Signals from Heaven (10 Signs of the Second Coming of Christ) from Luke 21 Part V Sunday, September 7, 2014 We are looking in the face of an imminent crisis. If the voice of the Church was ever needed, it is now. Today we are finishing up our journey on Signals from Heaven, 10 Signs of the Second Coming of Christ. Please check out the notes and the series. We are always living in the shadows of war. Right now in the world, there are specific, biblical, prophetical set-ups happening. As we come back to focus on Signal Number 8, Wars and Rumors of Wars, it is a fact that the frequency and intensity of wars is increasing. VIII. The Signal of Wars and Rumors of Wars Luke 21:9-10; Daniel 11:38 I do believe will play an integral part of the end times, both to persecute Christians and to someway, somehow attack Israel. Daniel 11:38 I see one of two scenarios developing: (1) Either the Antichrist will come out of, or (2) Islam will have a civil war between Sunnis and Shiites, and the Antichrist will broker a peace deal that brings them together so can be waged on Christ and His followers at some point. Muslims are looking for the coming of the, their Messiah. I believe the Bible teaches that Russia, Iran, other northern African nations, and the surrounding Islamic world will forge an alliance and attack Israel. We don t look at culture and events and then match it up with Scripture. No! We take Scripture and interpret events and culture through Biblical. Magog- Nations formerly made up of the Soviet Union Rosh Gog Chief or 2014 Jay Dennis
Meschech (Russia) This is the word from which is derived Tubal Tobolsk which is the former capital of Russia Persia Modern day and includes Iraq and Afghanistan Cush Put Gomer Eastern Europe, Ukraine Beth-togarmah Southeastern Europe and (www.ltradio.org) The Uttermost Parts of the North other nations allied with Russia. Summary of Ezekiel 38-39: A Leader from the old Soviet Union, Russia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Libya, Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Turkey and other nations, allied with Russia will Israel. Now comes the of the birth pains the coming of the Beast (Antichrist) and the False Prophet, empowered and given authority by the Dragon (Satan Revelation 12). II Thessalonians 2:8-10 When you take the Scriptures, a profile begins to emerge on this coming Antichrist. Here are the main Scriptures describing him: Revelation 13:1-10 II Thessalonians 2:1-12 Daniel 7, 8 and 11 11 Facts about the Antichrist 1. There is a of Antichrist before there is a Person of the Antichrist I John 2:18, 22, 4:3; II John 7 Anti means both and of. If you want to know if the spirit of antichrist is in the world very powerfully, you will see it in three areas: (1) The name of (2) Jesus the way to Heaven (3) Marriage between a and a 2. There is a Specific who will be the Antichrist, AKA, the Beast Revelation 13:1-10
3. There is a Keeping the Antichrist from being Revealed at Present (1) There will be a Great from the Faith II Thess. 2:3 (2) The World will Get II Thessalonians 2:7; II Timothy 3:1-4 (3) The Holy Spirit must His Hand II Cor 4:4; Revelation 12:4 So why has the Antichrist not been revealed? The is the Great Restrainer. When the Restrainer lifts His hand, then this man will arrive on the world scene for a public reveal. Yet most of the world will be thrilled! (II Thessalonians 2:5-8). 4. When Satan is Kicked out of the Realm to the Earth, the Antichrist, or Beast, Emerges Revelation 12: 3-4 5. will Empower the Antichrist, or Beast, so his Power is Limited by Satan. But Remember, Satan s Power is Limited by God. God is Still in Control Revelation 13:2 6. The Antichrist will have Multiple Characteristics that make Him to the World II Thessalonians 2:10 Daniel 7:20 Daniel 8:23 Daniel 11:36 Revelation 17:11-12 Daniel 11:43; Revelation 13:16-17 Revelation 6:2; 13:2 Revelation 13:8; II Thessalonians 2:4 7. The Antichrist will use to get His Programs Accomplished and when He is Ready, He will Destroy the Religious Program and Demand to be Worshipped Himself. It s what Satan has Always Wanted 8. The Antichrist will be the Most and Ruler the World has Ever Known; but First, he Deceives the World 9. The Antichrist will not Desire Daniel 11:37
10. The Antichrist will have the Capability of Controlling the World through and, Demanding that His People Bear a Mark either on the Back of the Right Hand or the Forehead. Revelation 13:16-18 It is impossible to have your name written in the Book of and have the Mark of the Beast too IMPOSSIBLE. 11. The Antichrist will have a Counterfeit Holy Spirit Who is the, or the Second Beast Revelation 13:11-17 The Followers of Jesus should be Looking for, not the -Christ! So what do you do? How do you respond? How do you prepare? Jesus told us to: I. Luke 21:34; Luke 21:16-19 II. Luke 21:8 III. IV. Luke 21:36 V. Luke 21:33; Matthew 24:35 VI. Luke 21:13; Matthew 24:14; 25:40-46