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Who is this big player in the End Times Events?
He is a Counterfeit of Jesus Christ ...
He is most often referred to as the Antichrist!
The word "Anti-Christ" itself is commonly misunderstood.
The prefix "anti" comes from the Greek language and has
two meanings:
Opposed to; and
In the place of or a substitute for.
The Antichrist will not only "oppose" Christ but he will do it in
the most sinister way ... by pretending to BE CHRIST!
"Who opposes and exalts himself so proudly and insolently against and over all that is called God or that is worshiped, (even to his actually) taking his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God."
This man will come on the scene appearing to have all the answers. He will not have horns and a pitch fork as many suppose ... but instead he will probably be a very charismatic, appealing world leader offering peace and prosperity.
The Bible says he "by peace shall destroy many"
Before this wicked man reveals his true colors he will deceive many!
Do you know the profile of the most vile man who is to come?
Let's look at what God's Word has to say about him ...
And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached the fullness (of their wickedness, taxing the limits of God's mercy), a king of fierce countenance and understanding dark trickery and craftiness shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall corrupt and destroy astonishingly and shall prosper and do his own pleasure, and he shall corrupt and destroy mighty men and the holy people (the people of the saints). And through his policy he shall cause trickery to prosper in his hand; he shall magnify himself in his heart and mind, and their security he will corrupt and destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he shall be broken and that by no (human) hand.
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:: The Man of Lawlessness
> Intellectual & Boastful; Daniel 7:20
> He will Exalt himself above the God of gods; Daniel 11:36
> He will have no Desire for Women; Daniel 11:37
> He will honor 'a god of fortresses' Daniel 11:38
> He will have authority; Daniel 7:20 ... Revelation 13:2
> He will seize by Intrigue; Daniel 11:21
> Shrewd & Deceitful & Powerful; Dan 8:25 & 11:38 ... Rev 13:17 ... Ps 52:7 ... Ez 28:4,5
> A Forceful Military Leader; Daniel 8:24 ... Rev 6:2 ... Revelation 13:4,
> A Powerful Leader Revelation 17:17
> A Unifying Religious Guru; 2 Thessalonians 2:4 ... Revelation 13:3,14,15
Here Are Some Allusions to the Antichrist in the
Old Testament
Adversary Psalm 74:8-10 ... Lam 4:11,12,
Assyrian Isaiah 10:5, 12
Man of Bloodshed & Deceit Psalm 5:6
Branch of the Terrible One Isaiah 14:19
Chief Prince Ezekiel 38:2
Crooked Serpent Job 26:13 ... Isa 27:1
Cruel One Jeremiah 30:14, 23 & 24
Destroyer of Nations Jeremiah 4:7
Enemy Psalm 55:3 ... Jer 30:14
Worthless Shepard Zechariah 11:16
King of Princes Hosea 8:10
Little Horn Daniel 7:8-11, 21-26, 8:9-12, 23-25
Mighty man Psalm 52:1
Prince that shall come Daniel 9:26
Profane & Wicked Prince of Israel Ezekiel 21:25-27
Proud One Habakkuk 2:5
Rod of Gods Anger Isaiah 10:5
Seed of the Serpent Genesis 3:15
Son of the Dawn Isaiah 14:12
The Destroyer Isaiah 16:4 & 5
Vile & Despicable One Daniel 11:21
Wicked One Psalm 9:17, 10:2&4 ... Isaiah 11:4,
Willful King Daniel 11:36
... From The New Testament ...
Man of Lawlessness / Son of Perdition 2 Thessalonians 2:3
One bringing Signs & Wonders 2 Thessalonians 2:9
One who comes in his own name John 5:43
Antichrist / Pseudo-Christ 1 John 2:22
The Beast Revelation 11:7, 13
Lawless One 2 Thessalonians 2:8
Beast from the Sea Revelation 13
One whose Fatal Wound will Heal Revelation 13:3 & 12
Vine of the Earth Revelation 14:18
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:: The People of the Prince
In Daniel 9:26-27 we read;
"...the People of the Prince that Shall Come would destroy the city and the sanctuary..."
The City = Jerusalem
The Sanctuary = The Temple
The fulfillment of this occurred in history when the Roman legions under Titus Vespasian destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 A.D.
