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 Revelation 13:1-18; 14:9-11

ANTICHRIST
v= comes from the Greek word
“antichristos”.
v= an enemy of Christ or one who
usurps Christ’s name and rights
v= “against or in place of Christ”,
attacking Christ’s character
(Gnosticism), specifically with
regard to love expressed in
obedience to God’s Ten
Commandments.
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The word Antichrist occurs only five times and only in
the books of 1st and 2nd John.
Ø 1 John 2:18-22 – He is antichrist that
denies Jesus is Christ. In John’s time
there were many antichrists and he
says they went out from them (the
Church) but were not of them or they
would have continued with them. This
tells us the Antichrist came from God’s
true Church but they went out on their
own.
Ø 1 John 4:1-3 – Test the Spirits. Every
spirit that denies Jesus came in the
flesh is the spirit of antichrist.
Ø 2 John 1-11 – Those that deny Jesus
What is one method Satan uses to
“deny” Christ?

 2 Corinthians 11:3-4, 13-15 –

Appear as “apostles of Christ”
but preach a “different Jesus”
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Does the Bible give us a way to identify
who is the Antichrist?

 Review Daniel 2 to get a prophetic

blueprint of history: Babylon −−>
Medo-Persia −−> Greece −−>
Rome −−> 10 Divisions of Rome −
−>> Kingdom of the Stone.
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Prophecy Symbols:

