The 7 Key Persons in Bible Prophecy:
The 7 Key Persons in Bible Prophecy:
“And
as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him (Jesus)
privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign
of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” Matthew 24:3
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him (Jesus) privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” Matthew 24:3
1. Jesus Christ the
Messiah
1. Jesus Christ the Messiah
1. “The
Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants
things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his
angel unto his servant John:
2. Who
bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of
all things that he saw.
3. Blessed
is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep
those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”
Revelation
1:1-3
1. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2. Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”
Revelation 1:1-3
“I
Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I
am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”
Revelation
22:16
“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”
Revelation 22:16
There
were over 300 Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah that were fulfilled by
the life and death of Jesus Christ.
There were over 300 Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah that were fulfilled by the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Names
given Jesus in the book of Revelation:
Jesus
Christ (1:1)
Faithful
witness (1:5)
First
begotten of the dead(1:5)
Prince
of the kings of the earth (1:5)
Alpha
and Omega (1:8)
The
beginning and the ending (1.8)
The
Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come (1:8)
The
Almighty (1:8)
The
first and the last (1:11)
The
Son of man (1:13)
He
that liveth, and was dead (1:18)
The
Son of God (2:18)
The
Amen (3:14)
The
Lion of the tribe of Juda (5:5)
The
Lamb (28 times)
Lord
God Almighty (15:3)
The
King of saints (15:3)
Faithful
and True (19:11)
The
Word of God (19:13)
KING
OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS (19:16)
Names given Jesus in the book of Revelation:
Jesus Christ (1:1)
Faithful witness (1:5)
First begotten of the dead(1:5)
Prince of the kings of the earth (1:5)
Alpha and Omega (1:8)
The beginning and the ending (1.8)
The Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come (1:8)
The Almighty (1:8)
The first and the last (1:11)
The Son of man (1:13)
He that liveth, and was dead (1:18)
The Son of God (2:18)
The Amen (3:14)
The Lion of the tribe of Juda (5:5)
The Lamb (28 times)
Lord God Almighty (15:3)
The King of saints (15:3)
Faithful and True (19:11)
The Word of God (19:13)
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS (19:16)
2. Satan
“Then
saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” Matthew 4:10
“Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” Matthew 4:10
The
name “Satan” appears 52 times in scripture. Some of his other names:
“devil”
used 35 times, “Lucifer,” “Beelzebub,” “anointed cherub,” “evil one,” “ruler of
this world,” “god of this age,” “prince of the power of the air,” “dragon,”
“accuser,” “tempter,” etc.
The name “Satan” appears 52 times in scripture. Some of his other names:
“devil” used 35 times, “Lucifer,” “Beelzebub,” “anointed cherub,” “evil one,” “ruler of this world,” “god of this age,” “prince of the power of the air,” “dragon,” “accuser,” “tempter,” etc.
Satan
was a created angel. He fell because of
his pride (Ezekiel 28:13-17). See Job
1:6-7; Colossians 1:12-16; Genesis 3:15).
Satan was a created angel. He fell because of his pride (Ezekiel 28:13-17). See Job 1:6-7; Colossians 1:12-16; Genesis 3:15).
Why did Satan disguise himself as a serpent to deceive Adam and Eve?
It may have been because they had observed him for
some time, functioning as a good angel, before sin was found in his heart.
It may have been because they had observed him for some time, functioning as a good angel, before sin was found in his heart.
Ezekiel 28:13 says:
Referring to Satan: “Thou hast been in Eden the garden
of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the
beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle,
and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in
thee in the day that thou wast created.”
Some have tried to say that the
“Eden” mentioned here is a garden that exists in heaven,
and is not the “garden of Eden” that
was on earth. However, the Hebrew word “Eden” in Ezekiel 28 means: “the region of Adam’s
home.”
Some have tried to say that the “Eden” mentioned here is a garden that exists in heaven, and is not the “garden of Eden” that was on earth. However, the Hebrew word “Eden” in Ezekiel 28 means: “the region of Adam’s home.”
3. The Antichrist (or
Beast)
3. The Antichrist (or Beast)
“And
he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the
week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, …”
Daniel
9:27
“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, …”
Daniel 9:27
Four
Aspects Of His Personality And Power:
Four Aspects Of His Personality And Power:
1. Intellectually
“understanding dark sentences” Daniel 8:23
2.
Oratorically “shall speak marvellous things” Daniel 11:36
3.
Commercially “shall have power over the treasures” Dan. 11:43
“causeth all …receive a mark” Rev. 13:16
4.
Commercially “shall have power over the treasures” Dan. 11:43
“causeth all …receive a mark” Rev. 13:16
1. Intellectually “understanding dark sentences” Daniel 8:23
2. Oratorically “shall speak marvellous things” Daniel 11:36
3. Commercially “shall have power over the treasures” Dan. 11:43
“causeth all …receive a mark” Rev. 13:16
4. Commercially “shall have power over the treasures” Dan. 11:43
“causeth all …receive a mark” Rev. 13:16
4. The False Prophet
4. The False Prophet
“And
I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb,
and he spake as a dragon.
