Is This Man
The Christ
[ The Son of God; The Son of man; The Lord Jesus Christ; The Saviour of the world ]
or
The Antichrist?
[ 6 6 6; The beast; The man of sin; The son of perdition ]
THE COMING FALSE CHRIST
This is a short summation of some of what God’s Word has to
say about the coming false Christ, the man Antichrist.
[Scripture references not given in the body of this writing
are given in full at the end.]
This booklet is written in June, 2020 and the Antichrist has
not risen to power as of this time, so the comments will
speak of these events occurring in the future. However,
at the time you are reading this booklet the Antichrist may
have begun his rule of deception. We hope this will help
you to know who he really is, how he will deceive so many
people, and that you will not be one of those deceived by him.
The one most important thing for every person is to repent
toward God, believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ and
receive Jesus as his personal Saviour and be born again of
God.
Some of the prophecies regarding the man, Antichrist, are
given in double-prophetic Scriptures. These are Scriptures
that speak of a near fulfillment at the time of writing (ie,
Antiochus Epiphanes, etc.), and also speak of a distant
fulfillment in the latter days (ie, Antichrist).
Jesus said, “Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here
is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise
false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible,
they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told
you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you,
Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is
in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the
lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto
the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be” (Matthew 24:23-27). [NOTE: The Son of man is the
Lord Jesus Christ. See Section XI to see how and when
the true Christ comes back to this earth.]
I. ANTICHRIST, A LITERAL MAN.
-The Antichrist, the false Christ, will be a literal man. He may
not realize in the first part of his life that he will become the
Antichrist. The world certainly will not recognize him for
who he really is until in the Tribulation Period that is coming
upon this world. He may be alive on this earth today
(Daniel 7:8).
-For years, at least since the days of the New Testament,
there have been many antichrists, deceivers who serve the
devil, oppose Biblical truth, oppose the one, true and living
God, and deny that Jesus is the Christ (I John 2:18, 22;
I John 4:3; II John 7). These antichrists are real, literal
people that have lived and are living on this earth.
-The man Antichrist is one who might be called ‘The Antichrist
of all antichrists’. The epitome of antichrists, of the false
Christs. We might think of it this way, he will have all of the
characteristics of the antichrists, developed to the full
extent, resident in him. He will be a man that is fully yielded
to the devil and fully opposed to God, God’s truth and God’s
people.
II. ANTICHRIST’S TITLES and/or DESCRIPTIONS.
-The man of sin (II Thessalonians 2:3).
-The son of perdition (II Thessalonians 2:3).
-The beast (out of the sea (of humanity)) (Revelation 13:1-4, 11-18 19:20
20:10, and others).
-The king of fierce countenance (Daniel 8:23).
-The little horn (king of a small kingdom, small number of
people, initially) (Daniel 7:8 11:23).
-A vile person (Daniel 11:21).
-The abomination of desolation (Matthew 24:15).
-That Wicked (II Thessalonians 2:8).
III. ANTICHRIST’S CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF OPERATING.
-Charismatic (friendly; likeable; outgoing; personable;
charming; all part of his hypocrisy, his pretense).
-A diplomat.
-An intellectual.
-A military strategist.
-A politician who is a powerful and persuasive orator. A
political leader, a government leader at first of a small
nation or kingdom, he is called the "little horn" (Daniel 7:8).
He will be a king of “fierce countenance, and understanding
dark sentences” (Daniel 8:23).
-A problem solver. (Understanding "dark sentences", he will
have the solutions to many of the worlds problems at that
time. Thus, he will become very popular with many people
(Daniel 8:23).
-His true character: evil, extreme self-pride (Daniel 8:25 11:36
Revelation 13:5), liar, imitator, speaks blasphemies against
God (Daniel 7:25 11:36 Revelation 13:6), deceiver (Daniel
11:23). (Just a thought: As part of his deceit, what if he has
the appearance of what many people think that Jesus looks
like in the flesh?)
-A pretender, an imposter (He pretends to be peaceable, pretends to be a
friend to Israel, pretends to be a friend to religion, pretends
to be God and pretends to be the Christ.)
-He uses flatteries to conquer (Daniel 11:21).
