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The Identity of the Ten Kings (Royal Families) who will support the Beast
For a brief discussion of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, go here.
For a closer look at the identity of the Antichrist, go here.
Revelation Chapter 2.3: The Great Whore of Babylon will be destroyed
§U Introduction: The Seven Bowls of Judgment (15:5-16:21)
¶O Five angels pour out bowls of the Judgment of God upon the Earth and the Sun
¶O The 6th and 7th Bowls of Judgment are followed by a massive world-wide earthquake and gigantic hailstones
§C Body: The Great Whore of Babylon is revealed in all of its evil (17:1-20:3)
¶U The Great Whore is the open enemy of God and will be burned with fire (17:1-18)
¶C God pronounces Judgment upon the Great Whore of Babylon
¶C The saints in Heaven celebrate at the destruction of the Great Whore of Babylon
¶O The Word of God (Jesus Christ) returns to Earth to claim his Kingdom by force
¶O The armies of the Beast are destroyed in the Battle of Armageddon, and Satan is imprisoned for 1000 years
§C Conclusion: The Millennial Kingdom and the Great White Throne Judgment (20:4-20:15)
¶C The Millennial Kingdom will end with another rebellion against God, led by Satan; but it ends with their destruction and Satan cast into the Lake of Fire
¶C The Great White Throne Judgment for all who are Lost at the end of the Millennial Kingdom
§C Body: The Great Whore of Babylon is revealed in all of its evil
¶U The Great Whore is the open enemy of God and will be burned with fire (17:1-18)
O And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls; and he talked with me; saying to me, “Come here; I will show you the judgment of the great whore that sits upon many waters; with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”
O So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness; and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored Beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls; having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication. And upon her forehead was a name written: “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
C And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. And the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the Beast that carries her, who has the seven heads and ten horns. The Beast that you saw was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the Abyss, and go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the Beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind that has wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.
C And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a short space. And the Beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth king, and is of the seven; and he goes into perdition. And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet, but receive power as kings one hour with the Beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength to the Beast. These shall make war with the Lamb; and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
U And he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and languages. And the ten horns that you saw upon the Beast, these shall hate the whore, and they shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire: for God has put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree; and give their kingdom to the Beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman that you saw is that great city of Rome, which reigns over the kings of the earth.”
Comments: The Golden Ratio design of this Paragraph is extremely obvious.
O One of the angels with the Bowls of Judgment invites John to see the judgment of the Great Whore
O John saw the Great Whore in all of her hideous evil
C The mystery of the Beast with seven heads
C The eighth king and the ten kings
U The waters, the horns, and the woman
Let’s take a quick survey of the actors in this text:
1) The 8 kings, of which the Beast (the Antichrist) is the 8th and the last one. I believe that these “kings” are future rulers of the European Union. The Antichrist will be the 8th ruler, and the last one. At this writing (March 2016), the EU does have a president (since 1957), but it is a weak office that cannot command an army or do anything similar to a national head of state in most nations today.
So if this interpretation is correct, then the first king has not yet arrived on the scene. However, there are many people in the EU who would like a strongman-style President to rule the EU. I believe that this absolutely will happen, because it is ordained by God to happen in order to fulfill Scripture. When that will happen is known only to God.
My opinion is that we will see a strongman-style President of the EU within the early part of the 21st Century (a guess on my part; but I think, a good one); and that will begin the countdown (as it were) to the Great Tribulation, in the sense that the 8th President of the EU will be the Antichrist. This is an interpretation which may not be correct, but I think it has much to support it.
2) There are many nations which make up the EU confederation. As of July 24, 2015, the EU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK (https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea): a total of 28 countries.
Now, the EU may be larger, or it may get smaller. The British are trying to separate themselves from it, but, as of 2018, the outcome is uncertain. But what matters is the core nations of the EU: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc.
Probably the ten strongest of these are the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Netherlands. But my theory is that the “ten kings” do not equal “ten nations” in the EU. Instead, I believe that the "ten kings" are ten Royal Families in Europe.
I found a list of monarchies in the EU countries on Wikipedia which make up a total of 11, although the last one listed below (of Malta) may possibly be discounted, since it is more of a religious order of the Catholic religion than anything else. If you remove the Prince of Malta from the list, you have ten kings! Are these the “ten kings” mentioned in Revelation as those who “shall hate the whore, and they shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire”? I believe that the evidence points to this conclusion. We will not know for certain until it actually occurs, but I believe that “kings” means “kings” and not something else.
