Rev. 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

One Willing To Die For The Godly, The Other Willing To Kill The Godly

It is difficult to imagine a world filled with Satan worshipers, but that is the way it will be. The only ones who will not worship the Antichrist will be those whose names have been written in the Book Of Life. This is one of the few bright spots in this chapter. There are some who can not be separated from the love of Yahusha. Satan can rage, but God is still in control.
The Book of Life belongs to the Lamb that was slain. He is omniscient (all-knowing). He knows who will worship the Antichrist and who will not. He has already entered the names of those who will not fall in his book. Before the world was created, he planned to die for them. What a difference between the Christ and the Antichrist - one willing to die for the godly, the other willing to kill the godly.

Rev. 13:9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

Open Your Ears And Hear!!!

Everyone has ears and everyone should listen to the things from our all-knowing Elohim. No one has to go through the Tribulation Period. Elohim loves everyone. He is warning everyone. Will anyone commit his/her life to Yahusha before it is too late to leave in the (Rapture).

Rev. 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here are the patience and the faith of the saints.

Believe, Trust, and Look

In my opinion, there is a double meaning here. If a Tribulation Saint kills someone, even in self-defence, he will be killed in a similar manner. If an unbeliever kills a Tribulation Saint, he will be killed in a similar manner. Sin will have its own reward. This is the way it was in Old Testament days. It is commonly called an eye for an eye and too the for a tooth. The New Testament says it like this, a man reaps what he sows (Galatians 6:7). If you sow corn, you get corn, and if you sow wheat you get wheat. During the Tribulation Period, if you kill, you will be killed.
This will require patience and faith. It will be the only way to stand up under the terrible persecution of the Tribulation Period. Believe in Elohim, Trust in Jesus, and Look to the time when you will live again. Leave revenge to the Almighty.
The world seems to be going in a circle. In the Old Testament, a person who killed someone was put to death. That worked quite well in Israel for several hundred years. It taught people to value human life, and there were few murders. America was founded on tough Bible-based laws and there were relatively few violent crimes, but things have changed in this century. Now murderers usually serve less than seven years with the average sentence being about 20 months. This leniency will not last, though, because Elohim is going to do what society will not - kill those who kill others.

Rev. 13:11 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.

The Beast From The Earth

John saw a second beast (the False Prophet). The first beast will come out of the sea, but this beast will come from the earth. The sea is a symbol of the masses of humanity while the earth is a symbol of the land of Israel.
It is important to remember that the focus of the world will be mainly in two places during the Tribulation. One pivotal location point will be the revived Roman Empire. (See Revelation 6, 17, and 18) with its one-world government. the other will be the land of Israel with its Jewish religion, Temple, 144,000 sealed Jews, and two witnesses.
The first beast will have ten horns. The second will have two. Lambs do not have horns, so except for his two horns, the second beast will look like a lamb. This suggests that he will try to imitate the Lamb of Elohim, but he will be a wolf-in-sheep's clothing.
The first beast will get his power from the dragon. The second will speak like a dragon. He will do a lot of talking about loving, accepting, diversity, gender equality, etc. He will condemn racism, sexism, poverty, and all forms of discrimination. Underneath, though, he will be a slithering monster.

One of the big words today is rights: civil rights, human rights, children's rights, gay rights, etc. Our modern society is overdosing on inclusiveness. We are told to accept same-sex marriages for our adults and homosexuals as our pastors. Almost anything goes - except Christianity. When Christians say this inclusiveness is wrong, according to the Bible, they are told that is unacceptable. Many times it is also considered unacceptable when Christians want to read their Bibles in school, pray in school, set up religious displays in the city park, or even post the Ten Commandments in the courtroom.

Rev. 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.

Words Sweeter Than Honey

The second beast, the False Prophet, will hold as much authority as the first beast, the Antichrist. He will be the third member of the Satanic trinity, but he will not use his great authority to exalt himself. he will use it to exalt the Antichrist.
His deeds will betray his sweet-sounding words. Instead of loving and accepting everyone, he will try to change everyone's beliefs. He will attempt to merge religion and politics by promoting a world religion and world government. He will order everyone to worship the Antichrist and will not hesitate to use force.
Whose fatal wound had been healed refers back to (Revelation 13:3). It reveals that the False Prophet will claim to be a healer and miracle worker. He will be what Yahusha said, For false Christs and false prophets will appear and preform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect... (Matthew 24:24).

Rev. 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

Rev. 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

The Image Of The Beast - How Vain Can We Get

In the Old Testament Book of Genesis, Elohim had Moses cast his rod down before Pharaoh and it turned into a serpent. Then Pharaoh's magicians did the same thing with their rods. And in the Book of Job, Satan sent fire from heaven to destroy Job's sheep, and the people thought it was with work of Elohim. Satan can perform what appears to be miraculous signs and wonders. The Apostle Paul tells us, The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing (II Thessalonians 2:9,10).
One of the most impressive signs the False Prophet will perform is that is that of causing the fire to fall from heaven before a great multitude. This in itself will not prove he is from Elohim, but yet many will believe he is. He will order his followers to honour the Antichrist by setting up an image or a statue of the first beast. They will gladly do what he commands. When they do, emphasis will be placed on the Antichrist's wound and what appears to be a miraculous healing and resurrection.
The image of the first beast, the Antichrist, will be built in the Temple as the mid-point of the Tribulation Period. Yahusha said, So when you see standing in the holy place "the abomination that causes desolation" spoken of through the prophet Daniel - let the reader understand - then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains (Matthew 24:15,16). Yahusha was undoubtedly referring to the Holy Place in the Temple that will be rebuilt before the mid-point of the Tribulation Period arrives.

