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Where the Antichrist Rises:
(Micah 5:5) "Therefore the he goat waxed
very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for
it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. [9] And
out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding
great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant
land." (Daniel 8:8-9)
Thus, following the death of Alexander the Great in Babylon, his
Grecian empire was divided into four divisions: (1) Cassander took Greece, Macedon and the western parts of the
Empire. (2) Lysimachus took Asia Minor, or present Turkey and Thrace, the
northern part of
the Empire. (4) Ptolemy took the kingdom of Egypt, the southern part of the
Empire.
Alexander's Empire was literally divided "toward the four winds of
heaven" as stated by the Prophet Daniel 8:8. It is from the Seleucus
division the Antichrist (Little Horn) will arise.
Meanwhile, the man Antichrist will most likely have
a strong affiliation with the
Tribe of Dan. When the Jewish patriarch Jacob was
dying, he declared, "... Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days." (Genesis 49:1)
"Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. [17] Dan
shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse
heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. [18] I have waited for thy
salvation, O Lord." (Genesis 49:16-18)
In the Book of Deuteronomy 33:32, it is revealed, "And of Dan he said,
Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan."
In support of these Scriptures, we find in the Book of Revelation that
whenever the 'Servants of God' were sealed to go through the
'Trumpet Judgments' the Tribe of Dan was excluded and replaced by Joseph's
son Manasseh.
"And I heard the number of them which
were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand
of all the tribes of the children of Israel. [5] Of the tribe of Juda were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve
thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. [6] Of the
tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve
thousand. [7] Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the
tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were
sealed twelve thousand. [8] Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve
thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand."
(Rev. 7:4-8)
In addition, the prophet Jeremiah revealed that the
Antichrist would invade Israel through Dan.
"The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled
at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and
have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that
dwell therein." (Jeremiah 8:16) Thus, with regards to the Prophet Daniel
- Dan.
9:27 was NOT formerly fulfilled by Antiochus IV Epiphanes when he chose the Tobiad
family and Jason as the new High Priest to replace Onias III
(190-174 BC) who
was murdered by Andronicus?
Going forwards,
what we see in the Scripture below is that
the Abyss Beast (Abaddon/Apollyon/Adonikam - see
http://www.shalach.org/Antichrist/NumberBeast.htm) is given a
‘MOUTH’
(the False Prophet who is none other than the man Antichrist himself and the Second
Beast of Rev. 13:11-12) speaking blasphemous words against the most High -
and ONLY continues 42 months/31/2
years/1260 days.
"And
there was
given unto him a mouth
"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. [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." (Rev. 13:11-12) It also must be noted that
those who support a 7 years pre-tribulation rapture cannot suggest that the man Antichrist will fulfill Daniel
9:27 regarding a 7 years peace covenant with Israel and the Jews, and then interpret Rev. 13:5 as
referring to the man Antichrist as well. Rev. 13:5 states that,
While the mortal man who will become the Great
Tribulation Beast man Antichrist will most certainly be alive before the onset
of the last half of Daniel’s 70th Week, he will in no way be the much-dreaded
man Antichrist as described in prophecy at that time. He does NOT become the Beast man
Antichrist until he rises to power and is possessed (infused with power -
Dan. 8:24...not by his own power...) by the
fallen angelic Abyss Beast Abaddon/Apollyon/Adonikam, marking the onset of the Great
Tribulation – the last 31/2 years of Daniel’s 70th Week.
It only makes sense that if Yeshua Jesus is
the One and Only True Prophet then, the man Antichrist is the One and Only
False Prophet (mouth) of/for the abyss beast. Therefore, Rev. chapter 13 reveals that the False
Prophet rises
after
the First Beast (Abyss Beast
Abaddon/Apollyon/Adonikam) and only exists 31/2
years.
Therefore, the UNHOLY Trinity consists of
Satan, Abyss Beast, and the mortal man Antichrist. Going forwards, the final resolve at some point for Iraq will result in the country
being partitioned into
As the below Scripture indicates the Antichrist, (the Little Horn) when risen to full power marking the Middle of Daniel's 70th Week (at the beginning of the Great Tribulation), from among the 10 Kings that come out of the old Roman Empire, will later subdue three of the first 10 kings and the other seven kings will freely capitulate to his rule.
"I considered the horns, and, behold, there
came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of
the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn
were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things."
(Daniel 7:8)
"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his
will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast,
until the words of God shall be fulfilled."
(Rev. 17:17)
"[41] And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes,
part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided;
but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as
thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. [42] And as the toes of the
feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be
partly strong, and partly broken. [43] And whereas thou sawest iron
mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of
men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not
mixed with clay."(Daniel 2:41-43) Thus, the man Antichrist's ten-nation
confederated kingdom will be a mingled
confederation of countries ruled by the brutal iron grip of dictators
while the other member states will be ruled by much weaker and less
aggressive democracies or the will of the people. (see also
http://www.shalach.org/Antichrist/WorldAC.htm) Then, after the Antichrist has successfully taken
full control of this
revised ten-nation confederation at the onset of the 'Great Tribulation', he will immediately begin his military
conquest towards the south, the east and towards Jerusalem, Israel. "And out of one of them came forth a little horn,
which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east,
and toward the pleasant land."
(Daniel 8:9) In conclusion, it must not be overlooked that the rise of the
man Antichrist and his confederated kingdom will occur at lightening speed as
Scripture reveals, "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings,
which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings
one hour with the beast."(Rev. 17:12)
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The
Antichrist himself will come out of Assyria, better known today as the
area of northern Iraq (Kurdistan) Mosul/Nineveh, which is currently
dominated by Islam and the worship of the pagan Moon god Allah. History records that both the Islamic religion and
the ancient city of Nineveh were devout 'Moon Worshipers' – Moon god
Sin and New Moon goddess Inanna/Ishtar (Artemis). This can even be
evidenced today when viewing Islam's coveted symbol of a 'Crescent Moon'
atop Moslem Mosques. Therefore, as Scripture reveals, (emphasis
added)