The King Is Coming - 5
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· 4 viewsThe King is Coming is based on a series of messages from Dr. Lee Roberson.
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Who is the Antichrist?
Who is the Antichrist?
Introduction: In the last lesson we took a look at what the Lord Jesus Christ called the Great Tribulation.
In that lesson we answered the question, what will happen during the Great Tribulation.
We discovered that God will be accomplishing a work in the hearts of the Jews.
The nation of Israel will call upon the name of the Lord.
We also saw, that the Tribulation is a time when God pours out His judgment upon this earth.
In the end, we understand that the Lord Jesus Christ will come again. He will defeat the enemy at the battle of Armageddon and He will rule and reign 1000 years.
To give you a brief overview of these events (this list was taken from Till He Come by Dwight Pentecost concerning “the Day of the Lord”):
A Federation of States (A kingdom) Daniel 2 and 7 will rise. Daniel 2:42-43. See also Daniel 7.
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
2. The rise of a political ruler (the Antichrist) will rule this empire and make a covenant with Israel. (Daniel 9:27; Revelation 13:1-10)
3. The formation of a false religious system under the false prophet. (Revelation 13:11-18)
4. The pouring out of God’s judgment under the seals. (Revelation 6)
5. The separation of 144,000 witnesses. (Revelation 7).
6. The trumpet judgments. (Revelation 8-11)
7. The rise of God’s witnesses. (Revelation 11)
8. The persecution of Israel. (Revelation 12)
9. The pouring out of the bowl judgments. (Revelation 16)
10. The overthrow of the false professing “church.” (Revelation 17-18)
11. The events and campaign of Armageddon (Ezekiel 38-39; Revelation 16:16; 19:17-21) which will include the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us look at two different verses as we consider this subject:
II Thessalonians 2:3-4 “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; 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.”
I thought it was interesting that the Bible says this man of sin will exalt himself above not just the One True Living God, but all that is called God.
I John 2:18 “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.”
“The word Anti means against. There is coming one who is against Christ.”
“The Antichrist will be a man of great power and authority, and will be the personal agent of Satan himself. The Antichrist will be revealed in all his wonder-working power after the rapture of the saints...” (Dr. Lee Roberson)
Daniel 8:23-25 “And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.”
His Names
His Names
We looked at a list of these names in the last lesson.
They were:
The Beast (Daniel 7:11, Revelation 13:1)
Man of Sin ( II Thessalonians 2:3)
Son of Perdition (II Thessalonians 2:3)
That Wicked (II Thessalonians 2:8)
Antichrist (I John 2:18)
Little horn (Daniel 7:8)
Abomination of desolation (Matthew 24:15)
He is also referred to as:
“…the prince that shall come...” Daniel 9:26 “26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”
This man according to Daniel 11:36 will do “…according to his will...” Of course we would understand after the will of Satan.
Daniel 11:36 “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.”
He is certainly a Beast that will rise up from the populaces of this world according to Revelation 13.
So what will this ruler be like? Will his reign be enjoyed by the people?
His Character And His Work
His Character And His Work
“It is evident from the Scriptures that he will possess [great] power. For a picture of this we have only to think of the power of demon-possessed men of history, such as Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, Nero, Rasputin, and the power of recent dictators, Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin.” (Dr. Lee Roberson)
And even as we consider these dictators of times past, just like the events of the tribulation will exceed what we have seen in past history, this man and his rule and wickedness will exceed anything that human history has seen from times past.
Think about what will take place with a man driven by Satan and the absence of God’s people.
He will abolish personal liberty.
He will do away with freedom of speech.
He will do away with the right to assemble.
He will reject the authority of God.
He will persecute the Jews.
He will make war and overcome the saints.
According to the Bible this man will tread all religion beneath his feet, proclaiming Himself to be God.
Let us read II Thessalonians chapter 2 together.
II Thessalonians 2:4 “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.”
Though this man will truly be a deciever and propose peace… He will be a man of war.
Revelation 13:7 “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.”
As we think about this warring man, he will lead the armies of earth to Armageddon. Satan will not suffer a man of peace to lead His rebellion.
How this gathering takes place has been a matter of discussion.In his book entitled Till He Come Dwight Pentecost list seven different scenarios that people have put forth that will bring this about.
Regardless of the initial causes in the end as we will touch on later the Lord and His host will destroy the armies of the beast.
This will take place at the end of the Tribulation. During the tribulation the AntiChrist will be the popular man in power.
The Bible tells us in Revelation 13:8 “8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
Those who reject the Lord Jesus Christ will worship this Man of Perdition.
Let us read for a minute Revelation Chapter 13 together.
Notice with me a few items concerning this beast:
The dragon (Satan) will give him his power, his seat, and great authority. v1-2
This beast will be worshipped and consequently people will worship the dragon. vs. 3
This beast will have an unusual ability to speak great swelling words and will speak blasphemies. vs. 5
This beast will be untouchable during the tribulation period. vs. 3,5
This beast will speak specifically against God and all who are His. vs. 6
This beast will make war against all the Saints and overcome them. vs. 7
This beast will rule over all. vs. 7
This beast will be worshipped by all who are not saved. vs. 8
The dragon that is mentioned in verses 2,4 is none other than Satan Himself.
“All of the sin and sorrow we see today is because of him.” (Dr. Lee Robertson)
In the tribulation Satan will make his last stand. His uprising after the millennial reign of Christ is short lived. But during this seven year period there will be great tribulation.
I want us to be reminded of several statements listed in the book The King Is Coming:
The Devil is God’s enemy.
The Devil is every Christians enemy. (And all of mankind whether they realize it or not.)
The Devil is the enemy of all righteousness.
The Devil is the author of sin, suffering and death.
Though Satan does have great power, and will during this period of time seem “to have his day.”the Word of God tells us that the Christian has victory over the Devil because of Christ.
James 4:7 “7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
John in his epistles tell us that there are many Antichrists already among us. And we understand that the spirit of Antichrist is already at work.
In light of all of this, let us do exactly what the Bible tells us and submit ourselves to God.