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Taylor said the “beast” in Revelation is not just government but an entire world system of buying, selling, and attitudes—and asked, “How much are we participating in this beast already?”; where do you see your own participation most clearly (consumer habits, anxieties, identity, outrage), and what would two-kingdom repentance look like there?

Another way to ask: Where do you see yourself most caught up in the “beast” system—shopping, fear, identity, or constant outrage? What would repentance look like if you really live under God’s kingdom instead?

Direct Answer The transcript pushes us to examine everyday participation in the world’s “system”—especially buying/selling and inward attitudes—so two-kingdom repentance would mean changing how we think, desire, and live, not only how we view government.

Support from Transcript:

Taylor says the beast is “not just the government, it’s an entire world system.”
He highlights economic life: Revelation “mentions the buying and the selling and the merchandises.”
He reframes the main question: “besides being ready for the beast is how much are we participating in this beast already.”
He points to internal participation: “just the way we think and our attitudes.”
He connects this to living “a two kingdoms life in all of these things… not just the government’s structure.”
He urges reading Revelation’s picture: “Read the beast and what happens when he falls.”

Discussion Follow-ups What are the “merchandise” pressures shaping our decisions (status, fear, comfort)? If our attitudes look like the world’s outrage cycles, what practices would help us live as ambassadors instead?

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