vBeasts – Kings/kingdoms (political

powers). Daniel 7:17, 23
vHorns/heads – Subdivisions of
political powers. Daniel 7:24,
8:21-22
vWings – Speed or swiftness.
vWinds – War/Strife.
Jeremiah 49:35-37
vSea – Multitudes of people.
Revelation 17:1, 15
 Daniel 7:1-8 – Daniel’s vision of
four beasts
 The Lion - Babylon. Wings represent conquering
speed. King Nebuchadnezzar.
 The Bear - Medo-Persia. One shoulder raised
above the other represents the dominance of the
Medes over the Persians. The three ribs
represent the three kingdoms overthrown by this
kingdom - Egypt, Lydia, and Babylon. (
Daniel 8:20)
 The Leopard - Greece. Four wings representing
great conquering speed. The four heads
represent Alexander the Great’s four generals
who ruled Greece after his death – Seleucus,
Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Cassander. (
Daniel 8:21-22, Daniel 7 Quote, Daniel 8 Quote)
 The different beast - Rome. The ten horns - the
divisions of Rome (Same as the toes of Chapter
2) The ten horns are the 10 divisions of the
Roman Empire as it fell apart. These were the
Anglo Saxons (England), Alemanni (Germany),
How does Daniel’s vision compare with
John’s vision in Revelation 13?
Antichrist Power -
 Antichrist Power –
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Daniel 7 Rev. 13
q Four beasts from the q Four Beasts in one
Sea. vs.3 from sea. vs.1, 2
q Lion. vs.4 q Lion vs.2
q Bear. vs.5 q Bear. vs.2
q Leopard. vs.6 q Leopard. vs.2
q Ten horned beast vs.7
q Ten horned beast. vs.1
q Mouth Speaking great
things. vs.8 q Mouth Speaking great
q Makes war with the things. vs.5
Saints. vs.21 q Makes war with the
q Power for 3.5 years = Saints. vs.7
42 Months. vs.25 q Power for 42 Months.
 vs.5
 Beast = Kingdom/Government/Political power.
Daniel 7:23 “Thus he said, The fourth beast
shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth…”
And the third beast would be the third
kingdom and the second beast the second
kingdom etc. Daniel 7:17 “These great
beasts, which are four, are four kings, which
shall arise out of the earth.”
 Dragon = Satan or his agency. Ezekiel 29:3
“Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of
Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the
midst of his rivers, which has said, My river
is mine own, and I have made it for myself.”
See also Jeremiah 51:34
 Serpent/Dragon = Satan. Revelation 12:9
“And the great dragon was cast out, that old
serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out
Here are some quotes made by the
Roman Catholic Church.
 “The Pope is not only the
representative of Jesus Christ, but
he is Jesus Christ, Himself, hidden
under the veil of human flesh.” —
Catholic National, July 1895.
 “The Pope and God are the same, so
he has all power in Heaven and
earth.” — Pope Pius V, quoted in
Barclay, Chapter XXVII, p. 218,
“Cities Petrus Bertanous.”
 “We hold upon this earth the place of
God almighty.” — Pope Leo XIII,
The 27 Characteristics of the AntiChrist
o He comes from among ten kings in the
restored Roman Empire; his authority will
have similarities to the ancient Babylonians,
Persians, and Greeks [Daniel 7:24; Rev 13:2 /
Daniel 7:7]
o He will subdue three kings [Daniel 7:8, 24]
o He is different from the other kings [Daniel
7:24]
o He will rise from obscurity…a “little horn”
[Daniel 7:8]
o He will speak boastfully [Daniel 7:8; Rev 13:5]
o He will blaspheme God, [Daniel 7:25; 11:36;
Rev 13:5] slandering His Name, dwelling
place, and departed Christians and Old
Testament saints [Rev 13:6]
o He will oppress the saints and be successful for
3 ½ years [Daniel 7:25; Rev 13:7]
 o He will try to change the laws, perhaps to gain
an advantage for his new kingdom and era
[Dan 7:25]
o He will not be succeeded by another earthly
ruler, but by Christ [Daniel 7:2627]
o He will put an end to Jewish sacrifice and
offerings after 3 ½ years and will set up an
abomination to God in the Temple [Daniel
9:27, Matthew 24:15]
o He will not answer to a higher earthly
authority; “He will do as he pleases”[Daniel
11:36]
o He will show no regard for the religion of his
ancestors [Daniel 11:37]
o He will not believe in any god at all [except for
himself] [Daniel 11:37]
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o He will have "no regard for the desire of
women": He will either be asexual or
homosexual [Dan 11:37]
o He will claim to be greater than any god
[Daniel 11:37; 2 Thess 2:4]
o He will claim to be God [2 Thessalonians 2:4]
o He will only honor a “god” of the military. His
whole focus and attention will be on his
military. He will conquer lands and distribute
them [Daniel 11:3944]
o His arrival on the world scene will be
accompanied by miracles, signs and
wonders [2 Thess 2:9]
o Either he, or his companion [The False
Prophet], will claim to be Christ [Matt
24:2128]
o He will claim that Jesus did not come in the
flesh, or that Jesus did not rise bodily from
o He will hate a nation that initially will have
some control over his kingdom, but he will
destroy this nation [Rev 17:1618]
o He will appear to survive a fatal injury [Rev.
13:3; 17:8]
o His name will be related to the number six
hundred and sixty six—but not necessarily in
an obvious fashion [Rev 13:1718].
o He will be empowered by the devil himself
[Rev. 13:2]
Comparison of holy trinity and unholy trinity

