Transcript The Anti

The Anti-Christ
How Will We Know Him???
Who is He???
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For millennia people have talked about him
and the mysterious number 666.
People have speculated who he is
and whether he is already amongst
us.
Many Candidates throughout
History
Caesar
Napoleon
Even Adolph
George
W.
Bush!!!
Hitler
The Pope
Henry Kissinger
John F. Kennedy
Prince Charles
How will we recognize him when he
appears?
Bible gives us his characteristic
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He is called the “lawless” one.
“Lawless One”
2 Thessalonians 2:8-11
Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will
slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the
appearance of His coming; 9 that is, the one whose coming is
in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs
and false wonders, 10 and with all the deception of
wickedness for those who perish, because they did not
receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. 11 For this
reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that
they will believe what is false, 12 in order that they all may be
judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in
wickedness.
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Lawless - anomia
1.
2.
the condition of without law
a. because ignorant of it
b. because of violating it
contempt and violation of
law, iniquity, wickedness
Strongs #458
Future Anti-Christ
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Not against “laws,” for he causes all to
wear a mark and no one can buy or sell
without the mark. Revelation 13:16-18
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All dictators have restrictive laws.
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He is against God’s Law (Torah).
How will we Recognize Him?
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He is anti-Torah (against Torah)!
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Abomination of Desolation:
Puts “Abomination of Desolation” in
Temple – Matthew 24:15-27
“Therefore when you see the
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which
was spoken of through Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place (let the reader
understand)…”
Daniel 11:31
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"Forces from him will arise, desecrate the
sanctuary fortress, and do away with the
regular sacrifice. And they will set up the
abomination of desolation.”
Abomination of Desolation
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Let no one in any way deceive you, for it
will not come unless the apostasy comes
first, and the man of lawlessness is
revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who
opposes and exalts himself above every
so-called god or object of worship, so that
he takes his seat in the temple of God,
displaying himself as being God.
2 Thessalonians 2
There Already was Someone Like
That!
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Antiochus Epiphanies
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Forced Jewish people
to renounce Torah
Tried to Hellenize the
Jews.
Put “Abomination of
Desolation” in Temple
How about – Titus?
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In the year A. D. 70,
Titus Caesar, the son
of the Roman
emperor, came
against Jerusalem to
besiege it. The siege
lasted nearly seven
months.
Josephus said:
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When the Roman soldiers brought their
ensigns, images of Titus, and set them up
in the temple, the abomination of
desolation was thus set up. So the image
of Titus set up in the holy place was a
great abomination in God’s sight, because
it was an image of an Antichrist in the
very temple that was built to honor the
Lord.
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The Roman standard
was raised in the ruins,
and they sacrificed to
their pagan gods in the
Holy Place.
Eusebius said:
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Speaking of A.D. 70, "at last the
abomination of desolation spoken of by
the prophets was implanted in the very
temple of God....”
"THE ESSENTIAL EUSEBIUS, Luibheid, Colm, New York, MentorOmega Books, 1966, p. 97, III, 5:1-7
Preterist Thought
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A “Preterist” believes that the Scripture
prophecies have already been fulfilled. So
there is nothing further that has to be
fulfilled (such as a future anti-Christ).
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term preterism is derived from the
word preterite, or past perfect tense; it
also has its roots in the Latin word præter,
meaning "past."
Thessalonians - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-10
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Date: CE 50-51
Thought that the “Day of the Lord” had
already come. (“Left Behind”)
Shaul seeks to reassure them that it has
still not happened!
Now we request you, brethren, with regard to
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our
gathering together to Him, 2 that you not be
quickly shaken from your composure or be
disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a
letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of
the Lord has come. 3 Let no one in any way
deceive you, for it will not come unless the
apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness
is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes
and exalts himself above every so-called god or
object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the
temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
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Do you not remember that while I was still
with you, I was telling you these things? 6 And
you know what restrains him now, so that in his
time he will be revealed. 7 For the mystery of
lawlessness is already at work; only he who
now restrains will do so until he is taken out of
the way. 8 Then that lawless one will be
revealed whom the Lord will slay with the
breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the
appearance of His coming; 9 that is, the one
whose coming is in accord with the activity of
Satan, with all power and signs and false
wonders, 10 and with all the deception of
wickedness for those who perish, because they
did not receive the love of the truth so as to be
saved.
