The Coming Time of Trouble, The Antichrist
Book of Daniel
Chapters 11-12
As we continue in
these lessons in the Book of Daniel, we have seen that the Holy
Spirit gave Daniel a realistic view of world history, before it was
history.
Next, let me say up
front, I am not qualified to go this deep into prophesy so we will go
as far as we can.
We have seen since
the time of Nebuchadnezzar the accuracy of these Scriptures.
In these two
Chapters in the Book of Daniel we will meet the Antichrist.
The term Antichrist
is used in two ways in the Scriptures.
1) An antichrist is
anyone is anyone who denies that Jesus has come in in the form of a
human. In fact 100% human and 100% Jehovah God!
1Jn 2:22 Who is a
liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is Antichrist,
that denieth the Father and the Son.
1Jn 2:23 Whosoever
denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that
acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
1Jn 2:24 Let that
therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If
that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye
also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
2) Then we have the
antichrist, the man of Sin.
2Th 2:3 Let no man
deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there
come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who
opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that
is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.
2Th 2:5 Remember ye
not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
2Th 2:6 And now ye
know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
2Th 2:7 For the
mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will
let, until he be taken out of the way.
2Th 2:8 And then
shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the
spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his
coming:
2Th 2:9 Even him,
whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs
and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10 And with
all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because
they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
The Beast of the
Book of Revelation:
Rev 13:4 And they
worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they
worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able
to make war with him?
Rev 13:5 And there
was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and
power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Rev 20:2 And he
laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and
Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Rev 20:7 And when
the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his
prison,
Satan, who is the
true Antichrist, will arise in the end times of our history and seek
to become the supreme ruler of the world.
In the Book of
Daniel Chapter 11, this King of the North, this evil man, is a type
of the Antichrist!
*****Dan 11:36 And
the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself,
and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous
things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the
indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be
done.
As true Christians,
we have very little doubt that the Antichrist will stick his evil
head out in public soon, even though there are many Antichrist in the
world today.
He is the little god
of this world and he has only one purpose.
2Co 4:4 In whom
"the god of this world" hath blinded the minds of them
which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,
who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Now this does not
mean he is sometime sort of god. He is just treated and worshiped
like he is some sort of god when he is just a rebellious creation of
Jehovah the true God, who Jehovah uses in the act of temptation!
When the Church is
taken out of this world, he will get a brief opportunity to rule his
supporters and all the world will see his evilness, his wickedness,
and his deceitfulness, until, by the end of seven years, Jehovah will
destroy all traces of those who give themselves to him and it will
not be by water as in the days of Noah, but it will be by fire as in
fire and brimstone similar to that which destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah.
He is so deceitful
he will rise to power as the person who will bring peace to this
world rather than destruction.
After given power by
foolish people, he will then do as he pleases! He will be focused on
his own ambitions! He will fulfill his own desires! He will be
totally focused on his own works as all these things will finally go
to his head!
He will be the last
evil ruler to ever have been elected by the people of this earth!
The people will be
convinced that this man has the answers to every problem upon this
earth!
They believe he will
have the answers to climate change.
They believe he will
have the answers to lasting peace.
They believe he will
have the answers to money problems.
They believe he will
have the answers to religion.
They believe he is
an intellectual genius.
2Co 11:14 And no
marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
They will believe
that he can explain why the Church is no longer upon this earth and
all false, manmade religion will also endorse him.
The truth is, he is
the man of sin!
Remember he is also
a sign to the Church that the Lord is about to return to claim His
creation.
2Th 2:1 Now we
beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by
our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2 That ye be
not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by
word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 Let no man
deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there
come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who
opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that
is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.
Remember the Church
has been removed and have met Jesus Christ in the clouds!
1Th 4:17 Then we
which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord.
This evil man will
show himself to be atheist, but he will exalt himself above all gods,
even Jehovah, making himself out to be god himself!
He will curse God
the Father.
He will curse and
reject the Holy Spirit.
He will curse the
Lord Jesus Christ.
This evil, wicked,
deceitful man, who is only Satan in the flesh, will be used by
Jehovah to bring judgment upon all those who have rebelled against
the Lord Jesus Christ.
