The End Of Patriotism (Part 2)
“And I saw a wild beast ascending out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten diadems” (Revelation 13:1)
In the Bible, human governments are compared with wild beasts because their domination, all along history and now, have shed much innocent blood (Daniel chapters 7 and 8, Revelation chapter 13 and 17: the description of the cruel acts of wild beasts that symbolize human sovereignty throughout history to the present day): “And I saw a wild beast ascending out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten diadems, but on its heads blasphemous names” (Revelation 13: 1).
The “blasphemous names” on the seven heads of the wild beast, represent the patriotic names of the nations (Fatherland: pater in Latin: “father” in English). These “fatherlands” are worshiped instead of God, by flags or patriotic hymns: “Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your Father, the heavenly One” (Matthew 23 : 9). Human sacrifices have been made in the name of the fatherland in many wars, resulting in hundreds of millions of deaths. God can not ignore such blood guilt. This act of worship to the homeland (accompanied by millions of human sacrifices for it (the monuments to the dead bear witness to this)), represents the “mark of the wild beast”, according to the book of Revelation: “If anyone worships the wild beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he will also drink of the wine of the anger of God that is poured out undiluted into the cup of His wrath” (Revelation 13: 16–18; 14: 9–12). Anyone who has this mark will not get everlasting life. Any mention of these patriotic “blasphemous names” will disappear forever.
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