the antichrist

Revelation Chapter 16 Verse 2 continued, “And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.” Question: Would the image have to be vitalized to be...

We continue with the subject of, The Millennium and the End of Sin In our previous post we were considering the “war” for the ecclesiastical or religious heavens, between the two elements of society vying for control. Previous to this time this power or control was held in the hands of the...

We continue with the subject of, The Millennium and the End of Sin In our last three posts we were taking a look at an article entitled “War in Heaven” written by Michael Bradley in which he envisions a war to take place in heaven sometime in the future supposedly during the great...

Revelation Chapter 13 VERSE 16 continued “He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads…” It’s strange the amount of time many believers spend imaging what the “mark of the beast” might be, and yet so little time...

Revelation Chapter 13 VERSE 8 “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” AND ALL WHO DWELL ON THE EARTH: This class represents those with an interest in the status quo – people with...

THE PERSON OF THE "MAN OF SIN" He is called the "man of sin," and this expression is qualified by another, "the son of perdition." As before, we search the Scriptures to learn what use the Spirit has elsewhere made of this phrase, and we find it employed in only a single other instance (John...

THE ORIGIN OF THE "MAN OF SIN" Led by our investigation thus far to look for the Evil One in the Church of God, we find all the other language of the prophecy pointing in the same direction. The first stage in the predicted development of the wicked one is that of APOSTASY. Speaking of the...

THE SEAT OF THE "MAN OF SIN" "He, as God, sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God." The Greek phrase here employed for "temple of God," is (“ton naon tou Theou”) now, from Matthew to Revelation this expression occurs only seven times. The following are all seven instances: 1...

In this study it is our goal to determine the person or nature of the “Man of Sin”, where he comes from, and how it is that he sits in the temple of God. “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son...

THE PAPAL COUNTER ATTACK Soon after the Reformers broke their ties with Rome, Papacy saw that it must counteract its identification as Antichrist—or stand condemned. Jesuit scholarship rallied to the cause by providing alternatives to the definition of Antichrist. The most successful tack was...

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...

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...