Revelation 13:14a
Bible, KJV Translation:
13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Re-evaluation Translation:
13:14 The Russian-Chinese-led global dominion deceives all who have rejected Yehuveh’s authority by requiring personal identification of every citizen; saying to them that have turned from Yehuveh, that they should embrace the blasphemous attitudes of the Iranian-led global dominion before them.
Significant Words and Comments:
Commentary on Revelation 13:14 (30 March 2008): “Deceiveth them that dwell on the earth” simply states that all who have not confirmed their covenant with Yehuveh must now place their confidence and hope in this global system. They have no where else to turn. The issues of accepting a government-ordered implanted identification marker on threat of economic and potentially physical death affords absolutely no options for those who believe they depend on this system for the basic needs of survival. Only those who refused to yield to Yehuveh are duped by this Russian-Chinese-led global dominion, but having rejected the standards of truth which Yehuveh alone provides, they are totally helpless against these lies. Earth, see explanatory notes on Revelation 5:13.
By contrast, those who yielded to Yehuveh [those symbolized by heaven, Revelation 4:1, who are no longer a part of those symbolized by earth] know that “Yehuveh, Thou art my Elohim [protector, provider, instructor, etc.]; I will exalt Thee, I will praise Thy name.” They are, therefore, neither threatened by or appealed to by this governmental demand for submission. Deceiveth is from planao [G4105], meaning “to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the right way; to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive,” from plane [G4106], meaning “error, to deceive, delusion.”
“By the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast” in Greek is simply, “because of the wonders permitted to the beast,” for miracles is from the same Greek word as wonders described in Revelation 13:13 as implanted identification markers. Having usurped Yehuveh’s role as provider and protector of the people, this global dominion is able to make unreasonable demands on every individual who believes he must depend on this system for his very life. Note the issue here: we must depend on something for food, shelter, and all other necessities of life. When the Iranian-led dominion took control, every individual had to determine if he would depend on Yehuveh or on this humanly-devised system. The developments at this point are merely the fruit of the decisions made at this earlier time. But now those decisions cannot be reversed.
Gael Bataman
Originally Written: 30 March 2008
Latest Update: 31 May 2008
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