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WHAT DID THE PROTESTANT REFORMERS TEACH ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF ANTICHRIST? John Wesley, 1703 – 1791 (Founder—Methodist Church): “He [Papacy] is in an emphatical sense, the Man of Sin, as he increases all manner of sin above measure. And he is, too, properly styled the Son of Perdition, as he...

DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTERFEIT HEAVENS Jesus declared that his “kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36) True Christianity was not meant to be a religion, i.e., a sect to be set up as a Kingdom now, but it was simply a gracious opportunity for one to develop as a disciple of Christ—to know...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 continued, “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” In what sense of the word could the dragon, Imperial Rome, basically a civil power, (a political entity) have ever...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” “In the Bible a (wild) beast (Hebrew: cheva Strong’s # 2423; Greek: therion Strong’s # 2342) is at various times used as a...

One great obstacle too many, in considering this subject, is the contracted idea generally entertained of the meaning of the word GOD. They fail to note that the Greek “Theos” (god) does not invariably refer to Jehovah. It signifies a mighty one, a ruler, and especially a religious or sacerdotal...

“The word “antichrist” has a twofold significance. The first is against (i.e., in opposition to) Christ: the second significance is instead (i.e., a counterfeit) of Christ. In the first sense the expression is a general one, which would apply to any enemy opposing Christ. In this sense all the...

“Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day (the Day of the Lord, the Day of the Second Advent) shall not come, except there comes 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...

Continued from previous post. “The Apostle Paul declares, "Of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you; for yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. [Quietly, stealthily it will come, and after it has come, many will not...

The following was a response we made following a comment made by a sister in Christ. She states: I need to be very careful how I state this: There are a few very well meaning pastors who like to set dates for specific things they believe will happen as it relates to prophecy. This the Bible...

Words and Phrases Heaven continued. THE SYMBOLIC HEAVENS As stated in our last post, “Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world," and until the era or the "world to come" does come, Christ's kingdom will not control the earth. Satan is the chief “ruler of the darkness of this world”, “the...

Words and Phrases Heaven continued. THE SYMBOLIC HEAVENS Having we believe established the fact that there are three LITERAL heavens, we now turn our attention to the SYMBOLIC heavens, in the attempt to understand what they imply, let us examine a few Scriptural references which might assist...

Words and Phrases Heaven continued. We include the following excerpt as taken from the “New Albany Notes on Revelation” (Appendix B, Item#74c) for further reference. “Throughout the Bible "heaven" can mean one of various things. In Revelation, however, the meaning seems to fall into only a...

Words and Phrases “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.” Prov 30:5-6 "Paul sharply criticized some ignorant persons who came into the church indulging in strife’s of words, and we...

Numbers Because the book of Revelation is stated to be a book of “signs”, a symbolic prophecy (Rev 1:1), the tenancy for some is to take things a bit too far and assume that just about everything stated is symbolic in nature. Although Revelation abounds in symbolism it also contains many...

The Last Half of the 70th Week of Daniel What of the balance of the 70th week, the 3 ½ years of it which extended beyond the cross? Did God promise to set aside seventy weeks of favor upon Israel, and really give them but sixty-nine and a half? At first glance it has this appearance, especially...

Our Lord’s ministry covered 3 ½ years, ending with his crucifixion, at the time of the Passover, in the spring of A.D. 33. In this he exactly fulfilled the prophecy concerning the remaining or last week (seven years) of promised favor, which says: “AFTER (7 and 62) sixty-nine weeks shall Messiah...

We now continue with our look at Daniel’s prophecy concerning the “seventy weeks”. First of all, it is quite obvious that we are not to take these as actual or literal days, because we know quite well that our Lord did not come, at his first advent, merely 490 days after the commandment to...

Since it is evident that there are many conflicting views on this Prophecy we would like to break it down so that those weak in faith (those not very knowledgeable in prophecy) might properly understand it. “UNDERSTAND the matter, and consider the vision. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy...

Transition to another Salvation Section 3 of Revelation (Chapters 20-22) concludes the business of the Gospel Age and introduces the business of the Messianic Age: the blessing of all the families of the earth as was promised in the covenant with Abraham. The focus of these last three chapters...

A Closer Look at Section 3 (Chapters 20-22) "The healing of the nations" - Rev 22:2 These chapters conclude the Bible. All of the loss suffered in the opening three chapters of the Bible is here undone in its last three. It is a glorious ending, worthy of a Glorious God. Chapter 20 The...