You see this wicked
Lucifer, will be very successful, until the world sees the wrath of
God upon all this wickedness!
This tyrant nor his
followers will even realize that they are being used by the Lord to
cleanse this earth of wickedness!
2Th 2:11 And for
this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should
believe a lie:
2Th 2:12 That they
all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.
The man is so in
love with himself, that he hates everyone else!
*****Dan 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.
Because this is
Satan in the flesh, the anti-god, he does not regard any god!
The word "regard"
means to esteem, to hold in respect and affection.
Satan is so swelled
up about himself, he has no regard for any human being, nor any of
God's creation!
He has no desire for
women and certainly not a female co-ruler!
Does this mean he is
a homosexual? It could, but in reality, he has no desire to please
anyone but himself!
He magnifies himself
above all.
He has only one
desire and that is the desire for power over all human beings and all
things in Heaven.
He has no soul, so
he has no regard for the things of God.
He totally rejects
the things of God! What do the Scriptures say about this?
Rom 13:1 Let every
soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of
God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
He rejects that he
is an instrument of Jehovah God, he is so full of delusion.
*****Dan 11:38 But
in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his
fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with
precious stones, and pleasant things.
In his estate means,
this evil man will only give his allegiance to his own government and
his own financial platform. He trusts in no one but himself and money
and the power he thinks he has over the world!
He worships the
state that he has created by force and deceitfulness.
Remember those who
do not follow him, during those 7 years, will be murdered.
Rev 6:9 And when he
had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them
that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they
held:
Rev 6:10 And they
cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true,
dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the
earth?
He will rob and
plunder all nations, to purchase more military and police power.
Those will give their allegiance to him!
This will be a vast
change from his first, 3 1/2 years, when he gave the appearance of
being the Messiah.
Trying to do good,
eats at him like a deadly cancer, he hates it so much. We see this in
his followers today!
Everything this man
does is full of deceit! He will use every method available in that
evil world to gain more power.
*****Dan 11:39 Thus
shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he
shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to
rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
What is the truth?
Every place of worship where the Saints have gone home to be with the
Lord, many of those same places will still be having worship
services.
By deceit this
Antichrist will cause worship to continue. In other words the
Luciferian congregations will grow at a rapid pace and this
Antichrist will cause worship to Satan.
There will be the
great false church where worship will continue and the Saints that
are gone will be quickly forgotten with the help of some lie.
There will be the
great worldly system in place for all others and the land divided
according to the power given toward the rule of the Antichrist.
Rev 16:19 And the
great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the
nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to
give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Rev 17:5 And upon
her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE
MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
And all these things
will fall according to the wrath of God!
Rev 18:2 And he
cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is
fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the
hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful
bird.
There will be great
battles fought before the Kingdom of Christ Jesus becomes a reality!
What did Jesus say?
Mat 24:6 And ye
shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled:
for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mar 13:7 And when
ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for
such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
Luk 21:9 But when
ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these
things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
*****Dan 11:40 And
at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and
the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with
chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter
into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
These are some
things that will take place just before the return of Jesus Christ
(at the time of the end). We know it is Jehovah God who appoints all
time to fulfill His own plan.
The Antichrist will
declare himself to be the supreme ruler of all the world but even
many who are also wicked will take sides against him. Near the end,
evil will turn on itself.
Rev 9:15 And the
four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day,
and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
Rev 9:16 And the
number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand
thousand: and I heard the number of them.
Rev 9:17 And thus I
saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having
breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of
the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued
fire and smoke and brimstone.
Rev 9:18 By these
three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the
smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
Upon victory the
Antichrist, he will enter into the promised land and it may be at
this time he will rebuild the Temple on the temple mount that exist
today, not the Temple as described by Ezekiel during the Millennial
Reign of Jesus Christ, the true Messiah.
*****Dan 11:41 He
shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be
overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and
Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
Dan 11:42 He shall
stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt
shall not escape.
Dan 11:43 But he
shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over
all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians
shall be at his steps.
This maybe the time
that all the disputes of territory of the Middle East are solved and
the Antichrist will give Israel all lands in question today and at
the same time make peace with the Muslim world allowing the third
Temple to be built, possibly alongside the Mosques that are already
there.