Jesus warned them about this;
For a time is coming upon you when your enemies will throw up a bank (with pointed stakes) about you and surround you and shut you in on every side. And they will dash you to the ground, you (Jerusalem) and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon the other, (all) because you did not come progressively to recognize and know and understand (from observation and experience) the time of your visitation (that is, when God was visiting you, the time in which God showed Himself gracious toward you and offered you salvation through Christ." (Luke 19:43-44)
Interesting to note ... this prophecy was fulfilled on the 9th of Av on the Jewish Calendar... This is the same exact day that the First Temple was also destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah 52:12-15 ... Needless to say this is a most solemn day in Israel's history.
This reference to 'the Romans' in Daniel 9:26 is one of the reasons that most Bible scholars view the future Prince that shall come as a Roman or European leader coming out of the "Revived Roman Empire".
"One of the dominant topics among prophecy buffs is the identity of the coming leader, whom we call "the Antichrist." We know from Daniel 9 that he will emerge out of the Roman Empire, which we often presume is Western Europe. ... However, we may have been subject to myopia by overlooking an important fact. The Roman Empire had an eastern leg that, in fact, survived the western leg by a thousand years!"
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:: The Restrainer
For the mystery of the lawless ness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world. (but it is) restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way. (2 Thessalonians 2:7)
We believe the Antichrist cannot even be revealed while the Church is present.
After the Restrainer is 'snatched out' (Raptured)
The antichrist will rise to power... maybe immediately, or maybe after a period of time...
Many assume the "Rapture" itself starts the seven year period known as the Tribulation. However it is the "Confirming of the Covenant" with this antichrist which kick starts this time period, according to Daniel 9:27
"And he shall enter into a strong and firm covenant with the many for one week (seven years). And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and offering to cease (for the remaining three and one half years); and upon the wing or pinnacle of abominations (shall come) one who makes desolate, until the full determined end is poured out on the desolator.
Since it is the confirming of this covenant that starts the Tribulation and not the Rapture itself ... it is possible that there may be a interval between the two.
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:: Let's Build Us A Temple!
In Israel a third Jewish temple will be rebuilt; Daniel 11:31 ... 2 Thessalonians 2:4
... Antichrist may be the one who gives the actual go ahead to finally build their long awaited Temple.
The Jews will resume their sacrifices ... Many may think their Messiah has come!
I have come in My Father's name and with His power, and you do not receive Me (your hearts are not open to me, you give Me no welcome); but if another comes in his own name and his own power and with no other authority but himself, you will receive him and give him your approval." (John 5:43).
The Antichrist will surely be the one - the man with the plan - that comes forward with the solution that will FINALLY appear to bring "Peace & Safety" to the Middle East Conflict. However it will be a false, temporary peace.
"When people are saying, All is well and secure and, There is peace and safety, then in a moment unforeseen destruction (ruin and death) will come upon them as suddenly as labor pains come upon a woman with child; and they shall by no means escape, for there will be no escape. (1 Thessalonians 5:3)
"Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem! Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol (the place of the dead) we have an agreement--when the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter. (Isaiah 28:14-15}.
Antichrist will turn on them and break the covenant (peace agreement?) half way through the Tribulation period "... he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease.." Daniel 9:27
They are then warned in advance (by their true Messiah Yeshua in Matthew 24:15-21) that when they see the Abomination of Desolation stand in the Holy Place they are to flee to the mountains.
"So when you see the appalling sacrilege (the abomination that astonishes and makes desolate) spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place...let the reader take notice and ponder and consider and head this. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not come down and go into the house to take anything. And let him who is in the field not turn back to get his overcoat. And alas for the women who are pregnant and for those who have nursing babies in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation (affliction, distress, and oppression) such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now...no, and never will be again. (Matthew 24: 15-21}.
We are told that the Abomination of Desolation, occurs;
"... in the midst of the week..." (7 year Tribulation) Daniel 9:27
The "week" mentioned in this prophecy is a "week of years"
These are Sabbatical years ... The Sabbath for the land was ordained in:
Leviticus 25:1-22, 26:33-35 ... Deuteronomy 15 ... It was the failure to keep the Sabbath of the land that was the basis of the 70 years of Captivity.
Seventy Sevens - as we see in Daniel's prophecy: Daniel 9:24-27 imply these same weeks of years. (Another example of this appears in; Genesis 29:27 et al.)
