Unleashing the Beast

236 / U NLEASHING THE B EAST

T HE P ROPHECY :

And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? (Revelation 13:4). For centuries, Europe and the Middle East were hotbeds for forced conversions. When the Roman Church leaders ruled, Spanish Jews were forced to convert or face expulsion and, in some instances, death. When radical Islamic forces ruled, Jews faced terrorism and Christians faced martyrdom. Forced conversion will become common during the Tribulation, and those who refuse will face the final solution: death P HASE 4: D ESTROY ALL OPPOSITION TO HIS CONTROL But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and to utterly make away many (Daniel 11:44). And l saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and l saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God (Revelation 20:4). T HE P ROPHECY :