Chapter 16.13
The Beasts
The
First Beast comes out of the Sea
The
Second Beast comes out of the Earth
Chapter
13 is also an “INFORMATIONAL CHAPTER” reflecting
back and forth.
I
would be amiss if I didn’t point out that there are different Belief Systems about the Antichrist. Some students of the word BS
embrace that there is NOT an ACTUAL Anti-Christ but is
just anyone who denies the person of Jesus Christ. My BS gets their point, because the scripture does say
that those who are not “for God” are against God;
they are antichrist. (Little a)...
But my BS still hold to an Actual Antichrist
(Big A). Anti not only means AGAINST, but also means
INSTEAD OF and he
is both.
The Antichrist will not just oppose Christ; but will
rival Christ; he will raise himself up to receive the Honor, Praise and
Worship
that is due only to the Son of God[1] and will use
these little antichrist for his own end.[2]
Beast out of the Sea – The Antichrist - The political world Dictator – A Gentile
Revelation
13:1 - And the dragon
stood on the shore of the sea.
And I saw a
BEAST COMING OUT OF THE SEA.
He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on
his horns,
and on each
head A BLASPHEMOUS NAME.
In this chapter we are going to be introduced to two
more personages, the two Beast
NOTE: This first beast is not an animal, but a
description of animal-like appetites and powers.
ü
The Sea in this
scripture is symbolic of the sea of humanity, the Gentile nations in chaos.
ü
The Beast or Antichrist is
a mortal man;
he will quietly rise and becomes a ruler of one nation and eventually becomes
the political WORLD DICTATOR. He is a
Gentile, and may already be born.
His time line most probably starts before the rapture.
ü
The Seven
Heads are
symbolic of the seven
Kingdoms he rules.
ü
The Ten
Horns are
symbolic of ten
kingdoms, some yet to be formed that he will eventually rule. He will subdue and conquer three of the ten and then dominates the reaming seven.
ü
The Ten
Crowns indicate his
governmental authority over the ten kingdoms.
ü
The Blasphemous
Names on
the crowns of the puppet leaders of the Antichrist’s kingdoms are overt
indicators of their open opposition to God and Jesus Christ.
His
three point plan is; 1) one world government, 2) one world
currency, 3) one world
religion
The Antichrist
although active, cannot come on the scene in power until the restraining
force is removed which is the Holy Spirit
and the Church,[3] and that
happens at the rapture.
I would be amiss if I didn’t point out that there are varying BS on
the identity of the Seven Heads.
ü My BS is
that the Seven Heads represents the SEVEN
KINGDOMS he
will rule over.
ü Others BS holds
to the GREAT NATIONS OF ANTIQUITY; Rome, Greece, Media-Persia, Chaldea, Egypt and Assyria and one yet to
come.
ü Some students of
the word BS
embraces that this is the FORMS OF
GOVERNMENT: Kings, Councils, Dictators, Decemvirs, Military Tribunes
and Emperors and one yet to come.
ü Others BS
believe that the seven heads are UNMATCHED
WISDOM;
seven meaning complete.
You would do
well to obtain J. Vernon McGee’s “Thru the Bible”
commentary series for your library.
The
Antichrist has no normal desires for
a woman, sex or marriage and is quite possibly a homosexual.[4] He probably promotes homosexuality since God
hates it. But it could also be a slam
against women, specifically the mother of Jesus whose God is Jehovah.
Names
of the Antichrist (He is not Satan) Anti-Christ,[5] King of fierce countenances,[6] King of Babylon,[7] Little Horn,[8] Man of Sin,[9] Wicked,[10] Beast,[11] Leopard[12] and Son of Perdition;[13] the number of
his name is 666.[14]
Interestingly, Judas was also called “The Son of
Perdition” Does he live again? Just
having fun. The Bible does say Judas[15]
went to “his own place,” [16]
and not to the grave or hell.
