On Your Mark?

We are going to see a creature created during the Tribulation Period that will be able to scan those who have accepted the mark of the beast and those that do not and will dispense judgment accordingly. He will given life of some sort kind of like all the advance special effects we have now that it possible for us to believe something is real when its not. Imagine what will be possible in the last days that will get our attention and make us believe in it.

The deception of the False Prophet will be undeniable.

Revelation 13:14 ~ "and by the sings that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived."

We see the term "those who dwell on the earth," and in the Greek is simply means earth dwellers. They live for this world. As believers, we know this world is not our home and we are just merely passing through. People of the world are hanging on to everything about it. The people of the world will believe their eyes! To make an image, statues have always been created by man to commemorate or to honor events or heroes in history. Statues, idols, images and icons are an abomination to God.

The deception of the False Prophet will be inescapable.

Revelation 13:15 ~ "And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain."

The word in this verse for breath, is not the Greek Word zo-ea, like God gives. The Greek word here is pneuma or pneumatic, meaning not actual life but virtual life, superhuman.

High tech! We can track the movement of a human being through satellite technology. We can now wee a match strike from 180 miles out in space. An image, a statue of idolatry. This is a high tech, virtual reality idol. This age of technology has been born in our life time the mating between computer technology. It will detect those who have the mark or not, somehow, and those without the mark will be put to death. Beheaded according to the Bible.

Revelation 20:4b ~ "Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the Word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They can to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years."

All in the name of a pagan god, these things will happen. Who will encourage these religious murders? Who will authorize this religious cleansing ? The False Prophet.

The domain of the False Prophet (2nd beast) will be universal. His domain = his realm, his influence and its global with global technology.

Revelation 13:16 ~ "Also it cause all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,"

You will have an option. Forehead or right hand. If you don't believe this kind of technology is available today and that they are not using it right now, look up two companies ADSX, Applied Digital Solutions Inc and Digital Angel. 10,000 US troops have agreed to have this chip embeded into their right hand so they can be tracked wherever they go, they can monitor their heart rate and other vitals and would be amazing in the event of capture. We would know right where they are being held.

This technology will be used to help close the borders, to eliminate international terrorism because what terrorist will want this embed in them so that everything they do can be tracked. No more lost immigrants whose visas have expired. We know where they are at all times. This technology will dry up terrorism and you can't get it without the mark. It is no longer valid for me to say that I am me. We know have numbers that verify our identities over our voice that claims who we are. We have driver's license numbers, social security numbers, passport numbers, numbers for insurance, you name it. What if we just had one all purpose one and we wouldn't even have to remember what those numbers were.

To receive the mark, we look at the word 'mark' in the Greek and it is charagma, an etching, embossing, a stamp or engraved mark.

This is not the first time this has been used. Back in Ancient Roman times, citizens were marked in order to buy and sell within Rome. Without it you couldn't and resisting it was the same as not saying Caesar in not Lord. All Roman citizens were required to say Caesar is Lord otherwise suffer the consequences as an enemy of Rome. Those who refused went to prison, beaten, and fed to the lions.

When the world implements this it will be based on a security driven issue. It is already being used in credit cards, our veterinarians to track pets and their medical information, so when you see a lost pet, you can take it to any vet and hopefully find the owner.  We won't need a bunch of numbers any more just one in the end times. Instead of all the numbers we have now. All those in the military opted to receive theirs in their right hand. This number you will be assigned with be unique to you as well as your standing in the global community as one who can buy and sell. Your alliance won't be challenged because you can only receive the mark by accepting the message and doing it willingly. We know in part the number will contain a prefix of 666 according to the Bible. How that plays out, the Bible isn't clear but we can see how it could be used.

We are already use to a cashless society and are moving there more and more each day with bio metrics being introduced as well such as theme park passes require this technology and no one really questions it or what they do with the information they have collected. We are seeing data breaches happening all the time and they will need to find a way to ensure these types of events stop happening. Most people don't like using cash over their credit cards because of the incentives the credit card companies offer them like cash back, rewards, or even mileage programs for free trips or other perks.

Let's take a look at the way numbers are used in the Bible today. Here are some meanings of the numbers in the Bible.

3 is the number of God or the trinity in totality
4 is the number of creation
5 is the number of grace
6 is the number of man
7 is the number of God's perfection or Spiritual perfection
8 is the number of New Beginnings
9 is the number of judgment
10 is the number of divine or God rule
12 is the number of perfect government
40 is the number of judgment or probation
666 is the number of man, considering himself to be godlike or divine.

