Revelation 13 - Satan’s Strategy

Revelation 12

• We’re at war
• Satan (the dragon) is extra fierce right now
• Despite the battle, we're on the winning side.

Two Beasts of Revelation 13

• Political Power Gone Wrong (13:1-10)
• The Ideology that Supports It (13:11-18)

What does 666 mean?

• Gematria - an ancient code system where letters have number values
• Falling short of perfection (7)

Big Idea: Satan seeks to destroy Christian faith through both forceful government persecution and subtle cultural pressure to compromise, so stay faithful to the end.