I have heard many discussions concerning the antichrist, is there any scripture to back up that he will come from a revived roman empire?
or that he will be european?

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And some say he is the president of the USA! (not me though)
yes sir brother i have heard that from many christians who are preaching that very view.
it amazes me how they are taking scriptures and tearing them out of context to try and prove that president obama is the antichrist
He will come from the European Union, out of Vatican City. The Bishop of Rome is the Anti-Christ. Those So-called Jews over there now in Israel. will build the so-called 3rd temple, and re-institute the animal sacrifice, and because they don't believe in Jesus, the Pope will go over there and stop the animal sacrifice, and since they don't believe the Messiah has already come in the Flesh, they will believe the Pope is the Messiah, and he will sit in the Temple in Jerusalem. They will build it next to the Dome of the Rock. Then he will cause everyone in all nations to go up to Jerusalem to recieve the RFID chip in their hand or their forehead, and thus begins the 31/2 Years great tribulation. Not a 7 year tribulation.. This is all in the Bible. Read Daniel, Revelation, Isaiah, Zecharian...
Are we in one accord?
where is the scripture for this point of view?
There are many scriptures to support this. You would need to study. Are you willing to study? I will send you the scriptures, but you get all this by different precepts. If you study you will learn this. I will email you the scriptures and a precept. First put away everything you have been taught. Your mind will imediately think that it is wrong because of what you have been programed to believe. Once you do that, then Pray this prayer: Here is the scripture. You must mean it from the bottom of your heart.

Matthew 6:5-13 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

After you pray that prayer with all your heart and mind, then you are ready to read the scriptures to get understanding because if you don't deprogram yourself, you will not hear this word. THat is why everyone needs a translation because they don't understand what they read, but if you just believe what was written, you would understand. I hope you understand this, and do it. Email me when you are truely ready to understand the word.
Part 1 Signs and Warnings: The Abomination of Desolation

Why is it, most Christians either ignore or, just not have been made aware of, the many warnings given to us by the prophets, apostles and Jesus Christ Himself concerning His second coming. After all, who better would know more about these upcoming events than Jesus and the disciples he told directly? Throughout the entire bible, even as far back as Genesis, God gives us many warnings and clues’ concerning Christ’s second coming. But it is obvious those clues have gone unnoticed.
If the pastors had given the church the warnings given throughout the entire bible, what we have today, known as the ‘rapture theory’ would not exist.

Let’s read some of those warnings for ourselves and see if the ‘any moment rapture’ doctrine is supported by scriptures. We will start with what is probably, the most important warning Christ ever gave to His church, and reiterated later by His disciples, yet most Christians are totally unaware of it. Let’s read about this ‘abomination of desolation’ Jesus speaks of.

In the 24th chapter of the book of Matthew, Jesus’ disciples asked the question, ‘When the end of the world would be and what will be the sign of His coming?’ After first telling them to let no man deceive them, something that has undoubtedly occurred, and several other warnings, Jesus went on to say this:

Matt 24:15. 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:)

Now Jesus would not have given us this warning unless there was something in the book of Daniel, that would let us know who, or how, to recognize this person He calls the Abomination of Desolation. Because whomever he is, he must play a pretty important role in Christ second coming. It should also be noted that during Jesus time, there was no New Testament. The Old Testament was the only scripture available that He could refer them to for finding the information He spoke of. So for those that believe the OT no longer applies to our lives today, you are sadly mistaken. For in them lies many answers to future events.

The closest phrase found to the ‘abomination of desolation’ referred to in the 24th chapter of Matthew, is found in the 11th chapter of book of Daniel. Let’s read what we can find out about this person, the ‘abomination of desolation’. Let’s also not forget, these are all future events Christ’s directs us to read and understand, leading to His the 2nd coming.

Dan 11:31. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of
strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination
that maketh desolate.

Now to be perfectly honest, the above verse is a little vague, but there is some information we can use to find out more. What we can make out of this verse is that, (1) the abomination that maketh desolate will be placed, or set up somewhere, (2) the sanctuary will be polluted, and (3) the daily sacrifice will be taken away. Let’s search the scriptures, like it instructs us, and find more information.
If we read a little above, in verse 27, we find that the abomination being spoken of is actually one of two kings;

Dan 11:27. And both of these kings hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time of the appointed.


