The Agenda of The Anti-Christ.
By: Anthony Smith
In this, a season of fear, where does the Christian Community Stand? Are we united as one, as Jesus commanded, or are we split into factions, one against another?
I am not a charismatic, evangelical, nor part of the new world religion, what I am is, a believer of the Bible as written. Prophecy isn’t that hard to understand, if we look at the agenda of the anti-Christ, as reported by scripture.
We are bombarded by many false looks into the past, present, and future. The Books of the Left Behind Series are Fictional, and the Book, The Da Vinci Code, also being fictional, are nothing but interruptions into our Journey into the Light.
Distractions that, I must add, have no purpose in our lives. These Books, as with many others, are written, not to inform of the truth, but has only one purpose, To Make the Writer Rich. Fear in todays society, rules many of the populaces decisions in what to buy, read and contribute to. And believe me, many will take advantage of this very fact. If man can believe, scientist put a man on the moon, then why can’t they accept that prophecy is an intricate part of Scripture?
Most of the agenda of the anti-Christ will be to confuse and deceive many into believing that,”If it feels good, Do it.” is totally acceptable. He will be a master of delusion, as many today are entertained by magicians, He will take it one step further. He will conger up visions of grand task, and wonderful insight, a magicians, magician.
The Anti-Christ begins with deception, making the worlds population believe that He, being in control of every nation, can bring everlasting peace upon the world. He will come out as a man of peace and a master of warfare. His military action, against the first three nations, against His control, brings no up roar against Him.
This is proven by the prophecy in Daniel 7:24; And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. There must be good reason that the nations of the world do not rise up against this military expansion. This one fact is in direct contrast of todays world, where one nation trys to invade another, Nations rise up against the aggressor, many times at great and terrible cost.
The three nations must be worse, than the one taking them over. Nations of great humanitarian faults, terrorism, nuclear threat, genocide or some other reason, this is any body’s guess. But the fact is, that the former reactions, from other nations as today, will not be those any more, when the anti-Christ is making war.
In Daniel 11:37 we see other signs of whom the anti-Christ will be. “Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers (This is indicating that, The ancestors of the anti-Christ, were worshipers of one God, all being in unity, as to whom they all held their allegiance.)(Secondly, we believe this man to be Jewish. Why? Look at the phrase again, one word stands out as being Jewish in nature. That Word is the word; ”God.”
Looking in to scripture, as we read it, no where in the Bible is the word “God”, capitalized, except where it is indicating Jehovah. Interesting fact?)(1st.John 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. ) , nor the desire of women, (Here we see that this man will have no wife, girl friend, nor any dealings(Sexual or otherwise.) with women.) Weather this man will be a eunuch or not doesn’t matter, except this may also be a sign as to His identity.), with any woman. nor regard any god (Not as an atheist, but of self- glorification.)(The Anti-Christ will not be an atheist nor a believer in any religion established on this earth, but will establish Himself as God and begin a new religion based on fear.) : for he shall magnify himself above all.
The word anti-Christ may only be seen in 4 places in scripture (1st John 2:18, 2:22, 4:3, and 2nd John 1:7, but its not His name but His attribute, a symbol, a pattern, a contradiction of all truths. The anti-Christ is both a spirit and a man. This is where many theologians are confused on this matter. Many try to equate the anti-Christ as being past, Kings, Popes, Presidents, and Leaders, but these people had only the spirit of anti-Christ to lead them. The word Anti-Christ means, to be in opposition, to the Truth, the light, to The Lord Christ.
We see proof of this in 2nd John 1:7, “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.” This is the spirit I was speaking of.
We are starting to see the difference between these many Antichrist, and the one that is after the working of Satan Himself.
In Daniel 8:24 we see that the Antichrist isn’t working alone, but as a unity of spirits.
Lets read and understand.
Revelations 13:4, And they worshiped the dragon(Satan) which gave power unto the beast(Anti-Christ): and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? In this last verse we see that the idea of the anti-Christ being past tense is totally wrong.
“And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power (Where does this power come from? Satan.)(Satan is a spirit, the bible tells us so. Many look at the Bible with Three D vision, but a Spirit does not hold to our Three D view of the world.
Spirits are under a different set of rules and limitations.): and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper (Become rich and famous.), and practice, and shall destroy the mighty(Nations and other false religions) and the holy people.(Israelites.) Many Bible Theologians, become offended when I mention that Israel is the center of the end times prophecy’s, but they over look this last verse, It states the “Holy People”, in scripture it only recognizes Israel as Holy and none other, Holy City Jerusalem, people, Nation, etc. So our interest in these in times, concerning prophecy and the Antichrist, must be turned toward, Israel.
Prophecy is not a view of only one verse, but rather a comparison of many, comparing scripture with scripture we see the complete package. These next few verses shows the power of God over man. Gods prophecy’s must and will be fulfilled by intervention of God with the hearts of man.
Rev 17:15-17, And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (This is the one world Leader. Many say it represents the United Nations, but in my opinion, the Anti-Christ will not need the U.N. To gain power, but will also gain power over them.) He will be a solitary intidy, not needing any alliance to gain power.)
And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, (“upon the beast.” signifies the anti-Christ hold over the ten Kingdoms and they are led by his charismatic and fearful nature.)these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.(War, Terrorism.)
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, (These kingdoms will believe that they are being led by their own agenda, but contrary to their beliefs, God is in control of their thoughts and actions.) and to agree(Act as one.), and give their kingdom(Consortium) unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
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