The Two Beasts
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 15 July 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
One of John's most famous visions in the book of Revelation depicts two beasts that wage war against God's people. Today, W. Robert Godfrey examines this vivid passage, reassuring Christians that satanic opposition will not ultimately defeat us.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. He is the featured teacher for many Ligonier teaching series, including the six-part series A Survey of Church History. He is author of many books, including God’s Pattern for Creation, Reformation Sketches, and An Unexpected Journey.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | And I saw a beast rising out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its head. |
| 0:10.4 | And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bears, |
| 0:14.0 | and its mouth was like the lion's mouth. |
| 0:16.0 | And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne |
| 0:20.0 | and great authority. |
| 0:23.0 | Throughout church history, there has been great fascination with the book of revelation along with many |
| 0:34.8 | interpretations of it with its beasts a dragon and numbers but our teacher |
| 0:40.0 | this week Ligonier Ministry's Chairman W Robert Godfrey doesn't consider |
| 0:44.6 | revelation to be a mere puzzle book but instead is a letter to be understood and |
| 0:49.8 | one that should bring God's people comfort. |
| 0:53.0 | This is the Monday edition of renewing your mind, |
| 0:56.0 | and we'll be spending the next few days in the book of revelation |
| 0:59.0 | to give you a taste of this 24- Message study |
| 1:02.0 | that brings clarity to much of the interpretive |
| 1:05.0 | confusion when it comes to this book. The series is titled Blessed Hope and |
| 1:09.8 | we'll send it to you on DVD and give you lifetime digital access to the messages and study guide |
| 1:16.0 | when you give a donation of any amount at renewing your mind. |
| 1:19.7 | Or. |
| 1:20.7 | Well if you have your Bible with you turn to revelation chapter 12 beginning at verse 13 |
| 1:26.2 | because we're jumping right into the middle of this study as Dr Godfrey considers who |
| 1:31.4 | or what these two beasts are. |
| 1:35.0 | This is the summary almost of the book and it would be very easy to pass through it quickly and not pay much attention to it. |
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