rise of the antichrist

Revelation 6:1–61 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. 3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.”

Revelation 6:1–64 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. 5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.

Revelation 6:1–66 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”

33 titles in the Old Testament

13 titles in the New Testament

• "the little horn" (Dan. 7:8)• "the insolent king" (Dan. 8:23)• "the prince who is to come" (Dan. 9:26)• "the one who makes desolate" (Dan. 9:27)• "the despicable person" (Dan. 11:21)• "the strong-willed king" (Dan. 11:36)• "the worthless shepherd" (Zech. 11:16-17)• "the man of lawlessness" (2 Thess. 2:3)• "the son of destruction" (2 Thess. 2:3)• "the lawless one" (2 Thess. 2:8)• "the beast" (Rev. 11:7; 13:1; 14:9; 15:2; 16:2;

17:3, 13; 19:20; 20:10)

Old Testament New TestamentDaniel 2 31-33 2 Thess. 2 3-12

Daniel 2 41-44 1 Jn. 2 18, 22

Daniel 7 7-8, 11-12 1 Jn. 4 1-4Daniel 7 19-20, 26 2 Jn. 7Daniel 8 8-14 Rev. 6 2-8Daniel 8 17-26 Rev. 9 11Daniel 9 27 Rev. 13 1-10Daniel 11 21-45 Rev. 17 8-17

Rev. 19 19-20

Ø Antichrist (1 John 2:18)Ø Little horn (Daniel 7:8; 8:9)Ø Prince (Daniel 9:26-27)Ø One who makes desolate (Daniel 9:27)Ø Willful king (Daniel 11:3)Ø Man of lawlessness (2 Thess. 2:3)Ø Son of perdition (2 Thess. 2:3)Ø Beast (Revelation 13)

1. against 2. in the place of

“Anointed One”

αντι

χριστος

Ø Dragon (13:1) = Satan (12:9)

Ø Beast out of the Sea (13:1-10) = Antichrist

Ø Beast from the Earth (13:11-18) = FalseProphet

TheFather=

TheSon=

Satan

Antichrist

HolySpirit= the false prophet

Cain (Gen. 4; 1 Jn. 3:12)

Nimrod (Gen. 10:8; 11:1-9)

Judas

Pharaoh (Ex. 1:11,22; 5:2)

The serpent (Gen. 3)

Amalek (Gen. 36; Ex. 17; 1 Sam. 15)

Balaam (Num. 22-24)

AntiochusIVEpiphanes (Dan. 9:26)

(Mt. 26:20-25; Jn. 13:2)

1John4:3–4 AndthisisthespiritoftheAntichrist,whichyouhaveheardwascoming,andisnowalreadyintheworld.4YouareofGod,littlechildren,andhaveovercomethem,becauseHewhoisinyouisgreaterthanhewhoisintheworld.

1John2:18 Littlechildren,itisthelasthour;andasyouhaveheardthattheAntichristiscoming,evennowmanyantichristshavecome,bywhichweknowthatitisthelasthour.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4“Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 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.”

“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; who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.”

Revelation 13:1–2 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

Revelation 13:3-4 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

Revelation 13:2, 5-62 …The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 5And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.

1260 days, 42 months

Revelation 13:7

It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.

Matthew28:18–20 AndJesuscameandspoketothem,saying,“AllauthorityhasbeengiventoMeinheavenandonearth.19 Gothereforeandmakedisciplesofallthenations,baptizingtheminthenameoftheFatherandoftheSonandoftheHolySpirit,20 teachingthemtoobserveallthingsthatIhavecommandedyou;andlo,Iamwithyoualways,even totheendoftheage.”Amen.

