The Tribulation

Revelation 13

(Rev 13:18) 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.

C. Polarizing effects

of the rapture.

NOTES

The Effects of the Rapture 1. In the very near future there will be a force come to this earth to bodily remove all of those who have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ2. Panic will set in and pandemonium will grip all that are left behind.3. Mothers will be looking for their babies4. Teenagers looking for their parents 5. Planes dropping out of the sky6. Multiple car wrecks through out the world 7. Stock markets crash8. Slow medical help9. Looting and violence

I. The Description of a Savior (Anti Christ)

NOTES

In the mist of this chaos a savior appears on the scene:

• The Jews will believe that he is the Messiah

• Muslim will believe that he is Islam’s long awaited Maitreya

• The Professing Christians (1 billion people) will believe that this man is Christ in the Flesh (post-millennial)

• The Atheist will not care who he is, they will follow him as long as he can stabilize the economy.

(Rev 13:1-2) 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. 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.

A. His rise to Power

(Rev 6:2) 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.

B. The Prodigy of this leader

(Genius)

1. 1. He will be an

Intellectual genius

1. 2. He will be an Oratorical

genius

1. 3. He will be an Political

genius

1. 4. He will be a Commercial

genius

1. 5. He will be a Military genius

1. 6. He will be a Religious

genius

C. A Plethora of titles of the Anti-

Christ

NOTES

1. The Beast (Rev 11:7) 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.

2. The Dragon (Rev 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.

3. The False Prophet (Rev 16:13) 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.

NOTES

4. The Anti- Christ(1Jo 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.

5. That Man of Sin (2Th 2:3) 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;

6. The Man of the Earth (Ps.10:18)

7. The Mighty Man (Ps. 52:1)

NOTES

8. The Evil Man (Ps. 140:1)

9. The Violent Man (Ps. 140:1)

10.The Bloody and Deceitful Man (Ps. 5:2)

11.The Branch of the Terrible (Is. 25:5)

12.The Wicked One (2 Thes. 2:8)

13.The Cruel One (Jer. 30:14)

14.The Terrible One (Is. 29:19)

15.One who comes in his own name (John 5:43)

16. A Vile person (Dan. 11:21)

NOTES

17. The Adversary (Ps. 74:10)

18. The Enemy (Ps. 55:3)

19. The Spoiler (Is. 16:4)

20. The Destroyer of the Gentiles (Jer.4:7)

21. Head over many countries (Ps 110:6)

22. The profane wicked Prince of Israel (Ezk.

21:25)

23. The Prince that shall come (Dan 9:26)

24. The Willful King (Dan 11:36)

NOTES

25. A king of Fierce countenance (Dan.

8:23)

26. The King of Babylon (Is. 14:4)

27. The Assyrian (Is.10:5)

28. The Little Horn (Dan.7:8)

29. The Son of Perdition (2 Thess. 2:3)

30. The idol Shepherd (Zech. 11:17)

31. The Angel of the Bottomless Pit (Rev.

9:11)

32. Abaddon (Rev. 9:11)

33. Apollyon (Rev. 9:11)

D. The Plagiarism of the

Holy Trinity

(Rev 16:13) 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.

(Rev 13:18) 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.

NOTES

Note:

• The prefix “anti” has two meanings

• It means “opposed to” or “against”

• It also means “in the place of” or a

substitute

Note:

• The Original desire of Satan according to

Is. 14

(Isa 14:12-14) How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to

the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in

thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne

above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the

congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be

like the most High.

NOTES

God is a triune God (One God or person

seen in 3 personalities)

Because he can’t exalt himself to be like

him or as him; he will counterfeit God in all

ways

Why does Satan hate mankind?

(Gen 1:26-27) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping

thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own

image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created

he them.

1. 1. The First Person of the

Satanic Trinity : THE

DRAGON

NOTES

He is the Counterfeit of God the Father

He is the head of the Satanic Trinity • (Rev 12:7) And there was war in

heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

• (Rev 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.

NOTES

The Dragon stands in relationship to the Beast, in the same way that God the Father stands in relationship Jesus Christ his son.

Just as God sent his son into the world.• (Joh 3:17) For God sent not his Son into

the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

The Dragon will send his son into the world • (Joh 17:12) While I was with them in the

world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

NOTES

Just as God the Father has given all authority on to Jesus Christ his Son.• (Mat 28:18) And Jesus came and spake

unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

The Dragon will give his power and authority to his son The Beast.• (Rev 13:2) 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.

• (Rev 13:4) 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?

NOTES

Just as God the Father has given all authority on to Jesus Christ his Son.• (Mat 28:18) And Jesus came and spake

unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

The Dragon will give his power and authority to his son The Beast.• (Rev 13:2) 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.

• (Rev 13:4) 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?

1. 2. The Second

Person of the Satanic

Trinity: THE BEAST

(Rev 13:1) 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.

NOTES

He is the counterfeit of the Son or Christ The second of the Godhead

The Contrast of Jesus and the Anti-Christ • Christ: (Joh 6:38) For I came down from

heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

• Anti: (Rev 13:1) 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.

• (Rev 11:7) 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.

NOTES

• Christ: (Joh 5:43) I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

• Anti: (Joh 5:43) I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

• Christ: (Phi 2:8) And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

• Anti: (2Th 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.

NOTES

• Christ: (Mar 1:24) Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

• Anti: (2Th 2:8) 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:

• Christ: (1Ti 3:16) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

• Anti: (2Th 2:7) For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

NOTES

• Christ: (Joh 6:38) For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

• Anti: (Dan 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.

NOTES

• Christ: (Isa 53:3) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

• Anti: (Rev 13:4) 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?

• Christ: (Luk 19:10) For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

• Anti: (Dan 8:24) 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.

NOTES

• Christ: (Phi 2:9) Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

• Anti: (Rev 19:20) 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.

1. 3. The Third Person of the

Satanic Trinity: THE

FALSE PROPHET

(Rev 13:11-15) 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. 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. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 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. 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.

(Rev 11:7) 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.

NOTES

He is the counterfeit of the Holy Spirit Just as the Holy Spirit came into the world

to glorify Christ • (Joh 16:13) Howbeit when he, the Spirit

of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

• (Joh 16:14) He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

NOTES

The False prophet will come into the world to glorify the Anti-Christ • (Rev 13:11) 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.

• (Rev 13:12) 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.

NOTES

The Bitter End• (Rev 19:20) 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.

• (Rev 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.

II. The Direct Connection with the Tower of Babel