He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. The Antichrist has also been called the “man of lawlessness” or sin and is mentioned by Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-11 where he speaks of the last days just before Christ‘s return, “Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us-whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter-asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. This is understood to be true because many antichrists had already come in John’s day (2 John 2:18). This is how we know it is the last hour.” Since there are “many antichrists” coming, this means that this is not the antichrist John mentions in Revelation 13. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.” And in 1 John 2:18, “Dear children, this is the last hour and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. The antichrist (small “a”) is anyone who denies that Jesus is the Christ and is God as John says in 2 John 1:7, “I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. But there is a difference between antichrists (small “a”) and the Antichrist (capital “A”). Now several antichrists are mentioned by John in his letters (1 John 2:18, 2 John 1:7). The beast could also represent the Antichrist. 7:1-8, 17-27) and represents idolatrous kingdoms. The beast combines features from four beasts (Dan. In Revelation 20:2 this is made clear: “He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.” The Beast He is called a dragon many times in the Bible. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.” The dragon is none other than Satan himself. Revelation 13:1 says that “The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. But what is this mark of the beast and the number 666 speaking about in Revelation chapter 13? The Dragon He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he saw-that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.” So the book of Revelation is not of human origin and this includes the Apostle John – it is the Revelation of Jesus Christ given to John. Revelation 1:1-2 says that it is “The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. It is Jesus Christ’s revelation to John who in turn recorded it for our sakes. In the first place it is not the Revelation of the Apostle John. The book of Revelation is an enigma to many. What does the number 666 in Revelation mean? Who is the dragon? Who is the Beast and what is the mark of the beast?

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