Look up George J Laurer's website. He is the creator of the UPC code or bar code. On his website he answers a lot of questions and you might want to check out number 6. The PC or product codes are on all products and truly don't really mean anything. There are just there as a way of tracking the product from point of origin to where it is bought and who bought it. If you look at the first two thin lines and the last two thin lines as well as two thin lines in the middle, they are the number 6. So in a sense the number 666 is there and it doesn't mean anything by it but it does beg the question, why the number 6 over any other number to be used?

Why do they even have that in there at all?

In the Hebrew language the letter W is 6 in regards to its numerical value. Yet when you visit the World Wide Web, the prefix before the address local is numerically 666. Again, it doesn't mean anything but it begs the question, why this number and not any other. Are we slowly being trained for a time when it simply won't matter what numbers are what and how they are used. For now both of these devices have the ability to track and locate information. Just some interesting things to consider.

It was be economical to use this system.

Revelation 13:17 ~ "So that non one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name."

It will abolish fraud and it eliminates counterfeiting. It will unify the world and world security.

The domain of the False Prophet will be diabolical.

Revelation 13:18 ~ "This calls for wisdom; let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man and his number is 666."

6 is the number for man
3 is the truine Godhead
666 is man, declaring himself to be god.

In Biblical numerology 777 is the number of the Perfect God. 6 is man, 66, is man governing, and 666 is man claiming to be divinity.

So how will this work? When will it happen?

Deuteronomy 29:29 ~ "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law."

You have to be willing to accept this mark when the time comes and it's message to get it. You can't be tricked or held down against your will. Until that time, however keep looking up! 

What Are You Serving?

Is the U.N. a demonic entity? Look at how they vote. What nation has been sanctioned against more than any other nation by the UN? Israel! What nation is repeatedly condemned? Israel. Look at the UN's track record. It seems like man has commandeered the UN entity to war against the nation of Israel. Every tax payer funds the U.N.

If you have ever been to the U.N. building in New York, there is a plague outside the U.N. that reads, " They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."

Sounds pretty good right? It's from Isaiah 2:4 but what is missing is that they only decided to use the last half of the verse and not the complete verse because it's taking it out of context. Let's look at what it really says.

Isaiah 2:4 ~ "He (God) will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."

Quite different when you read it the way it was intended. They removed all reference from God when they did that. Satan's plan of deception is not limited to religious settings. He will commandeer any hall of power, to perpetrate his deception. One of the great pulpits he has today is the U.N., the Security Counsels, notice what they believe in, the non existence of Israel. It's an evil tool, but God is not threatened. In fact in Israel whenever they see a U.N. vehicle, it is referred to as the United Nothing of the UN-necessary.

1 Timothy 4:1-2 ~ "The Spirit says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron."

This is happening all around us today. People are leaving Christianity, they are abandoning their faith, and it makes you wonder if they were ever saved or born again at all. Especially with the logic behind their reasoning. They will even tell you what they are doing is wrong and unbiblical but they try to justify their decision anyway. They want to go where someone is preaching what they want to hear even if it contradicts the Bible.

The False Prophet will be an impostor when it comes to worship. He will glue together the political realm with the religious realm. Politics and organized religion are never far apart. Make no mistake about it, godless political movements are often draped in religion. Christianity is NOT a religion.

Revelation 13:12 ~ "It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and make the earth and all its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed."

"In its presence," They are working in stereo to deceive the world. When the Antichrist rises to power, the U.S. will NOT be on the scene, it is neutralized somehow. Europe will now be the new focal point. The Antichrist will give praise to the false prophet. Notice the unholy trinity. This demonic representation of the Holy Trinity. Notice the impostorship of Satan. Satan is attempting to be in the role of God the Father. He is the dragon spoken of in Revelation. The Antichrist is in the place of Jesus Christ the Son, and promises to bring a fake Utopia into the world. The False Prophet is in the place of the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 11:3 ~ "But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ."

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ~ "For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds."

We won't know who they are unless you know your Bible. There are so many ways to God in this day and age but they are all false if they don't include Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. All of them. If you want to do further research check out the Crown Prince of Jordan, is also the president of the world conference on religion and is author of proposing a one world religion. Even our current Pope is using his position to bring all the world's religions together and even believes now that evolution is true.

We know that this False Prophet will be an agent of evil.

Revelation 13:12-13 ~ ""It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and make the earth and all its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It will perform great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, "

Daniel 8:25 ~ "By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken - but by no human hand."

