
Originally Posted by
boangry
Hi Randy, I Don't explain things the best, But I will try and convey how I see the 7th king who is also the eighth even though my next sentence will appear slightly nuts. I see Satan as ruler of the world and he rules as a man, by that I mean he literally indwells or enters into a human being.
So I see Alexander the great as Satan possessed, Alexander the man was the fifth king and was also indwelt by Satan so I see Satan as the fifth king yet being another entity also the eighth. When Isaiah prophesied to the king of Babylon he was talking to both the human and to Satan who was dwelling in him. So we have the third king a man and also Satan another entity the eighth ruling over Babylon.
Same example as when Ezekiel went to speak to the prince of Tyre, in ch 28 he was speaking to the human king but predominantly to Satan.
So Now to the future seventh head or king, the rapture has maybe taken place (sorry, I know your view is not for pre trib ) Antichrist has now set himself up as over the world, and now receives a fatal wound that the world sees, The beast aka Satan the prince of the world has now been released from the pit and assumes control of the world as its king again, and he temporarily enters into the Antichrist who is now miraculously healed in the sight of all.
Rev 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Rev 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Rev 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.
Rev 13:12 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.
Rev 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
Rome the sixth kingdom that was ruling at the time of John, the one that is, the seventh yet to come that will be for a short time.
Rev 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Satan who was, is not at the moment, is the invisible eighth head for he was/is the seven heads.
I sort of am leaning to towards marty's interpretation of mystery Babylon being Jerusalem and think Satan will set up his headquarters there.
And think revelation man makes good points, but of course I think the destroying angel is Satan.
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