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No dancers, no costume changes, no over the top stuff, just a man and his band taking an entire stadium full of people by the hand and leading them wherever he wants. I miss when music was good!!❤️

Revelation 13 – The Antichrist and the Restored Roman Empire. When John saw the dragon cast down to the earth, a terrifying, bloodthirsty beast came up out of the sea. Then he saw another beast coming up out of the earth. The first beast is a great political, economic, and military world power (verse 4), but also a person, the Antichrist. He is the personification of that empire. The second beast is the false prophet, the right hand of the Antichrist. We are here in the middle of "the Last Week of the Year," just after the seventh angel has sounded the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:15). In Revelation 12 and 13, we encounter three terrifying beasts. This is a satanic trinity. The devil is trying to imitate the Holy Trinity of God. In Revelation 12, we read about the dragon, and in Revelation 13 about the beast from the sea (of the nations) and the beast from the earth, or the Land (Hebrew: Eretz, probably referring to Israel). In this we recognize the dragon as the anti-god, the beast as the anti-son and the false prophet as the anti-spirit. After all, the father of lies is the devil, the son of perdition is the antichrist and the spirit of the adversary of God is the spirit of the antichrist. See John 8:44; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 John 4:3. The beast from the sea The beast that comes up out of the sea is strongly reminiscent of the four predatory beasts that the prophet Daniel saw coming up out of the Mediterranean Sea (Daniel 7). Similarities can be seen. The four blood-devouring beasts from the book of Daniel symbolically represent four world empires, namely: the Babylonian Empire (the lion) , the Medo-Persian Empire (the bear) , the Greek Empire (the panther) and the Roman Empire (a terribly terrifying beast) . The former kingdoms will rise again in the restored Roman Empire, as is evident from John's description: "And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion" (v. 2a). We also recognize these kingdoms in the statue of the States in Daniel 2. These are also "the times of the Gentiles" for Israel (Luke 21:24). Afterward, Jesus Christ will return to establish His Kingdom on earth. The Antichrist (the seed of the serpent) In both the Old and New Testaments, we read about the Antichrist, for example, through the prophets Isaiah, Daniel, and Zechariah, and the apostles Paul and John. Here are some examples of how they refer to him by various names and epithets: the king of Babylon (Isaiah 14:4), the king of Assyria (Isaiah 10:12), the king of the North (Daniel 11:40), the little horn (Daniel 7:8; 8:9), the worthless shepherd (Zechariah 11:16-17), the man of lawlessness, the son of perdition, the adversary (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4), the Antichrist (1 John 2:18), and the beast (Revelation 13:2). All these texts refer to the superhuman in whom the devil will incarnate: "and the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority" (v. 2b). He is the seed of the serpent (Genesis 3:15). The personification of the beast kingdom. It is clear that the beast from the sea of ​​the nations is a symbolic representation of both a person and a world empire. Thus, Christ is the "living Stone" and also the personification of His Kingdom (Daniel 2:34, 45). That the first beast in Revelation 13 also refers to the person of the Antichrist is evident from the fact that he will be able to speak, for he was given authority to mock God, His tent (the New Jerusalem?), and the inhabitants of heaven (the raptured Church?) for 42 months (verses 5-6; cf. Daniel 11:36). Many are deceived and seduced. The Lord Jesus foretold of the Antichrist: "I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive" (John 5:43). Not only in Israel will many accept, follow, and worship him, but also from all other peoples and nations. Something extraordinary will happen, in which the devil will imitate Christ:His resurrection⬇️

PLEASE, I AM DESPERATELY ASKING FOR HELP ❤️‍🩹 I honestly don't know how else to ask anymore. I am desperately asking for help for Zola's Paw Rescue. Our bills have reached a point where I simply cannot keep going without help. If I cannot pay our outstanding accounts, I will have no choice but to stop feeding the animals. And that breaks my heart. For the past week, I have already had to say no to sick animals that needed help. I have not been able to sterilise animals that desperately need it. And now I am facing the possibility that I may even have to stop our feeding programme. These animals don't understand that the bills are too high. They only know that every week we come, we bring food, full tummies and a little bit of hope. 💔 I have tried everything I can. I have carried this as far as I possibly can on my own, but I cannot do it anymore without your help. Please, if you can donate, even R50, R100 or R200, it will make a difference. Every contribution goes towards keeping these animals fed, helping those who are sick and allowing us to continue the work that we have been doing. Please don't let us reach the point where we have to stop feeding. I am asking from the bottom of my heart — please help Zola's Paw Rescue. 🙏🐾 If you cannot donate, please share this post. Someone on your friends list may be able to help. We desperately need you right now 🙏 Every donation, no matter how small, helps us continue to change their lifes. 💳 Zola's Paw Rescue Bank Account Bank: Capitec Business Account Name: Zola's Paw Rescue Account Type: Current Account Number: 1055264981 Branch Code: 450106 Reference: Your Name SWIFT Code: CABLZAJJ Please send proof of payment to: 📧 laurikasster@gmail.com 🏥 Veterinary Account Kleinmond Animal Clinic Bank: Nedbank Account Number: 1279089032 Branch Code: 198765 Reference: Zola's Paw Rescue Please email proof of payment to: 📧 laurikasster@gmail.com 🛒 Pet Food Express Kleinmond Account Bank: FNB Cheque Account Number: 63109241420 Branch Code: 200412 Reference: Zola's Paw Rescue Please send proof of payment to: 📧 laurikasster@gmail.com We cannot do this alone. The dogs we help are only fed, treated and loved because of the kindness of people like you. Thank you for standing with us and helping us give hope to those who cannot ask for help themselves. ❤️ @rickygervais @4KobusWiese @aliciakeys @iansomerhalder @TomHolland1996 @DrewBarrymore @AlexJayZA @Jay_du_Plessis @BridgetWilson69 @ricky_martin @pamelaanderson @ricardomackenzi @GillianA