"BEAST OUT OF THE EARTH"

The “Beast out of the Earth” is definitely a real person. He literally speaks words in support of the Beast out of the Sea (the Islamic Empire). This person is the "Mouth" that speaks arrogant words and blasphemies against God (Revelation 13:5-6). This person masquerades as a holy person, but he will actually be speaking the words of Satan. (Revelation 13:11) “Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon.”

(Revelation 13:12-14) The first fullfilment of the “Beast out of the Earth” is Mohammed. The prophet Mohammed was the voice of his newly created religion of Islam. The Madhi who is also known as the Twelfth Imam, will be the ultimate fullfilment of this prophesy. The Madhi is Mohammed's successor, and when he finally comes out of hiding and reveals himself, he will “exercise all the authority of the first beast”. The Madhi, the warrior messiah of Islam, will “perform great signs”, and will cause fire to come down out of heaven. Nuclear terrorism and mind numbing fear will cause those who dwell on the earth to convert to Islam, and confess that Allah is God, and Mohammed as his prophet. Only those who's faith in Christ is true and extremely strong will be able to resist and accept execution by beheading (Revelation 20:4). Islam will be absolutely unstoppable, by human means.

Daniel chapter seven also describes this prophet of the Islamic Empire. (Daniel 7:8, 21-22) “While I was contemplating the (10) horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them… and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth uttering great boasts… I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.”

Christ's victory and our ultimate rest, as our Savior promised, has already been proclaimed. In the very near future, we will indeed inherit the New Earth in which righteousness will dwell forever. However, as Jesus warned, the birth pains will be severe.