EVIL EXAMINED (23 OF 32)
Scripture: Revelation 13:1-18
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Title: Evil Examined (23 of 32)
Series: The Book of all Books
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Revelation 13:1-18
I - Evils Entrance (1 - 10)
A) The Rise of the Beast (1) "antichrist"
B) The Revelation of the Beast (2, Dan. 7: 4 - 6)
C) The Resurrection of the Beast (3 - 4)
D) The Reactions of the Beast (5 - 8)
E) The Recognition of the Beast (9 - 10)
II - Evils Enticement (11 - 18)
A) The Man of Deception (11 - 15)
B) The Mark of Death (16 - 18)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Creatures of the Deep
Monsters coming up from the deep have a long and colorful history. From Leviathan to the Loch Ness Monster, from the giant squid in 10,000 Leagues under the sea to the "here be monsters" with which mapmakers once marked the limits of the unknown, the sea has been the source of fear for earthbound humans. Of course, nowadays whatever fear factor Nessie ever had is now gone for good, frittered away in tourist traps the length and breadth of Scotland while King Kong and Godzilla are cute, or camp, or cuddly. The beasts in Revelation and Daniel hardly rate a token shiver from today's audience. What new horror could possibly compete against Freddy, or Hannibal Lector?
But for John's readers in the first century, these images would have had power. The sea all by itself was the symbol of cosmic evil, a vast unruly and untamable source of danger, and the fact that this monstrous figure came out of the sea would be the verbal equivalent of spooky music, signaling the audience that something scary was about to appear.
It could have been anything. Remember, in the last chapter we saw the dragon, symbolizing Satan, cast down to earth after being defeated by Michael and his angels. We've been alerted to the fact that his task from now on would be to wage war against God by proxy, that is by targeting the people of God. S,o it could have been demons with forked horns and tails or grotesque ar ...
Series: The Book of all Books
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Revelation 13:1-18
I - Evils Entrance (1 - 10)
A) The Rise of the Beast (1) "antichrist"
B) The Revelation of the Beast (2, Dan. 7: 4 - 6)
C) The Resurrection of the Beast (3 - 4)
D) The Reactions of the Beast (5 - 8)
E) The Recognition of the Beast (9 - 10)
II - Evils Enticement (11 - 18)
A) The Man of Deception (11 - 15)
B) The Mark of Death (16 - 18)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Creatures of the Deep
Monsters coming up from the deep have a long and colorful history. From Leviathan to the Loch Ness Monster, from the giant squid in 10,000 Leagues under the sea to the "here be monsters" with which mapmakers once marked the limits of the unknown, the sea has been the source of fear for earthbound humans. Of course, nowadays whatever fear factor Nessie ever had is now gone for good, frittered away in tourist traps the length and breadth of Scotland while King Kong and Godzilla are cute, or camp, or cuddly. The beasts in Revelation and Daniel hardly rate a token shiver from today's audience. What new horror could possibly compete against Freddy, or Hannibal Lector?
But for John's readers in the first century, these images would have had power. The sea all by itself was the symbol of cosmic evil, a vast unruly and untamable source of danger, and the fact that this monstrous figure came out of the sea would be the verbal equivalent of spooky music, signaling the audience that something scary was about to appear.
It could have been anything. Remember, in the last chapter we saw the dragon, symbolizing Satan, cast down to earth after being defeated by Michael and his angels. We've been alerted to the fact that his task from now on would be to wage war against God by proxy, that is by targeting the people of God. S,o it could have been demons with forked horns and tails or grotesque ar ...
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