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4 Who [ho]opposeth[antikeimai] and [kai]exalteth[huperairomai] himself above [epi] all [pas] that is called [lego] God, [theos] or [e] that is worshipped; [sebasma] so [hoste] that he [autos] as [hos] God [theos]sitteth[kathizo] in [eis] the temple [naos] of God, [theos]shewing[apodeiknumi] himself [heautou] that [hoti] he is [esti] God. [theos]KJV-Interlinear
4 who opposes and exalts himself
above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in
the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. NASB
The anti-christ, as this person is often called, the leader who will
arise immediately after the Rapture, will be the most evil person who ever
lived in human history.
He will assume rule
during the Tribulation (the last remaining seven years of human rule), and his
attitude will be one of supreme arrogance and disregard of all deities, real or
imagined, living or symbolic.
He will have total
disregard for anything that anyone believes in, and in doing so, will lead with
total ruthlessness and disregard for any human rights or claims to life.
Note one thing
here.The Tribulation is the name given to
the last seven years of the Age of Israel (Daniels seventieth week
prophecy).The Tribulation will begin
immediately when our dispensation of the Church Age is terminated with the
Rapture.
The Tribulation will be
the most terrifying period in all of human history, will be led by the most
apostate and evil person in all of human history, and this follows then that
the end of our Church Age, will be the most apostate period of Church history,
leading into those last seven years.
Note, that the
circumstances of the world which will exist in the Tribulation, just one second
after the Rapture, will also exist just one second (if not for years)
immediately prior to the Rapture.
The only thing that
prevents the world from coming to an end during our dispensation,
is the Holy Spirit, who is the restrainer of evil.The Holy Spirit indwells every believer
during our dispensation, and when we leave via the Rapture, then so does that
restraint.
His (Holy Spirit)
presence does not however, prevent evil from happening in our present
time.Just look around you and you ll
see evil everywhere, in its many forms.The world is simply not going to come to an end during our dispensation
of the Church Age.
Even now, as in every
era of history, people have free will and have the right and freedom to make up
their own minds regarding truth or whatever it is that they wish to
believe.Rejection of truth simply leads
to problems, during our age, not the end of the world.
The anti-christ will resent, reject, and oppose any and all systems
of religion, faith, cults, etc., and set himself up as the ultimate authority
on truth, and make himself out to be the single authority on what is best for
humanity.
Now, note one more
point here.You can wish, hope and pray
for world peace, prosperity, and apple pie, but human history is headed for
this future period of evil.This is a
prophecy of trends for our dispensation and a prophecy of events for the
Tribulation.God is never wrong, and these are Gods words.
Don t stop praying or
hoping or whatever it is that you do, because we do not know when this period
will be.We are also given this
information so that we may observe and prepare ourselves for the worst of times.
Regardless of what is
on the horizon for humanity, or when it might be, your responsibility, now, is
to stick with your daily studies and advance to spiritual maturity, such that
you will be complete in your life and prepared for your eventual meeting with
Christ, which too, is an event that is certain in your future.
Now is the time to post a prayer.
End Of Lesson
Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth.
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