Thursday, September 22, 2011

Question 26 - Antichrist - Jewish Temple - Jerusalem
A fundamental doctrine of Pre-Trib says that Antichrist will allow the Jewish Temple to be rebuilt in Jerusalem during a 7-Year Tribulation. When Israel was reestablished in Jerusalem in 1948, this, says Pre-Trib, started the End-Time Generation. In the early 80s, many Pre-Trib Radio and TV Ministers said the Rapture would occur in 1988 because this would be 40 years from 1948, thus a generation.

We always want to be kind, and NEVER offensive, so, let's ask a Ponderable Question. What if Satan has plans to use this Rebuilding the Jewish Temple Theory as a cover up for his real Last Day Delusion? What if a real Jewish Temple will be rebuilt before Jesus returns, not as a prophecy fulfillment, but as a diversion from Satan's and Antichrist's REAL purpose? Let's take the Question one step further. If Antichrist, or Satan himself, is going to impersonate Jesus, how could the Temple rebuilding scenario be used as the perfect set up? Let's look at how things could work perfectly for Antichrist and Satan.

What if a very evil, power hungry man emerges on the world scene and becomes the leader of a United European Alliance. And what if, for a while, the masses of Christians, and all other world religions, completely support him. And what if he actually makes a, "7-Year Covenant with Israel" giving them permission to actually remove the Dome of the Rock and re-build their Temple. And what if this world leader becomes so popular worldwide, even with the Muslim world, that all Muslim countries give complete consent to remove the Dome of the Rock. And what if, after 3 1/2 years, Satan directs this evil man to break his Covenant with the Jews and force them to discontinue sacrificing animals in their Temple. And what if this man bitterly persecutes the Jews for the remaining 3 1/2 years of their 7 year covenant? And then, what if suddenly there is a World Wide News flash that Jesus is in Jerusalem setting up a kingdom and using the Jewish Temple as headquarters? And what if this fake "Jesus" calls down fire from heaven upon that evil World Leader killing him? And what if all of the non-Christian Religions of the world quickly accept this "Jesus" as he sets himself up as the King of the World. And what if this "Jesus" instructs the people of the world to kill anyone and everyone that does not believe that he's the real Jesus? And what if the people of the world, with the exception of a small, "Remnant," "Wonder after and worship" this "Jesus," and attempt to follow his instructions to kill those who refuse to worship him?

We are not saying that the above will happen, but the Bible is VERY clear that, "all the world (except for God's Remnant Elect) will wonder after and worship the Beast (Antichrist)" (see Rev.13:3-4).  See Daniel's 70 Week Prophecy. See Pre-Trib's Problem With 70th Week.

A Fake Rapture?
Will Satan perpetrate a fake Rapture as part of his Last-Day Delusion? Of course we cannot know how far God will allow Satan to go in his last-day delusions, but we do know that Satan will be given more freedom than at any other time in the history of Earth. Jesus said, "Then shall be Great Tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world" (Matt.24:21)! Jesus also said, "For there shall be False Christ's and False Prophets, and shall show Great Signs and Wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very Elect" (Vs.24)! So, will Satan be allowed to zap millions of people causing them to disappear from earth? Could he have millions of his Demons fake being zapped away? We can't say, but we do know that he will, "Do Great Wonders, so that he'll make Fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the Beast (Antichrist)" (Rev.13:13-14)! Could it be that this "Fire coming down from heaven" causes people, or his Demons to disappear. This "Fire from heaven" could easily make it appear that persons have been "Raptured Away."  

Secret Snatching Away?
Jesus said, "For as the lightening cometh out of the east and shineth even to the west, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be" (Matt.24:27)! "Behold He cometh with clouds, and EVERY eye shall see Him" (Rev.1:7)! Jesus gave us these warnings about how He will come so that we need not be deceived.

"Every Eye Shall See Him"
Pre-Trib declares that when Jesus comes for His Church, this coming will not be seen by "every eye," but will be a "Secret Rapture." Pre-Trib says that the next event to happen concerning Jesus coming will be a "Secret Rapture" and instead of "every eye seeing Him," no eyes will see Him. Pre-Trib says Church people will be "Snatched away" and those left behind will have no idea what has happened. When John wrote, "Behold He cometh with clouds, and EVERY eye shall see Him" (Rev.1:7), John said he was addressing

Why the Elect are NOT Deceived
During this Last-Day Delusion time in which Satan will do his work, EVERYONE on earth, except the Elect, will be in Satan's World Church. The Elect have a Special Power. Their Power is the Holy Spirit!! When the final battle between Satan's Antichrist and God's true people takes place, all but those who have their names written in the Lamb's Book of Life will worship Antichrist and Satan (See Rev.13:8). Satan will be given freedom to use miracles far beyond our imagination, thus it will be that only Believers who are indwelt by the TRUE Holy Spirit will know that these miracles are from Satan. All others will be completely deluded into believing that Satan is the real Jesus. The Elect will NOT be smarter than the deluded people. In fact, the deluded will actually be those who rely on their intelligence instead of God's Holy Spirit.