That's the cry of the world today, peace and prosperity. Remember when Jesus sent his disciples out and away to preach and to heal and to cast out demons, Judas was one of those ministers. Be warned it's not the miracles, it's the message.

1 John 4:6 ~ "We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error."

1 John 4:1-3 ~ "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already."

1 John 2:18-19 ~ "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out all fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not 'been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us."

So what must we do as Christians?

Acts 17:10-11 ~ "The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so."

The deception of the False Prophet will be irresistible to the world. Bringing fire down from heaven is a big time miracle. Remember when God used fire from heaven to judge the nations of Sodom and Gomorrah? The demonic world has not forgotten that. He will mimic this act, so how does he do it?

We have to remember not all miracles are from God. When Moses performed his miracles before Pharaoh, what did Pharaoh's magicians do? The very same things. When you study the ancient pagan religions and miracles, just because a miracle happens, doesn't mean its from God. You have to search out the message to see if it aligns up with the Bible. Who gets the glory of the miracle? Test all things!

If you don't know your Bible, you will fall into deception. If you're desperate enough, you will do anything. What if your child was dying and a man promised he could heal her even if he prayed to Fred Flintson. Would you still take your child? If your faith is based on the Bible, remember seeing is not believing. If you believe in God, you'll be able to handle things when it comes to your faith. It will not be emotionally based.

Some miracles are real and so are simply staged.

There was a man who was from the U.S. who led a tour to Israel and over a 1000 people signed up to go. He promised stops along the way with a message or two. After a certain stop, he would climb out of his limo, give his message and then would conduct a healing service and people were healed. Then the next bus came along since not all 1000 people could travel in the same bus, and each time it was the same people who were healed over and over again. This is a true story. It was conveyed by Israeli guards who investigated this incident and found it to be true.

The probability of your watching this very person on TV is high and he makes over 5 million dollars a year. That is his annual salary but he is teaching a false message under the very premise he is doing it under the authority of God. But which God? These people are in our world today. Their goal is covert deception and people are falling for it hook, line and sinner.

Matthew 7:21-23 ~ "Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and do many works in your name? And then will I declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness." 

The two prophets of Revelation are able to work miracles involving fire from the heavens to the earth, Elijah the prophet called down fire from heaven and the False Prophet will love to mimic the ministry of God. That is why it is so critical to know your Bible. Don't be deceived by someone calling himself to be a man of God. Know what the Bible says yourself. Test all things!

Deception: Because its the miracle that is in direct association with the authority of God. In your life, you're living to serve. We all serve somebody or something. 

What you are you serving?

More to come tomorrow!!!

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There Is No Neutral Ground!

We are making a transition in our study from the Antichrist, a political leader to the false prophet, a religious leader that arises out of a global universal church that embraces all religions. He will be the amalgamation of all the worlds religions to use this false doctrine to his means and with the Antichrist.

We will learn more about false doctrines and prophets in our future studies. When you point it out the truth that is found in the Bible, people will deny what they read from the Bible no matter how true it is. It's almost like they are reading something different than what you are. Like they are blind. They simply don't get it and write you off as some religious kook.

The title of Antichrist is not only a person, but also a spirit, an attitude and an agenda that has been around since the Garden of Eden. It is a belief system that is energized by Satan, himself. You are either leaning towards things of God or things of this world. You either know Jesus or you don't. There is no neutral ground.

The False Prophet will deceive by signs and miracles and his message that will deceive the unbelieving world. When we look at Bible prophecy it shouldn't be something that causes us to be afraid.

Isaiah 46:9-10 ~ "Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, ad I will do all that I please."

When God says something is going to happen, it will happen. There is no doubt about it because He knows it all. He is all knowing.

John 13:19 ~ "I am telling you know before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He."

The use of the word He in Greek is "I am that I am" and is used to make the statement more powerful. There is nothing new to God. If the LORD is God, there should be evidence of His existence. Our faith in Jesus and God is founded on fact. Any Christian should be able to articulate why the Bible is true!

1. There is an observable universe. - Man has been programmed to argue with God since the Garden of Eden. Technology that speaks of divine engineering or intelligent design showcases things like atoms, DNA, our expanding universe that all before the invention of devices to show us that they are there, was simply unseen. Just because we couldn't see it doesn't mean it wasn't there. That is good science. What the Bible says is true and becoming true through the scientific discoveries and studies just proves what it has said.

2. Historical Record: No other book in the world is perfect and without error like the Bible is. It's historical accounts are founded on facts, everywhere the Bible has said a people, city or culture has existed, archaeology is proving it to be true.

