False Christ A Key to Not Being Fooled By Your servant, Dan Baxley dan@wervantsofyahshua.com www.servantsofyahshua.com www.yahshuaservants.com Some are troubled at the prospect of being fooled into following the False Christ; after all, we are told the False Prophet is able to deceive the whole world. Let s read a little from something that is to happen. It is something very frightening indeed, and a threat to all, even those of the Christian faith. (Rev 13:11-14) And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. And it had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon. And it exercises all the authority of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and those dwelling in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And it does great wonders, so that it makes fire come down from the heaven onto the earth in the sight of men. And it deceives those dwelling on the earth, because of the miracles which were given to it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who had the wound by a sword and lived. It should be noted here, these verses are not referring to the False Prophet, but to the Beast ruler given power to do miracles. It is the Beast ruler himself that is able to do these miracles. It is he that causes the world to worship the image of the first Beast. Think of it like this the image of the German Empire under Hitler, Nazism, is brought back to life by another Hitler LIKE Beast and because of the miracles this other Beast is able to do, causes the world to then worship the Beast that has been slain by the sword (war). This other Beast is not bringing Hitler back to like but the system of government that tried to kill the people of God. This OTHER Beast will have something Hitler lacked, the power to deceive the World by miracles. The Two horns may indicate this other Beast s authority is shared by another horns usually mean power or a person in authority. We know there is a False Prophet (Rev 16:13; 19:20; 20:10), but the verses quoted have to do with the Beast leader that is able or given the power of a Beast government that ruled once before like Nazi Germany, the idea, that was killed by the sword and the brought back to life by this other Beastly leader or dual leader. And maybe the two horns stand for the other Beast and Satan, as this dual power speaks like a dragon and it is from the dragon this Beast will receive its authority. Consider the following verses (Rev 13:2-4) And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?
I deliberately placed these verses in reverse to make the point just who this OTHER Beast is and who is behind the whole thing. The power and authority that Satan possesses that he is able to pass on the OTHER Beast that is able to bring a past Beast, one of the 7 heads, back to life, a wonder that never seemed possible and amazes the world. This time is coming and just how it all comes about will be witnessed and recognized only by those verses in the Testimony of YaHshua, in the Spirit of prophecy, being able by and through Him to understand what is happening. When will this be? Who knows, back in WWII many prophecy teachers thought they were living in the end days and Hitler was the Beast and some were waiting for him to join up with the Pope of Rome, but the closest he got to that what Mussolini in those two, however, we do see the two horns Hitler/Mussolini/False Prophet? Still, when we read (Rev 16:13-14) And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. It appears the three, the unholy trinity, is the dragon, the beast and the false prophet. We see these three, Satan, a powerful Spirit, the Beast and the False Prophet each sending out their Emissary to the nations to unite the world for a single purpose and whatever that purpose appears to be it will be to oppose the Coming of the Christ, YaHshua. We need to leave ourselves enough room to change as events change and are revealed to us. We can speculate but only within the frame work of Scripture, if we read too much between the line we eventually begin to make up our own story the human mind seems to have not limit. Too many get locked into a teaching bases on a speculation that sounds good but may prove to be in error, as has happened with many a False Prophet. Some simply refuse to see it any other way than the way they see it. Let the word correct us and the events, when fulfilled prove the Word true and out God and Savior true. The fear of what is to come drives many to accept false teaching. Much of Christianity is pinning its hope on the Rapture, believing they will not be here when the deception begins, they will be in Heaven, or so they wish. Those with this belief are unknowingly priming themselves for the deception, or at the least, of becoming scoffers, abandoning their faith, maybe even following after this Beast that is able to perform miracles we will see.