And
he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the
earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly
wound was healed.” Revelation 13:11-12
“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” Revelation 13:11-12
His
Activity:
His Activity:
Perform
miracles
Erects
image to the Beast
Gives
life to image
Causes
everyone to take the mark of the Beast
Controls
world commerce on behalf of the Beast
Perform miracles
Erects image to the Beast
Gives life to image
Causes everyone to take the mark of the Beast
Controls world commerce on behalf of the Beast
5. The Two Witnesses
5. The Two Witnesses
“And
I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two
hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two
candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.”
Revelation
11:3-4
“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.”
Revelation 11:3-4
Notice
Revelation 11:5
Notice Revelation 11:5
“And
if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth
their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be
killed.”
“And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.”
Who
will the Two Witnesses be?
Who will the Two Witnesses be?
Some
believe they will be Moses and Elijah. God
gave them both the ability to perform miracles. They are who Peter, James, and John saw on the Mount of Transfiguration.
Some believe they will be Moses and Elijah. God gave them both the ability to perform miracles. They are who Peter, James, and John saw on the Mount of Transfiguration.
I
believe they might be Elijah and Enoch. In 2 Kings 2:1, God took Elijah up in a whirlwind and he did not
die. Malachi 4:5 says: “Behold, I will
send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and
dreadful day of the LORD:” That would be in the first half of the
Tribulation.
I believe they might be Elijah and Enoch. In 2 Kings 2:1, God took Elijah up in a whirlwind and he did not die. Malachi 4:5 says: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:” That would be in the first half of the Tribulation.
In
Genesis 5:23-24, God took Enoch up into heaven and he did not die. In Jude 1:14-15 it says: ““And Enoch also,
the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with
ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all
that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly
committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken
against him.”
In Genesis 5:23-24, God took Enoch up into heaven and he did not die. In Jude 1:14-15 it says: ““And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
Not
only did Enoch not die, he prophesied about the Second Coming.
Not only did Enoch not die, he prophesied about the Second Coming.
6. Gog
6. Gog
Near
the midpoint of the tribulation, Gog and Magog will mount an all-out attack on
the land of Israel. In Ezekiel 38:1-3, Ezekiel
seems to indicate that Gog is a leader of the land of Magog. See also Ezekiel 38:14-16, 22-23; 39:4-6, 9-10, 12-16; and Daniel 11:40
Near the midpoint of the tribulation, Gog and Magog will mount an all-out attack on the land of Israel. In Ezekiel 38:1-3, Ezekiel seems to indicate that Gog is a leader of the land of Magog. See also Ezekiel 38:14-16, 22-23; 39:4-6, 9-10, 12-16; and Daniel 11:40
7. Mystery Babylon
7. Mystery Babylon
“And
there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great
city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
Revelation 14:8
“And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” Revelation 14:8
See Rev.
17:1-9, 15-18
Who
is the Ten-Kingdom Power?
Who is the Ten-Kingdom Power?
Is Babylon:
A
country an empire or a system? Is it
symbolic or literal? Is it religious,
commercial or political? Some believe
Revelation 18 sounds more like Babylon is the United States.
A country an empire or a system? Is it symbolic or literal? Is it religious, commercial or political? Some believe Revelation 18 sounds more like Babylon is the United States.
Some
things we know about Mystery Babylon from scripture:
Some things we know about Mystery Babylon from scripture:
It
will rule over the antichrist and his ten-kingdom power; will dictate what the
antichrist can and cannot do for the first part of the tribulation period; has
given the beast and the ten nations their power, but remains very much in
control. This will change toward the
middle of the tribulation period.
It will rule over the antichrist and his ten-kingdom power; will dictate what the antichrist can and cannot do for the first part of the tribulation period; has given the beast and the ten nations their power, but remains very much in control. This will change toward the middle of the tribulation period.
Four
facts to consider as to why the European Union might be the 10-kingdom power:
Four facts to consider as to why the European Union might be the 10-kingdom power:
1. The E.U. now occupies much of the land formerly
occupied by the Roman Empire.
2.
The E.U. now has a single monetary system (currency), which is the first time
this has happened since the collapse of the Roman Empire many centuries ago.
3.
The E.U. is building an impressive military force, in an attempt to replace
NATO and the United States in the "defense" of Europe.
4.
The E.U. is actively engaged in international affairs, in an attempt to replace
American diplomacy and influence.
1. The E.U. now occupies much of the land formerly occupied by the Roman Empire.
2. The E.U. now has a single monetary system (currency), which is the first time this has happened since the collapse of the Roman Empire many centuries ago.
3. The E.U. is building an impressive military force, in an attempt to replace NATO and the United States in the "defense" of Europe.
4. The E.U. is actively engaged in international affairs, in an attempt to replace American diplomacy and influence.
The
European Union currently has over 25 members. However, there are only 10 permanent voting members:
Belgium,
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
and the United Kingdom.
The European Union currently has over 25 members. However, there are only 10 permanent voting members:
Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Many
different groups have now divided the whole world into 10 regions for different
purposes. (The Club of Rome, the United
Nations, etc.) The United States has
been divided up into 10 regions also.
Many different groups have now divided the whole world into 10 regions for different purposes. (The Club of Rome, the United Nations, etc.) The United States has been divided up into 10 regions also.
Some
believe the supposedly secret organization known as the Illuminati is also
involved.
Some believe the supposedly secret organization known as the Illuminati is also involved.
