Rev 13:18Here 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.
"Here is wisdom." "let him that has understanding"....WISDOM-UNDERSTANDING are the two elements that are essential in being able to identify the beast spoken of here.
1.Wisdom The wise believer will be a believer who has followed the commandments of the Lord to "Watch and Pray" Luke 21:31 "So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand."
32Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 {Watch ye therefore, and pray always,} that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Verse 36 commands us to watch and pray "ALWAYS" This is Wisdom!!! We have to be in the SPIRIT, full of the Holy Ghost...Always!!! In this Hour.
2. Understanding 2 Timothy 2:15 (King James Version)
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Understanding by "rightly dividing the word of truth." But first do not be decieved that is what you already have done, for the "Word" you must rightly divide is the "eschatological prophetic scriptures relevant to what Jesus is speaking of here, "The end time!"
Luke 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. (scripture tells us if we are studied and pprayed up.)
Luke 12: 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? (due season= teaching the word applicable to the end-time)
43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. (teaching and preaching watching and praying always)
Teaching and self-study of the "word concerning the end-time is the wisdom we need and the only way to get understanding! And then we can fulfill our comission to preach the word!
So...when it comes to identifying the Beast/antichrist, what does scripture tell us about him?
Daniel 11:38
But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. But in his estate shall he honor the god of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory...." (Daniel 11:37-39)
This passage has mystified scholars for many centuries as they sought to understand the particulars of this veiled passage. As Daniel was told "shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end" (Daniel 12:4), we can see why the passage has never been fully understood. However, because we have now entered into the time of the end, the seals are being progressively opened and the truth is now coming into view.
The identity of this "god" has been perplexing on a number of levels. For instance, in the first part of the passage it tells us this evil man does not worship "any god" but is said to "magnify himself above all." Yet the very next verse tells us he does "honor the god of forces." This seeming inconsistency is actually a significant clue as to the true identity of this enigmatic deity.
In the occultic oriented mystery religious traditions, we find a system of belief known under a variety of names including Pantheism, Spiritism, Theosophy, Freemasonry, and a host of others. Essentially, this worldview claims that God is not a personality as much as a phenomenon. The central idea is expressed in various Eastern religious systems as well as in Gnosticism and even Western philosophy. This doctrine claims that God is a force that is comprised of equal components of good and evil.
Ironically, this Satanic perspective was brought to wide public consumption through the Star Wars films wherein the various combatants were allied with one of the two sides of an eternal power that was referred to as "The Force." Although elements of this heresy go back to the Tower of Babel, the doctrine was most eloquently articulated 150 years ago through the French dominated Grand Orient Lodge of Freemasonry. This perspective was in sharp contrast to the English controlled Grand Lodge that propagated a personal god - albeit an unscriptural version that is distinctly different from the God of the Bible.
In French Freemasonry, atheism was merged with the rationalist philosophy to produce an impersonal force as the spiritual power behind all things. Conversely, the British camp of Masonry has engaged in continual conflict with the French through their version of a supreme deity that empowers their attempts at world dominion. In short, both branches of these massive secret societies want to rule the world - and they have been in a lethal competition with each other for a thousand years.
That conflict has now reached an extremely perilous stage as both sides know the endgame is upon us. The two rival branches of Freemasonry have now come to the point where they control, directly or indirectly, most institutions on the planet including governments, global finance, organized religion, and even military alliances.
The hidden conspiratorial plan aimed at world domination has provided a magnet for both mindsets. On one side, those that held to an intellectual humanist perspective and saw science, evolution, and a rational explanation for the creative power that held the world together were drawn to the Oriental Lodge of French Freemasonry. Others that were drawn from a plethora of religious traditions that prefer a world with an elite ruling class more likely drawn to the British controlled Grand Lodge of London. In the process, for over a millennia, the conflict between the two lodges has generated an uncounted number of wars, revolutions, assassinations, and political upheavals. Millions have died as a direct result of this Satanic obsession for power.
Over one hundred years ago, as he was attempting to unite the two branches of Freemasonry, the 33rd degree master Mason Albert Pike introduced both sides to the Luciferian Rite. Reviving an earlier Masonic order, Pike created a revolutionary platform for power that drew from both sides known as the New Palladian Rite. With this mechanism, he was able to build a hierarchical level of initiates that would spread his version of Lucifer as the true source of power into both the French and English Masonic orders.
