the law." 1 John 3:4
"Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of Elohiym,
and the faith of Yeshua / Yeshua." Revelation 14:12
Yah Yeshua will put a difference between those who keep the commandments of Elohiym as contained in the written Torah, who's hearts and faith are with Yeshua; and those who love and refuse to forsake their man made laws and traditions and customs. For it is certain that we will either love Yah Yeshua and HIS written Torah/law instructions, and submit to HIS government over our lives; or we will love our man made traditions and customs and laws, and submit ourselves to the ordinances of mere men, and live our lives under the government of man, with the antichrist as its leader. This choice is all yours!
Make no mistake about it, we, as Americans, live under Babylonian man made rule. And all we can do at this time, is to willingly submit ourselves to the Higher laws of יהוה, and seek to be under His authority, rather than mans.
Those who SEAL the love of Yah's Torah upon their heart and arm now, will be SEALED with the fullness of HIS NAME in the near future:
(C.J.B.]
"SET (Hebrew-Siym=PUT,Place] me like a SEAL on your heart, like a SEAL on your arm; for
love is as strong as death, passion (Jealousy) as cruel as SH'ol (sheo7, he11]; its flashes are flashes of fire, (as fierce as the) flame of Yah." Song of Solomon 8:6 (C.J.B.]
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Yeshua Christ, of whom the
whole family in heaven and earth is named," Eph 3:14-15
There are those who will realize their awful condition and reproach in the last days. For as the days of the Marriage Supper of THE LAMB approach (Rey 19:9); those in the apostate church's will realize they have not been called by THE NAME of their Creator at all, but rather, only in titles as the great whore (catholic church) had taught them.
"And in that day seven woman shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own
bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be CALLED BY THY NAME, to take away our reproach." Isaiah 4:1
Here the seven woman do represent seven church's, but not true church's like the ones in Asia Minor: 1. Ephesus 2. Smyrna 3. Pergamas 4. Thyatira 5. Sardis 6. Philadelphia 7. Laodiceans (Rev Ch. 2-3)
For although most of them had faults, at least two had been faithful in holding to Yah's NAME: "...:and thou holdest fast MY NAME,.." Rev 2:13 "..., and hast not denied MY NAME." Rev 3:8
However the little horn of Dan 7:7-8, that sprang up out of Rome and revived Rome, originally had ten horns, but it uprooted three of them, leaving seven only. This little horn is described as a great prostitute (thus a woman), who is riding a beast with seven heads and ten horns.
"So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Rev 17:3-5
As we learned above, three of these horns, that is the leadership of three of these nations were destroyed. So now the whore rides the Beast known to have seven heads.
"And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on
which the woman sitteth." Rev 17:9
It is certainly true that Rome is surrounded by seven mountains, which are very literal, and we saw above how the Pope ruled over seven nations in the beginning of its revived state. However due to the dual application of many prophecies, it should be understood that this woman, being a mother, also has many daughters, who Protest their Mother's authority, yet still honor their Mother by continuing in her traditions and even some of her foundational false teachings. According to the prophecy in Isa 4:1 above, seven of these protesters or Protestant daughters will take hold of the truth of ONE GOD, realize they have not been CALLED BY HIS SACRED NAME, confess their guilt and shame and seek to be called by his full name, as a covering for the reproach/sin. Whether this realization will come on individuals within these apostate churches or whether this truth of the name will take hold of entire churches; only Yah knows at this time. We do know that Yeshua is calling HIS people out of every form of paganism that stems from Babylon/Rome.
