Doves, (many grow weary to read yet another antichrist post but I believe this post to be worthy of your time)
The bible has much to say about the beast that rises out of the sea in Revelation 13 to become what man has labeled ........... the antichrist.
I don't believe that God ever meant for this beast's identity to be such a mystery or cause such confusion in the church body. Nothing this important to salvation was meant to be hidden by Our Lord and Savior.
God has provided in my opinion, ample information in His words as to who this beast is, what his agenda is, when he comes, where he comes from and why he comes. All of this information is portrayed clearly in scripture and in my mind completely unambiguous. The details only get cloudy when you factor in all the false information generated over the centuries by false demonic teachers in an effort to directly confuse and deceive the masses........... or inadvertently by well meaning writers who have just flat out mis-discerned scripture.
It's paramount for Satan to deceive and shield the identity and agenda of this beast at all costs in an effort to steal as many souls as possible in his war with the Lord……… especially when you find out who he is.
So what has God provided in His holy words and Satan tried to conceal on this extremely important topic? Let's look........and if you are convinced and hardened in your heart that Obama is the antichrist and choose to continue in that fantasy then you may want to stop reading now.......I will only confuse you with the facts if you continue.
When will this beast come?
In 2 Thessalonians 2 God is discussing this final antichrist and He indicates that there is a departure, a falling away, a rapture if you will that will happen and then the man of sin will be revealed. This departure hasn't happened yet and neither has the formal arrival of this antichrist.
Where will this beast come from?
God describes this beast in Revelation 13 with much symbolism but then breaks down that symbolism in Revelation 17 so that we may understand its meanings. There in Revelation 17 He says this beast will come up from the bottomless pit where God has had him imprisoned. The bible also says in Revelation 13 that this beast comes from the sea. Is this "sea" a symbolism like the other descriptions in chapter 13 or a reality or both? I believe it to be both. It appears from scripture that the bottomless pit is beneath the sea and that this beast is also connected to another “SEE” that I will discuss later.
What else does God share with us about this beast in Revelation 17?
He says that this beast was, and is not, and yet is. Meaning that this beast had been alive, he died and yet God is going to let him or "his appearance" be reinstated onto the world stage. And it says that those who dwell on the earth whose names are not written in the Book of Life will marvel when they see this man (or the appearance of this man) who they apparently knew, who had lived, then died, yet here he (or his appearance) is again. These people would have no reason to marvel except that they must have known this famous person who appears to be back from the grave.
Notice from verse 8 that the people who marvel are those who do not appear in the Book of Life. This agrees with 2 Thessalonians 2 as we discussed above because those who appear in this Book of Life will have departed / fallen away / been raptured before this beast makes his presence on the world stage.......so they will not marvel because they are now with the Lord and know the truth.
It appears that this appearance of this famous person returning to the world stage right after the rapture is the great deception spoken of in the bible. And that even the elect (the church) if possible would have been deceived by this elaborate deception. But it wasn't possible…… because the church will already have been taken by then as per 2 Thessalonians 2.
Are there other clues or information in chapter 17 that will lead us to zero in on who this famous person was that is coming back to deceive, rule and terrorize the planet ? Yes, many.
It says that this beast, this person, this entity if you will acts in concert with an organization symbolized as a woman. This organization aligns with the colors of purple and scarlet. This organization adorns itself with gold, precious stones and pearls and has in it’s hands golden cups filled with abominations and the filthiness of it’s fornication. It says that this organization is worldwide and has conspired with the rulers and inhabitants of the earth with it’s evil. This organization is connected and responsible for the blood taking of the saints and the martyrs of Jesus. This organization is headquartered in a city encompassing seven mountains. This organization will have been headed up by seven kings. One of these kings, the sixth, will also become the eighth and become the beast, the antichrist. He will have been the sixth king and he will also become the eighth king much to the marvel of the planet. And chapter 18 goes into great detail as to the trappings and merchandise that this organization has dealt with on a regular basis for hundreds of years.
John the Revelator penned these words in 90AD concerning this organization well before this organization was ever established and I challenge anyone at the present time to come up with a better overall description of this organization than he did in Revelation 17 and 18. And of course we are referring to……The Roman Catholic Church.
And I might add that most everything John prophesied about this organization in Revelation 17 has come to past except the arrival of the beast (which as per scripture can’t happen until after the rapture of the church) and the arrival of the ten kings who have no power but receive power from the beast when he arrives.
So can we piece together enough information from what we are told in Revelation 17 to accurately determine who this beast / antichrist will be?
Yes, I believe we can.
First of all for those who are unaware, the popes of the Catholic Church are also kings, but they did not become kings until 1929 when the Vatican became it’s own country. Prior to 1929 over a hundred were just popes, now as of 1929 they hold duel titles. And yes you guessed it, there has been now seven pope / kings of that country since 1929 and Pope Francis is the eighth.
The case is then closed right?! Francis is the eighth so he is the beast the antichrist. Yes and no. Yes, he is the presently the eighth king but no he was not the sixth king as per scripture so he doesn’t qualify to be the beast. Stick with me it gets better…..
Who was the sixth? The world favorite / beloved John Paul II
If John Paul II was the sixth king, and scripture says that the sixth will become the eighth then I stand on that word that John Paul II will somehow be the eighth and the beast and the antichrist.
The obvious question is …..how is this possible?
Before I answer that let me also remind you that scripture foretold in Revelation 13 that one of these seven kings (described there as seven heads)…….. the king / head that people would marvel over (the antichrist), would be mortally wounded but would survive his wound. Was not John Paul II the sixth king and was he not mortally wounded and survived that wound to fulfill that very scripture? Yes
Let me present a scenario as to how I believe scripture will be fulfilled as written with the players we discussed above all playing their parts.
