Antichrist
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. He is in the place of Christ.
There are Antichrists they worked in Paul’s day and the development was one who is comes to sit in the place of Christ. The image of a man, in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, coming as the son of man but is not the son of man, the head of whom is Babylon, denoted by its laws and misrepresentation of Christ is represented by the power of the Antichrist the Papacy until the coming of Lucifer himself. Every single Protestant leading reformer was united as to who the Antichrist is. Then the statue is complete as Lucifer stands on the earth as the Christ but says scripture concerning Lucifer…’you shall not be joined with them in burial, (the kings of the earth) because you have destroyed your land, and slain your people.’ Isaiah 14:20.
In Revelation 12 we are told who the dragon is and in Revelation 13 we are told the inhabitants of the world worshipped the dragon and many miss this literal meaning. The warning is given in Revelation 12 and bang in Revelation 13 the application is given- the reason for the ‘woe to the inhabitants of the earth’. We are not told how the event takes place but we know it is the time period directly ahead of us as we see events transpire in America. For more details see Picture @ 13. God has warned us of the most monumental events to hit planet earth- the coming of antichrist and the second coming of Jesus. In Revelation 13 we see an application to a world power that is lamblike but it speaks as a dragon. The application becomes literal. In the end of Daniel 11 we have application firstly to Rome (church) but then to one who is behind that power revealing himself.
The king of North (the one behind the nations and political powers that fought against truth whose aim for was to be like the Most High), comes to the people of the world as the returned Saviour, as a human being.
‘In different parts of the earth, Satan will manifest himself among men as a majestic being of dazzling brightness, resembling the description of the Son of God given by John in the Revelation. Revelation 1:13-15. (These prophetic interpretations are nothing new but from over a 100 years ago.”) The glory that surrounds him is unsurpassed by anything that mortal eyes have yet beheld. The shout of triumph rings out upon the air: “Christ has come! Christ has come!” He shall uphold the laws and teaching of Babylon that most have adopted from pagan festivals into Christian worship services, so they are already to accept him as their Christ.’
Here is the King of the North who sits as a queen. The church is the queen, the Pope is the King who makes way for Lucifer who comes as the Christ. He stands in the place of God who is the real King of the North. The world worships the beast who prepares the way for the antichrist and they worship the dragon who comes as the Christ Revelation 13:3. How fitting is the name of this system Babylon who origin is in star gazing and witchcraft practices- 666. The beasts are the powers of that kingdom that have made this pseudo Christian power what it is. There are 7 head, these are it’s secular arms used to do it’s bidding, at this time it is by stealth and in association, later when in full control by direct persecution.
Could it be that the final verses of Daniel Chapter 11 refers to Lucifer himself acknowledged and worshiped in the place of Christ and at that time shall Michael stand up to come for those who refused to bow their knee as did Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in the plain of Dura? I think so. There will be a decree to worship or receive the death penalty. This time the only ones that will survive because the real Christ stands up to receive His own, is God’s children. The wicked are destroyed with the brightness of His coming.
Daniel 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. I believe this verse has application to the coming of Lucifer himself (and to Rome) and conditions are such that Jew, Christians and Muslims accept his appearing. Note the theology of many Jew, Christians (particularly evangelicals in the U.S.A) and Muslims is the appearing of Christ to this earth to rule. Jesus plainly stated how the second coming would be for example John 14:1-3 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 yet one misconception leads to another as the gospel message is not embraced to include not only grace and love but the law of God.
In studying the Books of Daniel and Revelation one comes to the understanding of not only of the coming of Christ but the coming of antichrist, two separate events and two of the most important events to occur on this planet. This explains the black and white pattern of Daniel or the differences seen between one chapter and the next in Revelation or the tree of knowledge of good and evil verses the tree of life.
Would God allow such a deception without clearest of warnings? Why would God allow such a level of deception? False ideologies that become reality are only with our consent. As we reject present truth we open ourselves up to deception.
Says the prophet E. G White. Transgression has almost reached its limit. Confusion fills the world, and a great terror is soon to come upon human beings. The end is very near. We who know the truth should be preparing for what is soon to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise. . . . {CTr 359.3} and again….
Satan is not permitted to counterfeit the manner of Christ’s advent.–GC 625 (1911). {LDE 165.2}
Satan . . . will come personating Jesus Christ, working mighty miracles; and men will fall down and worship him as Jesus Christ. We shall be commanded to worship this being, whom the world will glorify as Christ.
Remember how in Matthew 4 it describes how Satan physically took the Son of God to the highest pinnacle to the survey the world as he tried to lure Him into temptation. Satan will again go to the boundaries of that which he is permitted to do to take the world in his snare but The Rock, that is Christ will smash the image to pieces.
In Revelation 13,16 & 17 a even clearer picture of this is given where the dragon is worshiped by earth’s inhabitants and told to pay homage as described by the Nebuchadnezzar’s image in Daniel 3. Lucifer appears as Christ returned and together with the false prophet and beast they gather the Kings of the earth for war against the coming of the true Messiah (Revelation 17) and against the faithful few still remaining upon the earth (144,000.) The King of the North is troubled by news from the East and the North that is the imminent return of the true Christ.