-He destroys by using peace (Daniel 8:23-25). This may be
illustrated in Revelation 6:1, 2 where this rider has a bow
but no arrows. “.. he went forth conquering, and to
conquer”.
-He gains the confidence of many, including the worldwide
organization of false religion and of Israel. He will be
instrumental in having a peace treaty, a covenant, agreed
to by Israel and her enemies. After this is done, he will then
‘spring his trap’ and attempt to destroy Israel. The
Antichrist will break this covenant in the middle of the
Tribulation Period (Daniel 9:27). When they say "Peace
and safety, then sudden destruction" (I Thessalonians 5:3,
4). God will protect, and provide for, a remnant of Israel in
"the wilderness" for three and one-half years (See
Revelation 12:13-17).
-He will be given power to do wonders and miracles. These
will be used to greatly impress and deceive many people.
-He will sit "in the temple of God" in Jerusalem and proclaim that he
is God. The devil will give him power to do wonders and
miracles (II Thessalonians 2:4).
Many will worship him. To those who have already, at that
time, rejected the truth, rejected the Lord Jesus Christ, God
will send "strong delusion" and they will believe the lie that
the Antichrist is God and they will worship him
(II Thessalonians 2:11, 12).
-He will demand submission of the people.
-He will demand worship. Those that do not worship him or
his image will be killed. (No born again, child of God will
ever worship the Antichrist or his image (Revelation 13:8)).
-He will attempt to destroy Israel, the chosen nation of God.
IV. ANTICHRIST’S ACCOMPLICE, THE FALSE PROPHET.
-This man will be the leader of organized false religion that
proclaims and promotes the Antichrist to be God. This
man may also already be alive today and be in a religious
leadership position (Revelation 13:11-18).
-He does great wonders and miracles to deceive people.
-Both he and the Antichrist are liars and deceivers.
-He makes an image (statue? bionic robot? ) of the Antichrist and he is
given power to give life to the image. Those who do not
worship the Antichrist or his image will be killed.
-These three, the devil, the Antichrist, and the false prophet
attempt to imitate the Triune Godhead. The devil, the
dragon, that old serpent (imitates God the Father), the
Antichrist (imitates the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ),
the false prophet (imitates the Holy Spirit of God)
(Revelation 16:13, 14).
V. THEIR SOURCE OF POWER.
-The devil, the dragon, gives the Antichrist and the false
prophet power (Daniel 8:24 II Thessalonians 2:9
Revelation 13:2, 4, 7). The devil is also known as Satan,
the great red dragon and that old serpent (Revelation 12:3,
9).
VI. ANTICHRIST’S CONTROL.
-He conquers others kingdoms (Revelation 13:7). He will
eventually control a large army.
-He will control commerce: (Revelation 13:16-18).
No person will be able to buy anything, sell anything,
or conduct any business transaction without receiving:
---Antichrist’s name, or
---Antichrist’s mark (in the right hand or in the forehead),
or
---Antichrist’s number
-Some of these may involve an implantable digital microchip under the skin, or
the use of some other modern technology that we are not aware of at
this time.
-No child of God will take any of these! Those who take any
of these are those who have already rejected the Lord
Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour.
-Eventually, he and his army will come against the Lord Jesus
Christ and those with Him (Daniel 8:24, 25 Revelation 13:7
19:19).
-He will be given power over all kindreds, tongues and
nations (Revelation 13:7).
-Those who will refuse to worship the Antichrist will be killed: Revelation
15:2, 3 20:4.
VII. CONSEQUENCES OF WORSHIPPING THE
ANTICHRIST, OR HIS IMAGE OR RECEIVING HIS
MARK.
-See Revelation 14:9-11 16:2 .
VIII. MORE DETAILS ON THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST.
-“Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the
number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his
number is Six hundred threescore and six” (Revelation
13:18).
-Six hundred = 600
Threescore = 60 (3 x 20; a score = 20)
And six = 6
-Thus, his number is 6 6 6.
-Evidently, at the time in the Tribulation that this is in effect,
it will be wise, and possible, for people to "count the
number of the beast", the Antichrist. Thus, he can be
identified by counting his number. Only those that reject
Jesus will take this number. This would be an indication of
a person’s final and eternal decision not to receive Jesus
Christ as personal Saviour. Such a person is condemned
forever.
IX. THE END OF THE ANTICHRIST AND THE FALSE
PROPHET.
