The Middle East Peace Accord
According to Holy Scripture the coming world leader that will be the anti-Christ will rise to power through promises of saving the world from economic, military, and political issues that many will consider unsolvable. The gullible people of the world will see him as a savior of types, a man of "peace" that will usher mankind into the long awaited, and often heralded, New Age. The prophet Daniel warned us that the anti-Christ will destroy many by claiming a false peace:
Daniel 8:25; 11:21 "By peace he shall destroy many," and "he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries". Scripture declares that a seven-year peace accord will be the means to quickly elevate that evil one to a position of world leadership. The world tension that Israel will cause through her devastating (possibly nuclear) attacks against surrounding Arab nations will have all "eyes on Israel" and she will become "a cup of trembling" to the world, therefore, Israel will be at the focal point of the peace accord, and the nations' leaders of the world will demand that Israel accept it.
Zechariah 12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
With media training the parents and the parents training up their children to worship man, the world will be more than ready to worship its ultimate "HERO" as he offers to bring an end to the war of all wars that originates in the Middle East and is about to spread across the entire globe.
Today Satan is preparing the people of this planet to worship the creature (man) and not the Creator (God). With man running after (worshipping) of every sports hero, celebrity icon, talk show host, and apostate mega-church leader, we are being set up for the spiritual kill. Those that worship man today will worship the anti-Christ man when he comes in the very near future. If you have raised your children to worship man through servile hero adulation of sports icons or glitterati, then you will watch them be destroyed through what you have so foolishly taught them. For as your children now seek to live vicariously through the worldly heroes you have caused them to believe in, they will also believe in and follow after the anti-Christ when he comes to power.
Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
The seven year peace accord will bring a temporarily resolve to the Middle East crisis. As part of this peace accord a mutually compromising solution between the Jews and the Arabs regarding Jerusalem and its holy sites will also be reached. The Temple Mount located on Mount Moriah, in Jerusalem, is sacred to Jews (their temple stood there before being destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D.), and the Mount is also sacred to Muslims, their Holy shrine the Dome of the Rock, is located on the Temple Mount today.
Bible Scripture states that through the Antichrist's peace accord the Jews will be enabled to rebuild their Holy Temple for the first time since 70 AD. Within this Temple the Jews will revive their ancient rituals of animal sacrifice to God. (see Daniel 8:23-25; 9:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4).
Prince of Rosh from the Land of GogThe prophet Ezekiel calls the Antichrist "Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh" (Ezekiel 38:2, NKJV). Bible scholars agree that the ancient land known as Magog is a powerful country or region of peoples to the north of Israel. "Rosh" is believed by many to refer to the people of Russia. Accordingly many students of the Bible believe that the chaos of the former Soviet Union will give birth to the ant-Christ.
Scripture describes the leading nations of Europe, and America as the outgrowth of Great Britain, (the revived Roman Empire) as being prominent supporting members in the Antichrist's world government. Revelation 17:13 "These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast".
The anti-Christ Becomes the False MessiahInitially the world will hail the anti-Christ as a political savior that will bring about world peace. However, three-and-a-half years after the enactment of the seven-year peace accord between Israel and the Arab nations, he will become jealous of the world's attention focused on Israel after she reinstated the sacrifices to God, and will bring an end to the peace accord, stop the animal sacrifices by the Jews in the Temple, and demand that ALL attention and worship be directed toward himself. The anti-Christ ruler will then use international and Arab military forces at his disposal to invade Israel in order to establish Jerusalem as his world capital.
He will then cause an image of himself to be empowered to speak and "cause those who refuse to worship it to be killed" (Revelation 13:14-15). Jesus warned us that when we see this image, the "abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (temple) ... then shall be great tribulation such as has not been since the beginning of the world" (Matthew 24:15,21). At this time the Beast and his followers will bring about a time of horror through great persecution of believers in God. (See also Daniel 7:21, 25; 8:23-24; 11:31-35; 12:10; Revelation 13:5-7.)
The following Scripture text will show the ‘little horn’ of Daniel 7 and the Beast from the ‘sea’ of Revelation 13 are the same.
