Whoever named 'the Beast'?

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Whoever called Obama's official car "the Beast" was either extremely comical or terribly prophetic.

Rev 13
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

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From 'The Great Controversy' by Ellen G. White (1911).

"And he had two horns like a lamb." The lamblike horns indicate youth, innocence, and gentleness,
fitly representing the character of the United States when presented to the prophet as "coming up" in
1798. Among the Christian exiles who first fled to America and sought an asylum from royal
oppression and priestly intolerance were many who determined to establish a government upon the
broad foundation of civil and religious liberty. Their views found place in the Declaration of
Independence, which sets forth the great truth that "all men are created equal" and endowed with
the inalienable right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." And the Constitution guarantees
to the people the right of self-government, providing that representatives elected by the popular vote
shall enact and administer the laws. Freedom of religious faith was also granted, every man being
permitted to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience. Republicanism and
Protestantism became the fundamental principles of the nation. These principles are the secret of its
power and prosperity. The oppressed and downtrodden throughout Christendom have turned to this
land with interest and hope. Millions have sought its shores, and the United States has risen to a
place among the most powerful nations of the earth.
But the beast with lamblike horns "spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first
beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed; . . . saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make

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an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live." Revelation 13:11-14.

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From 'The Great Controversy' by Ellen G. White (1911).

"And he had two horns like a lamb." The lamblike horns indicate youth, innocence, and gentleness,
fitly representing the character of the United States when presented to the prophet as "coming up" in
1798. Among the Christian exiles who first fled to America and sought an asylum from royal
oppression and priestly intolerance were many who determined to establish a government upon the
broad foundation of civil and religious liberty. Their views found place in the Declaration of
Independence, which sets forth the great truth that "all men are created equal" and endowed with
the inalienable right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." And the Constitution guarantees
to the people the right of self-government, providing that representatives elected by the popular vote
shall enact and administer the laws. Freedom of religious faith was also granted, every man being
permitted to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience. Republicanism and
Protestantism became the fundamental principles of the nation. These principles are the secret of its
power and prosperity. The oppressed and downtrodden throughout Christendom have turned to this
land with interest and hope. Millions have sought its shores, and the United States has risen to a
place among the most powerful nations of the earth.
But the beast with lamblike horns "spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first
beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed; . . . saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make

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an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live." Revelation 13:11-14.

Can't wait to behead you...tic toc

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From the same 'The Great Controversy' by Ellen G. White (1911).

When the leading churches of the United States, uniting upon such points of doctrine as are held by
them in common, shall influence the state to enforce their decrees and to sustain their institutions,
then Protestant America will have formed an image of the Roman hierarchy, and the infliction of
civil penalties upon dissenters will inevitably result.
The beast with two horns "causeth [commands] all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell,
save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." Revelation 13:16,
17. The third angel's warning is: "If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark
in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God." "The beast"
mentioned in this message, whose worship is enforced by the two-horned beast, is the first, or
leopardlike beast of Revelation 13--the papacy. The "image to the beast" represents that form of
apostate Protestantism which will be developed when the Protestant churches shall seek the aid of
the civil power for the enforcement of their dogmas. The "mark of the beast" still remains to be
defined.

After the warning against the worship of the beast and his image the prophecy declares: "Here are
they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Since those who keep God's
commandments are thus placed in contrast with those that worship the beast and his image and
receive his mark, it follows that the keeping of God's law, on the

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one hand, and its violation, on the other, will make the distinction between the worshipers of God
and the worshipers of the beast.

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J N Andrews after whom Andrews University was named was the brains behind America=Beast theory, National Sunday Law....
EGW as usual grabbed those ideas, was 'shown' that they were 'true' and with that they snaked their way into her paraphernalia which you so liberally quote

Of course you will never read this but I will post it anyway so your blood is not on my hands;
Herald Review 1851 May.
http://docs.adventistarchives.org/docs/RH/RH18510519-V01-11__B.pdf#view=fit

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What is DB alluding to...I don't see any connection to Obamas "Beast" and those verses you have quoted up there.