Revelation 13:9-109 If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

11 he…spoke like a dragon.12 he exercises all the authority of the first beast in

his presencehe…causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship

13 he performs great signshe even makes fire come down from heaven

14 he deceives those who dwell on the earth16 he causes all…to receive a mark

False Prophet Holy Spirit11 appears gentle “like a lamb”

“like a dove”

speaks with power “like a dragon”

“like a mighty rushing wind”

12 exercises all the authority of the first beast

“power from on high”

Revelation13:11-16

False Prophet Holy Spirit12causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Empowers the believer to worship Christ & be witnesses of His resurrection

13he performs great signs Enables the believer to bear fruit & Equips the believer with spiritual gifts for ministry

Revelation13:11-16

False Prophet Holy Spirit14 He persuasively convinces (“deceives”) those who dwell on the earth…worship

“Spirit of Truth” who “guides in all Truth”

15 He gave breath to the image of the beast

Mary was conceived by the Holy Spirit

16 He causes all…to receive a mark

Seals the believer

Revelation13:11-16

44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murdererfrom the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

“a white horse” –

“a red horse” –

“a black horse” –

“a pale horse” –

Peace

War

Death

Pestilence

Revelation19:11–16 NowIsawheavenopened,andbehold,awhitehorse.AndHewhosatonhimwascalledFaithfulandTrue,andinrighteousnessHejudgesandmakeswar.12 Hiseyeswerelikeaflameoffire,andonHisheadweremanycrowns.HehadanamewrittenthatnooneknewexceptHimself.13 Hewasclothedwitharobedippedinblood,andHisnameiscalledTheWordofGod.14 Andthearmiesinheaven,clothedinfinelinen,whiteandclean,followedHimonwhitehorses.

Revelation19:11–16 15 NowoutofHismouthgoesasharpsword,thatwithitHeshouldstrikethenations.AndHeHimselfwillrulethemwitharodofiron.HeHimselftreadsthewinepressofthefiercenessandwrathofAlmightyGod.16 AndHehasonHisrobeandonHisthighanamewritten:KINGOFKINGSANDLORDOFLORDS

8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

Matthew 4:8-10

(Rev. 13:1b-2)

“ten horns and seven heads”7 heads = 7 empires (17:9f)

fallen = Egypt/Assyria/Babylon/Persia/Greeceone is = Romeother has not yet come = revived Rome

Arnold Toynbee: “We are ripe for the deifying of any new Caesar who might succeed in giving the world unity and peace.”

Strobe Talbott, our Deputy Secretary of State, believes that the United States will not exist in its present form in the 21st Century -because nationhood throughout the world will become obsolete!1

"Within the next hundred years ... nationhood as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority," Talbott declared in an essay in Time magazine.2

Rev. 17:11-12 And there are seven kings: five are fallen,and one is (6th), and the other (7th) is not yet come; andwhen he comes, he must continue a short space. And thebeast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth (8th), andis of the seven (7th), and goes into perdition.

A major element of the end times Roman Empire will be a group of 10 kings.

Hal Lindsey wrote of a “ten nation confederacy of European nations” (Late Great Planet Earth, 1970)

John Walvoord anticipated the “formation of the revived Roman Empire composed of a ten-nation confederacy.” (1967)

John MacArthur

“He’s the leader of a revived Roman Empire, a western European confederacy.”

John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

Psalm 24:1 The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein.

Daniel7:27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’

His Universal Worship (Rev. 13:3b-4)

• amazed (Lk. 8:25; 11:14; 2 Thess. 1:10)• followed after the beast• worshipped the dragon & the beast• “Who is like the beast…?” (10x of

God)

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 13:8

Philippians 2:8–11 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Revelation 17 – Religious Babylon

Revelation 18 – Economic Babylon

Revelation 19:20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Revelation19:6 AndIheard,asitwere,thevoiceofagreatmultitude,asthesoundofmanywatersandasthesoundofmightythunderings,saying,“Alleluia!FortheLordGodOmnipotentreigns!”

Revelation22:5 Thereshallbenonightthere:Theyneednolampnorlightofthesun,fortheLordGodgivesthemlight.Andtheyshallreignforeverandever.

Prepare to meet the One