nebula Posted December 1, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I was reading again through "A New Creation" thread in the Bible study forum. Some points were mentioned that gripped me with regards to current events. We were talking about the symbolism of "water" and "land" in Genesis 1 . . . and then throughout the Bible. References to the seas and waters tend to refer to "the nations" or "the unsaved." References to "the land" tend to refer to "the land of Israel" or " the saved". Someone pointed out how it is interesting to note in Revelation that there will be a Beast that comes from out of the sea and another that comes from the land. From this perspective, the Beast from the sea (whom we tend to call "the Anti-Christ") will come from . . . the unsaved? The Beast from land ("the false prophet") will come from . . . the Church? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikehev Posted December 1, 2006 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 37 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/06/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted December 1, 2006 It is safe to say that the beast from the land will not be a born again believer. Are you speaking in terms of the invisible church of Christ-followers, or someone who acts in the name of Christianity but does not know the LORD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted December 1, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 In other threads, we are discussing two men of high position in the Christian community who have taken the appearance of compromising to appease Islam. What if this is how the Beast from the earth will be with regards to the Beast from the sea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iryssa Posted December 1, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 117 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,860 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/13/1984 Share Posted December 1, 2006 It is safe to say that the beast from the land will not be a born again believer. Are you speaking in terms of the invisible church of Christ-followers, or someone who acts in the name of Christianity but does not know the LORD? I'm fairly sure it's safe to say the OP means the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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