Part 1
Revelation 13:1-2
1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero's character was like a leopard, a lion, and a bear which John compounded in his imagary.
1. Nero castrated a boy named Sporus and married him.
2. He played a game where he was let loose from a cage and he attacked the private parts of men and women bound to stakes.
3. He plotted his own mother's muder.
4. He ordered one of his tutors, Seneca, to commit suicide and he did.
5. He divorced his wife, Octavia, to marry his mistress, Poppaea. Octavia was beheaded upon Poppaea's orders. Poppaea was kicked to death by Nero while she was sick and pregnant.
6. He falsely accused Roman nobles of various crimes in order to confiscate their estates.
7. He blamed Christians for a fire that destroyed much of Rome.
8. He had Christians persecuted.
9. He committed suicide by having a servant stick a sword in his throat.
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Revelation 13:3
3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero was the head of the Beast (Roman Empire) who had the fatal wound. The Beast (Roman Empire) rivived after civil wars which occurred after Nero's death. The Roman Empire lived on after Nero's death.
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Revelation 13:4
4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"?
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero was worshipped. There were statues of Nero that had inscroptions that read "God Almighty" and "Savior."
He demanded worship as no other Emperor did.
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Revelation 13:5-7
5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue[a] for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero persecuted Christians from late November 64 until his death, June 9, 68. Except for a few days this was a period of 42 months.
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Revelation 13:10
10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero both lived and died by the sword. He persecuted Christians, among others, and he literally died by having a sword stuck in his throat.
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