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Taken in connection with other portions of the book of Revelation, this prophecy reveals clearly what the…

Date of account: Published 1896
Source: Modern Spiritualism
Reference: Modern Spiritualism · selected passage 95
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

Record summary

Taken in connection with other portions of the book of Revelation, this prophecy reveals clearly what the agency that works the miracles is

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Taken in connection with other portions of the book of Revelation, this prophecy reveals clearly what the agency that works the miracles is. The dragon, representing paganism (Rev. 12:3, 4); the beast, representing the papacy (Rev. 13:1-10); and the lamblike symbol, representing Protestantism, or more specifically, Protestant America (Rev. 13:11-17), constitute the symbols of this prophecy. For convenience, let us designate them as _A_, _B_, and _C_; respectively. _C_ works his miracles in sight of _B_; _B_ and _C_ are again brought to view in Rev. 19:20, and there _C_ is called “the false prophet.” We know the false prophet here is the same as _C_, because he works miracles before _B_, the same as _C_ does in chapter 13:14. All together, _A_, _B_, and _C_ are brought to view in Rev. 16:13, and unclean spirits like frogs are said to come out of their mouths; and then verse 14 tells what they are: “For they are spirits of devils, working miracles.” This, then, not the spirits of dead men, is the agency that works the miracles of chapter 13:13, 14. We follow the subject so far, at this point, merely to identify the agency that works the miracles, and shall have more to say upon it.

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This is a historical account assembled under the reporting and publishing conventions of its period. It may preserve testimony, hearsay, retelling and editorial interpretation together.

Modern context

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A modern comparison can identify recurring descriptions and possible explanations, but the account is not treated as independently verified evidence merely because it appeared in print.

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