-These two men will be cast alive into a lake of fire burning
with brimstone. They had deceived those people that
received the mark of the beast (Revelation 19:20).
-When the devil is cast into the same lake of fire and
brimstone, one thousand years later, the Antichrist and the
false prophet are still there from the time they were
first cast into it. No one burns up in hell, but they are
tormented forever (Revelation 20:10). This will also be the
final destiny of every person that rejects Jesus Christ as
Saviour (Revelation 20:15).
X. GOD HAS HIS WILL DURING ALL OF THIS.
-It is God’s will concerning the Antichrist coming into power
(Revelation 17:17). He will be used for the purposes of
God in judgment upon those who have rejected His Son.
To those that reject Jesus as Saviour during that time, God
will send "strong delusion" to them and they will accept the
Antichrist as their god (II Thessalonians 2:11, 12).
-Yet, concerning salvation, God doesn’t force His will upon
any person. Every person makes his own choice to either
receive Jesus as personal Saviour or to reject Him.
-It is God’s will that every person be saved. He will give His
gift of eternal life to whosoever will repent toward Him,
believe the gospel of His Son, Jesus Christ, trust in Him
and call upon His name in prayer. But those who reject the
Son of God will experience God’s wrath forever.
XI. THE TRUE CHRIST WILL COME BACK TO THIS
EARTH.
-The Antichrist will come on this earth and fulfill his evil rule,
and then the true Christ, the Lord Jesus Christ, will come
back to this earth and rule forever in righteousness.
-When the true Christ, Jesus the Son of God, comes back to
this earth He will come in the clouds in all of His glory, His
power and His majesty. Every eye will see Him and know
that it is the Lord Jesus Christ. The true Christ will not just
turn up somewhere on earth, proclaiming He is the Christ,
which is what the false Christ, Antichrist, will do. The true
Christ comes back to this earth toward the end of the Tribulation.
The Antichrist’s comes into power at the beginning of the Tribulation.
-The coming of the true Christ: See Matthew 24:29, 30;
Revelation 19:11-16.
-When Jesus comes back to this earth
He will destroy the Antichrist and the false prophet and
cast them into the lake of fire and brimstone
(II Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 19:11, 19-21) and He will
establish His everlasting Kingdom in righteousness.
XII. PERSONAL ACTION FOR YOU TO TAKE NOW.
-If you have never been born again of God and do not
presently have the Spirit of Christ dwelling in you, then the
most important thing for you to do right now is to:
--Realize that you are a sinner, guilty of violating God’s Law
and are spiritually dead.
--You must repent toward God.
--You must believe the gospel of Christ, that the Lord Jesus
Christ loves you and that He “..died for our sins according
to the scriptures, And that He was buried, and that He rose
again the third day according to the scriptures: And that He
was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:” (I Corinthians
15:3-5). Put your complete faith and trust in the Lord Jesus
Christ to save you and to be your personal Saviour.
--You must call upon the name of the Lord in prayer.
Confess to Him your guilt of sin, and ask Him to forgive you
and to save your soul.
-Don’t be gullible. Don’t be taken in by appearance, by
fantastic acts (miracles, wonders, etc.) or by popular belief.
Study and believe the Word of God and don’t believe what
this world believes and teaches. Even today the world is
leaning towards a one-world government and a unified
one-world false religious system, in which religions of
various false beliefs are joining together.
-If you are saved, born again of God, and on the earth when the
Antichrist comes and rules:
--Determine now to continue to be true to your Saviour, the
Lord Jesus Christ. Never deny Him. He has called His
children to “be faithful unto death”.
--Do not worship the Antichrist or his image.
--Do not take Antichrist’s name, his mark or his number
(understanding that this may cause you to be put to
physical death). Be encouraged to know that when a
child of God departs this life he goes immediately to be
with the Lord in heaven.
-No born again child of God will worship the Antichrist, his
image, nor take his name, his mark or his number.
SCRIPTURES:
-Daniel 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.”
-Daniel 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.” [This is a time period of 3 ½ years.]
-Daniel 8:23-25 “And in the latter time of their kingdom, when
the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce
countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall
stand up. 24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:
and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and
practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to
prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his
heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand
up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken
without hand.”