So now we know that the abomination of desolation is referred to as a ‘king’ . Now let’s continue past the 31st verse to verse 36, still speaking about the abomination of desolation, and find what Daniel has to say about this ‘king’.

Dan 11:36. And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt
himself, and magnify himself above every god, and he shall speak marvelous things
against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished:

37. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women,
nor any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

Now we are learning a little more information about this ‘abomination of desolation’, which I will refer to as the (AOD). We now know that he will do whatever he will, or have complete control, and that he will exalt and magnify himself above all gods. Let’s search the NT to see if we can find a similar description for an individual;

II Thes 2:3. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except
there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4. Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is
worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself
that he is God.

Here we find in the NT the same individual described in the OT, let’s compare;

OT: Dan 11:36. “…and he shall exalt himself…above every god…”
NT: II Thes 2:3. “…and exalteth himself above all that is called God…”
OT: Dan 11:37. “…for he shall magnify himself above all.”
NT: II Thes 2:4. “…shewing himself that he is God.”

Again let’s go back to the book of Daniel for more information about the AOD.

Dan 7:21. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed
against them.

Dan 7:25. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall
wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws.

And again in the NT:

Rev 13:6. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme
his name,…

Rev 13:7. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to
overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues,
and nations.

Let’s compare the two again:

OT: Dan 7:21. “…the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed
against them.”
NT: Rev 13:7. “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to
overcome them…”
OT: Dan 11:36. “…And the king shall do according to his will…”
NT: Rev 13:7. “…and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues,
and nations…”
OT: Dan 7:25. “…And he shall speak great words against the most High.…”
NT: Rev 13:6. “… And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God…”

At this point we can say, without a doubt, the person we have been describing in the OT and NT is the same person. For there can be only one person that will do ALL of the following: (1) exalt himself above all that is called God, (2) make war with the saints and prevail against them, (3) do according to his will, and (4) have power over ALL kindreds, tongues and nations. The person we have been describing is the “Abomination of Desolation” Jesus warned us about in the 24th chapter of Matthew. Let’s look at a few more very important verses to prove we are describing the same individual.

Dan 7:8. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

Dan 7:20. And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.

21. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

So now we have just tied in another fact: the AOD is also referred to as a ‘horn’. The same horn that made war with the saints and prevailed against them, was also the little horn that had the look of a man; with eyes and a mouth and spake great things. Let’s look at one last description.




Let’s read again the first warning we found in the OT about the AOD.

Dan 11:31. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary
of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the
abomination that maketh desolate.

The part of the verse to concentrate on is,

“…and shall take away the daily sacrifice,…”

Let’s read this same description in another verse.

Dan 8:9. And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

11. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him
the daily sacrifice was taken away…

Once again, the AOD is referred to as a horn. Actually what we have is a very important piece of information. Let’s read again what the AOD or, “little horn” will one day do;

“…and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away…”

So why is this one sign so important you may ask? Well, there have been many that have said marvelous things against the God of gods, or have even said they were God. And there have been many that have tried to rule or take over the world. But what makes this sign so special is that it is something that has not taken place in over 1,300 years. There has not been one official sacrifice offered at the temple in Jerusalem since the completion of the Dome of the Rock in 691a.d. This is the one sign that will set the stage for all of the events to happen prior to Christ second coming.

What God is telling us, through His servant Daniel, is that there will be a time when the daily sacrifices will be taken away. But what sacrifices could He be talking about? There are no ‘daily sacrifices’ being offered at the temple in Jerusalem today. And that is correct, there are no daily sacrifices being offered at the temple. Not yet!!! So what can this mean? Quite simply, in order for the daily sacrifices to be taken away…at some point they must once again be started. Understand what I just said. I’m going to say that one more time: IN ORDER FOR THE DAILY SACRIFICES TO BE TAKEN AWAY, THEY MUST FIRST BE STARTED. REMEMBER IT!! IF YOU REMEMBER NOTHING ELSE YOU READ, REMEMBER THIS ONE THING!!! And trust me, if you go to, ‘The Temple Institute’ web site, you will find that the preparation to begin the ‘daily sacrifices‘, is well on it’s way. It’s going to happen!

We have searched quite a few scriptures about the AOD, so before moving on to the timeline of the upcoming events, let’s review all of the information God has provided for us concerning this man, the “Abomination of Desolation”.


