AR 567 - Revelation 13
The Contents of the Whole Chapter
The dragon
continues to be
the subject in this chapter,
which describes the doctrine and faith
meant by the dragon.
The character of that doctrine and faith
among the
laity,
and then its character among the clergy.
The beast rising up out
of the sea
describes the doctrine and faith among the laity
(verses
1-10),
and the beast coming up out of the earth
the doctrine and faith
among the clergy
(verses 11-17).
Lastly it describes
the clergy's falsification of the Word's truth
(verse 18).
AR 570
And on its horns ten jewels.
(Revelation 13:1)
. . . Regarding
the dragon,
we are told that it had on its heads seven jewels,
but here,
as regards this beast,
that it had on his horns ten jewels.
The reason
is that symbolized in this case
is the power to falsify many of the
Word's truths,
but in the previous case a falsification of all its
truths.
The laity, indeed, can do the latter,
though they do not.
For people
caught up in falsities
and having a faith in them
are opposed to truths,
and consequently they falsify
truths in the Word when they see them.
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