Newsweek magazine reported on a poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, that when Americans of all religions and those having no religion were asked, “Do you believe that the world will end, as the Bible predicts, in a battle between Jesus and the Antichrist?” 40% answered Yes and 42% said No. Of those who answered Yes, the following question was asked, “Do you believe the Antichrist is on Earth now?” 47% answered yes, and 31% answered No 31%, 22% said they Don’t know.
*........Let me tell you why I believe the world is ready for the Anti-Christ right now, today... Here are some clear signs of the Spirit of the AntiChrist already working and preparing for the lawless one’s coming.....
Instead of repenting and changing our ways, we change how we identify sin...
Instead of Pedophilia, we call it “Minor attracted people”... Instead of sexual exploitation or Pornography, we call it “art, or adult entertainment” .... Instead of sex clubs, and wife swapping, we call it “broadening your thinking”.... Instead of adultery, we call it “Open marriage”..... Instead of gender mutilation, we call it “Gender transitioning”...... Instead of fornication, we call it “Intimacy”.....Instead of calling it lust, we call it “love”.... Instead of calling it good and evil, we call it “phobias, prejudice, judgmentalism, or hate speech”.... Instead of calling it baby killing and murder, we call it “abortion, or a woman’s right to choose”.....Instead of calling it drug addiction, or alcoholism, we call it “sickness or a dependent personality”.....Just change how you say it and all the sin goes away and everyone is nice and good again, and we’re all going to heaven anyway, so who needs Jesus!!! God help us if that’s heaven, because it would just be more of what we already have here!!
*.........Throughout history many names have been suggested as candidates for the Anti-Christ. You will find thousands of sites representing all possible points of view, some biblical, some anti-biblical, some satirical, and many that are just plain weird.
Here are a few people who have been nominated...... Roman Emperor Nero, The Pope, Napoleon, Mussolini, Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Saddam Hussein, Joe Biden, Bill Gates (Think about that the next time your computer crashes.) and hundreds more..... The only thing we know for sure is that every guess so far as has been wrong.
By definition we can’t know in advance who the Antichrist will be because he will not appear to be an evil person at first. It’s not as if he’s going to run for office with the slogan, “I’m the Antichrist. Vote for me.”
*.......Our number one task is to get well acquainted with the real, author of the bible, who has described what is coming. And that is the one and only Jesus Christ, and have an intimate relationship with Him. We are to study His word so we will not be caught unprepared and then we will recognize the counterfeits when they show up! Billy Graham made the statement that Government agents don’t spot counterfeit money by studying every counterfeit bill that has ever been printed.... But they become well acquainted with the genuine bills, and then they are easily able to recognize the counterfeit.
*........666, the number of the anti-christ, says a lot about him.... You see, in biblical numerology, 7 is always connected to God as perfection, wholeness, and completeness. Genesis tells us that on the 7th day, God rested, His work was perfect, complete, and whole. The tribulation is 7 years, meaning that it is designed by God to complete, perfect, and and fulfill the justice process of God in this time of earth’s history.
By identifying antichrist as 666, God is declaring that this man can never be God, even though he makes that claim. If he could be God, he would be 777, not 666. He’s furious because he knows he will always fall short of wholeness, completeness and perfection. He will always be a counterfeit, a fake and a fraud!!! He’s furious at every Christian, because we have been joined to 7 in Christ. He has moved each believer, from 6, (Imperfect, unwhole, and incomplete) into 7 (perfect, whole, and complete)
Man was created on the 6th day, and with all his knowledge, science, technology, politics, and grab for power, he will always fall short in all his attempts to kick God out. If he could, then air, and light and life itself would cease to exist. Only in Christ can mankind find what he is really searching for.
Antichrist is a created being and only borrows what the creator has created. He has nothing that is original, and he knows that he falls short, and is incomplete, unwhole, and imperfect....
THAT’S WHAT HIS NUMBER SHOUTS if anyone would pay attention!!!
*........Last week we talked about the battle of Gog and Magog, and the 4 kings who would gather the armies that will surround Jerusalem. Those armies would then be destroyed by Divine intervention... You are probably wondering when this battle will happen...
*........Let’s quickly look at a simple time line... Where we are in the blue line, the ark of the covenant will be found and it will be announced that the temple will be rebuilt. The rapture will take place, then the battle of Gog and Magog will take place. I believe it will take place just after the rapture, when the antichrist will seize it as an opportunity to make peace and elevate himself to prominence on the world stage. *........Daniel 11:36-39 “The king (anti-christ) will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place”.
Then comes the 7 year tribulation period, when the Anti-Christ will have power on earth to deceive mankind. . After he has secured his position, he will reveal who he really is.... Even the tribulation is a 7, when God accomplish His perfect justice in the earth at the end of the earth age.