We know he will call himself great, even above the God of gods:

OT: Dan 11:36. “…and he shall exalt himself…above every god…”
NT: II Thes 2:3. “…and exalteth himself above all that is called God…”
OT: Dan 11:37. “…for he shall magnify himself above all.”
NT: II Thes 2:4. “…shewing himself that he is God.”



We know he will wage war with the saints and win:


OT: Dan 7:21. “…the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them.”
NT: Rev 13:7. “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them…”

We know he will have complete control:

OT: Dan 11:36. “…And the king shall do according to his will…”
NT: Rev 13:7. “…and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations…”

We know he is referred to as a ‘king’ and as a ‘horn’.

OT: Dan 7:21. “I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints…”
OT: Dan 11:36. “And the king shall do according to his will…”

And finally, we know he will take away the ‘daily sacrifices’.

OT: Dan 11:31. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary
of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
OT: Dan 8:11. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him
the daily sacrifice was taken away…


What we now have are the signs to help identify the “The Abomination of Desolation”; that Christ, the prophet Daniel and the apostle John warned us about. And by searching the scriptures, we now understand, just as Jesus said; “…whoso readeth, let him understand:…” Now that we have a way of telling who this individual is, we can now look at the timeline he will be operating on.
PART 2

Time, Times and the dividing of Time.

I am sure, some of you at the beginning of this lesson said to yourselves, “Ray has really gotten caught up in some sort of cult. How can he say, when Christ’s second coming is going to happen? No one knows that, it says so in the bible” Well, you are correct. No one knows when Jesus will return. But, if you read what I said above carefully, you will notice, I didn’t say that I knew when Christ was coming. What I said was, I know for a fact He cannot come within the next three years. And yes there is a difference. Now this I can prove with the word of God. I just hope and pray you’ve stayed with me up to this point.

God has given us many signs and warnings so that we can know, for sure, when Abomination of Desolation (AOD) is on the scene. Well, just as He has given us the signs for the AOD, He also gave us other warnings and signs of His second coming. Let’s go back to the book of Matthew to learn more.
After Jesus warns the disciples about the AOD, he then gives them another warning:

Matt 24:21. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

So AFTER the AOD has been made known, there will be a time on earth, that has been like no other time since the beginning of time, and there will never be a time like it again. Needless to say, whatever time Christ is speaking of, it can only happen ONCE!!! There can’t be (2) times like this! Let’s read and see if Daniel can shed more light on a time such as this.

We find Daniel continuing with his dream:

Dan 12:1. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time

So here we find an event that shall come that has never happen until Daniels times, nor since there has ever been a nation, and not even to the time Daniel is dreaming about. Jesus called that time, a time of great tribulation. Daniel referred to it as a time of trouble. The two events must be one in the same. Which can only mean it will happen one time only. Again, you can’t have an event such as this happen TWICE!! Let’s continue with Daniel’s dream.

Dan 12:5. Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half;

After Daniel describes the onetime event he notices two men standing at the bank of the river. One man in the dream is asking, “…how long till the end of these wonders?”. And the other clothed in linen answers, “…for a time, times and a half ”. So now we know how long this, ‘time of trouble’ or time of ‘great tribulation’ will last. Let’s see if we can find that phrase elsewhere so we can find the meaning.

Dan 7:25. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

We have just found the AOD described again. And this time we are given a time frame to work with. We know just how long he will wear out the saints and speak against the most High: for, “…a time and times and the dividing of time.” This is the second time we have found this time reference in the scriptures. It must be explained.

Let’s do a quick review:

We just learned that AFTER the AOD is revealed, there will be a time on this earth that has not happened since the beginning of the world and will never happen again. Jesus called that time, ‘great tribulation’ and Daniel referred to it as, ‘a time of trouble’.

We learned that the time of ‘great tribulation’ will last for, “…a time, times, and an half.”

And finally we found out the length of time the AOD will speak against the most High and wear out the saints: “…and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”

Is it possible that the time of great tribulation and the time when the AOD will prevail over the saints are one in the same? Let’s continue!

We have done a lot of searching in the OT. Let’s move on to the NT to see if we can get some answers. And since we are looking for answers to end time events, we will search the book of Revelations.

In the book of Rev., John is telling us of future events very similar to what Daniel gave us. Below we’ll read the portion of John’s vision where a woman is helped by God. Without getting to deep, the woman described hear is the church, or the saints of God.

