John calls upon those with discernment to listen very carefully: "If anyone has an ear, let him hear." Then he goes on to say: "If anyone is meant for captivity, he goes away into captivity. If anyone will kill with sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is where it means the endurance and faith of the holy ones." (Revelation 13:9, 10) Jeremiah wrote words quite similar to these in the years preceding 607 B.C.E., to show that there was no turning back of Jehovah's judgments for the unfaithful city of Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 15:2; see also Jeremiah 43:11; Zechariah 11:9) In his time of great trial, Jesus made it plain that his followers must not compromise when he said: "All those who take the sword will perish by the sword." (Matthew 26:52) Similarly, now in the Lord's day God's people must hold fast to Bible principles. There will be no final escape for unrepentant ones who worship the wild beast. All of us will need endurance, along with unshakable faith, in order to survive the persecutions and trials that lie ahead. - HEBREWS 10:36-39; 11:6.
Next time: Chapter Twenty-Eight/Contending With Two Ferocious Beasts - The Two-Horned Wild Beasts
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