Another thing to keep in mind is how Pope Francis has several times recently alluded to his early demise or early exit from the world stage.
And before I forget, one of the official titles of the Roman Catholic Church is “The Holy See” so in duel ways the antichrist comes from the sea / see.
Also, for those who are unaware, John Paul II body is being kept totally preserved in a cryogenic chamber in the Vatican. To my knowledge this has never been done before for any other pope. It’s as if he is waiting in the wings, just waiting for his body to be indwelled by multiple spirits. The bible as I read it, says that he (his image) will be indwelled by Satan and someone from the bottomless pit….Abaddon / Apollyon?
An After Rapture Scenario…….
The world may already be in chaos due to the coming world wide financial meltdown or war and then the rapture happens. This will only escalate the existing situation from chaos to complete chaos. The world will be desperate for a strong leader to take control and restore order.
Pope Francis, Obama and many many world leaders will schedule a meeting in Rome that will be televised around the planet to quell the fears of the masses and explain what just transpired with the rapture. The Vatican at Rome will be the appropriate venue for this must see televised meeting because the pope maintains that he is the head of the Christian church and millions of these Christians have just disappeared. Who better than the supposed leader of these Christians to address the world about their disappearance than him from the Vatican.
And I believe that he will be joined by many of the evangelical leaders who have recently pitched their tents under the Roman domain such as Kenneth Copeland. Many of the prosperity gospel stars and dominionists will also be front and center to add to the deception…….sad, very sad.
As these dignitaries are on the world stage there in Rome at the Vatican, with the complete media services of the planet filming, Satan comes ( per scripture) as an angel of light and descends on Pope Francis and then morphs (shape shifting) him into the dead pope John Paul II who by the way, mysteriously /demonically somehow has left his cryogenic chamber. ( Note: Flash media cameras to empty chamber)
John Paul II to the utter amazement of the world then addresses the masses with extraordinary oratory skills because now, as per scripture, he is indwelled by Satan himself. He speaks with a powerful godlike voice in any language he chooses explaining to the world what has transpired and what needs to be done to fix everything. He lays out a seven year plan to restore peace, safety and prosperity to the planet. The inhabitants of earth are so amazed and impressed and yes marveled that they swallow his story hook, line and micro chip. Not only does he display great oratory skills but he throws in lying signs and wonders to complete the great deception mesmerizing the planet. He causes lightning to fall from the sky at his command.
Satan being the master liar that he is will have no trouble explaining thru John Paul what happened to the raptured saints. I am sure that he will somehow paint us in a terrible light and make sure through his rhetoric to convince the planet that it’s a great blessing that we trouble makers are gone.
I believe that Satan’s UFO fleet and an apparition of the false Mary of the Catholic Church may also show up in the sky to clinch the deception…….. like tying it all up with a big red bow. The camera crews will have a field day trying to capture all the excitement.
And yes, this is how John Paul and Francis both get to be the eighth king. One being morphed or shape shifted into the other thru Satan while the whole planet watches. Remember that Satan can manifest himself from one form to another…..angel of light….dragon….etc. so this is no big feat for him.
The bible says that John Paul who was the sixth will also become the eighth …….then by helter skelter, the powers of Satan, and most importantly if God’s words say it will be……..then I believe this scenario or something like it is exactly what will happen.
The bible then says that he John Paul / antichrist plays nice for the next 42 months (same timeframe as the ministry of God’s two witnesses) and then at the 42 month mark he turns into a monster, kills the two witnesses and declares himself to be the true God of the universe and demands to be treated as such. He then cancels all religious sacrifices and offerings worldwide and demands that those offerings and worship be directed to him only….. under penalty of death. He erects a talking statue of himself in Jerusalem for all to worship.
And by this time (after 42 months) he has behind the scenes thru the Jesuits established a 10 region / 10 king (Rev.17:12-14) strangle hold on the power structure of the planet and uses it to enforce his every wish.
As per his side kick, the false prophet…….Obama is a shoe-in as I have discussed in prior posts to Doves. The number 666 (as per scripture) refers to the false prophet not the antichrist and many Doves have proven mathematically that Obama and 666 go together like peanut butter and jam.
I won’t go into the rest of the story now it’s too long, the condensed version is that the bad guys loose and the good guys win so I’ll close for today.
Luke 21:36
Blessings……John B
P.S. When there are 1.5 billion Catholics on the planet now and billions from the past you can only appreciate how hard Satan has tried over the centuries to cover up the true identity of the antichrist being a pope. If that identity was compromised and the truth got out He would have lost billions in the war for souls with the Lord. So he has used false teachers, no teachers of the true word to the Catholics, smoke and mirrors, deception, fear and intimidation and any other scheme he could muster in an effort to keep all those people blinded from the biblical truth and in bondage to a modified cult religion of works and not grace.
It doesn’t get any sadder than to think that billions of Catholics have been that deceived and brainwashed over the centuries by the master liar and his minions. And I was one of them for over 40 years, steeped in that demonic faith, full of the cool aid and hardened thru Catholic schools as one of their soldiers. But miraculously by the grace of God and by the aid of relatives I escaped and I feel way beyond extremely blessed. And blessed to be writing this post to you today from Abraham’s side of the abyss……so to speak.
Thank you Lord Jesus for all you have done and will continue to do.
Please pray for your Catholic friends and relatives that they may escape the bondage of that religion before “the great deception” comes and then I fear it will be too late.