Rev 12:6. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

Now we have a time reference that we can work with. Wherever the wilderness is the woman is going to, it will be a place prepared by God and she will be feed there for 1260 days, or 3.5 years. Let’s read further.

Rev 12:14. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

So John restates the same story of the woman going into the wilderness, but this time he uses a different time reference. One we have seen (2) other times in the scriptures: time, and times, and half a time. We know the vision John is having is one of end time events. So how many times can the woman flee into the wilderness? Only once! This too is a one time event. Which means we now know how long all of the other events using the phrase, ‘time, times, and half a time’ will be: 1260 days, or 3.5 years.

So just how do we get 3.5 years out of ’time, times, and a half a time’? After all, we just can’t say something equals something else and have no bases for it! Well if we look at it, it’s all very simple. Time = (1) year. Times = (2) years. And a half of time = (½) year. Add them all up and we get 3.5 years. Need more proof? Let’s read more.

Let’s read further into Rev. What we are reading next is about a beast that rises out of the sea with (10) horns. A beast with 10 horns! Sounds familiar? Could it be that son of perdition, the AOD? Let’s find out!

Rev 13:5. And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

So this just confirms ALL we have just learned. The person above, we know is the AOD. And we just learned that power will be given to him for forty-two months. And just how long is forty-two month? You guessed it; 3.5 years. Let’s go back in the book of Daniel to see if he gives us any other time reference that is close to 3.5 years.

Dan 7:8. And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

9. And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

10. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

11. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

Now we are given a time frame of 1,290 days, which is 30 days longer than the other events. But let’s read the 11th verse again:

11. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up,

So in this instance, the reference also includes the time that the AOD is, ‘set up’ or ‘placed‘. So we are still looking at a 3.5 year time frame. But where will he be set up? Let’s re-read a verse in II Thes;

II Thes 2:4. Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is
worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself
that he is God.

So just where is the temple of God? It is in the same place where the daily sacrifices will be started and then stopped. And the only place to perform the daily sacrifices is in the temple, that is yet to be built in Jerusalem. Yet another sign; the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. So is it all starting to come together?

There is one more event that is mentioned in the bible that will last for 3.5 years. And yes, it takes place at the same time as all of the others we have just learned about. To find it, let’s again go to the book of Rev.

Rev 11:3. 3. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

6. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

11. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

15. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

So not only will the AOD have power for 3.5 years, but God sends His two witnesses, and gives them power to prophesy and perform miracles for, ‘a thousand two hundred and threescore days.’ or 3.5 years.

During this 3.5 year tribulation period there will be those that understand, but if it were not for these (2) witnesses, prophesying and performing miracles, even they would soon believe that the AOD is god.

Again we see the AOD prevailing over the saints and winning. But now we also know what will happen 3 ½ days later. The breathe of God once again enters the two witnesses bodies and they are gathered.

And then the seventh angel sounds, and the kingdoms of the earth becomes the kingdoms of our Lord.



OK….we have just compiled a lot if information. Time for a review.

Earlier we identified the AOD by the signs given to us in the scriptures, which are the following: he will, (1) exalt himself above all that is called God, (2) make war with the saints and prevail against them, (3) do according to his will, (4) have power over ALL kindreds, tongues and nations, and (5) stop the daily sacrifice which will have been started in the temple in Jerusalem. II Thes 2:3, Dan 7:21, Dan 11:36, Rev 13:7 and Dan 8:11.

Jesus and Daniel both described a time of trouble that would happen on this earth that has never happened before and would never happen again. A onetime event! Matt 24:21 & Dan 12:1

In the book of Rev. we learned from the (2) descriptions of the woman fleeing to the wilderness that the phrase, ‘time, times and half a time.’ is equal to 3.5 years.

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 3.5 years. Rev 12:6.

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 3.5 years. Rev 12:14.

Daniel was told in a dream that the time of trouble would last for, ‘…for a time, times, and an half;’
3.5 years. Dan 12:7.


Daniel was told in a dream that the AOD would speak great words against the most High and wear out and prevail over the saints for, ‘…a time and times and the dividing of time.’ 3.5 years.
Dan 7:25.

It was revealed to John that the AOD would speak great things and blasphemies and that, ’… power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.” Forty-two months equals, 3.5 years.
Rev 13:5.

It was revealed to Daniel that the AOD would, ‘…speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 3.5 years. Dan 7:25

Daniel also tells us that the total time from the setting up of the AOD, until the time he take away the daily sacrifice, ‘…there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.’ Remember this time also includes the time needed to set up the AOD. 3.5 years. Dan 7:11.