Pike's Palladian Order drew exclusively from the high level 33rd degree Masons of both Lodges, and thus revealed the Luciferian connection only to the highest levels of Freemasonry. This brought about a 'top down' doctrinal introduction that eventually worked its way into the lower degrees of Freemasonry. Because Pike did not see Lucifer as the same being as Satan, he de-personalized the fallen angel - describing him as a force:
"Thus the universe is balanced by two forces which maintain its equilibrium: the force of attraction and that of repulsion. These two forces exist in physics, philosophy, and religion...the true and philosophic religion is the belief in Lucifer, the equal of Adonay [Pike's name for the God of the Bible]; but Lucifer, God of Light and God of Good, is struggling for humanity against Adonay, the God of Darkness and Evil." (Occult Theocrasy, Edith Miller, 1933, page 220)
Although Pike's efforts at promoting unity between the two branches failed, his Luciferian ritual initiation was wildly successful. As numerous Masonic councils accepted Pike's revolutionary teaching, the break between the French and English lodges widened - and each side continued to wage war in order to propagate their version so that their side would rule the world. Even as his efforts at unification floundered, the doctrine of the god of forces had taken root in Freemasonry and Albert Pike continued to refine the perspective with his writings:
"...Satan is not a black god, but the negation of God. For the initiates, this is not a Person, but a Force, created for good, but which may serve for evil. It is the instrument of Liberty or Free Will. They represent this Force, which presides over the physical generation...." (Morals & Dogma, Albert Pike, page 102)
Fifty years after Albert Pike's death, shortly after the turn of the 20th century, the doctrine was again refined. A 33rd degree Freemason from the French Oriental Grand Lodge named Oswald Wirth continued Pike's recognition of Lucifer as the god of Freemasonry. Firth also likened Lucifer to the god of forces:
"Now the strength of Freemasonry lies in the collective will of its members...the constructive work of Freemasonry has, as its origin and inspiration, an ideal which gives birth to an immense energy. A force superior to themselves impels Masons...." (de poncins, page 87, cited in Scarlet & The Beast, John Daniels)
By 1976, an earlier work called The Lost Keys Of Freemasonry was reprinted. The fact that it was widely endorsed at virtually all levels of Masonry indicated that the Luciferian doctrine of the god of forces had penetrated all forms of Freemasonry:
"The lost key...places the energy of the universe at their disposal. When the mason learns that the key to the warrior on the block is the proper application of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the mystery of his Craft. The seething energies of Lucifer are in his hands and before he may step onward and upward, he must prove his ability to properly apply [this] energy." (Manly Hall, Lost Keys, 1923, pg 47, 48)
The fact that the term the god of forces is a precise scriptural description of the god of Freemasonry is further confirmed by a closer examination of the associated Scriptural passages. The text tells us the Beast does not "regard any God" yet it also tells us he will honor the god of forces. The concept of an impersonal power that can be appropriated by the occultist fits this description precisely. Thus, the Antichrist does not honor "any God" in the sense of a conventional deity - yet he honors the interpretive system that seeks to relegate the true power of the universe to an eternal force.
This mystical description of the force god most closely follows the French Grand Orient version of spirituality. Utilizing this perspective, we can predict that not only will the Antichrist be a high-ranking Freemason, his base of power will be associated with the Grand Orient Lodge. Furthermore, because the False Prophet is also to be likeminded with this nefarious leader, it is certain that he will have a similar association.
There is yet another component to this god of forces. The Hebrew word that is used for the English word forces is maozzim. An alternate rendering of the term is fortresses - placing the phrase in a military context. I have an old King James Bible that states in the margin notes that another rendering of maozzim is munitions. Although explosives were unknown in the time of Daniel, this slant on the word certainly infers an explosive power or energy.
Because the text uses the Hebrew suffix "im" which adds a plural sense to the word, we have the odd implication that the word could be used in a plural context. The Hebrew word for god is elohim, and it is also a plural term. Thus the phrase the maozzim could fairly be rendered the energy deity or the power gods. This is yet another strikingly accurate description of the "strange god" of Freemasonry.
In short, the Scriptures are plainly telling us that the Antichrist will not be an adherent to a traditional religious worldview, but he will instead honor a god that has remained hidden from view - the secretive Freemasonic deity known in the Bible as the god of forces.
This verse in Daniel tells us his "fathers...lineage" knew the right GOD, but he worships "the god of forces/satan"
So he is either jewish or christian or both.