These seven church's move with fear to avoid falling into reproach, like the man who came to the Marriage Supper of THE LAMB without a wedding garment:
Matthew 22:11-12
"And when THE KING came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a
wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said THE KING to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
That this wedding garment represents the SACRED NAME, is made obvious by this prophecy:
"I will greatly rejoice in YHWH, my soul shall be joyful in my Elohiym; for He hath CLOTHED
me with the garments of SALVATION [yeshuah/Yeshua/Yeshua], HE hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels." Isaiah 61:10
This prophecy of the Marriage Supper of THE LAMB, reveals a bride and a groom, who have been prepared for the occasion of this Marriage. For the prophet rejoices to know that the bride has already received her wedding garment; that is the garment of SALVATION, which is Yeshua. For it is the washing of the blood, through THE NAME YESHUA, that cleanses her, and covers her sins, washing them away. That the verb, yeshuah/ Salvation as used in this verse, does indeed refer to Yeshua/Yeshua, and yet does not stand on its own without a context, that is, not just any Yeshua/Yeshua, is made plain in Isaiah 12:2-3
"....: for YaH יהוה is my strength and my song; he also is become my SALVATION/Yeshuah
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of (the) SALVATION/Yeshuah"
Here in verse three the Hebrew has "THE SALVATION/Yeshuah"; showing that this is a specific place to come, call out and drink of and partake of this joyful SALVATION/Yeshua, which YaH יהוה has become for HIS people, so they could drink. Thus in order to drink we must call on Yah who has become Yeshua and to become a member of HIS family we must take on this fullness of THE NAME "Yah Yeshua". Comp. John 4:10,14
[For a better understanding of how the apostles used the full name Yah Yeshua, please read “The Creator’s Hidden Name Revealed” Ch 1 part 1 and 2, and Ch 2]
Yah who has become our Yeshua/Yeshua, desires to cover HIS Bride with HIS blood/NAME, so as to wash away all her filth, to cover her shame and reproach, so she can stand before HIM pure and blameless. So she takes on the Name of The Son, to cover her sins, and she takes on the Name of THE FATHER, to become a member of the family.
Yah has shown HIS people, through HIS prophetic word, the nature of all the kingdoms that would rule over HIS people, until HIS return to this earth as Yah Yeshua, to establish HIS dominion over all the world. HE spent much time explaining the vile relationship between the Potter's clay and the Mother of Harlots, for HE wants HIS people to understand how much He hates this unclean mixture. The Roman Catholic Church is called a MOTHER of Harlots. Sense she became a Mother to Harlots, she is obviously one herself. Her Harlot daughters can be none other than the Protesters of her ways, that call themselves Protestants. The reason they are Harlots, even though they Protested their mother's ways, was because they did not Protest enough, but on the contrary, these Harlot daughters honored their Mother by observing her Sunday 1st day of the week Sabbath, Her Easter to honor the fertility goddess called Easter; and her Christmas in honor to the Roman Sun god (S0N/Helios). These Harlot daughters continued to call anyone a heretic, who would observe the Yah ordained Feasts that honor the works of Hamashiyach/The Christ upon the earth; and anyone who would dare to even try from their heart to observe the least of the commandments as contained in the Torah/Instruction/Law, would be condemned as a denier of Christ. If all this were not enough, these same daughters for the most part, continue to honor their Mother by baptizing their New converts into a false name of titles "Father, Son and Holy Ghost", thus removing THE SACRED NAME of:
Yah Yeshua
יהוה;
יהיהוה Yah יהוה
away from and out of reach of the clay. So that the clay could claim to worship Christ all they wanted, but they would still not be a part of THE FAMILY OF Yah; for the deceiver knows, that for them to become a part of Elohiym's family, they MUST be CALLED BY THE NAME; As revealed to us from the Sacred Hebrew And Aramaic scriptures of the old and New Covenants.
Sadly the Sacred Name has been made obscure, due to the traditions of mere men, who adamantly refused to place the Sacred Name where it belongs in their translations of the original Hebrew and Aramaic Scriptures.
Yet in spite of these obstacles, YaH is raising up a people, who are sincere enough to take their religion from the original Hebrew and Aramaic text of the Bible only, and who will disregard any and all of history, "so called", that teaches us why certain portions of scripture have been done away with, that is, there must be solid biblical proof, rather than 2000 years of Church dogma. These people will also seek out the Sacred NAME from the original Hebrew text, and call upon the NAME of their Elohiym in truth, and seek to be CALLED BY THE NAME:
"And in that day seven woman shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own
bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be CALLED BY THY NAME, to take away our REPROACH." Isaiah 4:1
THE MARK OF THE BEAST EMPIRE
Although the foundation I have laid down in this paper is the proper one, from which speculation about the future antichrist and the nation from which he will spring up, should be based. It is not the purpose of this writer to get into such speculation. Rather, the purpose is io show that all the beast empires are interrelated, from Rome, the Roman Catholic Church and to protestant America, and that it is through The very nature of these governments to change or substitute the Sacred Name of:
1.YaH Yeshua
2. יהוה
3. Yah יהוה
to titles "Father, son, and Holy Ghost"; and thus to PUT this substitute name upon the people of Elohym. And that this substitute name is the very mark of these beast empires. For only if we understand the nature of the beasts mark, that has already been forced upon the people of Yah, can we begin to understand the very similar and sinister nature of this still future mark of the Beast. For although we may not know the exact formula that will be used, we do know that the future antichrist will put the mark of its false counterfeit name upon the nations of the world. This mark will be a mark of allegiance unto the antichrist, and a mark of ownership.