GOD THE FATHER SATAN

GOD THE SON ANTICHRIST

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT FALSE PROPHET
Main verses from Scripture having to do with the
Antichrist, the False Prophet and the 10 nation
confederacy that they will rule from.
 The Antichrist is called the Beast, the Lawless
One, the Man of Sin and the Son of Perdition
in the following verses. The first verse is
right out of Revelations.
v "Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I
saw a beast rising up out of the sea,
having seven heads and ten horns, and
on his horns ten crowns, and on his
heads a blasphemous name ... and the
dragon gave him his power, his throne
and great authority. I saw one of his
heads as if it had been mortally wounded
and his deadly wound was healed. And all
the world marveled and followed the beast.
So they worshiped the dragon who gave
v And he was given a mouth speaking great
things and blasphemies and he was given
authority to continue for forty-two months.
Then he opened his mouth in blaspheming
against God, to blaspheme His name, His
tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. And
it was granted to him to make war with the
saints and to overcome them. And
authority was given to him over every
tribe, tongue and nation. And 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."
(Revelations 13:1-10)
 The next verse tells you that the 10 horns
mentioned in the above verse are 10 kings - 10
nations that will give their allegiance to the
Antichrist.
v "And the ten horns which you saw are ten
kings who have received no kingdoms as
yet, but they receive authority for one hour
as kings with the beast. These are of one
mind, and they will give their power and
authority to the beast. These will make war
 The next verse comes from the prophet Daniel
out of the Old Testament. Daniel was given
very powerful dreams and visions as to what
was going to happen at the end of time. The
first verse was a dream given to him by God
on the Antichrist. This verse also tells you
that the Antichrist will be a man!
v "After this I saw in the night visions, and
behold, 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 other beasts before it, and
it had ten horns. 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
 Next verse from Daniel also interprets the 10
horns as being 10 kingdoms. It goes on to
say that the Antichrist will subdue 3 of these
kings. It also says that he will be allowed to
persecute the saints of God for three and
half years. An Angel from God is giving him
this message.
v Thus he said: "The fourth beast shall be a
fourth kingdom on earth which shall be
different from all other kingdoms, and
shall devour the whole earth, trample it
and break it in pieces. The ten horns
are ten kings who shall arise from this
kingdom. And another shall arise after
them: He shall be different from the first
ones, and shall subdue three kings. He shall
speak pompous words against the Most
High, shall persecute the saints of the Most
 A time = 1 year. Times = 2 years. Half a time = half
a year. This comes to a total of three and half
years. The first verse from Revelations 13:1-10 -
states he will have authority to continue for 42
months which is also three and half years.
 The next verse from Daniel gives more
information as to some of the personality
traits of the Antichrist. He will have fierce
features, understands sinister schemes, will
be very cunning and will be the epitome of
conceit and arrogance.
v "And in the latter time of this kingdom, when
the transgressors have revealed their
fullness, a king shall arise, having fierce
features, who understands sinister
schemes. His power shall be mighty,
but not by his own power; He shall
destroy fearfully and shall prosper and
thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, also
the holy people. Through his cunning he
shall cause deceit to prosper under his hand;
and he shall magnify himself in his heart. He
shall destroy many in their prosperity. He
 The next verse in Daniel gives some additional
information on this man. He may have some
Jewish descent in him as it states he has no
"regard" for the God of his fathers.
v "Then the king shall do according to his
own will; he shall exalt and magnify
himself above every god, shall speak
blasphemies against the God of gods,
and shall prosper till the wrath has
been accomplished; for what has been
determined shall be done. He shall
regard neither the God of his fathers
nor the desire of women, nor regard
any god; for he shall magnify himself
above them all." (Daniel 11:36-37)
 The next verse out of John tells us that his
name is Antichrist.
v "Little children, in the LAST HOUR; and as
you have heard that the ANTICHRIST is
coming, even now many antichrists have
 The next verse tells us that he is also called
the lawless one.
v "The coming of the lawless one is
according to the working of Satan, with
all power, signs and lying wonders." (2
Thessalonians 2:9)
 The next verse shows that he is called the man
of sin and the son of perdition. This verse
also tells us that when he seats himself in
the rebuilt Jewish Temple at the halfway
point in the Tribulation, he will literally
pronounce himself to be God!
v "Let no one deceive you by any means for
that day will not come unless the falling
away comes first, and the man of sin is
revealed, the son of perdition, who
opposes and exalts himself above all
that is called God, or that is worshiped,
 The next 2 verses are on the False Prophet. The
1st verse tells exactly what this man is going
to do. The 2nd verse gives us his name - the
False Prophet. The Bible also calls him
another beast.
v "Then I saw another beast coming up out
of the earth, and he had two horns like
a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he
exercises all the authority of the first
beast in his presence, and causes the
earth and those who dwell in it to
worship the first beast, whose deadly
wound was healed. 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 these signs which he was
granted to do in the sight of the beast,
telling those who dwell on the earth to make
v 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. And
he causes all, both small and great, rich
and poor, free and slave, to receive the
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. 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." (Revelations 13:11-
18)
v "Then the beast was captured, and with him
THE FALSE PROPHET who worked signs in