Prophecy says that before the antichrist can come, the church will start falling away from the doctrines of Christ, then the remaining true church will be raptured. At that same time, the Holy Spirit which is the restraining and hindering
force of the Antichrist will be removed letting him operate WITHOUT RESTRAINT, he cannot say he never had the FREE WILL to do good for the Kingdom of God. (Poetic
Justice.) Then about 3 1/2
years into the tribulation period, the personage of the Antichrist will finally be revealed.[17]
The falling away has already started with the NEW AGE MOVEMENT proclaiming the heresy that all the
religious “SPOKES IN A
WHEEL” lead to the same hub, the
same god.
Leopard, Bear, Lion – Power
Revelation 13:2 - The BEAST I saw resembled a LEOPARD,
but had feet
like those of a BEAR and a mouth like that of a LION.
The
DRAGON
gave the beast
his power
and his throne
and great authority.
The
Leopard, Bear and Lion are symbolic of the Antichrist’s powerful,
diabolical, ruthless and great POLITICAL
POWER as
seen in Daniels vision. The Dragon is Satan the puppet master.
Daniel 7:2-8 – Vision of the Four Great Beast
2 Daniel said:
"In my vision at night I
looked, and there before me were the four winds of
heaven churning up the great sea.
3 Four great beasts, each different
from the others, came up out of the sea.
4 "THE FIRST WAS LIKE A LION, and it had the
wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted
from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a man, and the heart of a man
was given to it.
5 "And there
before me was a second
beast, which looked LIKE A BEAR. It was raised
up on one of its sides, and it had three
ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, `GET UP AND EAT YOUR FILL OF FLESH!'
6 "After
that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked LIKE A LEOPARD. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This
beast had four heads, and it was
given authority
to rule.
7 "After
that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast-terrifying
and frightening and very powerful. It had large
iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot
whatever was left.
IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE FORMER BEASTS, and it had ten horns.
8 "While I
was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one,
which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it.
THIS HORN HAD
EYES LIKE THE EYES
OF A MAN AND A
MOUTH
THAT SPOKE BOASTFULLY.
§ The Leopard
is symbolic of the ancient Greek Empire, - Daniel 7:6
§ The Bear is
symbolic of the
Medo-Persian Empire, - Daniel 7:5
§ The Lion is the Babylonian Empire which is symbolic of Israel’s harlotry. Daniel
7:4
§ The Dragon
is none other than Satan, adding his deceiving Satanic Power to the Antichrist, this world’s ruler. He will perform counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders.
§ The Antichrist receives his great position authority and empowerment
directly from Satan.[18] He is a MORTAL man that is the
incarnation of Satan
that is TOTALLY POSSESSED
§ The Revival of the old
Roman Empire is the continuation of these three kingdoms making up a
FOURTH KINGDOM which is that of the Antichrist, [19]
Fatal Wound – One of the kingdoms or the Antichrist himself.
Revelation
13:3 - One of the heads
of the beast seemed to have had
a FATAL WOUND, BUT
THE FATAL WOUND HAD BEEN HEALED.
The whole
world was astonished and followed the beast.
The
Belief Systems on
this run wide and deep. The
first indicators are that this “wound” happens to one of the countries that
the Antichrist
represents which is devastated, dispersed, and then is revived. Other students
of the word BS
hold that his could also be the old Roman Empire coming
back as the European
Common
Market,
the EEC.
That is what my BS first embraced, but this
reasoning with the rest of the scriptures does not seem to hold up. So, I am leaning toward that this could
actually be a FATAL wound to the head
of the Antichrist. One way or the other, the whole world is
amazed – My BS runs with the latter because of
related scriptures.
The Antichrist, consumed by Satan, APPEARS
TO BE SHOT IN THE HEAD AND DIES, and then is RESURRECTED. Some students of the Word BS embraces
this as TRUE because of
scripture that seems to apply to this.
