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Koranic Eschatology...Beast, False Prophet, Muddy Springs...

Apple Pie

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Koranic Eschatology...

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ


Two Horns, Koran: (18:83-100)

Two Horns, Book of Revelation: (7:2-4, 7:9, 8:10-11, 13:11-18, 15:2, 16:2, 16:9-11, 16:13-14, 19:19-21, 20:1-4, 20:7-8 )




Two Horns, Koran


(18:83-100)

18:83 And they ask/question you about (owner) of the two horns/powers/glories, Say: "I will read/recite on (to) you from him a reminder/remembrance."

18:84 We have highly positioned/strengthened for him in the earth/Planet Earth, and We gave/brought him from every thing a reason/motive/connection.



Compare to Rev 13:11-18; 19:20:

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. And it had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. And it executes all the authority of the first beast before it. And it causes that the earth and those dwelling in it should worship the first beast, of which was healed its deadly wound. And it does great signs, that it even causes fire to come down out of the heaven onto the earth before men. And it deceives those dwelling on the earth, because of the signs which were given to it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling on the earth to make an image to the beast who has the wound of the sword, and lived. And was given to it to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak, and might cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. And the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the freemen and the slaves, it causes that they give to them all a mark on their right hand, or on their foreheads, even that not any could buy or sell, except the one having the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of its name. Here is wisdom: Let the one having reason count the number of the beast, for it is the number of man and its number is six hundred and sixty six. (Rev 13:11-18 )

And the beast was seized, and with this one the false prophet doing signs before it, by which he led astray those having received the mark of the beast, and those worshiping its image. The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone. (Rev 19:20)


Summary of Sura 18:83-84 & Rev 13:11-18; 19:20:

1) Is something with Two Horns described?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
2) Revelation tells us that the Two Horns belong to a second beast that comes up out of the Earth. It has Two Horns like a Lamb, but speaks like a Dragon
3) Does the Beast with Two Horns have authority on the earth?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
4) Does the Beast with Two Horns have a motive?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
5) Revelation tells us that the Beast with Two Horns has all the authority of the First Beast, that came before it, and it’s motive is to cause the earth, and those dwelling in it, to worship the First Beast.
6) Revelation also informs us that this Second Beast from the Earth, the one with Two Horns, the one doing Great Signs, and the one leading astray those with the Mark of the Beast, is the FALSE PROPHET
7) Furthermore, Revelation 13:18 tells us that the False Prophet is mankind as a whole. Note that the Greek contains no indefinite article (“a” or “an”), thus it cannot apply to a specific individual




18:85 So he followed a reason/motive/connection.



18:86 Until when he reached the sun's sunset/west, he found it departing/declining (setting) in (at a) water well/spring mixed with black (foul) mud, and he found at it a nation, We said: "You (owner) of the two horns/powers/glories, either that you torture, and either you take in them a goodness/beauty."

18:87 He said: "As for who caused injustice/oppression, so we will/shall torture him, then he be returned to his Lord, so He tortures him an awful/obscene/severe torture."


Compare to Rev 8:10-11; 16:2; 16:9-11:

And the third angel trumpeted. And a great burning star, like a lamp, fell out of the heaven. And it fell onto the third part of the rivers, and onto the springs of waters. And the name of the star is said to be Wormwood. And the third part of the waters became changed into wormwood. And many men died from the waters, because they were bitter. (Rev 8:10-11)

And the first went away and poured out his bowl onto the earth. And it came to be a bad and evil sore onto the men, the ones having the mark of the beast, and the ones worshiping its image. (Rev 16:2)

And men were burned with great heat. And they blasphemed the name of God, the One having authority over these plagues and they did not repent to give Him glory. And the fifth angel poured out his bowl onto the throne of the beast. And its kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues from the pain. And they blasphemed the God of Heaven, from their pains and from their sores. And they did not repent of their works. (Rev 16:9-11)



Summary of Sura 18:86-87 & Rev 8:10-11; 16:2; 16:9-11:

1) Is something descending?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
2) What is descending?...Revelation, great burning star (like a lamp)…Koran, sun
3) Where is it descending?...Revelation, onto springs of waters…Koran, in a water spring
4) Is the spring mixed with something?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
5) What is it mixed with?...Revelation, the star called Wormwood…Koran, black (foul) mud
6) Note that Wormwood is a plant that yields a bitter DARK GREEN OIL used in absinthe
7) Are people tortured/tormented?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
8 ) Is the torture/torment severe?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
9) Is the torture/torment fatal?...Revelation, no…Koran, no
10) Which people are tortured/tormented?...Revelation, the ones having the Mark of the Beast, and worshiping its image…Koran, the ones who caused injustice/oppression





18:88 "And as for who believed and made/did correct/righteous deeds, so to him the best's/goodnesses' reward/reimbursement, and we will say to him from our order/matter ease/flexibility."