3. Internal Witness. You have tribes deep in the jungles around the world who know withing themselves that there is something bigger than them out there. That is why you will often find them with lots of little gods and one bigger god. They know there is something bigger than them out there.

4. Biblical Revelation. What the Bible has to say speaks to the answers we need in all areas of our life. It contains the answers to man's soul.

Revelation 13:11-12 ~ "Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. 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."

This is another very bad and evil beast. He has a religious background. The description of the false prophet is that he will be a deceiver of religion. If you want to deceive someone thoroughly you have to incorporate religion into your political agenda. Every movement of a dictator will substitute the belief in God with a new religion. Man wants to self govern. They all incorporate religion into their agenda from Napoleon to Hitler to Nebuchadnezzar.

He has two horns which represent religious authority and two rulerships. One horn signifies the authority over the Antichrist, political leader, and the other horn represents the religious leader. He will speak like a dragon meaning smooth, slick, convincing, knowing, comforting and caring. That is Satan, himself!

Matthew 7:15 ~ "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."

This is a command from Jesus. The "sheep's clothing" is a reference to religious garb. He will look like a true man of God but is far from God. He will be spouting religious propaganda and will be saying things that all the religions of the world want to hear. A protective shepherd will have scarred hands from protecting his sheep, this man on the other hand will be in it for the money, power and authority it provides under the garb of religiosity. He will really be into the signs, wonders and miracles he performs. He will be a grandstander and a true showman. He will use those he can to help him achieve his desired purpose and agenda.

Revelation 19:20 ~ "But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur." 

There is no mistaking who the second beast is.

More coming to tomorrow!!!!

Is Your Name Written in the Lamb's Book of Life?

What do you imagine when you hear the word "Antichrist?" Do you imagine a man in a red suit, dressed up looking like the devil, red pointy ears, spiked tail, pitchfork in hand? The Antichrist that is coming will look nothing like that, in fact he will be the quintessential perfect politician. He is not Barack Obama, or Joe Biden for that matter. He will be brilliant in every way. A true show man to the world. When God created Lucifer, he was the most perfect of all God's created angels and I firmly believe that will carry over into what we will see in the man who rises up in the End Times during the Tribulation period. He would be someone you would say, that you could listen to all day!

Satan and his workers always show up in opposition to Christ and His ministry. Where do you find Satan at work to destroy? In churches, in Christian ministries, in works that matter, in worship. When problems occur in these places, it is designed to distract you while you are there. To get your mind off of these things in any way he can. You ever have your mind wander in the middle of a prayer or while listening to your pastor's sermon? Satan attacks the works of the church, hates Christians and is out to destroy you, to downplay the significance and importance of church and its ministers.

The coming of the Antichrist will become an evil event because of man's resistance to God.

Revelation 13:6 ~ "He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven."

Satan is not omniscient but he can read the signs and trends. He has a lot of experience. Now ask yourself these questions.

1. Can he damage the God of heaven?
2. Can he defeat Jesus Christ?
3. Can he defile heaven itself?
4. Can he destroy the saved in heaven?

Absolutely NO! Then what is he doing it for? So that man will hate God, Jesus Christ and everything that has to do with them. He's been working really hard at it for more than 2000 plus years. It is not that the Antichrist will say anything new, but it is how he says it that will persuade those who hear him to believe it. He will come into a world that is ripe for him. The Bible says that mankind is a fallen race in need of being converted toward God.

Romans 3:20-23 ~ "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

Every human has sinned, but we can have access to heaven by faith. To believe. It's called being saved, being born again, being redeemed. Every humans is born into sin, but a baby isn't held accountable for sin until they have knowledge of the law. They were born into a sinful nature. This is called the age of accountability. No one knows what that age is because it is different for everyone based on their maturity and understanding. If they died, they would go immediately into heaven.

Man is at war with God. It's in our hearts.

Acts 7:51 ~ "You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers:You always resist the Holy Spirit!"

You're resisting God and He loves you so much He died for you!!!

Romans 13:2 ~ "Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who so will bring judgment on themselves."

The very thing we need, we are fighting against ourselves. Stop resisting God about your life.

James 4:10 ~ "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."

You can try to lift yourself up (pride), and Satan will be happy to play on that.

Romans 5:8-10 ~ "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this" While we were sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!"

We don't really hate ourselves, even though we think that sometimes. We're always thinking about ourselves, we're legends in our own minds. If we hated ourselves, we would be happy we're so miserable. The fact is that you don't.

