THE COMING DECEPTION

THE FALSE PROPHET & THE BEAST

1. “But even if we, or AN ANGEL from heaven, (the spirit realm), preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.” Galatians 1:8,9.

2. “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! FOR SATAN HIMSELF TRANSFORMS HIMSELF INTO AN ‘ANGEL OF LIGHT.’ Therefore, it is no great thing if his (Satan’s) ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness…” II Corinthians 11:13-15

 

3. “For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.” Matthew 24:24.

 

4. “But here were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And MANY WILL FOLLOW their destructive ways, because of. Whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time, their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.” II Peter 2:1-3

 

5. “And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.” Matthew 24:10-11

7. “Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the MAN OF SIN IS REVEALED, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, (This event is called the Abomination of Desolation), showing himself that he is God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the LAWLESS ONE will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the LAWLESS ONE is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, (illusions), and with all unrighteousness deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe THE LIE, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” (Emphasis Mine) II Thessalonians 2:1-12

8. “As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day WILL NOT COME unless the rebellion comes first and the LAWLESS ONE is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called God or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God.” II Thessalonians 2:1-4 NRSV

 

9. READ REVELATION 13:11-17

 

STUDY OUTLINE:

1. Great Deception and a turning away from God will occur before the return of the Lord

2. The Antichrist will be revealed before the coming of the Lord.

3. The First Beast of Revelation represents The False Messiah who will declare himself God in the Temple of God

4. The Second Beast is The False Prophet (mimicking John the Baptist, preceding Christ), and is given the power of the Beast to force submission to him and his false doctrine.

5. According to Revelation 12:17, Satan, once cast out of Heaven, went to make war against two groups of people: “And the dragon was enraged the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring., WHO HOLD THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD AND HAVE THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST.” These two groups would obviously be Israel, (who received the commandments of God through Moses), and the Christians who believe in Christ.

6. The ‘outing’ of the Antichrist will come when he enters the temple of God and declares himself to be God. This event is biblically the “Abomination of Desolation” spoken of in Daniel, and by Jesus.

SIGNS OF THE ANTICHRIST’S COMING

1. Replacing the gospel of Christ with a different gospel.

2. Great deception globally as many reject Christ as Messiah.

3. Hatred aimed at Israel and Christians.

4. Great anger at anyone who opposes the deception.

5. Great signs and wonders from The Beast & False Prophet, empowered by Satan.

6. Refusal to trade economically with anyone who does not declare loyalty to the Beast by receiving a mark on the forehead or hand. (By this time the Beast will be the most powerful man on Earth).

7. Entering into the temple of God to present himself as God, revealing himself to be the Antichrist.

 

MOUNTING EVIDENCE THE DECEPTION MIGHT BE UNDERWAY:

1. The only nations currently openly seeking the destruction of Israel and America are ruled by Islamic preachers.

2. These preachers use a ‘different gospel’ than what Paul preached to justify their position.

3. 81% of Muslims polled for the leading Arabic newspaper support ISIS, who has declared Jihad, (Holy War) against Israel and America, according to an article on Breitbart.com, posted on May 25, 2015

4. The religious leaders in Iran openly declare their desire to destroy Israel and America.