Picture of Modern-Day Antichrist
Before we begin to sort through this confusion, let's first establish what generally passes as the modern understanding of Antichrist. The Antichrist of today's speculative theology combines the characteristics of Daniel's "prince who is to come" and other features from the Book of Daniel (9:26; 7:7-8, 19-26; 8:23-25); elements from Matthew and Daniel's "abomination of desolation" (Matthew 24:15; Daniel 9:27); Paul's "man of lawlessness" (2nd Thessalonians 2:3); John's "antichrist" language (1st John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2nd John 7); and John's "Beast" (Revelation 13:11-18).
This futurized composite Antichrist supposedly will make himself known after the Rapture of the church during the seven-year tribulation. It is speculated that he will arise out of Europe since he arises out of the midst of the "ten horns" on the head of the "fourth beast" (Daniel 7:7-8, 19-26). This "fourth beast" with its "ten horns" is said to be a revived Roman Empire. This is the same beast that rises out of the sea of Revelation 13 (verses 1-10). Some believe the Beast or Antichrist must be a Jew since he will come "up out of the earth" or land (Revelation 13:11). Others believe that since he arises out of the sea, a designation for Gentile nations, he must be a Gentile (cf. Isaiah 57:20).
The modern Antichrist is pictured as a charismatic political figure, the perfect media man. In the 1960s John F. Kennedy seemed to fit all the criteria for a modem-day Antichrist, and his mortal head wound clinched it for many gullible Christians. The Antichrist purportedly will have the eloquence of a Winston Churchill (Revelation 13:5) and the raw emotion and crowd appeal of an Adolf Hitler (Daniel 7:20; 8:23).
The conjecture which surrounds this figure continues with amazing detail based on scant biblical evidence. The Antichrist will come to prominence as part of a ten-nation confederation approximating the land area of the old Roman Empire. Initially he will gain control through war, subduing three of the powers in the confederation. Some speculate that the ten-nation confederation will begin with thirteen. Once he secures power, he will pursue avenues of peace like Adolf Hitler (Daniel 8:25). His talk of peace will be attractive to an apostate Christianity (1st Thessalonians 5:3). As with Hitler who made peace with the "Holy See" of Rome, these overtures of peace will act like sedatives on the people. And theses are the repetitive patterns I have written of before...foreshadows.
In his speech of March 23, 1933, to the Reichstag when the legislative body of Germany abandoned its functions to the dictator, Hitler paid tribute to the Christian faiths as "essential elements for safeguarding the soul of the German people," promised to respect their rights, declared that his government's "ambition is a peaceful accord between Church and State" and added—with an eye to the votes of the Catholic Center Party, which he received—that "we hope to improve our friendly relations with the Holy See."[10] Although Hitler also involved himself wityh the Occult.
It is widely thought a man of peace, the Antichrist will make a covenant with the (many) Jews guaranteeing them peace and security in their own land. In the middle of the covenant period, he will break the covenant and turn on the Jews. He will then make war with the Jewish saints and will overcome them (Revelation 13:17; Daniel 7:21). Of course, during this three-and-one-half year period of time two-thirds of the Jews living in Palestine will be killed (Zechariah 13:8-9). Since he hates God, the Antichrist will blaspheme God and His tabernacle (Revelation 13:6). But Daniel say's he will "confirm the covenant?" 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."
What kind of covenant? 11:28"Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the "holy covenant;" and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. And...11:30 "For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the {holy covenant} 30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
So is confirming the "covenant a peace treaty like most teach?
11:37"Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all." Once again, his fathers were believers!!! If this refers to the personification of one man, and not the whole society who worship the "Beast! I think both! The no'desireof women denotes the acceptance of homosexuality.
12:7And 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; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. 11And 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.
tHE WORD SACRFICE SHOULD BE IN ITALICS AS IT IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL TEXT. SO WE CANNOT ASSUME IT IS ANIMAL SACRAFICE. JUST AS WE CANNOT ASSUME 'HOLY COVENANT REFERS TO THE "OLD MOSAIC COVENANT'
As a counterfeit Christ, the Antichrist will be given great powers by the devil to try to duplicate Jesus' work. He will even seek to match the resurrection; the Antichrist will seem to have suffered a mortal blow to the head but will then be miraculously resurrected.[11] He will immediately become an object of worship (Revelation 13:3-8) and will set himself up as God in the temple in Jerusalem (2nd Thessalonians 2:4). The false prophet will erect an image or idol to the Antichrist. He will then cause the statue to come alive and to speak (Revelation 13:14-15).
According to this elaborate scenario, the world will be living under a tyranny directed by Satan through his Beast-Antichrist and false prophet. Each and every person will be stamped with the dreaded 666! This recipe for disaster will eventually lead to Armageddon where all the nations of the world will be brought against Israel. Only the return of Christ will save Israel and the world.
