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MYSTERY OF LAWLESSNESS
The mystery of lawlessness is at work even now preparing the way for the Lawlessness One’s arrival – 2 Thessalonians 2:5-7. The “ Day of the Lord ” will not commence until two events occur - the “ apostasy ” and the “ revelation of the man of lawlessness...
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SEATED IN THE SANCTUARY
Prior to the return of Jesus, the “man of lawlessness” will be revealed when he seats himself in the “sanctuary of God” - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 . According to Paul, Jesus will not return until two events take place, the “ apostasy ” and the “ revelation...
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COUNTERFEIT CHRIST
The “beast from the earth” mimics the Lamb and presents a counterfeit of the true faith – Revelation 13:11-18. John saw a second “beast ascending from the earth” whose purpose is to deceive the “inhabitants of the earth” to give their allegiance to the...
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MOUTH SPEAKING GREAT THINGS
The mouth speaking great things in Daniel appears in Revelation in the description of the Beast from the sea and its war against the saints. In Revelation, the “little horn” is NOT explicitly named but its characteristics are in the “Beast from the sea.”...
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WAR AGAINST THE SAINTS
The Beast from the sea is authorized to wage war against the “saints” for its overlord, the Dragon – Revelation 13:6-10. Next, the “Dragon” tasked the “beast” with the annihilation of the “saints,” and to facilitate it, he received authority over all...
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SON OF DESTRUCTION
The “little horn” in Daniel becomes the model for the “man of lawlessness” described by Paul to the Thessalonians. In his visions, Daniel saw a malevolent ruler called variously the “little horn,” the “king of fierce countenance,” the “contemptible one,”...
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MISSING EVENTS
Two events must occur before the “Day of the Lord” - The apostasy and the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness – 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4. Paul explained why the “ Day of the Lord ” had NOT commenced. Two events must occur first, the “ apostasy ” and the...
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ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
When disciples saw the “abomination of desolation standing where it ought not,” they were to flee Jerusalem without delay. The “ abomination of desolation ” will appear in the city of Jerusalem. As described by Jesus, this will be a local event, not global....
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THE BEAST IS RISING
To identify the Antichrist, we must rely on what the relevant scriptures say about him, his methods, and his agenda. The subject of the “ Antichrist ” raises understandable questions. Who is he? When will he appear? How will we recognize him? What is...
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KINGDOM OR CHRISTENDOM?
The deception of Christendom is the attempt to invoke God and Christ to validate national institutions and ideologies. In common usage, the term ‘Christendom’ refers to “that part of the world in which Christianity prevails,” either because most citizens...
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BEASTLY ECONOMICS
The False Prophet employs economic pressure to coerce men and women to render homage to the “beast from the sea” – Revelation 13:16-14:5 . In Revelation, the “false prophet” uses the economic power of the first beast against those who refuse to give allegiance...
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PRIESTLY COMPANY
The 144,000 “males” on Mount Zion are the “first fruit” of the final “grain” harvest, the priestly company that “follows the Lamb.” Previously, John saw 144,000 “males” from the tribes of Israel encamped around the Tabernacle. Now, they appear on “Zion”...
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MARK OF THE BEAST
All men who refuse to follow the “Lamb” will render homage to the “beast” and take its “mark” – Revelation 13:16-18. The “false prophet” uses the power of the first “beast” against anyone who refuses to give full allegiance to it - Its “mark” is an economic...
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SONG OF THE LAMB
Having “overcome” the Beast and its “mark,” the saints stand on the Sea of Glass while singing the song of the Lamb. T he fifteenth chapter introduces seven angels who are poised to empty the contents of the “ seven bowls of wrath .” Before they do so,...
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FIRST FOUR BOWLS
The first four bowls of wrath destroy the economic infrastructure of the “beast,” and punish those who took its “mark” – Revelation 16:1-9 . At the start of the vision, the saints were standing on the “sea of glass, having come off victorious from the...
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THRONE OF THE BEAST
The first four “bowls” destroyed the economic structure of the World-Power; the fifth “bowl” targets the political dimension – Revelation 16:10-11. The first “four bowls of wrath” attacked the economic infrastructure of the empire used by the “beast”...
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ARMAGEDDON - SIXTH BOWL
The sixth “bowl of wrath” causes the final battle between the “Lamb” and the forces of the “Dragon” – Revelation 16:12-16. The first four “bowls” targeted the economy of the Beast, and the fifth attacked its political power. Now, the sixth “bowl” is emptied,...
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BABEL AND SHINAR
The arrogant acts of Nebuchadnezzar in the Book of Daniel parallel the incident at the Tower of Babel in Genesis. The Book of Daniel opens by calling the Babylon of Daniel’s day the “Land of Shinar,” a deliberate verbal link to the Tower of Babel incident...
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LITTLE HORN IN REVELATION
Daniel’s “little horn” is found in Revelation in the description of the “beast from the sea” and its “war against the saints." In Revelation, the “little horn” is not named but its features are present in the “Beast from the sea.” The book does not retell...
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STANDING FAST
Believers withstand the “apostasy” and the “man of lawlessness” by “standing firm” in the apostolic tradition – 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17. Paul next provides instructions on how the Thessalonians are to prevail through the coming onslaught and find themselves...
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THE CONTEMPTIBLE KING
The war between “North” and “South” culminates in the rise of the “contemptible” ruler and the “abomination that desolates” - Daniel 11:1-45. Daniel received his final vision in the “third year of Cyrus,” and it expanded on the earlier vision of the “Ram...
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BEASTS AND LIARS
The presence of false teachers in the church demonstrates that we are in the last days, and the last hour is almost upon us. The presence of false teachers in the church demonstrates that we are in the last days, and the last hour is almost upon us. In...
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IN THE CHURCH
John labeled false teachers in the church “antichrists,” and their deceptive teachings confirmed the “last days” had commenced - 1 John 2:18. In the New Testament, the term “ antichrist ” occurs only in the second and third letters of John, and he applied...
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BEAST FROM THE SEA
The Dragon began his war on the “seed of the woman” by summoning his “seed,” the beast from the sea – Revelation 13:1-5. At the end of chapter 12 the “Dragon” was poised to attack the “seed of the woman” as he stood on the seashore summoning his own “seed,”...
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PERSECUTING BEAST
The “Dragon” and his earthly vassals wage war against the saints, the followers of the Lamb, and not against other nation-states. The book of Revelation portrays the cosmic conflict between Satan and Jesus, one that plays out in the daily struggles of...