Rev. 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

It Speaks

The False Prophet will be given the power to impart breath to the image of the Antichrist. When he does, the image will appear to come to life. This will be a reminder that the Antichrist was once dead but is alive again. How the False Prophet will accomplish this is a matter of speculation, but there is no doubt that it will be an incredible event; one that will catch the world's attention.
After the image begins breathing, it woos also speak. Whether that will be an act of ventriloquism, demonic, possession, computers, or something else is left unsaid, but nevertheless, we know that it will be a convincing performance.
The image will proclaim that all who refuse to worship it will die. Yahusha warned of kind of persecution with he said, Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me (II Timothy 3:1).
The False Prophet sure doesn't sound like the lamb he first appeared. He now sounds more like a satanically-inspired roaring lion. That's why he's called the False Prophet. He is a religious pretender who will not hesitate to break Elohim's laws. The False Prophet will be responsible for the unwarranted death of multitudes of Christians even though Elohim said, You shall not murder me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them (Exodus 20:3-5). Instead of putting the Bible into practice, the False Prophet will make every attempt possible to set it aside.

Rev. 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

Rev. 13:17 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.

The Mark Of The Beast

In addition to building the Image of the Beast, the False Prophet will also mandate that everyone he gave a mark known as the Mark of the Beast.
People will be allowed to select one of two different places for the mark: Their right hand or their forehead. When Cain slew Abel, Elohim put a mark on Cain to protect him. Since the days of Moses, pious Jews have worn small leather pouches called phylacteries on their left hand and on straps tied around their forehead. The Phylacteries contain small pieces of parchment with important passages of Scripture written on them. When they wear them, they are symbolically placing the Word of Elohim on their hand (with their arm bent it is over their heart) and on their forehead in front of their mind.
In Revelation 7:2-4, we read about an angel of Elohim that will mark 144,000 Jews on their foreheads. In Chapter 14, we will see that they have the names of Yahusha and the Father on their foreheads. Just as Christians are sealed by the Holy Spirit, so will the False Prophet seal his servants.
No one will be exempt. Laws will be enacted to identify and punish those who do not support the world government. To have food and medicine will be a privilege. Those who cooperate will receive these privileges. those who refuse will be denied.
Taking the Mark will be like buying a license to transact business. Merchants will need it to sell their goods. Those who want to visit a doctor or specialist will need it to get treatment. Control over the necessities of life amounts to control over people. With these in his grasp, the False Prophet will force people to worship the Image of the Beast. In this way, he will merge church and state.
Many prophecy experts see the ultimate result of the Mark of the Beast as a "cashless society". Today the governments of the world want to eliminate coins and paper money so all transactions can be tracked electronically. In this way, computers will have the ability to track all buying and selling.

Remember This ----> Reasons for the Mark

1.) To counterfeit the mark, Elohim will give the 144,000 Jews.
2.) To extend Favours to those who support the world government.
3.) To identify and eliminate opposition to the world government.
4.) To track and control commerce.
5.) To force people to stop worshipping Elohim.
6.) To force people to worship the Antichrist.
7.) To permanently tie people to the kingdom of the Antichrist.

Rev. 13:18 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.

666 - Not That Number Again

The first thing we need to note is that this verse calls for wisdom. Many are so caught up trying to figure out who the Antichrist is, that they lose all sight of using any wisdom. The Antichrist could not exist until after Israel became a nation (Which happened in 1948!!!!!) because he will sign a covenant with them, so obviously those who believed he was Hitler or Mussolini overlooked this important detail. In my opinion, the Antichrist will rise to power in Europe because Daniel told of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans and the Antichrist will come out of those people. This is why he cannot be an American. Those who identified the American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger overlooked this. The Antichrist will not be revealed until after the Rapture. Those who think they can identify him now are overlooking this. People eventually will be able to identify him in the future, but wisdom will be needed. All pieces of the puzzle will have to fall together.
This verse tells us that those with insight who will want to identify the Antichrist after the Rapture can calculate his number. It is the number of a man, and it equals 666. Two things are important here: how to calculate the number, and why it is 666.
In Greek 666 John was saying Chi=600 which sounds like Che or Ge, XI=60 which sounds like z and Vau* which sounds like us. (Gezus) Just a thought.
To calculate the number one needs to know that things have changed since John wrote Revelation. The modern world has two sets of symbols - the alphabet and numbers. We use two systems. A letter is a letter, and a number is a number. But the ancient world did not do this; they used a single set of symbols to represent both letters and numbers. Such a system is called a alphanumeric system. Every number is a letter, and every letter is a number.
In an alphanumeric system, every word has a numeric value, every sentence has a numeric value, every paragraph has a numeric value, etc. The same is true of every name. Every name has a numeric value. For Example, let A=100, b=101, c= 102 ect.. Now calculate the number for the name "Hitler." Here is another example, 6 is the number of men so let A = 1 x 6 or 6, B = 2 x 6 or 12, C = 3 x 6 or 18, etc. Now calculate the number of the name of Antichrist. It will be 666 in somebody's alphanumeric system Hebrew, Greek, computer, etc.. Many scientists are now studying the mathematical structure of the Bible with computers. All of them are finding remarkable mathematical patterns. It is quite possible that someday someone will unlock this mystery with a computer by the time the Antichrist arrives.
Concerning why the Antichrist's name will equal 666 is another matter of speculation. The most common answer centers around the fact that 6 is the number of men, 7 is the number of God, 8 is the number of Yahusha; man was created on the sixth day, the Creator rested on the seventh day, and the Redeemer of creation rose on the eighth day. These numbers in their triplicate are 666, 777, 888.