The anti-Christ will come out of the gentile nations:
1. The beasts come 'out of the sea', and 'up from the sea' - Rev. 13:1, Daniel 7:3
2. 'like unto a leopard', 'another, like a leopard' - Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:6
3. 'feet of a bear', 'like to a bear' - Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:5
4. 'mouth of a lion', 'was like a lion' - Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:4
5. 'the dragon', 'a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible' - Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:7
6. 'seven heads', (the four beasts have a total of 7 heads) - Rev. 13:1, Daniel 7:4-7
7. 'ten horns', 'it had ten horns' - Rev. 13:1, Daniel 7:7
The beast and the little horn will rule for the same period of time:
8. 'forty and two months', 'time, times, and dividing of time' - Rev. 13:5, Daniel 7:25
The beast and the little horn have a recognizable leader:
9.'number of a man', 'eyes of a man' - Rev. 13:18, Daniel 7:8
The beast of Revelation 13 and the little horn do the same things:
10. 'blasphemy against God', 'speak great words' - Rev. 13:5-6, Daniel 7:8, 20, 25
11.'make war with the saints', 'made war with the saints' - Rev. 13:7, Daniel 7:21
The beast receives his power and position from the 'dragon':
12. 'gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority', "fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly... and it had ten horns.' - Rev. 13:7, Daniel 7:7
The beast receives a deadly head wound:
13. 'wounded to death' - Rev. 13:3
The beast regains worldwide influence and power as millions worship him as being God after he is raised from death and his head wound is healed:
14. 'and his deadly wound was healed' - Rev. 13:3
The beast receives worship as head of the unholy One World Religion:
15. 'all the world wondered...and they worshipped the beast', "shall be diverse" - Rev. 13:3-4, Daniel 7:24
The following will reveal God's schedule for His allowed rule of ‘Anti-Christ’:
Scripture provides many names for this man including: ‘Beast from the sea’ - Revelation 13:1‘Little Horn’ - Daniel 7‘Man of Sin’ - 2 Thess 2:3 ‘Son of Perdition’ - 2 Thess 2:3 ‘Lawless One’ - 2 Thess 2:8‘The Assyrian’ - Isa. 10:5,12 ‘Prince to Come’ - Dan. 9:26 ‘The Willful King’ - Daniel 11:36
The anti-Christ will be a human being in the gender of a man - Daniel 7:24-25
The anti-Christ will confirm a covenant for 7 years - Daniel 9:27
Note: The word ‘confirm’ in the above scripture passage of Daniel 9:27 does not necessarily mean that the anti-Christ creates this covenant. The Hebrew word here for "confirm" is gabar (gaw-bar'); a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently: KJV-- exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more [strength], strengthen, be stronger, be valiant. The antichrist will therefore confirm or agree with and bring into finality a covenant for a 7 year time span. This could very well be an existing peace accord like the Oslo Accord or the "Road Map to Peace".
The anti-Christ will ascend to power on a platform of peace. "By peace, he will destroy many" - Daniel 8:25
Authors note: As a mid tribulation and pre-wrath resurrection ("rapture") believer I see the anti-Christ's false peace accord being signed and initiated prior to the midpoint of the tribulation. He will become the secular 'prince of peace', 'savior' of the world, the ultimate super hero, star athlete, rock/rap star, and king of glitterati all rolled into one spiritually nasty and deceptive self-worshipping package. He will offer up plans to solve most, if not all, of the problems of the world.
The anti-Christ will rise to global power among 10 earthly Kings - Daniel 7:8
These 10 kings will come to power out of the revived Roman Empire (see Daniel 2:43 ). The combined world organizations that best suit this description of a revived Roman Empire today are the European Union and the United States (as a "daughter" of the United Kingdom). Ten men will come to rule over 10 distinct world powers. This could be physical kingdoms, or economic regions.
Anti-Christ will remove or unseat 3 kings from the original 10 kings to gain further political power for himself. The 3 removed rulers may disagree with his ideas, and thus, simply will be eliminated - Daniel 7:8
At the time of the midpoint of the tribulation (Daniels 70th week - Daniel 9:27) the Antichrist will assume power over the 7 Kings and reveal his goal to be the one world ruler.
He will rule from a political platform of "Peace" from the 10 nation union which will then merge into a world government. - Revelation 13:1-2
He will be promoted and exalted by a false prophet religious leader (false prophet – or ‘beast of the earth’) - Revelation 13:11 -12
The beast that rises from the land will be a man who heads up the apostate end time 'Church of the Antichrist'. This man will be given the power to deceive the world into believing in the godhood of the anti-Christ and will through military enforced world wide martial law demand the worship of the anti-Christ. Forced worship of (or sworn allegiance to) the anti-Christ will be made possible by extreme economic sanctions via a mark placed on everyone's (those that accept it) forehead or right hand. Failure to recognize the anti-Christ as "God" will cause buying, selling, and trading of all goods and services to be removed for that individual, and possibly, his or her entire family may come under sanction. Today economic sanctions curtailing food and other necessities of life are a common process used by world super-powers to bring the governments and populace of entire nations under their control.
He will have a mouth speaking great things. Very boastful of himself - Daniel 7:8
The Antichrist will be a arrogant and self worshipping man, and declare himself as God.
He will have a fierce countenance - Daniel 8:23
Countenance means: Appearance, particularly of the face. He will have an evil and hateful appearance due to the Satanic control over him by the one that knows his days are short.
He will understand ‘Dark Sentences’ - Daniel 8:23
He will feign understanding of the greatly debated questions of the day. It is this author's belief that he will speak a lie regarding our creation and will promote the theory of evolution by means of lying wonders. It is from this speaking of dark sentences that the Lie will come forth that many will believe. Because of this God will send the "Strong Delusion" that those that refused to believe the Truth, should believe the lie. Even unto their own destruction.
