“And I stood upon the sands of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea…” (Revelation 13:1).
The sea is a place of restlessness: waves ever moving, foaming, even crashing. The Bible depicts the world as being in this chaotic, restless sea-like state when the beast who is Antichrist, arises up out of the abyss to take charge of the world. It is the very chaotic, restless uncertainty of the world which will foist the man of sin into power. As the world degenerates into gross disorder, it will be seeking someone to deliver it from its own destruction. Antichrist will arise as the man of the hour.
In the Old Testament prophetic book of Daniel, the coming Antichrist is depicted as a little horn:
“I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words,” (Daniel 7:8).
As Antichrist grows in power, he will uproot three rulers or “horns”. These three will have been a source of trouble to the world. Antichrist will handle this threat.
“Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week,” (Daniel 9:27a).
Antichrist will further cement his position as world leader when he is able to get “many” nations to sign onto a treaty or “covenant” involving a period of 7 years (“a week”). The scripture above is taken from a prophecy given by God to Daniel, and it concerns the nation of Israel in the end times. Israel will be involved in this 7-year treaty with many nations.
“But in the middle of the week, he shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, even until the consummation, which is determined, is poured out on the desolate,” (Daniel 9:27 continued).
Furthermore, the prophecy reveals that: 1) There will be an existing temple in end times where the Jews will offer sacrifice & offering for the first 3 1/2 years. 2) But in the “middle of the week” (i.e., the 7-year period), Antichrist will cause the Temple sacrifices to cease. Instead, on a wing or part of the Temple, he will sit as the abomination which brings desolation only until the time determined by God. God remains fully in control, despite the rebellion & wickedness of mankind!
The “abomination of desolation” is what Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24:15-16, “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains.”
According to Paul the apostle, Antichrist will sit “as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God,” (2 Thessalonians 2:4). The world which rejected the true God, will make a god out of a man.
Where are we on the timeline heading toward these events?
- The world is descending into chaos. It is churning like the sea. Nations, including the U.N. are looking for a solution; someone to take charge.
- The Abraham Accords. This highly publicized Middle East treaty was
developed by Donald Trump. It is alive, well, & being championed by many moderate Arab nations. The Abraham Accords is the blueprint for the Daniel 9:27 treaty. Its suggested 10-year term could easily be negotiated to a 7-year term. Its language involves the right of faiths to practice their religion with freedom on the Temple Mount. For the Jews, that can mean only one thing: official permission to build their temple. The priests are already doing practice sacrifices. The altar is built in modular form and be assembled quickly. All the instruments & vestments have been made. - Digital currency is a reality in China, with our own Fed now considering it.
- Iran and its satellite allies have become major global & nuclear threats to the stability, safety, & economy of the world.
- Covid has unleashed the practice of global lockdowns & mandatory vaccinations, where people, businesses, and transportation are at the mercy of government. This is a worldwide phenomena. With various strains of Covid popping up, there is no end in sight to this global power grab. Mandatory, global vaccination could easily morph into the mark of Antichrist where “no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name,” (Revelation 13:17).
- The world— including large portions of the church— have rejected God and His word as the source of truth. And so, God has given them over “to a reprobate mind” (Romans 1:28). The world has slid into a type of insanity when they are no longer able to determine the sex of a baby at birth; when the military is more concerned with being woke than defending its own nation; when judges and courts are rife with dishonesty; when criminal abuse of children is celebrated among the rich & powerful; when the church opens its gates wide to unseemly practices.
The world has thrown off the knowledge and worship of God and truth. It worships itself and its corrupted knowledge. Conditions are ripe for the man of sin to appear.
Expect more turmoil to come. But don’t be surprised when a man arises as the answer to the world’s crises.
Just don’t be deceived either
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