Today believers all over the world are giving their allegiance unto Rome and the the Roman Catholic Church, by voluntarily accepting baptism into titles. This baptism is like accepting the authority of the Roman system of government over your civil and spiritual life.
It is now time to accept Yah’s rulership over our lives by taking on the fullness of HIS Divine name. We take on the Name of YHWH, in order to take on the family name and become a member of the family. We must take on the name of Yah Yeshua in order to wash away our sins and become the bride of Christ. By doing so we are voluntarily submitting unto HIS laws and unto HIS government.
Prophecy and history prove the words of the apostle John to be correct when he said:
John 2:18
Lo, even now are there many antichrists;..."
An antichrist is one who usurps Yah’s authority over His people, and takes that authority upon themselves. And although all the popes do fit this description, this certainly does not mean that they are the antichrist that is to come. For the rapture or resurrection if you prefer, will not take place until the sign of the appearing of the antichrist in the 3rd rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, and upon his claiming to be Elohiym. Only after this sign is fulfilled should Yah's people begin look for the resurrection to happen.
Of course this cannot even happen until the 3rd Temple is rebuilt. So far now the people of Yah are watching the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. For this prophetic timetable surrounds the Temple mount itself. Therefore time spent upon speculation about who the future antichrist may be or where he might come from is an exercise in futility.
The time of the fullness of the gentiles is upon us; and now is the time to take upon ourselves the fullness of His name.
THE MARK OF THE BEAST EMPIRE
"And he (The Beast Empire) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a MARK in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the MARK, or the NAME of the BEAST, or the number of his NAME.
‘Here is wisdom, let him that hath understanding count the number of the BEAST: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six." Rev 13:16-18
"And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the BEAST and his image, and whosoever receiveth the MARK of his NAME," Rev 14:11
Obviously mankind were created on the 6th day (Gen 1:26-31); so "6" is the number of man. Thus "6" also represents man's futile attempt to govern himself, thus men have attempted to usurp Elohiym's authority and to take that authority upon themselves. Thus the number "6" represents all four of the Kingdoms of Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Dan Ch. 2. We have already discussed how that 4th kingdom (Rome) would rule in one form or another until the return of Yah Yeshua to set up His Kingdom over all the earth.
The apostle John was thinking out of a Hebrew speaking mind when he wrote revelation. Thus the "666" also represents the 6th letter/number of the Hebrew alphabet. [The Hebrews used their letters to also represent numbers). This 6th letter is a "vav " [also pronounced "waw" ]. Hebrew letters have meanings with in themselves and "vav" means "hook". This "hook" can be used to join, separate and change or convert, in various different ways. So three "vavs" mean something is being changed, converted or substituted three times. It is apparent from the above context that the word "MARK" and "NAME" or both utilized 3 times. Thus some type of substitute name is being marked or put upon people, in place of the Divine MAME as clearly revealed in the Hebrew and Greek scriptures. For the BEAST Empire has sought to replace Elohiym's Sacred HAME by substituting titles in ITS place. Also Elohiym's people have entrusted their eternal salvation into the hands of non Holy Spirit filled translators for too long.
But first lets look at the 3 aspects of The Divine MAME as revealed in the Hebrew scriptures but left obscure by translations of men.
Exo 6:3 KJV
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of Elohiym Almighty, but by my name יהוה was I not known to them.
Thus the first "vav" replaces the name of "יהוה", with the title "Father".
Act 2:38 LBP (ES)
Then Simon said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of the Master Yah Yeshua for the remission of sins, so that you may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
[Restored to the original Aramaic Peshitta reading]
The second "vav" replaces Yah Yeshua with the title "son".
Isa 12:2 KJV
Behold, Elohiym is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Yah יהוה is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
[LORD Jehovah restored to original Yah יהוה]
The third "vav" replaces this rare use of the Divine Name "Yah יהוה” with the title Holy Spirit (Ghost).
Thus when Matthew 28:19 commands that the new believers of all nations be baptized into the singular NAME: of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The Beast Empire said these titles are names and forbid any one from studying the Hebrew scriptures to find out what this riddle meant.
For YaH is that portion of the MOUNTAIN of YHWH [Dan 2:45] that was broken off without hands and placed in the Son *Yeshua/Yeshua". Thus Yah is the Son of יהוה, the word, who was clothed with a body.
