Volume 5 - Antichrist and His Kingdom

Antichrist

• being endued with all the power of the devil

• shall come …

  • as an impious, unjust, lawless king
  • as an apostate,
    • iniquitous and murderous
  • as a robber
    • concentrating in himself (all) satanic apostasy
    • setting aside idols
      • to persuade (men) that he is God
      • raising himself as the only idol
        • having in himself the multifarious errors of the other idols

• this he does so that

  • they who now worship the devil by means of many abominations
  • may serve him (satan) by this one idol (antichrist)
  • see 2 Thessalonians2-Thessalonians-2
    • unless there shall come a falling away first, and the man of sin shall be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself as if her were God.ApostasyPerditionRevealedof-Godthe-Temple-of-God
    • then shall the wicked one be revealed
      • whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the spirit of His mouth
      • and destroy by the presence of His coming
      • whose coming (the wicked one) is after the working of Satan
        • in all power, and signs, and portents of lies
        • and with all deceivableness of wickedness
          • for those who perish
          • because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved
          • therefore God will send them the working of error that they might believe a lie
          • that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but gave consent to iniquity
    • Paul clearly points out the Antichrist’s
      • apostasy
      • that he is lifted up above all that is called God
        • or that is worshiped (i.e. above every idol)
      • will endeavor in a tyrannical manner to set himself forth as God
      • that he will sit in the Temple of God
      • endeavoring to show himself as Christ
    • see Matthew 24Matthew-24
      • But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation … standing in the holy place …for there shall then be great hardship, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall be.The-Holy-PlaceGreat-Tribulation
    • Jesus also said to those who did not believe in Him
      • I have come in My Father’s name, and ye have not received Me: when another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive

• From Daniel

  • looked forward to the end of the last kingdom, i.e. the ten last kings
    • amongst whom the kingdom of those men shall be partitioned
    • and upon whom the son of perdition shall come
      • 10 horns shall spring from the beast
      • another little horn shall arise in the midst of them (the 10 horns)
        • three of the first 10 shall be rooted up before him (little horn)
        • has the eyes of a man
        • a mouth speaking great things
        • looks more stout than his fellows
        • makes war against the saints and prevails against them
          • until the Ancient of days came and gave judgment to the saints …
  • fourth beast = the fourth kingdom upon the earth
    • shall excel all other kingdoms
    • and devour the whole earth
    • and tread it down
    • and cut it in pieces
    • its 10 horns = 10 kings which shall arise
    • after them, another shall arise
      • shall surpass in evil deeds all that were before him
      • shall overthrew three kings
      • shall speak words against the Most High God
      • and wear out the saints of the Most High God
      • and shall purpose to change times and laws
      • everything shall be given into his hand
        • until a time of times and a half time
  • In other places …
    • And he shall desolate the holy place, and sin has been given for a sacrifice, and righteousness been cast away in the earth, and he has been active, and gone on prosperously.
    • And towards the end of their kingdom a king of a most fierce countenance shall arise, one understanding (dark) questions, and exceedingly powerful, full of wonders; and he shall corrupt, direct, influence, and put strong men down, the holy people likewise; and his yoke shall be directed as a wreath (round their neck); deceit shall be in his hand, and he shall be lifted up in his heart: he shall also ruin many by deceit, and lead many to perdition, bruising them in his hand like eggs.
    • And in the midst of the week, the sacrifice and the libation shall be taken away, and the abomination of desolation (shall be brought) into the temple: even unto the consummation of the time shall the desolation be complete.