Revelation
17:8 - The BEAST,
which you saw
ONCE WAS, NOW IS NOT, AND YET WILL COME up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. The
inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the BOOK OF LIFE from
the creation of the world
will be
astonished when they see the BEAST, because
IT
ONCE WAS, NOW IS NOT, AND YET WILL COME. (
Other Students BS embraces that this is actually
the old
Roman Empire being restored in a
startling new manner; it actually does still live on in the nations of Europe
today.
My BS is
that this is a COUNTERFEIT
RESURRECTION to
seem like that of Jesus Christ.[20] Satan does not have power to give life nor to
resurrect a MORTAL man,[21] but he can and
will perform powerful
miracles and illusions that will deceive the
world. The world will marvel at this and
follow him like he is the Messiah.
This is what he wants; the praise, worship & honor that belongs to Jesus Christ alone.
This happens 3 ½ years into the TRIBULATION
PERIOD,
around the time that he sets up his idol image in the Holy of Holies in the Temple to be worshipped.
God will send a powerful delusion[22] to further separate
the “GOATS from
the SHEEP”.
World Religion – The Antichrist and Satan
Revelation
13:4 - MEN WORSHIPED
THE DRAGON because he had given authority to the beast,
and THEY ALSO WORSHIPED THE BEAST and asked, "Who is like the beast?
Who can make war against him?"
This is the ONE WORLD RELIGION with the Antichrist’s
prophet as its leader. The Antichrist, like Satan, desires to be worshiped and wants to be like god.[23] Mankind turns to where the “Power”
comes from; that is WHOLESALE
OCCULTISM AND DEVIL-WORSHIP. This is
a time when you are to TEST everything
you hear from the Media and even teachers of the Faith. This Anti-Christ is a smooth
talker.
Blasphemes God – The Antichrist
Revelation
13:5-6 - The BEAST
was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his
authority for forty-two months.
6 He opened his mouth to BLASPHEME
GOD, and to SLANDER
HIS NAME and HIS
DWELLING PLACE and THOSE
WHO LIVE IN HEAVEN.
Although
the Antichrist is actually around for the entire 7 years, the good news if any, is his rule is only for Forty-two months which is the last 3 ½ years of the tribulation period.
There are four power groups, with Israel considered
as the
geographic center of God’s Plan. On the West is the European Union and America led by the Antichrist; Then Egypt, the Arab nations on the South;
Then Russia on
the North
and with China
on the East,
leaving Israel
hanging out in the middle.
The Antichrist makes a covenant of Peace just before or at the beginning of the tribulation
period to resolve the Islamic/Israeli dispute and to protect
and defend Israel.[24] Egypt and Russia invade Palestine; the Antichrist
keeps his promise and comes to the rescue and defeats Egypt. God then defeats Russia on the mountains of
Israel.
The Antichrist decides he wants Israel for
himself and breaks his covenant after 3
½ years. He slanders God’s name and
defiles the Temple the dwelling place of God with his own image set up as god.
The Book of Life – Names of the Saved only.
Revelation
13:7-8 - He (Anti-Christ) was given power to
make war against the SAINTS and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.
8 All
inhabitants of the earth will worship the BEAST-all whose names
HAVE NOT BEEN
WRITTEN in the BOOK
OF LIFE belonging to
the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the
world.
Not
all worship the Antichrist; Christians are still around, mostly the
Jews. These Saints are those coming through
the Tribulations who will be overcome by the Antichrist. The Book of life contains
the names of the saved, those that believed on the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ.[25]
Retribution – For the Saints.
Revelation
13:10 - He who has an ear let him hear.
10 If ANYONE is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go.
If anyone is
to be killed with the sword,
with the sword he
will be killed.
THIS CALLS
FOR PATIENT ENDURANCE
AND FAITHFULNESS
ON THE PART OF THE SAINTS.
This can be a little hard to
understand, but it’s about free will and Predestination; the HOLY SPIRIT. John is speaking to those who are going
through the Tribulations.
Don’t overlook the word ANYONE
which is ANY man that has ears, so “EVERYONE”
is a merging of the doctrines of FREE WILL and ELECTION. If any man (free will) has an ear (filled with the
Holy Spirit), let
him hear.[26] Some people just DO NOT want to hear; the words just wash over
them like noise; Free will but no Election, no filling of
the Holy Spirit.