When tested against sound biblical interpretation, will such a theory hold up? Is it possible that what was prophecy is now PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE? Ecclesiastes 1: 9 "The thing that has been--it is what will be again, and that which has been done is that which will be done again; and there is nothing new under the sun."
10 "Is there a thing of which it may be said, See, this is new? It has already been, in the vast ages of time [recorded or unrecorded] which were before us."
Could the Beast of Revelation 13 and his attendant number 666 be referring to a well-known historical figure who played a prominent role during the time in which the Book of Revelation was written? Yes...and over and over.
As we will see, the modem doctrine of Antichrist is an amalgamation of biblical concepts and events that either are unrelated or find their fulfillment in past/presen/future events. This is why confusion persists. Modern Antichrist hunters are pursuing a figure who may exist as all who are of the Antichrist spirit, while the actual leaders of the Satanic System will fit the bill. Let's look at the biblical evidence.
The Biblical Antichrist
First, we must find a biblical definition of Antichrist. The word "Antichrist" appears only in John's epistles (1st John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2nd John 7). "What is taught in these passages constitutes the whole New Testament doctrine of Antichrist."[12] John's description of Antichrist is altogether different from the modem image. John's Antichrist is
· Anyone "who denies that Jesus is the Christ" (1st John 2:22).
· Anyone who "denies the Father and Son" (1st John 2:23).
· "Every spirit that does not confess Jesus" (1st John 4:3).
· "Those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist" (2nd John 7).
None of what John writes relates to the modern doctrine of the Antichrist as previously outlined. John's Antichrist doctrine is a theological concept related to an apostasy that was fomenting in his day. John did not have a particular individual in mind but rather individuals who taught that Jesus Christ is not who the Bible says He is:
In one word, "Antichrist" meant for John just denial of what we should call the doctrine, or let us rather say the fact, of the Incarnation. By whatever process it had been brought about, "Christ" had come to denote for John the Divine Nature of our Lord, and so far to be synonymous with "Son of God." To deny that Jesus is the Christ was not to him therefore merely to deny that he is the Messiah, but to deny that he is the Son of God; and was equivalent therefore to "denying the Father and the Son"—that is to say, in our modern mode of speech, the doctrine—in fact—of the Wonderful Counselor,the Everlasting father, the Mighty God,the Prince of Peace which is the implicate of the Incarnation.
To deny that Jesus is Christ/God come—or is the Christ/God coming—in flesh, was again just to refuse to recognize in Jesus Incarnate God. Whosoever, says John, takes up this attitude toward Jesus is Antichrist.[13] So then, to say that one can have everlasting life as the children and sons of God, outside of the Gospel of Jesus Christ which he gave only his apostles the keys to salvation to...is Antichrist! John 17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their(Apostles) word;
So wisdom/understanding the number of his name as 666 also shows us as 666 was first mentioned in 1 Kings when 666 talents of Gold came into Solomons Treasury in one year. And 666 cubits measured Nebechanezzers Golden statue.
666 will mark the system that controls the world's economy which is now being attempted by the EU and the newly created Mediternean (muslim) Union created by France's president Nicolas Sarcozy, a Jewish/Roman Catholic whoes name means; Nicolas= conquerer of the people, sarkozy= prince of my tribulation. Sarkozy will co-share the presidency of the eu THIS NEXT YEAR, and 666 is the barcode flag for that office. And He also shares the presidency of the Med - Union (Muslim) with Egypt! Also the Pope bestowed "cannon" homor upon him as only French Kings recieved.
Israel will deal with him because of his lineage, and as head of France, the Pope has made him a "cannon" as french Kings of old papal Rome recieved. Also he is of arabic decent. SARKOZY will not be the onlt one who fits the bill, as all of the EU leaders are connected to the Vatican. (the vatican is not the only religious system that teaches unbiblical doctrins, but is a main "marked" manifestation of the antichrist spirit.
The ten toed kingdom/ten kings could be both literal and figurative. Ten denotes "Divine Ordination...as Pharoah was Ordained to have his heart hardened, so will this confederation and all "who believe a lie".
So while the Lord has "marked" these "powers and principalities" with all the signs we are to look for, and will personify them also in the "little horn"...remember..."we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual powers, spiritual wickedness in high places, against the rulers of the darkness of this (present world) same sprits differen flesh players!
Watch and pray always!!!!
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