The Reign of the Anti-Christ (Part One)

More than 2,500 years ago the Hebrew prophet Daniel predicted that a child would be born in the “latter days” of the earth, before the return of the Christ. This child would grow up to be a mighty King who would rule many nations and cause his enemies to tremble.

“And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.”

“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.”

“And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.” (Daniel 8: 23-25)

In his vision of the events that would occur shortly before the return of the true Christ, John wrote in chapter thirteen of the Book of Revelation:

“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.” (Verse 1)

“And the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.” (Verse 2)

“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?” (Verse 4)

“And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.” (Verse 7)

As was pointed out in Part Three of The Three Days of Darkness, shortly before he died, St. Francis of Assisi called together his followers and warned them of the coming tribulation, saying:

“The time is fast approaching in which there will be great trials and afflictions; perplexities and dissensions, both spiritual and temporal, will abound; the charity of many will grow cold, and the malice of the wicked will increase.

“At the time of this tribulation a man, not canonically elected, will be raised to the Pontificate, who, by his cunning, will endeavor to draw many into error and death. Then scandals will be multiplied, our Order will be divided, and many others will be entirely destroyed, because they will consent to error instead of opposing it.

“Sanctity of life will be held in derision even by those who outwardly profess it, for in those days JESUS CHRIST WILL SEND THEM NOT A TRUE PASTOR, BUT A DESTROYER”.

So, the man that the Old Testament prophet Daniel called “a king of fierce countenance”, and who was referred to by St John simply as “the beast”, is revealed by St Francis to be the “DESTROYER” of mankind.

Based on what these sources have indicated, it is clear that this coming manifestation of Satan Incarnate will be the agent of greater destruction than any of the other ruthless conquerors in the prior history of the earth.

Yet when he appears on the world scene, he will not be regarded as a tyrant or as a menace to society. Instead, he will be welcomed as a saviour and as a man of peace. In fact, he will rival the Prince of Peace himself.

The Bible makes it clear that the man referred to as “the beast” in the Book of Revelation will have the power to perform miracles. He will have the power to heal the sick and feed the hungry. He will even have the power to raise the dead.

He will be a man of the people and loved by the people. His magnetic personality will attract followers from all walks of life. He will be a leader who will have the ability to inspire confidence in others and convert them to his own ideas.

His greatest talent will be his ability to communicate. He will be a superb orator and his words will mesmerize his audiences. He will know exactly what to say in every situation. He will use technology to spread his ideas, and will be a master of every medium of publicity.

Because millions of people believe that only a divine being can perform miracles, they will be convinced that this man actually is the risen Christ who has returned to the earth as he promised. They will not realise until it is too late that “by peace he shall destroy many”.

We can find an echo of the words of the prophet Daniel in a dream which occurred to a young man in 1980. Pastor Ken Peters of Corona, California, is regarded by many as one of the leading interpreters of end-time prophecy in the world today.

While he was still in his teens, Ken had a vivid dream. At the time, he was not a practising Christian, nor did he have any interest in Bible prophecy. Yet, as a result of this dream, he committed his life to Christ and to spreading the news of his dream.

As he explains in this brief video below, in the aftermath of the three days of darkness causing world-wide destruction, there will arise a man who will come to dominate the world. Ken calls him “the most handsome man I have ever seen”.

The full version of his dream can be seen here

The Oracle of Tolemac has much to say about the man who will rule the world for a period of seven years, and “who will destroy wonderfully”. Here are a few excerpts from The Last Days of Tolemac, which are set out in question and answer format.

Q: How do we know that the tribulation will last seven years? 

A: In his Book of Revelation, John divides this time of tribulation into two parts. The first part starts from the time that the “great mountain” is cast into the sea, up to the time when the Anti-Christ goes to Jerusalem to crown himself a living God, which is referred to in the Bible as the “abomination of desolation”.

The second part covers the period from the “abomination” up to the time when Jesus returns to the earth on the Day of Judgment. John gives the length of these two periods in chapter eleven of his Book of Revelation.

“But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.”

“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.” (Revelation 11: 2-3)

From the time that the Anti-Christ begins his mission on the earth after the destruction caused by the comet, up to the time when he travels to Jerusalem, there will be 1,260 days. This amounts to three years and five and a half months.

The period from the “abomination” of the Anti-Christ up to the return of Jesus is recorded as forty-two months, or three and a half years. This is the same time period mentioned by John in chapter thirteen of the Book of Revelation.

“And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.” (Revelation 13: 5)

This seven-year period of tribulation will begin when the comet approaches the earth. It will be followed almost immediately by a series of tidal waves that will devastate coastal cities everywhere. Then will begin the “fiery hail” of meteorites that will set fire to the earth.

The scale of death and destruction caused by this catastrophe will be without parallel in the history of the earth. A third of all the creatures in the sea will die. A third of all the ships in the sea will be destroyed. Hundreds of millions of people in every nation will die on that terrible day that will soon come to pass.

Q: When will this destruction happen? 