Many things are
written about Antiochus being this king of the North. What we realize
is that Satan has had his Beast, His Antichrist in place in every
generation.
He does not know
when the Lord will fulfill the Words, He has given to us by His
prophets.
Many thought he was
Antiochus during his day. Some have said it was some of the Caesars,
we know that Hitler also fit the profile of the Antichrist, so we can
take these historical things with a grain of salt, and just pay
attention to what "Thus sayeth the Lord".
1Jn 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.
All these things
will take place during the 7 year Tribulation Period and King Jesus
will put a stop to these things at the end of those seven years.
What do we know for
certain?
2Th 2:3 Let no man
deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there
come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who
opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that
is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.
2Th 2:5 Remember ye
not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
2Th 2:6 And now ye
know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
2Th 2:7 For the
mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will
let, until he be taken out of the way.
When the third
Temple is built and the Antichrist enters that temple to sit on the
throne of David claiming to be God, those will be some of his last
words or maybe even his last words.
He may have control
of all the money in this entire world. He will have to murder many a
fool who have been trying to get control of all the money before him.
All this money will
not be able to save him.
He cannot by enough
power to overcome the power of King Jesus.
What did Jesus say?
Mat 28:18 And Jesus
came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in
heaven and in earth.
If King Jesus has
all the power of the earth and of Heaven, then the Antichrist will
certainly not have enough power to defeat King Jesus and His Saints
and all the Angelic Hosts of Heaven.
Satan has already
offered Jesus that puny power he may have, because in reality the
thing he wants the most is for Jesus to fall down upon his face and
worship him and this will never happen.
Mat 4:8 Again, the
devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him
all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Mat 4:9 And saith
unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down
and worship me.
Mat 4:10 Then saith
Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Just when the
Antichrist has reached his peak in power and control, he will be
swayed by rumors just like every other foolish man who has tried to
rule the world.
This will be the
beginning of his ending!
*****Dan 11:44 But
tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him:
therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly
to make away many.
Dan 11:45 And he
shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the
glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall
help him.
With all the places
in the world he could try to rule this world, why in the world would
he choose Jerusalem, other than his hatred for the things of Jehovah
mentioned in the Scriptures?
We know Satan reads
the Bible and he may know more than the greatest Bible Scholars but
he cannot be filled with the Holy Spirit so he cannot understand the
Spiritual things of the Bible, but he can certainly read the
historical parts of the Scriptures.
We know from our
lessons that this is the same place that King Jesus will rule this
world!
Zec 14:8 And it
shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem;
half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the
hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
Zec 14:9 And the
LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one
LORD, and his name one.
Maybe he read the
Book of Psalms.
Psa 48:1 Great is
the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the
mountain of his holiness.
Psa 48:2 Beautiful
for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the
sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Psa 48:3 God is
known in her palaces for a refuge.
We know that this is
the reason!
Satan can no longer
go into Heaven, but we know he has set his sights on Jerusalem.
Isa 14:13 For thou
hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my
throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the
congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isa 14:14 I will
ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Satan(dragon), the
Antichrist (beast) and the (false prophet) will all come to an end
when King Jesus shows up with His Saints!
Rev 19:11 And I saw
heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was
called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make
war.
Rev 19:12 His eyes
were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had
a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Rev 19:13 And he
was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called
The Word of God.
Rev 19:14 And the
armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed
in fine linen, white and clean.
Rev 19:15 And out
of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the
nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth
the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Rev 19:16 And he
hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS,
AND LORD OF LORDS.
Rev 19:17 And I saw
an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying
to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather
yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Rev 19:18 That ye
may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh
of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them,
and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
Rev 19:19 And I saw
the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered
together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against
his army.
Rev 19:20 And the
beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles
before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of
the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast
alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 19:21 And the
remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse,
which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled
with their flesh.
Daniel told King
Nebuchadnezzar that all these things would come to be the truth.
John the Apostle saw
all these things come an end just has Heaven revealed them to him.
We can rest assured
that all those who have place their faith in the truth of Jesus
Christ, will be on the winning side!
Rev 20:10 And the
devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be
tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Amen
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