At the same time all of these events are taking place, God sends two witnesses to prophesy and perform miracles for, ’…a thousand two hundred and threescore days…’, or, 3.5 years, after which they are killed and raised up 3½ days later and gathered unto our Lord.
Hi dear brothers and sisters in Christ!

WHO IS THE ANTICHRIST?

The antichrist is the one who is against Christ.

The Antichrist is falseness worthy of an endless damnation, covered with the appearance of the truth and with the justice of Christ and his bride.

It is opposed to the way of the truth, justice, creed, hope, charity, moral life and to the true ministry of the Church, this one being managed by wrong apostles, Prophets, doctors, Pastors.

Or else, the Antichrist is an impairment of the truth of salvation, it’s the falseness itself opposed to the truth with which it becomes covered, and (at the same time) adorns with beauty and with devoutness except the Church of Christ.

The iniquity of this kind, with its upper and lower ministers, with those who follow it by a poor and blind heart: such congregations, taken together, are called Antichrist, either Babylon, slob (prostitute): “This title was written on her forehead: “MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH”. (Revelation17:5)

If you falsify the Word of God to defend your congregation, then you are daughters of the prostituted mother. Know that she is a mother of whom those who deny partly or entirely the truth of the Gospel are the daughters. These ones bear the mark of the beast…

It is a mother, a faithless, infidel, faithless Church opposite of the Word of God.
its ministers are called wrong clairvoyants, ministers of blackness, mind of error, slob apocalyptic (prostitute), and mother of fornication.

These are other names of the antichrist: the wrong clairvoyant, the beast, the man of sin, the son of iniquity, and the iniquitous.

The first work of the Antichrist it is to exile the truth and to change it in lie, in error and in heresy.
The second work of the Antichrist it is to hide lie under the truth and under errors, and to prove it and strengthen it (confirm it) by creed and by miracles (virtues), to mix falseness with the spiritual things at the sight of the subjected people, that with the aid of the ministers or the ministries, or all the Church.

This iniquity is covered, firstly and in most cases, by an outside occupation of creed: “they confess in words that they knew God, but they disavow Him by their actions”.

The Apostle John speaks about several antichrists which are characterized by lie:

Warning against Antichrists

“Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist - he denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.”

1 John 2:18-23

There are many antichrists today! Let’s be careful!! The Bible commands Christians to part from the Antichrists. It is said and proved by the Ancient and by The New Testament.

“Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues;
Revelation 18:4

This is the reason why I do invite you to turn to the End Time Message. Please recognize your day and its message.

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

Revelation 3:22

Blessings,

Bro. Germain

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The Anti-Christ will not be European. When checking Prophetic typologies, the first few have been from the line of Ham:

-Nimrod
-Pharaoh of Egypt
-King of Babylon

He will not revive Rome, but Babylon the Great.
It is always refreshing to have good discussion concerning the scriptures.
Here is why i don't believe the man of sin, or the antichrist as he is commonly called will be from europe or will be a catholic pope.
This may be a little long

The Bible indicates that the Antichrist will be of the people who destroyed the City of Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple in 70 AD. In Daniel chapter 9 we read the following:

''24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

25Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

27And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.'' (Daniel 9:27)

This is the famous prophecy of the Seventy Weeks. In this prophecy the angel told Daniel that after 69 weeks of years (7 weeks + 62 weeks) the Messiah would be cut off. This was fulfilled when Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a donkey exactly 173,880 days after March 14th, 445 BC when the commandment to restore and rebuild Jerusalem was given by Artaxerxes in Nehemiah 2. In the rest of verse 26 we read that the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. This prophecy was fulfilled when the Roman army under general Titus Vespasian laid siege against Jerusalem destroying the city and the Jewish Temple not leaving one stone upon another as predicted by Jesus in Matthew 24:1-4. Many people conclude that because the Romans fulfilled this prophecy, the people of the prince (Antichrist) must be Europeans. Some even say that he will be an Italian.