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Destruction by Titus 70 CE
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So, was the destruction of the Temple and
the “Abomination of Desolations” in Titus’
time that Shaul writes about?
No. Still the Revelation of John, which
according to good scholarship, won’t be
written until after 90 CE.
Revelation 13
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth;
and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a
dragon. 12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast
in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who
dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was
healed. 13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes
fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence
of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth
because of the signs which it was given him to perform in
the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the
earth to make an image to the beast who had the wound
of the sword and has come to life. 15 And it was given to
him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that
the image of the beast would even speak and cause
as many as do not worship the image of the beast to
be killed.
16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and
the rich and the poor, and the free men and the
slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or
on their forehead, 17 and he provides that no
one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one
who has the mark, either the name of the beast
or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom.
Let him who has understanding calculate the
number of the beast, for the number is that of a
man; and his number is six hundred and sixtysix.
Future Antichrist
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Has characteristics of previous types:
Antiochus, Titus:
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Abomination of Desecration in Temple
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Ceasing sacrificial system
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Anti God’s Law
Empowered by the Dragon
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Revelation 12 & 13
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Revelation 13:2 “And the dragon gave
him his power and his throne and great
authority.”
Revelation 12:9 “And the great dragon
was thrown down, the serpent of old who
is called the devil and Satan…”
Not a Flesh & Blood issue
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For our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the
powers, against the world forces of this
darkness, against the spiritual {forces} of
wickedness in the heavenly {places.}
Ephesians 6:12
The Ruler of Tyre
The word of the LORD came again to
me, saying, 2 "Son of man, say to the
leader of Tyre, `Thus says the Lord GOD,
"Because your heart is lifted up And you
have said, `I am a god, I sit in the seat of
gods In the heart of the seas'; Yet you are
a man and not God, Although you make
your heart like the heart of God–
Ezekiel 28
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King of Tyre
Again the word of the LORD came to me saying, 12
"Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre
and say to him, `Thus says the Lord GOD, "You had the
seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13
"You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious
stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the
diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis
lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the
workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On
the day that you were created They were prepared. 14
"You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed
you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You
walked in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 "You were
blameless in your ways From the day you were created
Until unrighteousness was found in you.
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Spirit Behind Future Anti-Christ
And the dragon stood on the sand of the
seashore. Then I saw a beast coming up out of
the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and
on his horns were ten diadems, and on his
heads were blasphemous names. 2 And the
beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his
feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like
the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him
his power and his throne and great authority.
Revelation 13
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Same Spirit
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Same spirit behind
the Anti-Christ as was
behind the thrones of
many kings:
Satan
Satan
Anti-God and Anti-God’s Law
(Anti-Torah)
Anti-Torah was Already Happening
at Shaul’s Time!
For the mystery of lawlessness (anti-Torah)
is already at work…
2 Thessalonians 2:7
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Where? In the World?
No – Always been “anti-Torah” in the
World – But In the “Church”
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Even during Shaul’s time, there was
an “anti-Torah” spirit at work in the
“Church”
People were twisting his writings and
making it say something it didn’t.
Peter writes about these People
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“…as also our beloved brother Paul, according to
the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 16 as also
in all his letters, speaking in them of these
things, in which are some things hard to
understand, which the untaught and unstable
distort, as they do also the rest of the
Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17 You
therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be
on your guard so that you are not carried away
by the error of unprincipled men and fall from
your own steadfastness, 18 but grow in the
grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.”
2 Peter 3
Shaul’s writings used to Defend
Anti-Law Position of the Church
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Does this mean that he is “anti-Law?”
Shaul disproved his being AntiTorah - Acts 21
After we arrived in Jerusalem, the brethren
received us gladly. 18 And the following day Paul
went in with us to James, and all the elders were
present. 19 After he had greeted them, he began
to relate one by one the things which God had
done among the Gentiles through his ministry. 20
And when they heard it they began glorifying
God; and they said to him, "You see, brother, how
many thousands there are among the Jews of
those who have believed, and they are all zealous
for the Law; 21 and they have been told about
you, that you are teaching all the Jews who are
among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them
not to circumcise their children nor to walk
according to the customs.
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Shaul Disproved his being Anti-Torah
Acts 21
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"Therefore do this that we tell you. We have four men
who are under a vow; 24 take them and purify yourself
along with them, and pay their expenses so that they may
shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing
to the things which they have been told about you, but
that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the Law.