ü
The
Law of Retribution[27]- If someone
persecutes the saints of Israel, with imprisonment, then they will go into
prison. If they killed them with the
sword, then they will be killed by the sword.
ü The Law of Seedtime and Harvest[28] - What you sow, you shall reap; Sow hate,
reap hate. This is a message of Hope for those living at this time.
The Holy Spirit is
holding back and restraining Satan even though it may not seem like it. That all changes at the Rapture when the Holy Spirit leaves; that’s when things really take a turn for
the worst.
Did you see it? If you are not part of
the Rapture,
then you will have to endure the tribulations which calls for patient
endurance and faithfulness
on the part of those who finally accept Christ.
Pray that our nation does not abandon
Israel, lest God ALSO abandon OUR great nation.
Beast out of the Earth - The False Prophet & Religious Leader – The Anti-Spirit – A Jew
Revelation
13:11 - Then I saw
another BEAST, COMING OUT OF THE EARTH. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
We
now have the Satanic Trinity
Satan – The Dragon
Antichrist – Beast out of the
Sea
False Prophet – Beast out of the
Earth.
Out
of the earth is symbolic that this SECOND beast is a natural mortal man, born in the last
days, the same as the FIRST beast. He is symbolic of Palestine, and comes from Israel;
HE IS A JEW. He is Satan’s mouth piece, the religious leader and prophet. He lifts up and promotes the Antichrist
just as John
the Baptist lifted up and
promoted Jesus.
The TWO HORNS are symbolic
of the Lamb
of God, who takes away the sins
of the world, but he is actually a wolf MASQUERADING in sheep’s
clothing; he is a counterfeit Christ.[29]
He
is pictured with two horns; two
horns are limited power, seven horns would be complete power.
First –
The appearance of a lamb which is a counterfeit meekness like the Christ
Second - His
actions and speech is like that of the blasphemous Satan. The appearance is similar to Jacob’s disguise to defraud Esau of the blessing of his
father.[30]
The time is perfect time to “suggest”
an IMAGE to honor THE WORLD DICTATOR and worship him.
The FALSE PROPHET will exercise
unlimited authority... Cause fire to streak through the sky to the earth...
Perform great miracles... Deceive the population... Force people to wear the “mark of the beast”...
Force people to worship THE MAN, the Roman
Antichrist... Force people to worship THE
IMAGE of
the Antichrist
in the Temple and Murder the non-conformist.
This is the merging of the religious power and the secular power.
The Antichrist no longer has a need for
the World Church as he sees himself as God.
Revelation
13:12-13 – He exercised
all the authority of the First Beast
on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the First Beast,
WHOSE FATAL
WOUND HAD BEEN HEALED.
13 And he performed great and MIRACULOUS
SIGNS, even CAUSING FIRE TO COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN to earth in full view of men.
Satan
has power to provide SIGNS and he will - He is “The Prince of
the Power of the Air”.[31]
These counterfeit
signs include FIRE imitating Elijah[32] to deceive all the inhabitants of the earth.
This JEWISH messiah, a
False Prophet
will rise up in Israel, doing counterfeit signs and miracles[33] that will lead Israel
to worship
the leader of the 10 nations, the Antichrist.
The Antichrist will side with Israel against Russia
who backs the Arabs claim to Palestine. He will lead Israel to sign a PEACE TREATY[34] with the
Arabs. The prophet Isaiah said this
would be a contract with the pit (of Hell); death.[35]
Did you see it?
The FIRST BEAST comes OPPOSING Christ; he is the Anti-Christ and the SECOND BEAST comes
IMITATING Christ; he is the False Messiah; the False Prophet.[36]
Image of the beast - The Antichrist
Revelation
13:14 - Because of the SIGNS
he was given power to do on behalf of the first
beast, HE DECEIVED THE
INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH.
