The unholy trinity

The anti-christ, beasts, and the unholy trinity are all very real things that we should be aware of. In Revelation chapter 13, John writes about two beasts very specifically. The beast was initially identified with Rome, because the Roman empire, in its early days, encouraged an evil lifestyle, persecuted believers, and opposed God and his followers. The beast also symbolizes the antichrist-not Satan, but someone under Satan's power and control.

Did you know that there is an unholy trinity? I am sure that most of you know that there is a Holy Trinity consisting of the God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Revelation chapter 13 introduces Satan's two evil accomplices: the beast out of the sea and the beast out of the earth. Together, the three evil beings form an unholy trinity in direct opposition to the holy Trinity.

When Satan tempted Jesus in the desert, he wanted to show his power by turning stones into bread, to do miracles by jumping from a high place, and to gain political power by worshipping him. Satan's plan was to rule the world through Jesus, but Jesus refused to do Satan's bidding. When Jesus said no to this, Satan turns to the beasts. To the beast of the sea he gives political power. To the beast of the earth he gives power to do miracles. Both of the beasts work together to capture the control of the whole world. This unholy trinity-unite in a desperate attempt to overthrown God, but their efforts and doomed to failure.

While this is happening, people are impressed by power and will follow those who display it forcefully or offer it to their followers. But those who follow the beast will lonely be fooling themselves: He will use his power to manipulate others, to point to himself, and to promote evil plans. God, by contrast, uses his infinitely greater power to love and to build up. Don't be mislead by claims of greater miracles or reports about a resurrection or reincarnation of someone claiming to be Christ.

One thing that I find interesting is that the power given to the beasts will be limited by God. He will allow the beast to exercise authority only for a short time. Even while the beast is in power, God will still be control.

The beast will conquer God's people and rule over them, but he will not be able to harm them spiritually. He will establish worldwide dominance and remind that everyone worship him. And many will worship him-everyone except true believers. Refusal to worship the beast will result in temporary suffering for God's people, but they will be rewarded with eternal life in the end.

This post was more information rather than encouragement and I did it on purpose. Sometimes we have to know things and understand things in such a way that we can build up what we know and use the information to be encouraged or to find ways to be encouraged.

A lot of the time, information leads to awarenesses. When we learn things, we become more aware of what is going on around us. Now that you have more information about the unholy trinity, I hope you are more aware of it.

Although this post isn't very uplifting, I believe that it is necessary to read about topics like this.