The Image of the Beast | Roman Catholic System

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. 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 (Revelation 13:15-16).

This passage tells us that the mark of the Beast will be enforced by the image of the Beast. An image is something that has the attributes of the original. The first beast of Revelation 13 (the Roman Catholic system) was a power that utilized state resources in order to enforce its doctrines, even when these doctrines were contrary to the Word of God.

According to Revelation 13, the second beast, which was identified as the United States of America, will exercise the same authority as the first beast (the Roman Catholic system) and cause the world to worship the papal system (Revelation 13:12). We are seeing signs of this taking place already in our day.

We are told in Revelation that the US will also actively encourage the world to make “an image to the beast.” With its political and perhaps military might, the US will bring this image of the Beast to life and cause it to speak and declare a death decree against all those that would not comply with its regulations. A specific mark, belonging to the first beast, (hence the name, mark of the Beast) will be used to mark those that cooperate with the image of the Beast. Only those with the mark will have permission to conduct business.

Revelation 13:12 says that the second beast “exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast.” If the United States is to exercise all the authority the Papacy had and force the world to worship the Papacy, then it follows that the US will become like Rome was during the 1260-year period when she enforced her doctrines through the law and persecution. The United States will, however, enact papal laws and enforce their observance internationally.

In becoming like Rome, by forming a union between church and state, and using the power of the state to enforce religious laws, the United States will become an image of the Beast.

According to the Scriptures, the mark will be enforced by imposing economic sanctions on anyone unwilling to accept the mark:

And that no man might buy nor sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast or the number of his name…and his number is six hundred, three score and six (Revelation 13:17-18).

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