He ordered them to SET UP AN
IMAGE in honor of
the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
In my BS, the image that is set up
is actually an Image of the Ant-Christ that is set up in the Temple Holy of Holies where everyone is forced to worship it,
and with Artificial Intelligence it can even speak. It is called the
ABOMINATION THAT CAUSES DESOLATION
There
are two thoughts on the fatal wound received
by the Antichrist. My BS prefer the
former, but the rest of the scripture seems to embraces the latter.
1)
Just as our Nation or “kingdom” is represented by a “man”
like our President; a “man” can also
be considered “the kingdom”. In this case, this is the kingdom that was
wounded or desolated and was revived and made whole again and the president or
ruler is the Antichrist.
2)
The Antichrist is actually shot in the head and
seems to die and Satan produces a counterfeit resurrection.
Revelation
13:15 - HE WAS GIVEN POWER TO GIVE BREATH
TO THE IMAGE of the first beast,
so that IT COULD SPEAK and
cause all who REFUSED to worship
the image to be KILLED.
Satan
cannot give life. This miracle
is a deception,
whether by robotics, electronics, illusion or DEMONIC
INFLUENCE, IT IS COUNTERFEIT. THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE.[37] This talking Image cannot be explained and
is proclaimed a miracle
and the world follows after him.
As part of the plan, all creation observes
this and is waiting as WITNESS’ to the final
outcome.
Revelation
13:16-17 - He also forced
everyone, small and great,
rich and
poor, free and slave,
TO RECEIVE A
MARK ON HIS RIGHT HAND OR ON HIS FOREHEAD,
17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he
had THE MARK,
which is the NAME of the beast
or the NUMBER of his name.
This is known as the MARK OF THE BEAST.[38] Some Students BS see the mark at first will be
like a tattoo, with invisible ink on the forehead, revealed with a laser scan
at checkout counters or on the hand for use at an ATM and it will have a
connection in some way with the code 666. At
some point this mark will be
desirable and sought after as it marks the person as a
spiritually “ENLIGHTENED
ONE”.
Other students of the Word BS
believe it will be a computer chip seed that is implanted, like that being
currently used in animals, but with GPS technology. Your location would be known at any time. Currently at this writing, the GPS
technology is accurate within 10 feet.
This mark is used to control the person and clearly identifies that the person is A WORSHIPER of the “IMAGE” of the Antichrist. It is a mark of allegiance and loyalty to this
new world leader.
This is a perversion of the MARK OF GOD that was placed
on the 144,000
Jews who testified of Christ.
Both of these
marks are not only a mark of loyalty and allegiance but
that of OWNERSHIP.
NOTE; if you receive
THE MARK OF THE BEAST,
YOU CANNOT REVERSE YOUR DECISION.
Interestingly, many credit
cards in the USA
have a prefix number of 666, Bell Canada has the prefix 666, the
overseas telephone operator number from Israel is 666, and The World Bank code number is 666. I have seen a list of 15 other places over
the years, where our government, banking and retailers use the number 666 in
one way or another.
The Antichrist - 666
Revelation
13:18 - This calls for
wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the NUMBER
OF THE BEAST, FOR IT IS MAN'S NUMBER.
His number
is 666.
The
Beast or Antichrist is a mortal man consumed by Satan, who may already be born and
may not come on the scene until he is in his thirty’s, similar to Christ; he is a copycat.
God’s number is SEVEN and is symbolic
of completeness... 777 is God magnified to the most perfect.
(For a study in Biblical numbers, get Jerry
Lucas’s book “Theomatics”)
Falling short of seven is sinful man’s number of SIX. The
Antichrist’s NAME is SIX SIXTY SIX, the most sinful and most evil number, magnified to its
height. We will not know the NAME of the Antichrist
for sure until the middle of the Tribulations, so we can stop trying to figure
out who he is.
However, if all your friends have
disappeared ……You might want to start figuring.
The
Antichrist weapons; deceit, tolerance to false teachings and patience with
popular sins.