It's like your grandfather deposited a bunch of money in a bank account for you, you only simply need to go get it.

Matthew 18:11 ~ "The Son of Man came to save that which was lost."

It will become an evil event because of man's hatred toward believers.

Revelation 13:7 ~ "He 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."

This verse does not apply to the church age, but applies to the believers living during the time of the Antichrist, these will be the Tribulation saints.

Daniel 7:21 ~ "As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and defeating them,"

Daniel 7:25 ~ "He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and a half a time."

Daniel 12:1 ` "At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time, your people - everyone whose name is found written in the book - will be delivered."

Daniel 12:7 ~ "The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, "It will be for a time, times and a half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed."

Because of man's rejection of the truth, it will become an evil event.

Revelation 13:8-10 ~ "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. He who has an ear, let him hear. If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints."

Persecution is coming to us and it may take on physical forms, but it is easier to live for Jesus Christ than in the coming years ahead.

1 John 2:18 ~ "Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour."

1 John 2:22-23 ~ "Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist - he denies the Father and the Son.  No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also."

1 John 4:3 ~ "but every spirit that does not acknowledge that Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have already heard is coming and even now is already in the world."

2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 ~ "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."

Is your name written in the Lamb's Book of Life? Can you say it with confidence?

You're here now, able to decide, able to choose, able to receive.

Hebrews 9:27-28 ~ "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of the many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."

Do you believe? Can you say with confidence today, "I'm trusting in Jesus Christ?"

If you call upon Jesus Christ, you will be saved!!!

Who Are You Following Anyway?

Some might say the Book of Revelation is too hard to understand, but I would challenge you to join this study and see if it doesn't make sense and you gain a clarity you didn't have before. I know I have and thus the reason for sharing it with you. Grab a Bible and a notebook and join in the fun in this study.

We have been studying the rise of the Antichrist, both in nature and character. The word Antichrist means impostor Christ or instead of Christ. Jesus provided a warning that deception would be coming just before His return. This Antichrist will become a legend so much in his own mind that he will stand in the temple in Jerusalem and proclaim himself to be god.

If you don't know the Bible, you might already find yourselves being deceived, even though what someone is saying sounds correct. We need to open our Bibles and compare it to what God says in regards to what is being said and forget about what we "feel."

In the teaching and preaching of the ministry of Jesus about what the signs would be before the end times, He provides such clarity.

Matthew 24:3-5, 11, 15 ~ "As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sing of your coming and of the close of the age?" And Jesus answered them, "See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, "I am the Christ and they will lead many astray."  And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),"

Jesus reminds us that the number one thing we need to be wary of is being deceived. Many will be deceived, both in the authority of Jesus and coming to them in His Name, but they are not. Look at the level of deception in the world today by false prophets, cults, false teachers, false gospels and even false Christs. Are there more of these in the world today than say the last 100 years? Absolutely! More than you can count and they are growing every day.

In Matthew 24:15 this is a culminating event for the Antichrist to stand in the temple and declare himself to be god. In order for that to happen, there has to be a temple built and that will happen one day on a vacant plot of land that sits waiting for that to happen.

Matthew 24:32-33 ~ "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates."

We need to understand this parable and learn the truth that is conveys. When spring comes it seems one day the trees are on the verge of budding and then the next day, it bursts forth in color and newness. This means it will be sudden. Some scholars believe that the fig tree represents Israel and that when we see events happening in Israel we should be looking up. Israel became a nation again for the second time in one day on May 14, 1948. The entire future program of God is centered around the nation of Israel and the return of Jesus Christ to that Israel.

Regarding false prophets and false teachers, the apostle Paul warned...

Galatians 1:8-9 ~ "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, 'let him be accursed.' As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, 'let him be accused."

The Antichrist has an agenda of deception. It will be a global event by political means.

Revelation 13:1-10 ~ "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. 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. 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. 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?" The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. He 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. 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. He who has an ear, let him hear. 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."

Daniel 8:25 ~ "By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy man. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken - but by no human hand."

He engineers a 7 year peace treaty but he will deceive the world through this peace. He will impress the U.N. and the European Union. He will out politic the United States and the world will love him because he will be their man!

He will come by religious mockery.

Luke 21:17 ~ "You will be hated by all for my name's sake."

