Seeing Antichrist
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Actually it can have another meaning as well:
Anti
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a??t?´
anti
Thayer Definition:
1) over against, opposite to, before
2) for, instead of, in place of (something)
2a) instead of
2b) for
2c) for that, because
2d) wherefore, for this cause
Part of Speech: preposition
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: a primary particle
Citing in TDNT: 1:372, 61
While anti can mean "against" it can also mean instead of as in a copy or forgery...ie: false Christ.
Surely you meant Revelation 1. But in Revelation 11 "candlestick" is a metaphor for the two prophets sent to earth during the reign of the Antichrist. It is interesting how they are given several designations, but their names are not disclosed. (1) witnesses, (2) prophets, (3) olive trees, and (4) candlesticks (lampstands).
It is more than likely that these are none other than Moses and Elijah, based upon the fact that (a) they met with Christ at His transfiguration and (b) the miracles described correspond to those in the OT for Moses and Elijah. That Elijah withheld the rain for exactly 3 1/2 years during the reign of Ahab is repeated during the 1260 days (42 months) of the reign of the Antichrist.
And here is the prophecy that goes along with the presence of Moses and Elijah: Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. (Malachi 4:4-6)
It is more than likely that these are none other than Moses and Elijah, based upon the fact that (a) they met with Christ at His transfiguration and (b) the miracles described correspond to those in the OT for Moses and Elijah. That Elijah withheld the rain for exactly 3 1/2 years during the reign of Ahab is repeated during the 1260 days (42 months) of the reign of the Antichrist.
And here is the prophecy that goes along with the presence of Moses and Elijah: Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. (Malachi 4:4-6)
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Why would God judge the faithful along with "those who dwell upon the earth"? Judgment is promised upon the ungodly "once the number of the gentiles is complete". The lawless one will not be revealed until "He who restrains" is removed.
Of course the rapture marks the beginning of the 7 years of trials and tribulations... This argument is just silly!
Of course the rapture marks the beginning of the 7 years of trials and tribulations... This argument is just silly!
Because he decides to?
Rev 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Rev 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
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16And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17saying,
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
who is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
and begun to reign.
18The nations raged,
but your wrath came,
and the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name,
both small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
This is past tense. The elders are praising God "AFTER" Armageddon, at the beginning of His reign.
You are most welcome Sue. Don't get confused by some of the things I say/post, read them once or twice, I have been called unto Prophecy for over 35 years, but only in the last 5-6 years have I gotten the key to open these understandings up completely, I used to go 20-25 years and I would never say this is what God says, if I did not know I stayed silent, or said this is a guess. We see 100s of "THIS IS OF GOD's answer" every day, thus my prayers unto God 5 or so years ago was, Lord, if you are supposed to pour out your spirit in these end times, and you called me unto Prophecy, why am I stuck in the mud and why does the Church have 100's of understandings of who the Harlot is, what the Beast is, what Babylon is and whom the 144,000 are ? And then I got this answer from the Holy Spirit, short and sweet.
"Ron, you guys already know it all"
Talking about a rebuke, I was basically told I was heeding too many men's understandings, and not simply ASKING God to show me, since then, I never just accept a contradiction, I simply ASK God, what does this mean Lord? just like I did with the Gospels as a young Christian, and I always get the answer, and I know the difference between a guess and God's answer. I always knew that when I got it, I didn't know I had to stop relying on Men's Traditional Answers, which BLOCKED God from reaching me with His answers, EXAMPLE, if you raise a kid to believe 2 + 2 = 5, its going to be much harder to get them to understand its really 4 later on, until that mental block is gone, they will always see the answer as being 5.
God Bless
"Ron, you guys already know it all"
Talking about a rebuke, I was basically told I was heeding too many men's understandings, and not simply ASKING God to show me, since then, I never just accept a contradiction, I simply ASK God, what does this mean Lord? just like I did with the Gospels as a young Christian, and I always get the answer, and I know the difference between a guess and God's answer. I always knew that when I got it, I didn't know I had to stop relying on Men's Traditional Answers, which BLOCKED God from reaching me with His answers, EXAMPLE, if you raise a kid to believe 2 + 2 = 5, its going to be much harder to get them to understand its really 4 later on, until that mental block is gone, they will always see the answer as being 5.
God Bless
I have explained to him that both the ONE HOUR and the ONE DAY in Rev. 18 both mean 42 months of Judgment on Babylon (the Whole World being Judged by God). We understand that the Day of the Lord lasts 42 months, but in Revelation 12:17 we are told very specifically that the 10 Kings rule ONE HOUR with the Beast, and we know the Beast rules for 42-months, thus the ONE HOUR reference means 42 months of Judgment.
