The Bible mentions several entities who are active in the world prior to the return of Jesus Christ, but who are they? Most Christians don't bother to try to identify who they are, but they are in danger of being deceived and possibly hurt by those entities. What you don't know can hurt you. In Hosea 4:6, God says that what you don't know can KILL you. The following Bible study is a basic introduction and a springboard for discussion.
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Bad Guy |
Scripture |
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The Great Dragon (the Old Serpent, the devil, Satan) |
Genesis 3:1-15; Isiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:11-19; Matthew 4:1-11, 2 Corinthians 2:11, 4:4; 1 Peter 5:8,9; Revelation 12:1-17 |
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The Beast Kingdom |
Genesis 3:4-7; Psalm 2; Daniel 2:41-44; 7:1-8, 15-28, 11:36-39;James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-17; Revelation 13:1-18, 14:9-12, 17:3, 8-17 |
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Beast from the sea |
Daniel 7: 19-26, 11:36-39; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Revelation 13:1-10 |
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Beast from the earth (the False Prophet) |
Revelation 13:11-18 |
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The woman riding on the Beast Kingdom |
Isiah 13:1-22, 47:1-15; Jeremiah 51:7-15; Revelation 17:1-18:24 |
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The Beast’s army (the Chosen Ones, Black Awakening instigators) |
Matthew 24:7; Revelation 6:2-8,15-17, 16:13,14,16, 19:17-21 |
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Elite with DUMBs |
Isaiah 2:10,19; Daniel 11:39; Micah 7:17; Revelation 6:15-17 |
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Political activist leaders |
Psalm 2; Luke 23:13-25; Galatians 1:6-9; Colossians 2:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12; 2 Peter 2:18,19; Jude 1:8,16 |
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False teachers and preachers |
Isaiah 28:15-19; Amos 9:10; Matthew 24:4,5,11 |
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The persecuting church |
Matthew 24:9,10; Luke 21:12-19; John 16:1-4 |
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Kings of the East |
Revelation 9:14-19, 16:12 |
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Demons and unclean spirits |
1 Enoch 15:8-11; Revelation 9:1-11, 16:13,14 |
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Fallen angels and hybrid beings (ascended masters, giants, demigods, greys, shapeshifters, chimeras) |
1 Enoch 6-16, Genesis 6:1-4; Daniel 2:41-43; Revelation 9:11, 19:20 |