Jeremiah
17:5-8 – Do not trust ANY
man to lead you to peace
5 This is what the LORD says:
“Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans,
who rely on human strength and
turn their hearts away from the LORD.”
6 They
are like stunted
shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the
future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land.
7 But blessed are those who trust in the LORD
and have made the LORD
their hope and confidence.
8 They
are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the
water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of
drought.
Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.
(NLT)
Roman Numeral – Rabbit Trail
The first 6 (progression) letters of the Roman
numerals add up to 666
Could this mean
the Antichrist
comes out of the Roman Empire? Just saying
I = 1 Man’s number is 6 – a
sinner.
V = 5 Man was created on the
6th
day.
X = 10 Man
was given 6
days to labor.
L = 50 There
are 6
names for man – Four in Hebrew and Two in the Greek.
C = 100
The number 6 was
used in the secret mystery religions of the East.
D = 500 There
are 6 names
for the “serpent”.
666 The Antichrist’s number
is 666 –
sin perfected.
Did you pick up on the
COUNTERFEIT SATANIC TRINITY woven throughout
the text?
Satan as God, the Antichrist as Christ and
the False Prophet as the Holy Spirit.
Consider the SATANIC
TRINITY: Understanding
that SIX is the number of sinful man; Satan is SIX, the Antichrist is SIX, the False
Prophet is SIX... Did you see it?... SIX
SIXTY SIX Just
saying.
[1] 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 – In
that day there comes a falling away first; that man of
sin be revealed, the son of perdition Who opposes and exalts himself
above all that is of God, or that is worshipped; so
that he as God sits in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God
[2] 1 John 2:18 - Little
children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come,
even now are there MANY ANTICHRISTS; whereby we know that it
is the last time.-- 1 John 4:3 - Every
spirit that confesses NOT that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:
and this is that spirit of ANTICHRIST, whereof ye have heard
that it should come; and even now already is it in the world -- 2 John 7 - For
many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an ANTICHRIST -- 1 John 2:22 - He that DENIES that Jesus is the Christ is a liar He is an ANTICHRIST that denies the
Son
[3] 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 - You
know what is holding him back, (Holy Spirit)
so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness
is already at work. (The Holy Spirit) who holds it back will continue to do
so till he is taken out of the way
[4] Daniel 11:37 - Neither
shall he regard the God of his fathers, NOR THE DESIRE OF WOMEN, nor regard any god: for
he shall magnify himself above all.
[5] 1 John 2:18 - Little
children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many
antichrists
[6] Daniel 8:23 - In the
latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance
[7] Isaiah 14:4 - You will
take up this taunt against the king of Babylon
[8] Daniel 8:9 - And out of
one of them came forth a little horn, which
waxed exceeding great -- Daniel 7:8 - I
considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn
[9] 2 Thessalonians 2:3 - For
that day shall come when there is a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the
son of perdition;
[10] 2 Thessalonians 2:8 - And
then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the
Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth
[11] Revelation 13:1 - And I
stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise
up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns
[12] Revelation 13:2 - And the
beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,… the
dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority
[13] 2 Thessalonians 2:3 - For
that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man
of sin be revealed, THE SON OF PERDITION
[14] Revelation 13:17 - 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
13:18 - 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
[15] John 17:12 - I kept them
in thy name: those that you gave me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but
the SON OF PERDITION (Judas); that the scripture might be fulfilled
[16] Acts 1:25 - That this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas
by transgression fell, THAT HE MIGHT GO TO HIS OWN PLACE.
[17] 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8 -
Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our
being gathered to him, Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that
day will not come until the rebellion occurs and
the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man
doomed to destruction And now you know what is HOLDING HIM BACK, so that he may be revealed
at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but
THE
ONE WHO NOW HOLDS IT BACK will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way AND THEN THE
LAWLESS ONE WILL BE REVEALED
[18] Daniel 8:24-25 - He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider
himself superior 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
- The coming of the lawless one will be in
accordance with the work of Satan displayed in
all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,
and every sort of evil that deceives
[19] Daniel 11:39 - He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a
foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will
make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price -- Revelation
20:2 - He seized the Dragon, that ancient
serpent, who is the Devil, or Satan, and bound
him for a thousand years.
