By: Brandon T. Ward
Revised: 3-25-2014
Who is the Antichrist? This is an extremely important question for these end times. If you do not understand who the antichrist is, you are already setup for deception.
The antichrist
(not the “type” as spoken of in John) will not be born in the flesh. The antichrist is a supernatural being who will be cast out of heaven onto earth by Michael the archangel. The antichrist will claim to be Jesus Christ.
The antichrist is Satan himself.
Let us now remove the veil of darkness and confusion that has clouded this topic and shed the light of God’s Word onto it whereby we can remove all doubt.
Before we start our Bible study, let us ask our Father for wisdom and understanding of His Word, in Jesus Name amen.
First, let us take the word
“antichrist.” “Anti” is word
473 in your
Strong’s Concordance and it means
“opposite” or
“instead”. Instead of what? Instead of
“Christ” (5547: anointed, the Messiah). So we need to understand
Satan is the false messiah who appears first
“instead” of Jesus Christ.
With that having been said please turn your Bible to,
Revelation 12:7
7 “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,”
This verse describes the powers of heaven being shaken
(Matthew 24:29), which occurs when Michael and his angels fight against the Dragon and his angels. The Dragon mentioned here is Satan himself which we will document shortly. This is when Satan is cast out of heaven and will physically appear here on earth claiming to be Jesus Christ. Pay close attention here! Satan does not arrive alone, he is kicked out with his angels.
Revelation 12:8
8 “And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.”
Satan and his angels are officially cast from heaven onto earth. This is the start of the Tribulation, which is a time of trial, a test to see who will stand with God and against,
“The Instead of Christ,” who is Satan.
Revelation 12:9
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.”
This should make it very clear who we are talking about at this point. God gives us several of Satan’s names so we are not confused. Do not read over that verse, Satan and his angels are cast out of heaven. So not only will Satan who is supernatural be present on earth, but so shall his fallen angels who are supernatural as well. Their goal is to deceive the whole world, to make the inhabitants of the earth believe that Satan and his angels are Jesus Christ and His angels who have come to restore the Kingdom of Heaven. But it is a lie!
Revelation 13:1
1 “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.”
Now understand in the book of Revelation there are two different beasts described. Stick to God’s Word and it will make complete sense. This first Beast spoken of here is
Satan’s Governmental Beast, the future One World Government
(Note: The waters in this book are people, Revelation 17:15).
Revelation 13:11
11 “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.”
We now have a second beast who is Satan, remember he is the Dragon of
Revelation 12:9. We are told he has two horns like a lamb, but speaks as a Dragon. The Dragon gives the first Governmental Beast
“his power, and his seat, and great authority” (Revelation 13:2).
Satan is coming as the antichrist,
“The Instead of Christ” as we learned earlier. He possess supernatural powers and will be exceedingly convincing. So much so he will deceive the world making them believe he is the lamb as
Jesus Christ is the Lamb that was slain on the cross for our sins.
We must comprehend the fact that Satan is an imitator, he has copied the majority of Christ’s names. Satan will be imitating Christ in order to deceive the whole world into believing that not only has God returned to the earth, but He has brought His Kingdom as well
(Revelation 12:9, II Thessalonians 2:4). When in reality that kingdom
(Governmental Beast) will be led by Satan
(Dragon) and his fallen angels. As
2 Corinthians 11:14 documents,
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” This word
“transformed” is Strong’s word
3345 and it means
“disguised”.
Satan comes disguised as an angel of light, disguised as the very Lamb of God. Satan has always wanted to be God as we will document later in this study.
Satan is
“deception” therefore he has many different names and titles. In the book of Daniel he is known as the
“little horn” and the
“vile one” to name a few. In Revelation he is known as the
“beast”,
“dragon” and the
“false prophet” which we will finish documenting shortly.
The rest can be read from the below link
http://worldeventsandthebible.com/2010/04/who-is-antichrist.html