Church has fallen under the
Teachings of these Unprincipled
Men
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Called “Early Church Fathers” by the
Church.
Non-Jewish men who introduced Greek
thought into the Body of Messiah.
Who taught that the Law was not
applicable to believers in Christ.
Spirit of Anti-Christ
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The spirit behind the Greek thought that
came into the Church is what Shaul was
talking about.
The Great Deception
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Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord
will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end
9 that
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How
will these
people
deceived?
by
appearance
of His
coming;be
is, the one whose
coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all
power and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all the
deception of wickedness for those who perish, because
they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be
saved. 11 For this reason God will send upon them a
deluding influence so that they will believe what is false,
12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe
the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.
The Great Apostasy
Let no one in any way deceive you, for it
will not come unless the apostasy comes
first…
2 Thessalonians2:3
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 Many believers are going to fall away from the faith.
They did Not Believe the Truth
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“…they will believe what is false, 12 in
order that they all may be judged who did
not believe the truth”
2 Thessalonians 2:11-12
What is Truth?
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The Word of the L-rd
"Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”
John 17:17
Need to Cling to Word of God
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All the prophets of God directed the
people of God to God’s Torah!
The prophets always cried for the people
of God to return to the Torah!
Not ONE of them ever said that Torah did
not apply to them!
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Not EVEN Yeshua!
Did NOT come to do Away with
Torah
"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law
or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to
fulfill. 18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and
earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke
shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
19 "Whoever then annuls one of the least of
these commandments, and teaches others to do
the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of
heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them,
he shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven.
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Matthew 5
Torah has Brought the People of
God through Difficult Times
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In the Wilderness, where it was first
given!
In the Land, through times of prosperity
and want.
In times of adversity: under foreign
domination and oppression!
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Through the last 2,000 years while we are
scattered!
Through tribulation and persecution!
I believe also through the Great
Tribulation!
Song of Moses & Song of the Lamb
Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and
marvelous, seven angels who had seven plagues, which
are the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished.
2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire,
and those who had been victorious over the beast
and his image and the number of his name, standing
on the sea of glass, holding harps of God. 3 And they sang
the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song
of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Your
works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are
Your ways, King of the nations! 4 "Who will not fear, O
Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy; For
ALL THE NATIONS WILL COME AND WORSHIP BEFORE
YOU, FOR YOUR RIGHTEOUS ACTS HAVE BEEN
REVEALED."
Revelation 15
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Moses, Another name for Torah
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"But he said to him, 'If they do not listen
to Moses and the Prophets, they will not
be persuaded even if someone rises from
the dead.' "
Luke 16:31
Luke 24:27
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Then beginning with Moses and with all
the prophets, He explained to them the
things concerning Himself in all the
Scriptures.
Luke 24:44
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Now He said to them, "These are My
words which I spoke to you while I was
still with you, that all things which are
written about Me in the Law of Moses
and the Prophets and the Psalms must be
fulfilled."
Luke 16:31
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"But he said to him, 'If they do not listen
to Moses and the Prophets, they will not
be persuaded even if someone rises from
the dead.' "
John 1:17
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For the Law was given through Moses;
grace and truth were realized through
Jesus Christ.
Acts 15:21
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"For Moses from ancient generations has
in every city those who preach him, since
he is read in the synagogues every
Sabbath."
Acts 28:23
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When they had set a day for Paul, they
came to him at his lodging in large
numbers; and he was explaining to them
by solemnly testifying about the kingdom
of God and trying to persuade them
concerning Jesus, from both the Law of
Moses and from the Prophets, from
morning until evening.
2 Corinthians 3:15
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But to this day whenever Moses is read, a
veil lies over their heart…
The Entire Word of God
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I believe, in order for us not to be
deceived through the Great Tribulation,
we must grasp hold of the ENTIRE WORD
of God, not just the B’rit Chadasha, but
Moses, the Prophets and the Writings
(TANAKH)!
Shaul to Timothy – 2 Timothy 3
Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will
be persecuted. 13 But evil men and impostors will
proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being
deceived. 14 You, however, continue in the things you
have learned and become convinced of, knowing from
whom you have learned them, 15 and that from
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childhood you have known the sacred writings
which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to
salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All
Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped
for every good work.