At the end of that 7, God will say, “Enough” and close it down, and personally, come and take over the government of the planet for 1000 years.
Those who have been raptured will be enjoying the marriage supper of the lamb, and then receive our rewards at the judgment seat of Christ. It is called the judgment seat, because as the story of the talents in the bible relates to us, those who have been faithful receive more, those who have buried their gifts, talents, and abilities and not given God glory through them, or acknowledged that He is the giver, will lose their reward. Scripture says they will suffer loss as their “hay, wood and stubble is burned up in the fire, while those who have given their best, their most valued time and effort, it shall pass through the fire as silver and gold, which is only made more valuable by the flame. All who arrive in heaven will enjoy some supernatural vacation time enjoying our glorified bodies, in the presence of Jesus, and getting our new assignments.
At the end of the 7 year tribulation, the battle of Armageddon will usher in the second coming of Christ who returns to the earth with all the saints to defeat the anti-Christ and his armies and usher in the millennial reign of Christ on the earth.
You can see also, that the final battle will come after the Millennial (thousand year reign of Christ) on the earth which will be followed by the final judgment, when Hell, Satan, the anti-Christ and all his hosts, will be cast into the lake of fire.
At this point God will renovate the earth and the firmament, and we will inhabit the New Heaven and earth.... here, it is translated “Cosmos”, so it involves far more than the firmament around the earth, or our solar system....And we shall rule and reign (the cosmos), with Christ, throughout eternity.....
Isaiah 14:15 But you (satan), will be brought down to Sheol,(Hell) to the lowest depths of the Pit. 16 Those who see you will stare in disbelief, they will ponder your fate: “Is this the onewho shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, 17 who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”…
What a moment, when we see the one behind all our trials, attacks, battles, and deceptions as he really is.... All lies! His entire kingdom built on lies, His power taken by fraud, a trespasser, and a master of smoke and mirrors.
In 1849 a wagon train was traveling through Death Valley to follow the gold rush into California. As this particular wagon train struggled through Death Valley, the hottest place in California. Hot and thirsty, they looked ahead and saw a lake off in the distance. They began to cheer and quicken their pace to get to the refreshing water, But it was just a mirage created by the intense heat, and the harder their pressed on to make it to the water, the more frustrated they became.
Likewise, Satan is a master illusionist, who makes those who are vulnerable, believe something that isn’t true.
God put this scripture in Isaiah, so that we don’t have to wait to see what the spirit of evil, and wickedness really looks like, behind all the illusion, but we can see it now and operate against him in the power of Christ as His anointed.
Listen to what the bible says....
James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you”.
Our first and greatest defense against the schemes of the devil is to live in a right relationship with God. “Submit to God” (v. 7). This means to “put yourself under God’s authority.”
Pride makes us vulnerable to Satan’s attacks. Pride was the devil’s downfall, and he wants us to be prideful. It is one of his chief weapons in his warfare against us. “Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall” (Prov. 16:18).
Jesus was able to use God’s Word because He knew God’s Word. If we do not know the Word, we cannot use the Word. Satan knows if we have the word of God in our hearts. A sword can deflect an enemy’s attack only if we are able to handle it skillfully and precisely; otherwise, we are left vulnerable to Satan’s deception.
Be Constantly on Guard
Be Ruled by the Word
Be Filled With the Spirit
Be Humble before God
Be A Person of Prayer
Father, in the Name of Jesus, thank you for opening supernatural doors in our lives today. Thank you for a double portion of your Spirit as we take back everything that the devil has stolen: Emotional Health, Physical Health, Finances, Relationships, Children, Jobs, Homes and Marriages. We cancel every plot, plan and scheme the enemy has devised against us in the MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS. We declare that NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US WILL PROSPER. I speak LIFE into every dead situation. And, I thank you that nothing is over until YOU say it's over! Where there is pain, give Your peace and mercy. Where there is self doubting, release a renewed confidence in Your Divine ability. Where there is weariness or exhaustion, I ask You to give understanding, patience and strength as we submit to You. Where there is spiritual stagnation, I ask for renewal and greater intimacy with You. Where there is fear, reveal Your love, and release inspired, bold, fearless courage. Where there is an issue that is blocking the way, reveal it, and break its hold. Father in the Name of Jesus, I proclaim that this is a season of intense physical, emotional, mental, and Spiritual favor from the Lord. A place of joy and laughter, a place of strength and refreshing, a place of Your glorious presence invading every aspect of our lives. Thank you for the fresh scent of miracles in the air, for the sound of revival, and the fragrance of a powerful new anointing. To God be all the Glory, for great things He has done, is now doing, and will continue faithfully to do. In Jesus mighty name, Amen
