Rasputin was the spiritual leader of Tzar Nicholas and Tzarina Alexandria. He was a priest, not only of God, as a pretense but Satan in reality. He was the false prophet that paved the way for Lenin and communism to imbed itself into the world. It was because of his charm and misdeeds that the people rejected civil authority and turned to the tyranny of Bolshevik socialism.
Continuing with Antichrist; it is extremely difficult to discern between him and False Prophet. Judas of Kerioth was fairly easy because he betrayed Christ, his friend. Not only that, but scripture does say that Satan entered him. Thus, Satan in the person of man or beast makes the figure Antichrist. With that essential characteristic, then the “Serpent” was the “Beast” and was the first Antichrist. The Antichrist must be an Earthly being with Satan in him, or specifically with Lucifer part of his identity.
The ”Serpent” was whatever “image” that portrayed that, and it makes great sense that the “Serpent” was Lucifer (“Bringer of Light”) outwardly but Satan inwardly whose image was described as a serpent.
According to Isaiah he was a demon seraph (‘serap; Isa 14:29). Thusly, Lucifer was perhaps a seraph outwardly and a demon inwardly. Because Cain was of the Wicked One and in the image of his father, the Devil, then it seems that Cain was the second Antichrist acting on behalf of his father, the image of Lucifer.
“Serpent” in scripture is translated as “image” as well, “Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the Serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent” (Isa 14:29).
Cain was of the Serpent’s root, for instance, and so will the Antichrist be of the Serpent’s root. Cockatrice is literally “slime” or “gross stuff” (Merriam-Webster) and Isaiah applied that to the Serpent. Is that gross stuff something that can change man into beast? Perhaps Isaiah was visualizing Judas with his guts spilled out, or even the final Antichrist.
Jesus referred to Himself as the “Son of Man” (Mat 8:20 and many other places). The “Son of Man” in the New Testament always refers to Jesus, but Jesus said, “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the son of man be.” (Mat 24:37). That certainly refers to the coming of Jesus, but what about the days of Noah? “The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose” (Gen 6:2). “Daughters of men” were Cain’s descendants. When they had sons, they too would be “sons of men.” Was Jesus speaking both of himself, the Christ, and the Antichrist?
Jesus as the Son of Man was the son of Mary from the seed of Adam. Likewise, the Antichrist shall be. Hereafter when reference is made to “Antichrist,” it is the Antichrist when Jesus returns. Theologians see the term “son of man” as ambiguous, and perhaps that was meant to be! Is the second coming of Christ Isa of Islam or Jesus of Nazareth? If Isa is the Antichrist, then the Antichrist would be a high- ranking Muslim, perhaps from the new religion of Chrislam.
It was tough to identify any Antichrist heretofore and it will not be easy in the end. It will take a high degree of discernment to comprehend whether anyone is following Christ or Antichrist. That he will be a Muslim inside, and maybe a Jew or Christian outwardly, may be the case. Just to whom does that point?
Judas, the Antichrist with Christ, was from Kerioth. All the others were Jewish Galileans and perhaps Judas was like Herod — an Arab inwardly and a Jew outwardly, contrasting well with a Christian is a Jew inwardly (Rom 2:29).
Iscariot has the same root noun as Quran, whose number is “666” and is the “bible” of Islam. Perhaps the last Antichrist will be of the Quran rather than the Holy Bible but be an authority on the Word of God to deceive even the elect. Chrislam is a deceptive false religion and a syncretic blend of two religions that was the sin most always committed by the Israelites who often worshiped both God and Baals.
The key to who that person may be is in this passage, “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy” (Rev 13:1).
That “Beast” is the Antichrist who came from some empire with seven heads and ten horns. In a previous commentary it is explained that may not have pertained to Rome nor the European Union but to the Seven Pillars of Islam [1] and their ten basic beliefs, number one of which is belief in Allah as the Almighty God.
Not by coincidence, one of their basic beliefs is that Isa (their “Jesus”) is not God, and that makes someone else the Savior. Some Muslims accept Judas Iscariot as the one who propitiated his blood on his tree for the sins of their kind.
When searching for the Antichrist, it makes sense to examine any “Christian” who accepts Allah as God and who denies the divinity of Jesus. That applies to about anyone in Chrislam but hardly narrows it down. That he will “rise up out of the sea” is a specific identifier. Perhaps an island somewhere, or even a manmade Island resort created for the pleasure of men! Perhaps an island like Dubai.
In 2022, the World Economic Forum met in Dubai, on a man-made island off the coast of Arabia. Thereon gathered elite men of every nation. Their purpose was a “Great Reset” to establish a New World Order. How would they do that? By eliminating mankind and creating a new kind who they could control with Info and biotechnologies.
Someone there may be the Antichrist! When does the Antichrist come? In the Age of Antichrist which some estimate to have occurred on December 21, 2020, when the Christian era ended, and the Age of Aquarius (Luciferin Age) dawned.
So now, every Christian should be looking for the Antichrist, and the search for the Antichrist is about finished. You will not know him (or her) until there are three and one-half years of prosperous times followed by the same duration of great tribulation. Whether they are consecutive or not is not defined, but a wave of tribulation will end in a tsunami of great tribulation just as in the days of Noah.
Will Christians exist on Earth during the Great Tribulation. Many believe that Jesus will save them before that time, and in fact are already “saved” and just waiting for that day.
Most Christians are now fifth point Calvinists who believe in eternal security commencing at rebirth. If they are “saved” then God has already saved them from the Great Tribulation. Hence, the pre-tribulation rapture for them is necessary for salvation at rebirth, and that belief may be to enforce their doctrine.
On the other hand, as I am certainly not a Calvinist nor even an Arminian but a biblical Christian, I can never force an event to fit my doctrine. As such, the Son of man (Jesus) will return whenever it is his Will to do so, and the “son of man,” Antichrist, will be here for Him to overcome. The question remains When is that? We should live as if the Antichrist is here already and trust Jesus to overcome him for us.
In summary, continue to be in search of the Antichrist but for those who do not understand the Word, he will be overlooked.
(picture credit: CNN; George Soros)
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