Dr. Dave Reagan of Lamb and Lion Ministries writes:

''The Bible teaches that in the end times, right before the return of Jesus, the greatest political leader in the history of Mankind will emerge from Europe. . .It is much more likely that he will rise out of the heartland of the old Roman Empire and that he will be of Italian descent.
This conclusion is based upon a statement in Daniel 9:26. In that passage the Antichrist is referred to as "the prince who is to come," and he is identified as being from the people who "will destroy the city and the sanctuary." We know from history that both Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple were destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. Therefore, according to Daniel, the Antichrist must be of Roman heritage.'' [1]

Clearly Dr. Dave Reagan identifies the Antichrist as coming from the heartland of the Roman empire (Rome) and that he will be of Italian descent. This theory is not supported by the text because Daniel says that the ''people'' not the government of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Although the Roman soldiers who participated in the destruction of the temple were ''Roman citizens'' they were not necessarily Europeans because the Roman legions that laid siege against Jerusalem were stationed in the Middle East.

'' On 14 April 70, during Passover, Titus laid siege to Jerusalem. To the northeast of the old city, on Mount Scopus, the legions XII Fulminata (a new addition from Syria) and XV Apollinaris shared a large camp; V Macedonica was camped at a short distance. When X Fretensis arrived from Syria, it occupied the Mount of Olives, in front of the Temple.'' [2]

Two of the main legions that participated in the siege against Jerusalem were legion XII Fulminata and legion X Fretensis and both came from Syria. Walid Shoebat and Joel Richardson write:

''For some reason, possibly due to the fact that the capital of the Roman Empire was in Rome - and thus in Europe - many seem to forget that the Roman Empire also included a vast portion of the Middle East. Because most of the soldiers were recruited from the provinces where their garrisons were located, the legions that were stationed in the Middle East were also primarily Arab and, most specifically, Syrian and Turkic'' [3]

In writing about the destruction of the Temple, the historian Tacitus states:

''Early in this year Titus Caesar, who had been selected by his father to complete the subjugation of Judea . . He found in Judea three legions, the 5th, the 10th, and the 15th, all old troops of Vespasian' s. To these he added the 12th from Syria, and some men belonging to the 18th and 3rd, whom had withdrawn form Alexandria (Egypt). This force was accompanied by twenty cohorts of allied troops and eight squadrons of cavalry, by the two kings Agrippa and Sohemus, by the auxiliary forces of king Antiochus, by a strong contingent of Arabs, who hated the Jews with the usual hatred of neighbors,and lastly, by many persons brought from the capital and form Italy by private hopes of securing the yet unengaged affections of the Prince. With this force Titus entered the enemy's territory,preserving strict order on his march, reconnoitering every spot, and always ready to give battle. At last encamped near Jerusalem.'' [4]

Josephus writes:

''Hereupon some of the deserters, having no other way, leaped down from the wall immediately, while others of them went out of the city with stones, as if they would fight them; but thereupon they fled away to the Romans. But here a worse fate accompanied these than what they had found within the city; and they met with a quicker despatch from the too great abundance they had among the Romans, than they could have done from the famine among the Jews; for when they came first to the Romans, they were puffed up by the famine, and swelled like men in a dropsy; after which they all on the sudden overfilled those bodies that were before empty, and so burst asunder, excepting such only as were skillful enough to restrain their appetites, and by degrees took in their food into bodies unaccustomed thereto. Yet did another plague seize upon those that were thus preserved; for there was found among the Syrian deserters a certain person who was caught gathering pieces of gold out of the excrements of the Jews' bellies; for the deserters used to swallow such pieces of gold, as we told you before, when they came out, and for these did the seditious search them all; for there was a great quantity of gold in the city, insomuch that as much was now sold [in the Roman camp] for twelve Attic [drams], as was sold before for twenty-five. But when this contrivance was discovered in one instance, the fame of it filled their several camps, that the deserters came to them full of gold. So the multitude of the Arabians, with the Syrians, cut up those that came as supplicants, and searched their bellies. Nor does it seem to me that any misery befell the Jews that was more terrible than this, since in one night's time about two thousand of these deserters were thus dissected.'' [5]

Notice that in this passage Josephus makes a distinction between Arabians (Arabs) and the Syrians. This distinction does not exist today because the modern Syrians are Arabs just like every other Arab nation. The Syrians of Roman times were ''Assyrians'' as we shall see below.