The moment you mention, Jesus Christ, the Bible or God, you will be hated by those who hear you and this is only going to increase. The global system of mockery of biblical Christianity and the biblical Jesus. The world hates a real Christian and the world hates a real Jesus. If we feed the homeless, the world hates us because they are not the ones doing it and they feel bad. Why is it when you curse, you'll say the name of Jesus or ask God to condemn something or someone. Because there is power in that name. No one even feels better after they do it either because there is a spirit against Jesus in the world today.

You will only hear more and more blasphemous doctrine and speech in the days ahead. Even now you hear of people being shot simply because they confess they are Christians over any other religion or that they believe in Jesus. Why is that? When you probe these people you will find out that deep inside of them, they have been hurt by someone or upset them under the premise of saying that they believe in Jesus like a church leader or teacher.

The question I have is who are you following anyway?

The Way is Being Paved

If you know your Bible, then you know there is the Holy Trinity, which is comprised of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, but when the Tribulation begins, Satan will also attempt to create an unholy trinity which is comprised of Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet. The Antichrist or impostor Christ will rise out of a political theater and will come out of no where. You might say that isn't possible that someone can rise to such a place of prominence without anyone knowing anything about him, but consider our former president in the United States, Barack Obama. No one had heard of him 12 years ago, he has a limited political background and was immediately pushed to the forefront of the presidential campaign while people were still trying to figure out just where he came from and what his background was. This makes the rise of the Antichrist possible and without question it can and will happen in the future.

The False Prophet will be a religious leader that will take charge of the world's religions and combine them in a global one world religion that appeases most everyone except those that hold to the doctrines of the Bible as absolute.

So is the Antichrist alive today? Based on the world events we see happening around us everyday, it wouldn't surprise me if he was. He is not the image of what the world might imagine. He won't be grotesque in appearance or have a red tail or act in a demonic like manner, but quite the contrary will be charismatic, influential, brilliant and he will swoon the world with his words like Hitler did. He will be a great orator to draw people in by what he has to say. It will be deceptive, demonic and spiritual in nature and character and the world will fall for it. He will allow for a global world church. He will establish a cashless system which we have already have begun laying the groundwork for even now, and will establish a way to identify those who follow him and those that don't with the introduction of a mark.

We see how easily that would be to introduce with the rise of terrorism and drugs in the world, simply take away the cash and see how much that would limit what they could do. We have heard about the implementation of a national security card and the possibility of chip implants that would host information about the person that it is implanted in as a way of tracking them, maintaining their medical history and so much more. The world is aching for someone to fix what is rapidly happening in the world from the issues with global downfalls of the economy, the global pandemic of CoVid 19, and the rise of terrorists threats. It is telling us that man can not govern himself and we simply need to establish a global government to solve all of the world's problems in a nut shell.

The Bible has promised that the Antichrist will appear when Israel has troubles with her neighbors and we know that since Israel became a nation for the second time in history on May 14, 1948, that we have been moving forward in that direction but now it seems imperative just how much hatred there is for the nation of Israel, the rise of antisemitism and the persecution and hatred for Christians around the world and it is only growing.

Daniel 9:26 ~ "After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood; War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed."

The Antichrist will sign a 7 year peace treaty with the nation of Israel and her neighbors giving them what they have always wanted peace. The ability to worship in their Jewish way and allow them to rebuild their temple. It will only last 3 1/2 years however and then things will go south in a hurry. The Antichrist comes from a political means and with tremendous influences to impact the world on a global scale. The world will all fall under his spell.

Revelation 13:1-10 ~ "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. 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. 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. Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, an they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?" The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. He 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. 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. He who has an ear, let him hear. 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."

We should not be concerned in trying to figure out just who the Antichrist is, because the church will be long gone before he comes onto the scene and rises up in the world. We learn about Revelation and the End Times because it strengthens our faith as believers and because of what Revelation 1:3 promises.

Revelation 1:3 ~ "Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near."

This is the only book in the Bible that offers a special blessing on the one who reads it and hears the words. A blessing comes to those who study it and thus the reason we are walking through it verse by verse, chapter by chapter. You can't understand the Book of Revelation however as we have learned without first reading and understanding the Old Testament. As we look into the description of the creature mentioned in this chapter, we have to remember where have we heard these words before and that would be in the book of Daniel. Daniel has described this creature and these events and identifies for us who it is.

We see the creature has animalistic characteristics of a leopard, lion and a bear and we will be breaking down what these means in the nature and character of the Antichrist. He will connive and weave his way into the world much like the serpent did in the Garden of Eden and as we know the whole world will believe it except those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

The way is being paved and the stage is being set, and if you truly know and understand your Bible, you know we have never been closer that we are right now in history. More tomorrow!