Antichrist - The Jews - The Sabbath
There is good reason to believe that Antichrist will pretend to have a dispute with the Jews. The reason is, Satan's REAL, dispute will be with God's True People, those who are obedient to God's Commandments. Satan will "Make War" with the Remnant/Elect, who "Keep the Commandments of God and have the Testimony and Faith of Jesus" (See Rev.12:17 and 14:12)! So it is likely that Satan and Antichrist will cash in on the fact that there are Doctrines/Theories attaching the Jews to Antichrist. If Antichrist pretends to attack the Jews, his dispute with them will be that he, and the rest of the world, are angry with them because they do not accept "Christianity." Of course the "Christianity" Antichrist promotes will be totally false; totally the opposite from true Christianity. The truth is, Satan and Antichrist will have no beef with the Jews at all. Satan's TRUE goal is to have the entire human race follow the example of the Jews in rejecting Jesus as Savior and Lord! The Jews have officially held to this position for 2000 years! But, if Satan, through Antichrist, pretends to make war on the Jews, his "Christian" followers will be delighted when he uses the Sabbath as a main issue. Is it really hard to imagine Antichrist declaring that the Jews are the enemy to Christianity because they refuse to accept what he and the rest of the "Christian World" call "The Lord's Day?" Would not Antichrist demand all of the world obey his "Changed Time Law?" The Bible clearly prophesies that he will!

Antichrist Thinks to Change Times and Laws
Daniel was shown a Prophecy about Antichrist that is VERY revealing: "And He (Antichrist) shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High and think to change times and laws" (Dan.7:25)! Through groundwork from Satan, the world will willingly accept this "Time Change" in God's Law. Antichrist will promote the so called "Lord's Day" and pretend to make war on the Jews because they rejected his "Time Law Change" choosing rather to keep their Sabbath. Any dispute with the Jews will be ONLY a distraction from Satan's REAL purpose. Satan's real purpose is to make war with God's true believers that "Keep God's Commandments," not a people that keep His Sabbath, but refuse to believe in Jesus.

The REAL War
By using the whole "Jerusalem Temple Will be Rebuilt" Doctrine/Theory promoted by today's Popular Preachers, Satan and Antichrist have the framework in place set up a Fake Scenario. Their real war is not against Jews who have officially rejected Jesus. Their real war is against the Elect.

Who Are The Elect?
The Elect are Christians from all Religions, all Denominations, and all Churches. They are people who give themselves COMPLETELY to Jesus. They TRULY make Jesus their Savior and Lord. Scripture makes it abundantly clear that the Elect will be looking for ways to be completely obedient to God's Word. They'll NOT be caught up in Satan's lie that "Grace Gives Us Freedom to Disobey God's Law!" And, yes, like the Jews, the Elect will be SABBATH KEEPERS. They will be the REAL focus of Satan and Antichrist! "And the Dragon (Satan) was wroth with the Woman (Christ's True Church), and went to make war with the Remnant of her seed, who keep the Commandments of God, and have the Testimony (and Faith) of Jesus Christ" (Rev.12:17,see also 14:12)!

All the World Worships the Dragon (Satan)
John prophesied that, after the Beast's "Deadly Wound heals,"  the Whole World will "Worship the Dragon (Satan) who gave power to the Beast (Antichrist)" (Rev.13:4)!  But let's NEVER forget that the Whole World does not know it is Satan they are worshiping! They THINK Antichrist represents Jesus. Notice John's words: "And they worshiped the Dragon (Dragon is a symbolic illustration for Satan) who gave power unto the Beast; and they worshiped the Beast" (Rev.13:4). So, by paying homage to Antichrist, the entire population of earth, with the exception of God's Elect, will actually be unwittingly worshiping Satan. They'll be deluded, "because they received not the love of the Truth that they might be saved" (2Thess.2:10)! Paul goes on to tell more about the masses who follow Antichrist. He writes: That they ALL might be DAMNED who believe not the Truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness" (Vs.12)!

What About Non-Christian World Religions?
Satan will unite all World Religions under his banner. The Bible says he will, thus he will. "All the World wondered after (and Worshiped) the Beast (Antichrist)" (Rev.13:3-4)! Satan has enough Demons doing his bidding that, when the time is right, every person on earth that has refused the calling of God's Holy Spirit will heed the calling of the Unholy Spirits, the Demons.

Millennial Kingdom
The whole point of this Website is to show how Satan and Antichrist will use Popular Doctrines and Theories proclaimed by Popular Preachers as their foundation to create delusions to captivate the masses. Almost all Christian Denominations say Jesus will come to earth and set up a Kingdom here. Jesus said, however, that He was coming back to take His people to Heaven, to the Mansions He has prepared for them. See John 14:1-3.  If all Christians understood that Jesus will NOT set up an Earthly Kingdom, Satan could not show up somewhere on earth and impersonate Jesus. Jesus said that if someone says, "Lo! Here is Christ," or "Behold He is in the desert," or "He is in the secret chambers," we must not go there, because it will not be Him! See Matt.24:21-27.

Conclusion
A Fake Rapture - A Fake Antichrist - A Temple Built in Jerusalem - A Fake War Against the Jews - A Fake Sabbath - A Fake Millennial Kingdom! Are these possibilities, or PROBABILITIES? Dear Reader! There is Good News and Bad News! The Good News is that EVERY person who is willing to invite Jesus TRULY into his or her heart, and seek the guidance of God's Holy Spirit, can avoid being deceived by Antichrist and Satan. The Bad News is that EVERY person on earth that refuses Jesus and God's Holy Spirit will absolutely follow and worship Antichrist and Satan. The Bible says there will be NO Exceptions. No straddling the fence!!

Thank You, Dear Reader, for Your time and interest! Let's pray that we will be ready when Satan is given his last chance to make war with God's people!
Yours in Christ
Walter C. Martin Jr.

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Walter C. Martin Jr.
Everlasting Gospel Ministries

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Walter C. Martin Jr
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