Walid Shoebat and Joel Richardson write:

''Indeed, the majority of the ''Roman'' soldiers that destroyed Jerusalem were Arabs, Syrians and Turks. When we look at the four Roman legions that were under Titus during the siege against Jerusalem, we see that they were from the Eastern portion of the Empire and were primarily from Syria or eastern Turkey. Below ate the four legions that were under Titus during the Jewish Roman war and the location that history records for heir garrisons:

Legion 10 Fretensis: Turkey, Syria

Legion 15 Apollinaris: Syria

Legion 12 Fulminata: Melitene: Eastern Turkey, Syria

Legion 5 Macedonica: Moesia: Serbia, Bulgaria

These four legions were all involved in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. The legion, in particular, that went through the wall breach and set fire to the Temple was known as X Fretensis or the tenth legion. It was this particular legion that actually pulled down the entire Temple and made the Temple Mount its new base. It should be pointed out that each legion was composed of several smaller ''cohorts.'' Below is a list of the actual cohorts that comprised the tenth legion and where they originally came from:

A. Thracum: Syria (Syrians)

B. IV Cohort Thracia: Bulgaria and Turkey (Turks)

C. Syria Ulpia Patraeorum: Petra in Edom (Nabatean Arabs)

D. IV Cohort Arabia (Arabs)

Again, these were a mixture of Syrians, Turks and Arabs. While the people who destroyed the temple were indeed Roman citizens, they were not primarily Europeans or Italians, but rather the peoples that lived in Syria and Eastern Turkey during the first century. This verse is concerned with the heritage and lineage of the people as restricted by the text ''people of the Prince'' and not their allegiance to Rome. This is why the text is written in this way. It insists in this connection. Once again, the Bible has led us to the same region. In context, the ''people of the prince'' are simply the people of the Antichrist; the Hebrew ''Am'' for people is persons, members of one' s people, compatriots, countrymen, kinsman and kindred. (Strong's 5971)

Even if we take the meaning of ''Am'' as '' nation'', how will the construct of this verse with such meaning be logical? ''The nation of the Antichrist'' that is entirely futuristic. How can someone conclude that the Antichrist is Roman with this interpretation? It proves nothing, since the nation of the Antichrist would not be know for such a construct. The only logical construction for the context ''Am'' is the ''kindred'' of Antichrist - his ancestors, his kinsman.
The Antichrist will be from among the people who still live in the Middle East - those who destroyed the city and the sanctuary in Titus' time. This is the natural way to read the text, especially since connecting to the people with the prince is widely accepted.'' [6]

As we have seen, the people of the Antichrist are not Europeans, but Middle Eastern. All historical accounts point mainly to the Syrians as the people of the Antichrist. Josephus writes:

''There was also another disturbance at Cesarea, - those Jews who were mixed with the Syrians that lived there rising a tumult against them. The Jews pretended that the city was theirs, and said that he who built it was a Jew, meaning king Herod. The Syrians confessed also that its builder was a Jew; but they still said, however, that the city was a Grecian city; for that he who set up statues and temples in it could not design it for Jews. On which account both parties had a contest with one another; and this contest increased so much, that it came at last to arms, and the bolder sort of them marched out to fight; for the elders of the Jews were not able to put a stop to their own people that were disposed to be tumultuous, and the Greeks thought it a shame for them to be overcome by the Jews. Now these Jews exceeded the others in riches and strength of body; but the Grecian part had the advantage of assistance from the soldiery; for the greatest part of the Roman garrison was raised out of Syria; and being thus related to the Syrian part, they were ready to assist it. [7]

It should be pointed out that the Syrians of the first century are not the Syrians of modern times who are Arabs of the modern Syrian Arab Republic [8]

Etymology

The name Syria derives from the ancient Greek name for Syrians, Σύριοι Syrioi, which the Greeks applied without distinction to various Assyrian people. Modern scholarship confirms the Greek word traces back to the cognate Ἀσσυρία, Assyria, ultimately derived from the Akkadian Aššur.
The area designated by the word has changed over time. Classically, Syria lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Arabia to the south and Cilicia to the north, stretching inland to include Mesopotamia, and having an uncertain border to the northeast that Pliny the Elder describes as including, from west to east, Commagene, Sophene, and Adiabene, "formerly known as Assyria". By Pliny's time, however, this larger Syria had been divided into a number of provinces under the Roman Empire (but politically independent from each other): Judaea, later renamed Palaestina in AD 135 (the region corresponding to modern day Palestine and Israel, and Jordan) in the extreme southwest, Phoenicia corresponding to Lebanon, with Damascena to the inland side of Phoenicia, Coele-Syria (or "Hollow Syria") south of the Eleutheris river, and Mesopotamia. [9]

