When the Beast Speaks Loudly but God Speaks Louder
Understanding Revelation 13:5-6 in a World of Deception
There’s a moment in Revelation that shakes me every time I read it. A moment when the enemy, the beast, is given a voice. A voice full of blasphemy, arrogance, and deception. It speaks against God, against heaven, and against all who belong to Him.
It’s easy to read these verses and think of some distant, future prophecy. But if we look closely, we can see the echoes of this passage in the world around us. The spirit of the beast isn’t waiting for some end-times event—it’s already speaking. And people are listening.
A Voice That Tries to Drown Out Truth
"The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven." — Revelation 13:5-6
The beast is given a voice, but notice—it doesn’t take it for itself. It’s allowed to speak for a time, given authority but not ultimate power. Even in the midst of evil, God is still in control.
Yet, the words of the beast are loud. Arrogant. Blasphemous. It speaks against God, mocking all that is holy, twisting truth into lies. It’s not hard to see this happening now. The world grows bolder in its rejection of God, replacing Him with idols of self, power, and human wisdom. The voices of deception are everywhere—on our screens, in our culture, even in some churches.
But here’s the question: Are we listening? Or are we standing firm in the voice of truth?
When the World Tries to Rewrite God’s Story
The enemy has always been a deceiver. In the garden, he twisted God’s words. In the wilderness, he tried to twist Scripture against Jesus. And now, through the voices of the world, he’s doing the same thing.
Culture tells us that truth is whatever we want it to be. That holiness is outdated. That faith is something to mock, not revere. We see it in entertainment, in politics, in the way people openly mock God without fear. The beast may not have fully arrived, but the spirit behind it is already at work.
And yet, the enemy’s power is temporary. Forty-two months. That’s it. A season, not eternity. No matter how loud the voices of deception get, they will never silence the voice of God.
Holding Fast to What Cannot Be Shaken
So what do we do when the world mocks God? When truth is rewritten? When deception seems to be winning? We do what the faithful have always done—we hold fast.
We root ourselves in the Word, because truth is our anchor. We pray, because God’s voice is louder than the enemy’s. We remember that no power on earth, no deception, no blasphemy can erase the reality of who God is.
The beast may speak for a time, but God speaks for eternity.
Parting Words
Revelation 13:5-6 is a warning, but it’s also a reminder. Evil may have a voice, but it does not have the final word. The world may mock God, but He is still on the throne. And in the end, every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess the truth that cannot be silenced—Jesus Christ is Lord.
Only one thought, that the voice of God is more powerful than Satan, unto overpowering him completely, but in most cases, His voice is the antithesis of “the Beast”. The Beast is loud, hostile, profane, and intimidating, but the voice of God is a “still, small voice” that penetrates to the depth of the heart. It is most often a voice that speaks peace to the soul, as Christ is “The Prince of Peace.” In Revelation, it suggests in the last times, his voice can be a voice of warning and a voice of judgment. I feel that if we desire to hear His voice, and discern His voice from that of the “Beast”, we won’t find it in the loud, cacophonous, angry, profane, self-absorbed and self-indulgent, and destructive sounds that surround us everywhere.