From the Abomination of Desolation, we are then told in precise detail the amount of time that remains until the the end of the Tribulation and the Second Coming of Christ ... (*Note: Remember the Second Coming of Christ and the Rapture are two separate events ...
The Bible clearly defines this remaining time period:
... A "Time, Times & 1/2 a time" [Daniel 7:25, Revelation 12:14]
... 42 Months [Revelation 11:2, 13:5]
... 1260 Days [Revelation 12:6]
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:: Mortal Wound
At the Mid-Point of the Tribulation, it seems the Antichrist receives some sort of deadly wound - which will appear to have been healed.
"And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast." Revelation 13:3 (KJV)
There is alot of speculation as to what that means exactly ...
Will he appear to have died and fake a resurrection to mimic Jesus' resurrection?
We believe it would have to be a fake death as Satan does not have the power to give Life. However, he could deceive in this way.
Many believe at this point Satan literally Indwells the Antichrist for the remainder of the Tribulation!
Others believe this 'Mortal Wound being Healed' refers to the Revived Roman Empire and not to a literal wound on the Antichrist himself. It could be both.
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:: The Dastardly Duo
" He was further permitted to wage war on God's holy people (the saints) and to overcome them. And power was given him to extend his authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. (Revelation 13:7).
The ANTICHRIST ... will not only be empowered by Satan himself
But he will also have a sidekick ...
The FALSE PROPHET ... This False Prophet will have supernatural powers
Of course, these powers are Evil.
This following verses tell us more about the very important role of the 2nd Beast or False Prophet:
"Then I saw another beast, rising up out of the land (itself); he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke (roared) like a dragon. He exerts all the power and right of control of the former beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell upon it to exalt and deify the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed, and to worship him. He performs great signs (startling miracles), even making fire fall from the sky to the earth in men's sight! And because of these signs (miracles) which he is allowed to perform in the presence of the first beast, he deceives those who inhabit the earth, commanding them to erect a statue (an image) in the likeness of the beast who was wounded by the small sword and still lived. And he is permitted also to impart the breath of life into the beast's image, so that the stature of the beast could actually talk and cause to be put to death those who would not bow down and worship the image of the beast. (Revelation 13: 11-15}.
The False Prophet will require ALL to worship the Antichrist or pay the price!
"Also he compels al alike, both small and great, both rich and the poor, both free and slave, to be marked with the inscription (stamped)on their right hand or on their foreheads. So that no one will have power to buy or sell unless he bears the stamp that is the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is room for discernment (a call for the wisdom of interpretation). Let anyone who has intelligence (penetration and insight enough) calculate the number of the beast, for it is a human number, (the number of a certain man), his number is 666. (Revelation 13: 16-18).
This is where we get the infamous 6 6 6
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:: Their Numbers Up!
"And then the lawless one (the antichrist) will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His coming. The coming (of the lawless one, the antichrist) is through the activity and working of Satan and will be attended by great power and with all sorts of (pretended) miracles and signs and delusive marvels...(all of them) lying wonders. (2 Thessalonians 2: 8-9}.
"And the beast was seized and overpowered, and with him the false prophet who in his presence had worked wonders and performed miracles by which he led astray those who had accepted or permitted to be placed upon them the stamp (mark) of the beast and those who paid homage and gave divine honors to his statue. Both of them were hurled alive into the fiery lake that burns and blazes with brimstone. (Revelation 19:20)
"Then the devil who had led them astray (deceiving and seducing them) was hurled into the fiery lake of burning brimstone, where (the beast and false prophet were), and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever (through the ages of the ages.) (Revelation 20:10).
The origin & fall of Satan is described in;
:: Isaiah 14:12-17
:: Ezekiel 28:12-19
Whose Side Are You On?
Whose side do you want to be on? Don't wait until it's too late.
If you hear and understand the truth NOW and refuse to accept it and act upon it ... There is no guarantee you will get a second chance ... and to be quite honest ... according to Thessalonians you are very likely be deceived later for having ignored the truth.
" and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing (going to perdition) because they did not welcome the Truth but refused to love it that they might be saved. Therefore God sends upon them a misleading influence, a working of error and a strong delusion to make them believe what is false." (2 Thessalonians 2: 10-11).
The bottom line here is this: Those who chose the Antichrist will LOSE!
Those who chose Jesus Christ have ALREADY WON! There is NO contest ...