I writing about the Assyrian Identity in Hellenistic and Roman Times, Simo Parpola, Helsinki says

''In the second century AD, two prominent writers from Roman Syria, Lucian and Tatian, ostentatiously identify themselves as Assyrians (Assúrios). This self-identification is commonly misinterpreted to imply nothing more than that these writers were ethnic Syrians (in the modern sense) speaking Aramaic as their mother tongue (Millar 1993, 460). It is perfectly clear from the contexts, however, that they were specifically referring to their native identity and cultural heritage, which they proudly and defiantly contrasted with the Greek culture. That heritage was Assyrian. It is worth emphasizing that while Assúrios in Roman times could refer to an inhabitant of the Roman province of Syria, it basically meant "Assyrian", nothing else. No "Syria" in the modern sense existed in antiquity. In Armenian, Parthian and Egyptian sources of the Roman period, Roman Syria is consistently and unmistakably referred to as "Assyria" (Asorik', 'swry'; 'Išr; see Frye 1992; Steiner 1993).'' [10]

According to Greek and Roman historians such as Herodotus, Strabo, Justinus, and others state: the term Syrian means nothing more than Assyrian. In the 1st century BC Strabo wrote: "When those who have written histories about the Syrian empire say that the Medes were overthrown by the Persians and the Syrians by the Medes, they mean by the Syrian people, none other than those whom built the royal palaces in Babylon and Ninus; and of these Syrians, Ninus was the man who founded Nineveh, in Assyria. (H.L. Jones Translation of "Geography of Strabo", New York 1916, Vol. VIII p.195) [11]

The above information shows that the Syrians of Roman times were ''Assyrians'' in native identity and cultural heritage.That is in total agreement with the Bible which should be our final authority in identifying the people of the Antichrist. The Antichrist is called the ''Assyrian'' in Isaiah 10:5, 14:25, 30:30-33, and Micah 5:5-6. The Syrians who destroyed the Temple in 70 AD were Assyrians who lived in the Syrian province of the Roman Empire during the first century according to information presented above. The Syrians of today are ethnically Arabs whereas the preserved Assyrian people who for the most part live in Iraq, Syria and Turkey are not Arabs ethnically.
Some say that the Antichrist must be a Syrian because Antiochus Epiphanes who was a type of the Antichrist was the ruler of Syria and caused the abomination of desolation by erecting an image to Zeus in the Jewish Temple around 167 BC. Although Antiochus reigned the Syrian province of the Seleucid dynasty, he was a Greek ruler, not Syrian. As a ruler he was best known for his encouragement of Greek culture and institutions. [12]


The prophets Isaiah and Micah used the Hebrew word ''Asshur'' to refer to the Antichrist and it is defined as:

1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians

2) the people of Assyria

3) the nation, Assyria

4) the land, Assyria or Asshur [13]

This points to the Antichrist as being ethnically an Assyrian who will come from the land of Assyria also known as the land of Nimrod.

''And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.'' ( Micah 5:6)

Nimrod was the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter, he established an empire in the area of Babylon and Assyria [14]
According to Genesis 10, the empire established by Nimrod was in the land of Shinar:

''And the beginning of his [Nimrod's] kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Out of that land went forth Asshur (Assyria), and builded Nineveh . . .'' ( Genesis 10:10-11). The land of Shinar is defined as:

Shinar = "country of two rivers"

1) the ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia or Chaldea [15]

Babylonia or Chaldea is the general area of modern day Iraq. This suggests that the people of the Antichrist who destroyed the city and the sanctuary who were labeled as ''Syrians'' during that time were originally from the region of Iraq, more specifically, the Assyrian region located in northern Iraq.Today they are referred to as an ''indigenous people'' [16] who are working hard toward an independent Assyrian state in northern Iraq. ''The Assyrian independence (also known as the Assyrian Question) is a political movement and ideology that supports the creation of an Assyrian homeland for the Aramaic-speaking Christian Assyrian people in the Nineveh plains of Northern Iraq. The issue of Assyrian independence has been brought up many times throughout the course of history from the end of World War I to the present-day Iraq War. The Assyrian-inhabited area of Iraq is located in the Ninawa-Mosul region in Northern Iraq where the biblical Assyrian capital of Nineveh was located. This area is known as the "Assyrian Triangle." [17]
He will be a roman.

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