Compare to Rev 15:2; 20:4:

And I saw, as a glassy sea having been mixed with fire. And the ones overcoming the beast, and its image, and its mark, of the number of its name, were standing on the glassy sea, having harps of God. (Rev 15:2)

And I saw thrones, and they sat on them. And judgment was given to them, and the souls of the ones having been beheaded because of the witness of Jesus, and because of the Word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast nor its image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand. And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (Rev 20:4)



Summary of Sura 18:88 & Rev 15:2; 20:4:

1) Are some people spared from the torture/torment?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
2) Who is spared?...Revelation, the ones overcoming the beast, its image, and its mark of the number of its name…Koran, those who believed and did the correct & righteous deeds




18:89 Then he followed a reason/motive/connection.




18:90 Until when he reached the sun's place and time of appearance/ascent, he found it appears/ascends/rises on a nation We did not make/put from other than it a cover/protection/shelter.

18:91 Like that, and We had comprehended/enveloped with what (is) at/near him (with) knowledge.


Compare to Rev 7:2-4; 7:9:

And I saw another angel coming up from the rising of the sun, having a seal of the living God. And he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to them to harm the earth and the sea, saying, Do not harm the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we seal the slaves of our God on their foreheads. And I heard the number of those having been sealed: one hundred forty four thousands, having been sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel: (Rev 7:2-4)

After these things I saw, and behold, a great crowd which no one was able to number them, out of every nation, even tribes and peoples and tongues, standing in front of the throne, and before the Lamb, having been clothed with white robes, and in their hands palm branches. (Rev 7:9)



Summary of Sura 18:90-91 & Rev 7:2-4; 7:9:

1) An event takes place at the rising of the Sun (East)?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
2) What occurs at that time?...Revelation, Seal of God is placed upon men out of every nation…Koran, a cover/protection/shelter is placed on a nation




18:92 Then he followed a reason/motive/connection.



18:93 Until when he reached between the two barriers/obstacles/mountains, he found from other than them a nation they are not about to/almost understand a saying/opinion and belief.

18:94 They said: "You (owner) of the two horns/powers/glories, that Yagog and Magog (are) corrupting in the earth/Planet Earth, so do we make/put for you (a) royalty/retainer/expense/tribute on that you put/create between us and between them a barrier/obstacle?"

18:95 He said: "What my Lord highly positioned/strengthened/empowered me in it (is) best, so help/support me with power/strength, I make/create/put between you and between them a blockage/barrier."

18:96 "Give/bring me the huge pieces of iron." Until when he straightened/leveled/equalized between the two sides/directions/mountain sides, he said: "Blow." Until when he made it a fire, he said: "Give/bring me, I pour on it molten copper/brass/iron."

18:97 So they did not rise/diffuse/spread over (it, nor) that they mount/ascend it, and they were not able (of) piercing/penetration for it.

18:98 He said: "That (is) mercy from my Lord, so if my Lord's promise came, he made it flattened/leveled off and my Lord's promise was truthfully (truthful).”

18:99 And We left some/part of them (on) that day (to) trouble/agitate (interlock) in some/part, and the horn/bugle/instrument was blown in, so We gathered/collected them all together.

18:100 And We displayed/presented Hell (on) that day to the disbelievers a display/exhibition
.




Compare to Rev 16:13-14; 19:19-21; 20:1-3; 20:7-8:

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons doing signs, which go forth to the kings of the earth, even of the whole habitable world to assemble them to the war of that day, the great day of God Almighty. (Rev 16:13-14)

And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth, and their armies being assembled to make war with the One sitting on the horse, and with His army. And the beast was seized, and with this one the false prophet doing signs before it, by which he led astray those having received the mark of the beast, and those worshiping its image. The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone. And the rest were killed with the sword of the One sitting on the horse, the sword having gone forth from His mouth. And all the birds were filled from their flesh. (Rev 19:19-21)

And I saw an angel coming down out of Heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain on his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the old serpent who is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and threw him into the abyss, and shut him up, and sealed over him, that he should not still lead astray the nations, until the thousand years are fulfilled. And after these things, he must be set loose a little time. (Rev 20:1-3)

And whenever the thousand years are ended, Satan will be set loose out of his prison, And he will go to mislead the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to assemble them in war, whose number is as the sand of the sea. (Rev 20:7-8 )



Summary of Sura 18:93-100 & Rev 16:13-14; 19:19-21; 20:1-3; 20:7-8:

1) Does a barrier exist?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
2) A barrier between what?...Revelation, the Devil and the Nations…Koran, Two Horns & the Nations
3) Revelation tells us that the “Two Horns” represents the False Prophet
4) What is this barrier?...Revelation, the abyss…Koran, a blockage between the mountain sides
5) The Greek word translated as abyss, “abussos” means “pit” or “a very deep gulf or chasm in the lowest parts of the earth”
6) Is there metal in this barrier?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
7) What is this metal?...Revelation, chain & key,…Koran, iron/copper/brass
8 ) Is the barrier sealed?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
9) Is the barrier sealed for a period of time?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
10) How long is it sealed?...Revelation, 1,000 years…Koran, till the day the Lord’s promise comes
11) Is the barrier then opened?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
12) Revelation informs us that the Dragon (Satan/Devil/Serpent), the Beast, and the False Prophet (Two Horns) are all responsible for the Great War
13) Is there a punishment for the disbelievers?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
14) What is the punishment?...Revelation, Lake of Fire & Brimstone…Koran, Hell
15) Did some people escape this punishment?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
16) What is their fate?...Revelation, they were killed with the sword that had gone forth from the mouth of the one sitting on the Horse…Koran, left to trouble/agitation
17) Are they all gathered together?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
18 ) What is the fate of those gathered together?...Revelation, Lake of Fire & Brimstone…Koran, Hell








Integrated Summary:

1) Is something with Two Horns described?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
2) Revelation tells us that the Two Horns belong to a second beast that comes up out of the Earth. It has Two Horns like a Lamb, but speaks like a Dragon
3) Does the Beast with Two Horns have authority on the earth?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
4) Does the Beast with Two Horns have a motive?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
5) Revelation tells us that the Beast with Two Horns has all the authority of the First Beast, that came before it, and it’s motive is to cause the earth, and those dwelling in it, to worship the First Beast.
6) Revelation also informs us that this Second Beast from the Earth, the one with Two Horns, the one doing Great Signs, and the one leading astray those with the Mark of the Beast, is the FALSE PROPHET
7) Furthermore, Revelation 13:18 tells us that the False Prophet is mankind as a whole. Note that the Greek contains no indefinite article (“a” or “an”), thus it cannot apply to a specific individual
8 ) Is something descending?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
9) What is descending?...Revelation, great burning star (like a lamp)…Koran, sun
10) Where is it descending?...Revelation, onto springs of waters…Koran, in a water spring
11) Is the spring mixed with something?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
12) What is it mixed with?...Revelation, the star called Wormwood…Koran, black (foul) mud
13) Note that Wormwood is a plant that yields a bitter DARK GREEN OIL used in absinthe
14) Are people tortured/tormented?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
15) Is the torture/torment severe?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
16) Is the torture/torment fatal?...Revelation, no…Koran, no
17) Which people are tortured/tormented?...Revelation, the ones having the Mark of the Beast, and worshiping its image…Koran, the ones who caused injustice/oppression
18 ) Are some people spared from the torture/torment?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
19) Who is spared?...Revelation, the ones overcoming the beast, its image, and its mark of the number of its name…Koran, those who believed and did the correct & righteous deeds
20) An event takes place at the rising of the Sun (East)?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
21) What occurs at that time?...Revelation, Seal of God is placed upon men out of every nation…Koran, a cover/protection/shelter is placed on a nation
22) Does a barrier exist?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
23) A barrier between what?...Revelation, the Devil and the Nations…Koran, Two Horns & the Nations
24) Revelation tells us that the “Two Horns” represents the False Prophet
25) What is this barrier?...Revelation, the abyss…Koran, a blockage between the mountain sides
26) The Greek word translated as abyss, “abussos” means “pit” or “a very deep gulf or chasm in the lowest parts of the earth”
27) Is there metal in this barrier?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
28 ) What is this metal?...Revelation, chain & key,…Koran, iron/copper/brass
29) Is the barrier sealed?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
30) Is the barrier sealed for a period of time?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
31) How long is it sealed?...Revelation, 1,000 years…Koran, till the day the Lord’s promise comes
32) Is the barrier then opened?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
33) Revelation informs us that the Dragon (Satan/Devil/Serpent), the Beast, and the False Prophet (Two Horns) are all responsible for the Great War
34) Is there a punishment for the disbelievers?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
35) What is the punishment?...Revelation, Lake of Fire & Brimstone…Koran, Hell
36) Did some people escape this punishment?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
37) What is their fate?...Revelation, they were killed with the sword that had gone forth from the mouth of the one sitting on the Horse…Koran, left to trouble/agitation
38 ) Are they all gathered together?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
39) What is the fate of those gathered together?...Revelation, Lake of Fire & Brimstone…Koran, Hell
40) Does it torture all men?...Revelation, no…Koran, no
41) Who does not get tortured?...Revelation, the ones with their names in the Lamb’s Book of Life…Koran, the ones who believed and did the correct righteous deeds
42) Does it gather the Nations together?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
43) Gog & Magog?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
44) Who gathers Gog & Magog?...Revelation, three unclean spirits, Satan, beast, & false prophet…Koran, Two Horns
45) Is there a time for it?...Revelation, yes, 1,000 years…Koran, retainer
46) Where is Satan?...Revelation, sealed in the abyss, prison…Koran, barrier/obstacle
47) Revelation tells us that the number of the beast is mans’ number
48 ) Should all listen to this?...Revelation, yes…Koran, yes
49) The two horns represents whom?...Revelation, False prophet…Koran, False prophet
 
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