The Anti-Christ

[revmwc]

Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
--This is the Anti-Christ, a one-world political leader.

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?
--Like the white horse in Rev.6 he goes forth to conquer. He will conquer "without arrows". "Who is able to make war with him?"

Rev 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations
--Eventually he will be the one that will declare war against the saints of God. It is his number that is 666

Rev 13:11-14
(11) And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
(12) And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
(13) And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
(14) And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
--This describes the false prophet, the leader of a one-world church, a religious leader who will manage to bring all religions together. He will do that be deception, by his "miracles" (and technological wizardry). He will be demon-possessed even as the Anti-christ will be possessed by Satan.
As it says here, he will cause all the world to worship the first beast. They will make an image of the first beast and worship him.

Rev 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
--It appears that the Antichrist will at some time dispose of the "second beast," who will then come back again but only to be judged of God.

Anti-Christ or False Christ is one who comes out of the Earth. Why the Earth, the Beast out of the Sea is one who comes out of the world the sea of humanity. The beast out of the earth is one who comes out of Israel, he nation and people and therefore as the False Messiah he deceives Israel and the balance of the world claiming to fulfill prophecy. Even presenting himself by the same things Christ did and therefore the anti-christ while the beast is satan's man to rule over the earth and the three form the unholy trinity.

 

[DHK]

Anti-Christ or False Christ is one who comes out of the Earth. Why the Earth, the Beast out of the Sea is one who comes out of the world the sea of humanity. The beast out of the earth is one who comes out of Israel, he nation and people and therefore as the False Messiah he deceives Israel and the balance of the world claiming to fulfill prophecy. Even presenting himself by the same things Christ did and therefore the anti-christ while the beast is satan's man to rule over the earth and the three form the unholy trinity.

The second beast serves the first beast who comes out of the sea.

Rev 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

The first beast is given an image and all will worship him.
No man can buy or sell unless he has the mark of the beast (first).
This, of course, is the mark of the Antichrist, or 666, the same who rose out of the sea.

As far as who which one is I don't believe we can read too much into their identities. We really don't know, except that the first is the antichrist and the second is the false prophet. But as to their ethnic background and other identifying features it is difficult to know.

 

[robycop3]

I believe God has warned us thru Napoleon and Hitler just how-easily one man with special satanic ability can come outta "nowhere" and become a great evil ruler. The coming antichrist will make those two look like naughty toddlers in comparison to evil, ability, and rulership. Scripture sez no man can defeat him.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Always held that the anti-Christ is anyone against Christ....like all non believers.:smilewinkgrin:

 

[robycop3]

Always held that the anti-Christ is anyone against Christ....like all non believers.:smilewinkgrin:

True, but this discussion is about the coming greatest, most-evil AC of all.

 

[Salty]

True, but this discussion is about the coming greatest, most-evil AC of all.

NO IT IS NOT!!! This discussion was spelled out by me in the OP.

No one knows for sure who the Anti-Christ will be. There have been many theories as to who he could of or will be.

One such theory is that the Anti-Christ will be RCC Pope.

But could a supposed Evangelical leader become the Anti-Christ - someone such as a Joel Osteen, Rick Warren, Joyce Meyer, ect....

(bold added for this post)

 

[tyndale1946]

Always held that the anti-Christ is anyone against Christ....like all non believers.:smilewinkgrin:

I 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.

19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

I John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

II John 7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

Why is the word Anti-Christ only mentioned four times in the bible and they are not in the book of Revelation but in the book of first and second John?... And is the Anti-Christ just one person or many persons?... According to what John says I agree with the quote of this brother!... Brother Glen

 

[Dr. Bob]

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