-Daniel 9:27 “And 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.” [This ‘week’ is seven years.]
-Daniel 11:21 “And in his estate shall stand up a vile person,
to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but
he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by
flatteries.”
-Daniel 11:23 “And after the league made with him he shall
work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become
strong with a small people.”
-Daniel 11:36 “And the king shall do according to his will; and
he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every
god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of
gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished:
for that that is determined shall be done.”
-Matthew 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:)”.
-Matthew 24:29, 30 “Immediately after the tribulation of those
days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not
give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the
powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall
appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall
all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son
of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and
great glory.” [NOTE: This is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son
of man and the Son of God.]
-I Thessalonians 5:3, 4 “For when they shall say, Peace and
safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as
travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should
overtake you as a thief.”
-II Thessalonians 2:3, 4 “Let no man deceive you by any
means: for that day shall not come, except there come 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.”
-II Thessalonians 2:8, 9 “And then shall that Wicked be
revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of
His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His
coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of
Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
-II Thessalonians 2:11, 12 “And for this cause God shall send
them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That
they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but
had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
-I John 2:18 “Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have
heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many
antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.”
-I John 2:22 “Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is
the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the
Son.”
-I John 4:3 “And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that
spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should
come; and even now already is it in the world.”
-II John 7 “For many deceivers are entered into the world,
who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This
is a deceiver and an antichrist.”
-Revelation 6:1, 2 “And I saw when the Lamb opened one of
the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one
of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 2 And I saw, and
behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow;
and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth
conquering, and to conquer.” [NOTE: This rider may be the
Antichrist.]
-Revelation 12:3 “And there appeared another wonder in
heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven
heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.”
-Revelation 12:9 “And the great dragon was cast out, that old
serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the
whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels
were cast out with him.”
-Revelation 12:13-17 “And when the dragon saw that he was
cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which
brought forth the man child. 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. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a
flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried
away of the flood. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and
the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood
which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon
was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the
remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of
God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” [NOTE: The
woman in this passage is Israel; the man child she brought forth was
Jesus Christ; the dragon and the serpent is the devil.]
-Revelation 13:1-8 “And I stood upon the sand of the sea,
and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads
and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon
his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw
was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a
bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon
gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death;
and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world
wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the
dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they
worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?
who is able to make war with him? 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. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against
God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them
that dwell in heaven. 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. 8 And
all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose
names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain
from the foundation of the world.”
-Revelation 13:11-18 “And I beheld another beast coming up
out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he
spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the
first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them
which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly
wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that
he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the
sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth
by the means of those miracles which he had power to do
in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the
earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which
had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had
power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the
image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as
many as would not worship the image of the beast should
be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich
and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right
hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy
or sell, save he that had the
mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count
the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and
his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”
-Revelation 14:9-11 “And the third angel followed them,
saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and
his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his
hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of
God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his
indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and
brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the
presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment
ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day
nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and
whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”
-Revelation 15:2, 3 “And I saw as it were a sea of glass
mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over
the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over
the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having
the harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the
servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great
and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and
true are thy ways, thou King of saints.”
-Revelation 16:2 “And the first went, and poured out his vial
upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore
upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon
them which worshipped his image.”
-Revelation 16:13, 14 “And I saw three unclean spirits like
frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the
mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false
prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working
miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of
the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great
day of God Almighty.”
-Revelation 17:17 “For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil His
will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast,
until the words of God shall be fulfilled.”
-Revelation 19:11-16, 19-21 “And I saw heaven opened, and
behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called
Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and
make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His
head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that
no man knew, but He Himself. 13 And He was clothed with a
vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word
of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed
Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and
clean. 15 And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that
with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them
with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He hath on
His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF
KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. … 19 And I saw the beast,
and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered
together to make war against Him that sat on the horse,
and against His army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with
him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him,
with which he deceived them that had received the mark of
the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both
were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that sat
upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of His mouth:
and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.”
-Revelation 20:4 “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon
them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the
souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus,
and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the
beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark
upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
reigned with Christ a thousand years.”
-Revelation 20:10 “And the devil that deceived them was cast
into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the
false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for
ever and ever.”
-Revelation 20:15 “And whosoever was not found written in
the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
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