(2Pe 3:3-4) Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. These scoffers will not be saying but will be crying, What happened, where is the promise He was supposed to come and take us to Heaven. Look, everything is still the same. The scoffers will be believers in the deception of escape and when the world turns upside down, when the Great Quake and the heavenly signs come as explained in Revelation 6:12-17, these deceived will become the scoffers and before our Lord returns. These may be ready to jump ship, so to speak, and join with the New World Order, revived. There is a key, however, and if you keep this key close to your heart you will not be fooled by the miracles of the Beast, or the words of the False Prophet. The Beast ruler and his False minister (Pope, Imam, whatever) named in whatever name, will come to a sum, that some say will equal the number 666, but there is a few others that say this number is to be 616. Whatever the number it has to do with a name and with an image we will see. The Key is in the words of our Savior and His warning us. And guess what? It all has to do with His return, a return that is anything but secret -- a return that will have all eyes looking to the sky. The Key There is a warning that you need, especially as we come closer to the coming Great Quake, to be followed by seven other events known in bible circles as the 7 Trumpets. (Rev 6:12-17) And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree castes her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sites on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Before our Lord will return there will first be a Great Worldwide Earthquake followed by many heavenly signs and to the small and the great of the world it will seem as if it is the end of the world. This, however, is only the beginning, a time before our Savior s promised return. When our Lord does return we will not have to be told, we, as believers will know it. Major Key, if you have to be told, then it is not Him.
(Mat 24:25-27) Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. KJV (like the rising and setting of the sun, every eye will see Him coming, but not before the Great Quake) (Mat 24:25-27) See, I have told you ahead of time. So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. NIV There you have it, the Key that may save you from being fooled into believing in a false Messiah, or even a False Prophet. I will repeat: If someone has to tell you He is here or He is there then you can be sure it is a lie if a false Messiah appears and you have to hear about it from someone else then it is not Him, for every eye will witness His return. The Great Quake and heavenly signs of Revelation 6 is only the beginning of what is to come, it is the beginning of the Lamb s Wrath. Where does this leave those believing in the Secret Rapture? YaHshua does not lie, His simply states that every eye will see Him and if you have to be told then it is not Him. Maybe every eye will not really understand what they are seeing, maybe most will think it is the end of the world, but one thing is sure, the followers of YaHshua will know. Those called will be part of the gathering to meet YaHshua as He returns. Read the rest (Mat 24:27) For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Comment: Lighting does not travel in such a manner but the sun does and when looking at the word for lightening should be translated as the sun. This also adds much more sense to this verse. (Mat 24:28) Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. Comment: Another messed up verse. This would be better understood to read Wherever there is the body (Christ, Messiah) there will the chicks gather. Scholars all have their various explanations of this troubled verse, but if you stay with the context, the gathering of the Saints then the changes proposed make much more sense. See Matt 23:37 for just such and analogy. (Mat 24:29-31) Immediately after the distress of those days 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Did you hear that? Listen, no, not yet, keep listening and listening for the Trumpet sounding. According to the Rapture teachers you will never hear Him Come it will be in
secret to take the future scoffers to Heaven. As a committed believer in YaHshua as Savior you can be sure of this one thing, no one will have to tell you where He is and it will be anything but secret or silent let His words be true an everyman a liar (Rom 3:4) The Middle East is crying out for a democratic rule but with one small hitch they want a democratic Monarchy. How is that possible? Recent events in the Middle East (February 2011) demonstrators held up printed signs calling for this very thing, Sign held high, and shouting, We want a democratic Monarchy. A Monarch is one with absolute power, a position that is usually held for a life time, so how can this square with a democracy? Actually it fits in quite nicely with how most in the Middle East, mainly those of the Muslim peoples see things. Some see it as a blend, or a modern Caliphate, a central leader of all Muslim Arab States. Each State would be directed by and Imam, with an elected head of state, similar to what we see in Iran today. The Arab States would elect a central leader, a Caliph. This would give the Arab people a united front. All that is need is for a leader or family, to rise that the fragmented Arab/Muslim States would agree to follow. The Imams (religious leaders) are waiting for just such a leader the 12 th Imam? The much anticipated Arab Messiah? The people want the freedom the West enjoys, but they do not want to abandon their heritage. The solution is simple, in their eyes, adopt a single ruler but let the people vote for the rule of law and for the law makers within each Arab State. You could then have a figure head ruler, a Caliph, while having something similar to a parliamentary governing body. This might satisfy most, and even cause a peaceful period in the Middle East, at the same time laying the ground work for the rise of the Beast. Food for thought as we watch the events unfold. Update 2014: The Arab nations are in a state of flux, Egypt and Libya now being overshadowed by events in Syria. How is all of this going to shake out? Egypt is proving the people want more freedom than the Imam s offer and the solution for both sides seems to be a restructuring as outlined above. We will see as the New Middle East takes shape. We might be looking for a 10 State confederation under a supreme leader time will tell. Peace, I pray to you and yours, your servant Dan Email: dan@servantsofyahshua.com www.servantsofyahshua.com