The ANTICHRIST and the ANTICHRISTS

 The beast power was mentioned under various synonyms in Scripture. It was the little horn of Daniel 7, the man of sin, the son of perdition who introduces the mystery of iniquity in 2 Thessalonians 2, the Antichrist of 1 John 2 and 4 and 2 John, Babylon of Revelation 14, 16, 17, 18, and the whore and scarlet beast of Revelation 17.

The Antichrist existed long ago even before the birth of Jesus Christ. The Antichrist of the Tribulation period is yet to come. There are too many Antichrists but only one Antichrist of the tribulation.

The Scripture provides us with so many identifying features of the beast power that there is left to us no possible doubt whatsoever. Remembering the synonymous terms used for the beast as listed above, we find the following identifying factors of the beast.

1)       Arose from the fourth beast (the Roman Empire) of Daniel 7:7,8

2)       Displaced 3 of the 10 kingdoms into which the Roman Empire disintegrated — Daniel 7:8, 24

3)       Possessed human qualities — Daniel 7:8

4)       Spoke great words — Daniel 7:8, 7:25-28

5)       Made war against God’s saints and prevailed against them — Daniel 7:19-21, 25

6)       That war ceased when the saints possessed the kingdom of God — Daniel 7:22

7)       Is a kingdom — Daniel 7:24

8)       Will be different from the other 10 kingdoms — Daniel 7:24

9)       Shall speak great things against the Most High — Daniel 7:25

10)    Shall change times and laws — Daniel 7:25

11)    Shall possess authority for "time, times, and the dividing of times" — Daniel 7:25

12)    Its dominion shall be taken away in the judgment — Daniel 7:26

13)    It will be utterly destroyed — Daniel 7:26

14)    This power will prevail because of a falling away from the truth — 2 Thess.  2:3-4, 7-11

15)    Opposes God — 2 Thessalonians 2:4

16)    Exalts itself above God — 2 Thessalonians 2:4

17)    Opposes true worship — 2 Thessalonians 2:4

18)    Sits in the temple of God — 2 Thessalonians 2:4

19)    Accepts the mystery of iniquity — 2 Thessalonians 2:7

20)    Will be destroyed at Christ’s coming — 2 Thessalonians 2:8

21)    Will do the works of Satan — 2 Thessalonians 2:9

22)    Will use signs and lying wonders — 2 Thessalonians 2:9

23)    Will do unrighteous — 2 Thessalonians 2: 10.

24)    Will accept strong delusions — 2 Thessalonians 2:11

25)    Is a liar — 1 John 2:22, 2: 18, 22, 23

26)    Denies the Father and the Son — 1 John 2:22, 4:2, 3.

27)    Denies Christ came in the flesh (true humanity) — 1 John 4:3,4

28)    For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an Antichrist (2 John 7).

29)    Deceives — 2 John 7

30)    This power rises out of a symbolic sea — Revelation 13:1-8

31)    Has 7 heads, 10 horns, and 10 crowns — Revelation 13:1-8

32)    Its name is blasphemy — Revelation 13:1

33)    Has the characteristics of a leopard (Greece  Daniel 7); a bear (Medo-Persia); and a lion (Babylon) — Revelation 13:2

34)    The dragon (Satan; see Revelation 12:9) gives him power and authority — Revelation 13:2.

35)    One of his heads received a deadly wound — Revelation 13:3

36)    The deadly wound was healed — Revelation 13:3

37)    All the world would wonder after the beast — Revelation 13:3

38)    The power leads out in worship of the dragon Revelation 12:9; 20:2, 13:4.

39)    Satan gave him power — Revelation 13:4

40)    The beast itself was worshipped — Revelation 13:4

41)    Other nations were not able to make war with him — Revelation 13:4

42)    He spoke great things and blasphemies — Revelation 13:5

43)    He continues 42 months — Revelation 13:5

44)    Blasphemed the heavenly tabernacle — Revelation 13:6

45)    Blasphemed them that dwell in heaven — Revelation 13:6

46)    Made war with the saints and overcame them — Revelation 13:7

47)    Possessed power over all the world — Revelation 13:7

48)    Will attract almost universal worship — Revelation 13:8

49)    Only the most dedicated of Christians will resist his power and authority — Revelation 13:8

50)    A second power arises exercising all the power of the beast — Revelation 13:11, 12

51)    The beast with the lamb-like horns will force all to worship the first beast — Revelation 13:12

52)    This second beast does great wonders — Revelation 13:13, 14

53)    The second beast deceives — Revelation 13:14

54)    The second beast makes an image to the first beast — Revelation 13:14

55)    The second beast enforces an universal death decree upon all, on behalf of the first beast — Rev. 13:15

56)    The second beast enforces the mark of the first beast — Revelation 13:17

57)    The second beast implements an economic boycott upon all who reject the mark of the beast — Revelation 13:17

58)    The number of the first beast is 666 — Revelation 13:18

59)    The beast (Babylon) is fallen because she has made all nations drink of the wine of her fornication — Revelation 14:8.

60)    There is fearful retribution for any who receive the mark of the beast — Revelation 14:9-11.

61)    The saints who reject the mark of the beast will be those who keep the commandments of God and have Christ’s faith — Revelation 14:12.

62)    The redeemed will have overcome the beast’s mark — Revelation 15:2,3. (Revelation 16:2,3, 19).

63)    Those with the mark of the beast receive the seven last plagues — Revelation 16:1,2.

64)    It receives the wrath of God — Revelation 16:19

65)    It will be judged — Revelation 17:1-18

66)    It commits spiritual fornication with national leaders and merchants — Revelation 17:2.

67)    It is full of spiritual fornication (see Jeremiah 3:1-6) — Revelation 17:4.

68)    The whore is Babylon —Revelation 17:5.

69)    It murders saints — Revelation 17:6.

70)    It shall be sent to perdition — Revelation 17:8.

71)    It sits upon 7 mountains as does the city of Rome — Revelation 17:9.

72)    It is one of the seven powers that have opposed God’s truth, and returns to associate with the seventh, it being also the eighth — Revelation 17:10, 11.

73)    These 10 horns, which represent Europe (see Daniel 7:24), shall become united in purpose in order to provide power and authority to the beast — Revelation 17: 12, 13.

74)    The 10 horns and the beast make war with God and His people — Revelation 17:14.

75)    Eventually the 10 horns will hate the beast and attack it — Revelation 17:15-17.

76)    The woman represents a great city which reigns over the world’s leaders — Revelation 17:18.

77)    Babylon is vile — Revelation 18:2, 3.

78)    God urgently calls all men to come out of her faith — Revelation 18:4, 5.

79)    There will be a terrible retribution for Babylon — Revelation 18:4, 5.

80)    She has prostituted herself with leaders of nations and merchants and will receive the plagues — Revelation 18:8-24.

The beast is cast into the lake of fire and brimstone — Revelation 19:20.Those who reject the work of the beast will reign with God for 1000 years — Revelation 20:4. Come out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues Revelation 18:4 (1 Timothy 2:5,  6: 15,16,  John 14:1-3).

He also states clearly that the punishment of the wicked is eternal destruction. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power (2 Thess. 1:9).