(The order is random - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_sovereign_monarchs)
1) Kingdom of Belgium King Philippe
2) Principality of Liechtenstein Prince Hans-Adam II
3) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg HRH Grand Duke Henri
4) Principality of Monaco HSH Prince Albert II
5) Kingdom of the Netherlands HM King Willem-Alexander
6) Kingdom of Norway HM King Harald V
7) Kingdom of Spain HM King Felipe VI
8) Kingdom of Sweden HM King Carl XVI Gustaf
9) Kingdom of Denmark HM Queen Margrethe II
10) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland HM Queen Elizabeth II
Sovereign Military Order of Malta HMEH Prince and Grand Master Matthew Festing
You might say that the monarchies listed are powerless in today’s world, and cannot return to their former glory. That is true, at least on paper. But consider that these monarchs possibly are much more powerful than we are led to believe, even today. It is true that they cannot pass laws or command armies; but behind the scenes, I believe that they are doing much more than we are allowed to know. I know for a fact that at least some of these monarchs are part of the Bilderbergers, which is the European counterpart to the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission: Illuminati puppets, which all have as their goal a One-World government.
Clearly then, there is a visible, modern-day link between these monarchs and a future One-World government led by the Antichrist/Beast; and it is found in the Bilderbergers. In fact, Wikipedia has a very interesting page which gives a list of Bilderberg participants, and it includes ten monarchies and the years that they attended:
1) King Philippe of Belgium (2007–2009, 2012)
2) Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Commonwealth realms (1986)
3) Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, Commonwealth realms (1965, 1967)
4) Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1997, 2000, 2006, 2008–2015)
5) Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (1954–1975)
6) Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (2008)
7) King Harald V of Norway (1984)
8) Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (2011)
9) Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain (2004)
10) Queen Sofía of Spain (2008–2011)
How interesting. Now some of these monarchs are dead, and others are “princes” rather than kings, like prince Charles of the UK. Nonetheless, there have been ten monarchs who attended the Bilderberg meetings, and these people are the world leaders who are pushing for a One-World government. The Bible tells us that the Antichrist will have “ten kings” who support him. I believe that the monarchs of the first list (or their descendants) will most likely be the same kings (or Royal Families) who support the Antichrist during the Great Tribulation.
It is also worthy of mention that the Royal Families of Europe speak of themselves as "descended from the gods" (!). The Nephilim of Genesis 6:4 fits that description:
“There were Nephilim in the earth in those days. And also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, notorious men.”
These "Nephilim" were fallen angels, who rebelled against God at some point, either soon after Creation or after the Fall of Adam and Eve. These evil beings took the form of men, and
“the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were good; and they took them wives of all which they chose.” (Genesis 6:2)
Their descendants were unspeakably evil, and filled with demons, because they were only half-human; and therefore they were totally given over to serve Satan.
These spawn of Satan managed to survive the Great Flood, perhaps by using advanced technology to flee to other worlds; or, the satanic corruption of the human race continued after the Great Flood by the same means as before. There are many myths and legends which speak of giants in the Earth which lived among most or all of the nations in almost every land, including the American Indian natives.
The Bible also speaks of Goliath and his sons, and the Rephaim, Emims, Anikim, Zamzummims, Caphtorim, Horim, and Avim. All of these were races of giant men who lived in Canaan before the arrival of Moses and the children of Israel (Deuteronomy 2:1-23).
Well, it turns out that these Royal families of Europe believe that they were descended "from the gods", which are the same as the Nephilim. No, the Royals are not giants; however, that is not surprising, since they have had about 5,000 years to interbreed with humanity. I believe that the descendants of the Nephilim too many different forms, not just humanoid. A full treatment of that topic is beyond the scope of this study.
Daniel also speaks of the descendants of the Nephilim:
"You [king Nebuchadnezzar] are this head of gold. And after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you; and another third kingdom of bronze, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that breaks all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cling one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay." Daniel 2:38-43
Now it is all starting to come together, isn't it? The descendants of the Nephilim think of themselves as the rightful rulers of humanity, because they descended from "the gods" (i.e. fallen angels). They are part human, and part fallen angel (the iron mixed with the clay); but they are not truly human, and cannot be saved, because Jesus only died for humans, not the demonic seed of Satan and his fallen angel servants.
Some claim that the actual rulers of the US and Europe are "Reptilian" shape-shifters. I cannot personally verify that, but if it is true, it certainly agrees with the Word of God. The "Reptilian" shape-shifters would be another manifestation of the descendants of the Nephilim.
One thing that we can know for certain, and that is that these Royal families are totally evil and servants of the devil. They are not our friends.
Make certain, then, that you are a friend of Jesus Christ! Because He is the Answer for all of this evil in our world today; and for the sins that will drag us down into Hell, if we have not been saved before we die. Repent of your sins, and turn to Christ right now; and accept the Jesus Christ of the Bible as your Lord and Savior:
Here is a prayer that you can use to repent and trust in Christ. May God help you to do it in the Name of Jesus:
“Dear Lord, I know that I have sinned against YOU. I am no good, and you are righteous! I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins, was buried, and rose again from the dead on the third day. I want Jesus to come into my life and be my Lord and Savior. Please come into my heart right now. Forgive me for all my sins, and save my soul. In the mighty Name of Jesus, I pray, Amen!”