The devil has one goal and that is to destroy your life. He will do whatever it takes, anything he can, to get to you. He uses all of his weapons, one of the strongest of which is money, to accomplish his goal.

We have to be careful to not give too much or too little attention to the devil. That’s what these chapters of revelation are for, to help us better understand our enemy that wants to destroy us. And to know who is gonna win!

The next beast came out of the land. He looked like a lamb to look like Jesus. He works be deception to draw away the faithful. This beast looks like a lamb but has the heart of a beast. The devil will look like an angel of light to distract the people and make them focus on him. The point is to get attention off of God.

THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST – 666

The number of the beast is the number of a man. For 2000 years people have been trying to figure this out. Throughout history they have found lots of people wh meet the description, but the truth is the number is the number of man. If we worship man, or a man, it puts the mark of the beast on us. Anything that take our focus off of God will destroy us.

In the Hebrew language numbers have significant meaning. The number 6 is the number of man. The number 7 is the number of perfection but the number 8 is the number of Jesus. It is the number of new beginnings. It time for a new beginning.

In chapter 14 we learn that it isn’t only the devil who can put a mark on you. God can put His mark on you and it cannot be removed.