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I use to think that society would never accept the antichrist, without a strong uprising, but I have changed my mind. The world is just right for him to come on the scene. His strong delusions ( 2 Thessalonians 2:11) are badly needed in today's hectic world
Just pick up a newspaper, surf the internet, or better still, watch the world news. See any similarity between these insurrections, these riots and today's dissatisfaction, to the Biblical prophetic predictions ? (Matthew 24:10-12)? To today's culture ? Yes, the stage is diffidently right for the "antichrist", and his co-hart the "false prophet" to move in, to appear on the scene (Daniel 8:25) (Daniel 11:21). I often times wondered how this false leader could take over the world. Well, I've stopped wondering, for now I see. We, as a nation and as a world are ripe for this to occur.
" What we need is a person, someone of the highest order or great experience, of great authority, of wide influence of great energy. Let him come and let him quickly. Either a civilian or a military man, no matter what his nationality, who will cut all the red tape, shove out all communities, wake up all the people and galvanize all governments into action".(Quoted in Robert Glenn Gromacki, "Are These the Last Days" ? ( Old Tappan, NJ:, 1970,110.) Does anyone come to mind, here ? So, who is this anti-christ ? Is he alive and waiting now ? And how will he come to power ?
The book of Revelation refers to him as riding a white horse (Rev 6:2), the beast (Rev 11:7), and rising from the sea (Rev 13:1). He will probably be a well know celebrity, of cunning proven noted authority (Rev 13:4). One that gives the masses a false hope (Rev 13:7), which mankind is surely seeking (2 Thess 2:10-11). The antichrist's position will be to govern and control the political spectrum.
The antichrist's will also have a partner in crime, the false prophet, who will probably be a well know religious leader, as well. This false prophet will do the antichrist's dirty work (Rev 13:12). This religious leader will take on two personalities, that of a lamb and also a dragon. He will appearing meek but also will deceive mankind (Matthew 7:15) (Matthew 24:11,24) (1 John 4:1) One of the false prophet's main task, among many (Rev 13:13-15), will be to implement the infamous "mark of the beast", for which he will be well known (Rev 13:16-17).
What is this "mark of the beast", one may ask ? We are not sure, however, the Bible does give us a clue in (Rev 13:18). This mark, the numbers 666, could conceivable represent the imperfection of man, by means of an end time unholy trinity of six for Satan, six for the antichrist and six for the false prophet. As opposed to God's perfect number of seven, in His Holy Trinity, God the Father (7), God the Son (7) and God the Holy Spirit (7). You see, in the scripture, seven is God's number of completeness, as opposed to six being the number of human incompleteness. Yet, we may never know the true code of the mark, until we get to heaven. We do know, however, that on our own, we are incomplete and we fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
What is the time line, of the end time. Briefly, we are now living in the church age, a time of God's free grace (Ephesians 2:8-9), which is from the resurrection of Christ (1 Cor 15:1-5,20) to the rapture of the church age saints(1 Thess 4:13-18). Next, comes the seven year tribulation period and the reign of the antichrist, while the Christians (saints) are in heaven with the Lord. After the tribulation comes the 1000 year reign with Christ on this earth. And finally, the new heaven and the new earth, for evermore (Rev 21:1-5) (2 Peter 3:13). As we will reign with Christ the King forever (Isaiah 66:22).
So lets us all give a big shout of " VICTORY" (Matthew 24:30).You see, I have read the back of the book and we (Christians) win. Satan, his false prophet, and all his minions, will be cast into the bottomless pit forever more (Rev 20:5,11-16).
The sad moderate philosophy, however, is that in spite of all the scripture promises of Christ's return the vast majority of people still do not believe it will happen (2 Peter 3:3-4).What is your mind-set on this all important "end time" chain of events ?
So, the next time you tune into a world news cast, just take notice of the happenings around us in comparison to today's "end time" prophecy (2 Timothy 3:1-5,13) (2 Thess 2:3) (Matthew 24:7) (Luke 21:11) (Luke 21:25) (1 Timothy 4:1)
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