The New Testament predicts a falling away from the truth of the Gospel (II Thessalonians 2: 3-4). Matthew 24: 11,
I Timothy 4: 1, II Timothy 3: 13, and II Peter 2: 1 say that many false prophets will arise and deceive Christians.. Luke 13: 21is on the leavening of the Christian church.
Daniel 12: 7 says "And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished."
Revelation 13: 11-18 describes, in metaphoric language, a Second Beast, who has been called the False Prophet, but who represents many false prophets, as shown by several New Testament texts, including Matthew 24: 11, II Peter 2: 1, and I John 4: 1.
And Revelation 13: 2 explains that the dragon gives the First Beast his power, seat and great authority. We can believe that the dragon also gives his power to the Second Beast.
At the Cross Satan was defeated and restrained to some extent. Revelation 20: 1-3 says
"And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season."
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So, the devil was metaphorically bound and thrown into the bottomless pit at the Cross. But then Revelation 9: 1-3 describes the opening of the bottomless pit, and something called locusts as scorpions came out of the bottomless pit.
At the Cross the devil was restrained so that the Gospel was able to go out to many people. But sometime in the end times that restraint on the devil is released and he goes forth to deceive the people again - and causes those in the churches to follow false prophets and their false doctrines.
This is not a revival, but just the opposite.
The Bible does not spoon feed us. But there are implications from some scriptures that in the very end times a very small group, the Remnant of Israel, will return to the truth of the Gospel.
For example, in the New Testament, Revelation 11, on the Two Witnesses. there will be witnesses to Jesus Christ with the implication that they will become martyrs to Christ. Then in Revelation 12 a metaphoric figure called "The Woman" who gives birth to Christ as the Manchild, is said in verse 17 to have given birth to the remnant who have the testimony of Jesus.
In the Old Testament, Zechariah 13: 8-9 shows, as a broad prophecy, that God will bring one part out of three parts through a fire, will refine them and they will be accepted by him.
"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God."
Because the Bible does not spoon feed us about what is to happen in the end times, false doctrines have been made up by men describing what is to happen, and somehow claiming to be from God.