A: It will come at a time when the country of Israel is in peril. This will be the sign to all the peoples of the world that the “last days” are at hand. The Middle East is the key to the prophecies of the last days and the destruction that is to follow. The secret to understanding the prophecies of the future lie in the history of the past.

Some 3,500 years ago, when Moses was herding sheep, he was attracted to the sight of a burning bush on the side of Mount Horeb. When he approached the bush a voice spoke to him out of the flames, saying:

“I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.”

“And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;”

“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.” (Exodus 3: 6-8)

We have already seen how Moses took the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt and after many years of wandering led them to the Promised Land of milk and honey, which is where they live today. But it was the devastation caused by a comet and the plagues that followed that persuaded Pharaoh to allow Moses to leave Egypt. As it was in the past, so will it be in the future.

For just as a comet came to the aid of the people of Israel in their time of affliction in the past, so another comet will come to save them from great danger in the days that lie ahead. And just as happened in the days of Moses, this comet will appear at exactly the right moment in history.

From the point of view of the Jews, the appearance of this comet will seem like a miracle, because it will not only save them from disaster, but it will also cause their enemies to be destroyed.

Q: Why should God save the Jews and kill their enemies? 

A: God does not save one group of people and destroy another. But the Jews have a special link with the events that are about to unfold on the earth. For it was out of Israel that Jesus was born to bring his message of hope and light to the world, and it will be to Israel that he will return at the end of the age as the Redeemer of mankind.

The early Hebrew prophets like Ezekiel, Daniel, Joel, Malachi, Zechariah and others, not only predicted events that would occur in their own times, but they also predicted the events that are about to happen in our own times.

It was the prophet Ezekiel who set out in detail what would happen in Israel during the “last days”, and it was Ezekiel who predicted exactly when the comet would return. The divine plan that has been slowly unfolding on the earth for thousands of years is about to reach its appointed climax.

Q: When will the Great Tribulation begin? 

A: Many of you will now understand the prophecies recorded in the Bible, and the events that will unfold during the seven-year period leading up to the return of the Christ. As has been prophesied, these “last days” will begin and end in Israel.

You will know that the time of the tribulation is at hand when you see the nation of Israel surrounded by the armies of its enemies. Ezekiel refers to these armies as those belonging to “Gog”, “Persia”, “Ethiopia” and “Libya”, as well as “all his bands”.

“And say, thus saith the Lord God; behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:”

“Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.”

“Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.” (Ezekiel 38: 3-9)

The nation of “Gog” in the land of “Magog”, refers to the countries of Russia and the allies that will come from the “north parts”. The armies that will march on Israel will be a huge Islamic Confederation that will be drawn from all the Arab countries that surround Israel.

This vast mechanized army will assemble on the borders to the north, south and east of Israel. But before it can move into Israel itself, the entire armed force will be overcome by the natural disasters caused by the comet. Ezekiel writes that only “a sixth part” of the invading armies will survive.

“Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, thus saith the Lord God; behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:”

“And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.”

“Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the Lord.”

“So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall now that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord God; this is the day whereof I have spoken.” (Ezekiel 39: 1-8)

After the comet has passed, the countryside will be littered with the wreckage of armaments and the bodies of the dead. So many people will die on the open plains that it will take the Israelis seven months to bury them all. During that time the stench of rotting flesh will fill the air. Wild beasts and birds of prey will feed on the carcasses of the dead.

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it the valley of Hamongog.” 

“And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.” (Ezekiel 39: 11-12)

“And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God; speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.” (Ezekiel 39: 17)

Ezekiel writes that when the people of Israel see that their enemies have been destroyed, and that they have been spared from destruction by means of a divine miracle, they will be converted into fervent believers. They will understand that their nation truly is a nation of destiny, and that they have a special Covenant with God.

“And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward.” (Ezekiel 39: 21-22)

Q: How will this change the nation of Israel? 

A: The state of Israel will be completely transformed. Whereas up until this time the nation will be divided by fierce political rivalries, the Jews will now come together with a renewed sense of unity and purpose. They will rebuild their nation according to the teachings of Moses.

They will be assisted in this by another miracle. Because their enemies will have been utterly routed by the disasters caused by the comet, the Jews will be free at last to build a new Temple of Solomon on its traditional site on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem.

Q: What will happen to the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque? 

A: The sacred shrines that now stand on the Temple Mount in the old city of Jerusalem will collapse. The earthquakes and the meteorites will leave both of these holy places in ruins, allowing the Jews to build a third Temple, to replace the one that was destroyed by the Romans.

When this Temple is rebuilt according to the original plans, the Jews will once again restore their practice of sacrificial worship in the Tabernacle of the Temple. The Sanctuary will once again be a place of ritual purity, and it will be the focal point of the Jewish religion.

The Jews will not be prevented from worshipping in this Temple, even though this will be the time when the Anti-Christ will be gathering followers throughout Western Europe. At this time the Anti-Christ will be seducing many with his talk of peace and love. He will not yet show his diabolical side.

This will not come about until he is assassinated, and is then miraculously brought back to life. It is then that he will seek to be recognized as a living God and worshipped by all the peoples of the world. This will be the time when he will go to Jerusalem to be crowned.

Continued in Part Two 

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