[20] John 5:21 - For just as the Father gives
life to those he raises from the dead, so THE SON
GIVES LIFE TO ANYONE HE WANTS. - John
5:25 - The time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when THE DEAD WILL HEAR MY VOICE—THE VOICE OF THE SON OF GOD.
[21] John 10:10 - SATAN COMES ONLY
TO STEAL AND KILL AND DESTROY. I
came that they may have life and have it abundantly
[22] 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 -
For this reason GOD SENDS THEM A
POWERFUL DELUSION so
that they will believe the lie and so THAT ALL WILL BE CONDEMNED who have not
believed the truth but
have delighted in wickedness
[23] Isaiah 14:14 - I WILL ASCEND above the tops of the
clouds; I WILL MAKE MYSELF like the Most High.
[24] Daniel 9:27 - He will confirm a covenant with many for one `seven. 'In the middle of the `seven' (3 ½ years) he will put an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an ABOMINATION THAT CAUSES
DESOLATION,
until the end that is decreed is poured out on him."
[25] Revelation 3:5 - He who
overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will
never blot out his name from THE BOOK OF LIFE, but will acknowledge his
name before my Father -- Revelation 20:12 - Another book was opened, which is THE BOOK OF
LIFE. The
dead were JUDGED
according to what they had done as recorded in the books -- Revelation 20:15 -
If anyone's name was not found written in THE BOOK OF LIFE, HE WAS THROWN INTO
THE LAKE OF FIRE
[26] Revelation 13:9 - If any man hath an ear, let him hear.
[27] Matthew 5:38 - "You
have heard that it was said, `EYE FOR EYE, AND TOOTH FOR TOOTH.' -- Genesis 9:6 - "WHOEVER
SHEDS THE BLOOD OF MAN, BY MAN SHALL HIS BLOOD BE SHED; for in the image of God
has God made man. -- Matthew 26:52 - Put your sword back in its place,"
Jesus said to him, "for ALL WHO DRAW THE SWORD WILL DIE BY THE SWORD -- Romans 12:19 - It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord
[28] Galatians 6:7-8 - Do not
be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he
sows. The one who sows to please his sinful
nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the
one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life
[29] 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 - SATAN HIMSELF MASQUERADES AS AN ANGEL
OF LIGHT. It
is not surprising, then, if HIS SERVANTS ALSO MASQUERADE AS SERVANTS OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
[30] Genesis 27:22-23 - Jacob
went close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, "The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the
hands of Esau." HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM, for his hands were hairy
like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him
[31] Ephesians 2:2 - Wherein
in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the PRINCE OF THE
POWER OF THE AIR, the
spirit that now works in the children of disobedience
[32] Revelation 11:5 - If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies
-- 2 Kings 1:10 - Elijah answered the
captain, "If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven
and consume you and your fifty men!" Then fire
fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men -- Acts 2:3 - They
saw what seemed to be tongues of FIRE that separated and came to
rest on each of them
[33] Revelation 13:12-13 - He
exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast….
And he performed great and miraculous signs,
even causing FIRE to
come down from heaven
[34] Daniel 9:27 - He will CONFIRM A
COVENANT with
many for one `seven.
[35] Isaiah 24:16-17 - WOE to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!"
Terror, the PIT and snare await you, O people of
the earth.
[36] Matthew 7:15 - Beware of false prophets
who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. -- Matthew 24:24 - For false messiahs and false prophets
will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if
possible, even God’s chosen ones.
[37] Exodus 20:4 - THOU SHALT
NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, or any likeness of anything that is in
heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under
the earth:
[38] Revelation 19:20 - The beast and false prophet was captured and were
thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. With these signs he had
deluded those who had received the MARK OF THE
BEAST and worshiped his image.
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