Revelation. Vision 3: Christ the Mediator

The Anti – Christ.

We are now shown details of the leader of this `beastly` Gentile Global Government. He is called the Anti-Christ and is the 7th king, leader that becomes ruled over by Satan.

He comes from the Middle East, from the region of Iraq. He is called the Assyrian and later the King of the city of Babylon in Iraq. (Isa. 31: 4 – 8 14: 4) He is the Islamic Confederation`s long awaited leader.

He arises to power by making a peace treaty with Israel after the Russian War. (Dan.9: 27 & Ez. 39: 9) His charismatic personality together with his amazing ability to bring wisdom to the world`s problems, amazes the everyone. However in the midst of this he seemingly is `killed,` by a sword. The whole world mourns but then he `miraculously` comes to life.


` And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded,
and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marvelled and followed the beast.`
(Rev. 13: 3)


People marvel and then honour Satan as the one who empowers this man. With the Anti-Christ as their leader they believe at last nothing can stop mankind in its pursuit of total control of their destiny.

`So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast;
and they worshiped the beast saying,
“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”`
(Rev. 13: 3 & 4)

Then Satan, with prideful arrogance through the Anti-Christ boasts of his supremacy, his greatness and speaks evil of God, blaspheming God`s authority and power.

`And he was given a mouth speaking great things & blasphemies,
and he was given authority to continue for 42 months.
Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God,
to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, & those who dwell in heaven.`
(Rev. 13: 5 & 6)


Thus begins a 42 month (3 ½ yrs) reign of terror over all tribes, nations and tongues. Those who do not worship Satan and the Anti-Christ are hunted down & many are killed.

`It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them.
And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, & nation.
All who dwell on the earth will worship him,
whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb
slain from the foundation of the world.

If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity;
he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword.
Here is the patience & faith of the saints.`
(Rev. 13: 7 – 10)

The False Prophet.

This man arises in power from `the earth,` symbolising the vain philosophies of the religions of man. He seems benevolent, `lamb like,` but he speaks `as a dragon,` - words from Satan.

`Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth,
and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.`
(Rev. 13: 11)


This false prophet holds the executive office in the Global Government. He exercises the authority of the Anti-Christ and carries out his will.

`And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence,
and causes the earth & those who dwell in it to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed.`
(Rev. 13: 12)



He also performs great signs and wonders, deceiving people into believing that God has sent and empowered him.

`He performs great signs,
so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs
which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast,`
(Rev. 13: 13 & 14)


So great is this man`s authority that the world is deceived into worshipping an image of the Anti-Christ that seems to come alive. This is worship of Satan himself and those who do not bow will be sought out and killed.

He tells ` those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast
who was wounded by the sword and lived.
He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast,
that the image of the beast should both speak
and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.`
(Rev. 13: 14 & 15)


The Anti-Christ and the false prophet`s control over the world is so powerful that people will have to have their authority, their credentials before they can buy or sell. The only way to escape is to not take the mark and to hide away, living off the land or stored up supplies.

He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave,
to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
and that no one may buy or sell
except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.`
(Rev. 13: 16 & 17)

`Here is wisdom.
Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast,
for it is the number of a man; His number is 666.`
(Rev. 13: 15 - 18)

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