He will cause craft to prosper - Daniel 8:25
Craft in Hebrew: mirma^h meer-maw' From H7411 in the sense of deceiving; fraud: - craft, deceit (-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtly, treachery.
It will be the desire of man to deny God His Kingship and His rightful ascendancy to the Throne therein. Instead they will seek to crown a fellow-man as God, and thus, once and for all, free themselves of the subordinate rank of created one beneath that of the Creator.
He will not arise until the ‘restrainer, or he that restrains’ (Holy Spirit) is taken away. – 2 Thessalonians 2:6
His power will dominate the nations and peoples of the entire world for 3 1/2 years after he confirms the covenant. His reign will continue for a an additional 42 months - Revelations 13:5-6
Midpoint of the 7 years of tribulation he will drop his political facade of "peace" and will openly and with great wrath seek world domination.
The Abomination of Desolation is the event that marks point of mid-tribulation and the final 42 months begin - Daniel 9:27, Mat 24:15, Rev 13:5-6
The Abomination of Desolation coincides with Revelations 12:7-10 at which point the Antichrist becomes fully "possessed" by Satan himself.
The anti-Christ will openly and defiantly oppose God - 2 Thessalonians 2:4, Rev 13:6
He will speak marvelous (strange) things against the God of gods - Daniel 11:36, Rev. 13:5-6, Daniel 7:8, 20, 25 The word "marvelous" in the Hebrew denotes speaking of things which are not allowed or audacious with intention of causing division to separate the One spoken of from His followers.
He will exalt himself above all that is called God - 2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will seat himself in the temple of God - 2 Thessalonians 2:4
The Temple must be rebuilt before anti-Christ seats himself:
He will claim to be God (or an incarnation of God) - 2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will stop the daily sacrifices in the Temple - Daniel 11:31
He will plant tabernacles (tents or pavilions) of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain - Daniel 11:45
Daniel 11:45 speaks of anti-Christ setting up secondary military/government operational facilities outside of the city walls of Jerusalem, located between Jerusalem and the Mediterranean Sea.
He will have power to make war with the saints and to overcome them - Revelation 13:7, Dan 7:25.
He will continue this war with the saints for 3 1/2 years - Daniel 7:21, 25
This time of Great Tribulation comes upon the Earth after the Abomination of Desolation. - Matthew 24:15,21.
During this time, the antichrist will scatter the power of the holy people (Christians and saved Jews) - Daniel 12:7
He will rule a mighty and strong kingdom - Daniel 7:7
He will be given power over all kindred, tongues and nations - Revelation 13:7
His kingdom will devour the whole earth - Daniel 7:23
He will have great military power that will stand behind him, to enforce his laws - Daniel 11:31
He will try to change times and laws; and they will be given into his power for 3 1/2 years - Daniel 7:25
He will give great honor to the God of forces, with gold, silver, jewels, etc - Daniel 11:38
(God of Forces was also known in antiquity as Baalhazor, the god of munitions and war and protector of fortresses. Baal-hazor, is also a location mentioned in the Bible in 2 Samuel 13:23 "Now it came about after two full years that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim"
He will prosper in everything that he does - Daniel 8:24
He will not regard the God of his fathers - Daniel 11:37
"God of his fathers", could mean from a Christian viewpoint. Anti-Christ could arise out of a 'Christian' nation or from a Muslim nation. Muslims claim inheritance through Abraham, and believe that they worship the same God as Abraham.
He will not regard the desire of women - Daniel 11:37
"Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all."
No, "neither shall he regard the desire of women" does NOT mean he will be a homosexual. Anti-Christ will worship or "regard" NO gods,
1. He will not have regard for (worship) the God of the Bible.
2. He will not have regard for (worship) the new Age gods (Wicca, Sophia worship, Goddess worship, etc) of women nor will he have regard for their desire to rule over man by installing a female deity to replace God.
3. He will not have regard for (worship) the gods worshipped by the occult faiths such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Baha'i, Paganism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism, Unitarianism, etc.
4. He will worship himself.
The mark of the beast will be the amount of his name - 666 - Revelations 14:11
All that dwell upon the Earth will worship him, except those who's names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life - Revelation 15:2
He will have an image made after him - Revelation 15:2 The image will most likely be a electronic/digital image that will be broadcast into every home and place of business or worship through communication mediums such as televisions, computers, hand held PC devices, Ipods, cell phones, and a totally new form of communication that will be discovered very soon. These electronic devices are already being used to buy, sell, and trade.
He will fight against Jesus Christ at Armageddon - Revelations 17:14
He will stand against the Prince of princes - Daniel 8:25
The Lord will consume him with the sword of his mouth (Word of God) - 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Rev 19:20
The Lord will destroy him with the brightness of His coming - 2 Thessalonians 2:8
The anti-Christ will be cast alive into the lake of fire - Revelation 19:20
The anti-Christ will be tormented day and night for ever and ever - Revelation 20:10
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