KINGDOM CULTURE

Rising up out of the sea - Mediterranean Sea
- Gentile nations - Is 57:20-21

What does a beast represent? Beast - King/Kingdom

“Like” a Leopard - Grecian
“Like” a Bear - Medo-Persian
“Like” a Lion - Babylonian

Power - dunamis - Force, miraculous power

Authority - exousia - Delegated influence; power or right to give orders or make decisions; authority to rule or jurisdiction

Throne - thronos - a stately seat

Marveled - thaumazō - To admire, wonder, be amazed

Followed - ŏpisō - After, behind

Worshiped - prŏskunĕō - To fawn, bow down to, kneel down in reverence

Given - didōmi - Come into possession of, bestow, grant, appoint

Mouth - stŏma - An opening, language, to communicate orally

Great things - mĕgas - Big, exceedingly great, high, large, loud, mighty

Blasphemies - blasphēmia - Serious insult, evil speaking, slander

Given authority - Authority to rule, jurisdiction over a domain or sphere of influence; often pertaining to the political or religious sphere.

Continue - pŏiĕō - To behave, perform, act, carry out or accomplish

42 months - 42/12 = 3 ½ years - The 1st 3 ½ years!

True authority - can only be given by one in true authority

Blaspheme - blasphēmia - Serious insult, evil speaking, slander

Slander - A false and defamatory oral statement about a person

Granted - didōmi - Come into possession of, bestow, grant, appoint

War - pŏlĕmŏs - To engage in open warfare against an enemy

Overcome - nikaō - To win a victory over; conquer, overpower, triumph or prevail

Overcame - nikaō - To win a victory over; conquer, overpower, triumph or prevail

By -dia - through; means by which

1) Blood of the Lamb - Supernatural Provision

2) Word of their testimony - Personal Application

- Testimony - marturia - Witness; evidence given