The Arrival of the Antichrist

Intro

Who is the Antichrist? Theories have abounded from Nero to Hitler to Osama bin Laden to Bill Clinton to George Bush. What does the Bible say? I’ll be back in a moment with the prophetic perspective on “The Arrival of the Antichrist.”

Message

Hello, this is Cody Francis with Prophetic Perspectives. The subject of the Antichrist has stoked debate for hundreds of years. Starting with the early church Fathers who expected the antichrist to arrive shortly after their time down through the middle ages to our time today there have been hundreds of speculations for who the Antichrist might be. Even Islam is expecting a liar or deceiver to come near the end of time. The infamous number 666 has been twisted, added, subtracted, multiplied and square rooted to come up with almost any suspected person. Does Bible prophecy leave us in doubt? Is it possible to know who the Antichrist is? On such a significant subject, God would not leave us in the dark. As we carefully examine Scripture, there is no doubt that God has shed abundant light that all who desire to know may know. Let us ask the Lord to guide us as we turn to our subject, “The Arrival of the Antichrist.”

Outline

I.        Bible prophecy reveals the arrival of the antichrist.

A.     Daniel’s first prophecy = panorama history

B.     Daniel’s next vision parallels

1.      Four beasts, division & antichrist!

2.      Vision – beasts, seas & storms – Dan. 7:2, 3

a.       Beasts = kingdoms – Dan. 7:17, 23

b.      Water = peoples – Rev. 17:15

C.     March of the nations

1.      Lion – Babylon – 605 – 539 BC – Dan. 7:4

a.       Majestic, royal, strong lion = Babylon

b.      Gold, prestige, honor

2.      Bear – Medo-Persia – 539 – 331 BC – Dan. 7:5

a.       Strong, devouring = Persia

b.      Three ribs; one side stronger

3.      Leopard – Greece – 331 – 168 BC – Dan. 7:6

a.       Fast, cunning, flying = Greece

b.      Four generals, great dominion

4.      Terrible – Rome – 168 BC – 476 AD – Dan. 7:7

a.       Iron, cruel, terrible = Rome

b.      Bethlehem, cross, tomb, Christians

5.      Division – divided Europe – 476 - ? – Dan. 7:24

a.       Ten tribes – Europe today

b.      Chance — 1:437,890,893,380,859,375

D.     Antichrist arrives on the scene – Dan. 7:8

1.      Among horns – Dan. 7:8

a.       Not Brazil, US, Jerusalem

b.      Roman empire—Western Europe

2.      After them – Dan. 7:24

a.       Not before – Nero, Antichous

b.      Sometime after AD 476

3.      Uprooted 3 – Dan. 7:8

a.       Not way in future; already gone!

b.      Sometime shortly after break-up Rome

4.      Eyes of a man – Dan. 7:8

a.       Seers = God’s eyes

b.      Based human traditions, NOT Word!

5.      Different first – Dan. 7:24

a.       A horn = political, but not alone!

b.      Not one man, entire religo-political system!

6.      Others – blasphemy, persecute, continues 3 ½ yr

a.       Enough to identify—only one power match!

b.      No animosity any person, group = system

7.      Medieval church of Dark Ages alone

II.     Dominion will be taken away – Dan. 7:26, 27