Revelation 13 · Grade 4
Lamb or Beast?
Read and Think
In chapter 12 the dragon went off to make war with God’s people. In chapter 13 he works through two beasts. The first rises from the sea with ten horns and seven heads. The dragon gives it power and authority. The whole world is amazed and worships it, saying, Who is like the beast? It speaks against God and makes war with the saints for forty-two months.
Many readers see the beasts as pictures of powers that set themselves against God, such as proud rulers and false religion. Everyone whose name is not written in the Lamb’s book of life worships the beast. John calls out, If anyone has an ear, let him hear. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
The second beast rises from the earth. It has horns like a lamb but speaks like a dragon, a picture of something that looks gentle but deceives. It does great signs and leads people to worship the first beast. It makes everyone take a mark to buy or sell. The mark shows whose side a person belongs to, in contrast to God’s seal on his servants in chapter 7.
Show What You Know
Who does the dragon work through in chapter 13?
What do many readers see the beasts as?
What does a lamb that speaks like a dragon picture?
What is the mark in contrast to?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- It speaks against and makes war with the saints for forty-two months.
- Many readers the beasts as pictures of powers that set themselves against God, such as proud rulers and false religion.
- John calls out, If anyone has an , let him hear.
- Here is the endurance and the of the saints.
- It has horns like a but speaks like a dragon, a picture of something that looks gentle but deceives.
Think About It
How can something look gentle but still lead people away from God?
Why does John call God’s people to endurance and faith here?
Memory Verse
“He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.”
Revelation 13:14 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you tell true teaching from false teaching?
- How can you stay loyal to Jesus when others don’t?
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