Bible Questions and Answers Dean Carmichael

Season 1 Episode 22

What exactly is the mark of the beast? Who is it for, what does it mean, is this something that we can get now? No doubt you most likely have heard of it, seen it in a movie, and wondered about it yourself. Exactly what does the Bible say the Mark of the Beast will be, who gets it, and what is the outcome. Join us as we continue our journey answering common questions through the remarkable book of the Revelation. 



16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Season 1 Episode 21

Who is the False Prophet? Is it the same person as the Antichrist? Where is he from, what is he like, what is his purpose? Join the Bibl Q&A crew as we discuss the False Prophet of Revelation 13.

11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

- Revelation 13:11-15

Season 1 Episode 20



Who is the Antichrist? Is he alive today? Is he in power? Where is he from? What does he look like? Do we even know? 



There are many questions surrounding this episode as we come to the 6th personage of the book of Revelation. We will now look at the second person of the satanic trinity, the "little horn" of Daniel 7, and the ride of the white horse in Revelation 7 who will ultimately be defeated by Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lord's.

Season 1 - Episode 19 

What is this War in Heaven that takes place between Michael the Archangel and the Red Dragon? When will it happen? Is it past or future? Who wins? What happens afterward? 

There are those who hold the position that this war has already happened, and those who believe it is future. Scripture clearly teaches one of these viewpoints that we will explore in further detail. 

Who is the man child that will rule the nations with a rod of iron? Who is the Remnant that God will protect from Satan and the antichrist? Where will they go? 

Season 1 Episode 18

Revelation 12:3,4

3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Who is this Great Red Dragon?

Season 1 - Episode 17

Who is the Sun Clothed Woman in Revelation 12?

Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

Misconceptions:

· The Woman is the Virgin Mary

· The woman is the Church and her child is the true Church who are to be raptured out.

· “If this be true, and the Child is not caught out until the middle of the week then the Church will have to go halfway through the Tribulation.” – Clarence Larkin

Answer:

Re-read the verse:

Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

Genesis 37:9 9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

The Woman represents the nation Israel

1. Revelation is to be interpreted literally

· This verse was clearly prophesied way back in Genesis 37. Joseph is clearly the 12thstar.

· The woman is not a literal woman, but a symbol, say-mi'-on (a sign, mark, token)

2. Compare Scripture with Scripture

· Israel is compared constantly to a woman in the Old Testament (Married, Divorced, Widowed, Adulterous Wife. The Church is NOT. The Church is the Virgin Bride of Christ)

Supporting Scripture:

Isaiah 54:1;47:7-9;Luke 18:1-8; Jeremiah 3:1-25

· The Woman is described as being “with child” and “travailing to bring forth” what scripture does support this being the Church? (None) This is Israel

· It was prophesied that Christ would come from Israel

· Romans 9:4-5 4Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; 5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

· These verses align with Israel’s history

o Revelation 12:2 2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

“The activity of the woman from time of Abraham to the birth of Christ is described in verse 2. The present tense of the verses provides a dramatic setting. The woman is continuously with child. She is continually crying… in the pain of travail. She is continuously experiencing labor to be delivered…Herein, then, are pictured the experiences of Israel as a nation from the moment she was brought into existence with the call of Abraham until the day Christ was born in Bethlehem The entire message of the Old Testament from Genesis to Malachi describes what is here set forth in one verse.” Dr. Herman A. Hoyt