The Antichrist - Part 2

The Truth

Concerning

the Antichrist

A Message for the Human Race

Foundations Series

Martyr of John the Baptist (Fox, 1815)

The Antichrist:

Part 2 of 12 Parts

⁴ The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man; and a man’s heart was given to it. (ASV)

Daniel 7:4

³⁶ This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. ³⁷  Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory; ³⁸  and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold. (ASV)

Daniel 2:36-38

² 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 throne, and great authority. (ASV)

Revelation 13:2

The first beast seen by Daniel was like a lion, which was the literal symbol of the revived Babylonian empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, the head of gold.

The lion symbolized the characteristics of the Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar: absolute rule and power exercised in a regal manner.

The Antichrist will also have this characteristic in his ruling.

⁵ And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. (ASV)

Daniel 7:5

³² … its breast and its arms of silver (ASV)

Daniel 2:32

³⁹ And after thee [Nebuchadnezzar] shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee … (ASV)

Daniel 2:39

² Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem … (ASV)

Daniel 5:2

²⁸ PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. (ASV)

Daniel 5:28

³⁰ In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain. ³¹ And Darius the Mede received the kingdom … (ASV)

Daniel 5:30-31

² And the beast which I saw was like … and his feet were as the feet of a bear …. (ASV)

Revelation 13:2

The next kingdom to rise after the Babylonian Empire was the Media Persian empire, which was literally symbolized by the bear. The breast and two arms of the image also represent the Media Persian Empire.

The bear symbolized the characteristics of the Media Persian empire overwhelming strength, which devoured all that came in its path.

The Antichrist will also have this characteristic in his rule.



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In the Next Session: we will look at how these kingdoms progressed from listening to God to rebellion.

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