Who is the Antichrist? | Amazing Facts

Who is the Antichrist? | Amazing Facts

Who is the Antichrist?

Daniel 7:8, 21-25

8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

Who is this beast? Let's look at the identifying factors in this passage. Who do you think these identifying factors refer to?

A.    The "little horn" or kingdom "came up among them"the 10 horns which were the kingdoms of Western Europe (Daniel 7:8). So it would be a little kingdom somewhere in Western Europe.

B.    It would have a man at its head who could speak for it (Daniel 7:8).

C.    It would pluck up or uproot three kingdoms (Daniel 7:8).

D.    It would be "diverse" or different from the other 10 kingdoms (Daniel 7:24).

E.    It would make war with and "wear out" or persecute the saints (Daniel 7:21, 25).

F.    It would emerge from the pagan Roman empirethe fourth world kingdom (Daniel 7:7, 8).

G.    God's people (the saints) would "be given into his hand" for "a time and times and the dividing of time" (Daniel 7:25).

H.    It would "speak great words against" or blaspheme God (Daniel 7:25). In Revelation 13:5, the Bible says the same power speaks "great things and blasphemies."

I.    It would "think to change times and laws." Daniel 7:25.

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