While יהוה is the NAME of the Father who anoints Yah Yeshua as in a River of set Apart anointing. And the name of יהוה represents the fullness of the Father.
The name of the Set Apart Spirit (Holy Spirit/Ghost) is less known. However, Yah יהוה is the name of the Father and Son, which when properly applied through water and spiritual baptism, allows the believer to drink from the rivers of Salvation as found in the man ‘Yeshua’.
The 3 vavs/666 are also put together to form the Hebrew letter "Shiyn” (ש) which is pronounced like the english "SH" sound. The word for NAME in Hebrew is "SHEM", So again the 666 is being shown to represent the substitute name that the BEAST EMPIRE has been putting upon all those under its authority for about 1500 years now. Here again the context proves that the "Shiyn" equals NAME here. For the Temple Mount in Jerusalem also forms the letter "shiyn", and this is the place that יהוה has placed HIS NAME.
1 Kings 8:43
"... and that they may know that this house which I have builded, is CALLED BY THY NAME."
But there is a much more important place where YHWH desires to place HIS NAME:
Acts 15:17
"That the residue of men might seek after Master Yah, and all the gentiles UPON WHOM MY NAME IS CALLED, Saith יהוה,...
The Hebrew word for mark is "Tav” (T) which is also the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and anciently it looked like a cross "T ". On ash wednesday every year the catholic priest's would put this mark upon its catholic congregation, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. This mark would be put upon the forehead.
A mark (tav=) was used anciently on documents, (before witnesses) in place or instead of a person's name. The person would engrave his mark while verbally repeating his name before the witnesses, so the witnesses could testify the name of the person, so identified: A indian chief by the name of "bear", who could not write his name, signed his mark (x) on a bill of sale, selling a large piece of property in Texas. So the County named after him is spelled "Bexar" County, but is pronounced "Bear" County. For the silent "X" is simply to remind us of how the Indian chief had signed his mark before witnesses.
However a mark (T) only identifies the person being verbally named. Thus when the priest or preacher recites titles, Father, Son and Holy Ghost; they are certifying that they believe these titles equal or are a name. Therefore it is the use of these titles as if they are the true Name of Elohiym, that makes this use of titles in baptism or on ash wednesday, evil, i.e. the mark of the Beast Empire.
Thus the true mark of Elohiym upon his people, will accompany the verbal pronunciation of the fullness of His Name: Yah Yeshua and then יהוה. Just as Ezekiel describes the man dressed in linen [which is priestly clothing EX 28:42, 39:27-29- Lev 6:3], who was commanded to place the mark of the true name of Elohiym upon the foreheads of all those who sigh and cry over all the abominations that were being done in Jerusalem. For this true mark of the name, put a difference between the righteous and the unrighteous, so that the men of destruction would slay the wicked and let the righteous live.
Ezekiel 9:3-6
"... And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side; and YHWH said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and woman: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary,..."
[in the above context the six-men of destruction and the one man of the linen clothing, are all shown to be ... men, as it was Elohiym's intention of using men in both cases to bring about his plan upon Jerusalem]
likewise it was priestly men, who Elohiym used to "PUT" His Name upon the children of Israel in the old Testament; by their verbal pronunciation of the Aaronic benediction/Blessing upon the children of Israel.
Again this responsibility/Commission of placing the name upon Elohiym's people, was given unto mere men in the New Testament. For the Disciples/Servants of Yah Yeshua were commanded to call the name of Yah Yeshua over the N.T. believers, when they baptized them in water. Then as the soul came up out of the water, they would lay their hand upon their forehead and recite the Aronic benediction. (Mt 28:19). Thus calling the Name of the Father and Son over them before witnesses, who can testify that this person is now the property of יהוה.
Yah has made his word available to mankind in the original Hebrew and Aramaic, along with the Greek translations, to where one has to merely touch the word to view the original meaning of the word. Bible resources that were not hardly available for thousands of dollars, are now free to all, for the most part.
Yah has done all this because judgment is coming upon this generation for receiving the Mark of the Beast Empire.
Rev 14:9 KJV
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
Rev 14:10 KJV
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of Elohiym, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Rev 14:11 KJV
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
This judgment will not fall on our parents or grandparents who were in ignorance, and did not have access to the Biblical resources that we have access to. But it will fall upon this end time generation, because to whom much is given, much is also required:
Luk 12:48 KJV But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Wonderful!
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