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Episode 570: Who Is the Beast of the End of this Age?
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THE BOOKS OF DANIEL AND REVELATION REVEAL HIS NATURE
This end of the age of Satan- dictator, is described in Apocalyptic Biblical books as quite a dastardly, sneaky person. Let us review in advance his characteristics. Note how this little horn is depicted:
Daniel 7:7-8 NKJV 7 “After this I saw…a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. 8 “I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.
This man is very, very vain. He will rule at the end of the fourth beasts period. This fourth empire is different than the other three- it seems to be an iron monster. This fits with the history of the Roman Empire. Further, it is led by a back stabber who undermines three of his fellow kings and is unbelievably blasphemous and pompous.
Daniel 8:9-11 NKJV 9 And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. 10 And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the hosts and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them.
He is infringing on the Holy Things in his arrogance. He undermines the high priest and desecrates the very Temple of God.
11 He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
Jesus warns of this evil leader that his actions are a trigger to the second coming of our Messiah.
Matthew 24:14-16 NKJV 14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. 15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Two triggers are mentioned, the preaching of the gospel effectively to all the world and this duplicitous leader’s desecration of the Holy Temple. All this must happen before the second coming because Christ clearly declared it to be so!
DANIEL FORESAW THE EVIL OF ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES
Daniel, four centuries in advance, predicted accurately the actions of this evil,167-169BC.
Daniel 11:21 NKJV 21 “And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
Antiochus is a contemptible man like Hitler, who will use intrigue and lying propaganda to deceive many. He is a model of the future Beast of the end of the age.
Daniel 11:29-31 KJV 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. 30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant:
The Roman Empires fleet and legions intervene in the constant fighting between the two kings just as Antiochus is about to gain a big victory. The Romans humiliate him and he returns north but on his way his takes out his anger on Jerusalem. He then plunders the Temple.
..so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. 31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
He uses the liberal non religious Jews to help undermine and corrupt the Jewish priesthood. Further- he sets up a pagan idol, Zeus in the Temple of God.
THE REAL BEASTLY MAN- IS A MASTER OF DECEIT AND INTRIGUE
Daniel in the historical pattern reveals that the King of the North and his counterpart the King of the South are well practiced in deceitfulness.
Daniel 11:27 NKJV 27 “Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.
The two kings will attempt to deceive each other, but to no avail, the end of their kingdoms will come at the appointed time. This pattern also apply even more to the final beast. The king of the north’s scheming and deceptions will not lengthen his reign. God the Father will determine the end for him after only a short period of near total power- three and half years. However he will be able to stab in the back some of the group of ten that helped him gain power.
Daniel 7:23-25 NKJV And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces. 24 The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings.
Some time in our probable future WE ASSUME THAT THE E.U. will collapse or be reorganized into ten powerful kingdoms or spheres of influence and control. Three will through scheming and intrigue, be over thrown and a vile man will take charge.
25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.
Before he is destroyed by a returning Christ and His saints, he will exalt himself beyond measure.
Daniel 11:36-38 BBE 36 And the king will do his pleasure; he will put himself on high, lifting himself over every god, and saying things to be wondered at against the God of gods; and all will be well for him till the wrath is complete; for what has been purposed will be done.
He will not believe in any traditional religion except the god of war and military force.
37 He will have no respect for the gods of his fathers or for the god desired by women; he will have no respect for any god: for he will put himself on high over all. 38 But in place of this he will give honour to the god of armed places, and to a god of whom his fathers had no knowledge he will give honour with gold and silver and jewels and things to be desired.
Probably he will put in a statue of himself in the Temple for the world to worship only him.
Daniel 11:39-45 BBE 39… And he will make use of the people of a strange god…to those whom he takes note of he will give high honour: and he will make them rulers over the mass of the people, and will make division of the land for a price.
He will bribe leaders to gain support and is certainly will not be above corrupting others.
… 43 But he will have power over the stores of gold and silver, and over all the valued things of the south:..44 But he will be troubled by news from the east and from the north; and he will go out in great wrath, to send destruction on, and put an end to, great numbers. 45….but he will come to his end with no helper.
In part two we will cover more of the man’s characteristics and behavior as revealed in the book of Revelation.