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Body Of Antichrist

Part XIII

 

 

 

 

 

The series The Body of Antichrist has been exploring how the Sequential Recapitulation of the prior timelines of BC and AD were Prophetically Paralleled in the present day Era of Antichrist.

 

In following the chronology of Six consecutive stages, the reader will recall the "Falling Away" from the historic faith in Jesus Christ was triggered by the Seventh stage of the second timeline (the AD Christian age)  which was the emergence of the Little Horn juxtaposed against the Six historic empires in the Christian timeline.

 

"[Christ's return] shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition" (II Thessalonians 2:3).

 

This "falling away" references a departure from the truth, and in previous written works, we've documented how the Scripture instructs us that the "Restrainer" was installed at the beginning of the AD Christian age.

 

The Apostle Paul, writing about the "mystery of iniquity" in conjunction with his mention of the "Restrainer," says that mysterious "iniquity" was already at work.

 

"For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who [restrains it] will [restrain it], until he be taken out of the way" (II Thessalonians 2:7).

 

There's almost an element of surprise in this verse, as though Paul did not expect this power to be prevalent so soon in the then emerging AD Christian age. However, the fact that he's referring to the enigmatic phenomenon of the Spirit of Antichrist is confirmed by the Apostle John, who uses very similar language.  

 

"This is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world" (I John 4:3).

 

John then reassures the Christians, by telling them they have "overcome" them, so by speaking of "them" in the context of the spirit of Antichrist, he is indirectly referring to the spiritual Body of Antichrist.  

 

"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world" (I John 4:4).

 

There is an additional fact embedded in this section of Scripture. On many occasions, we have forcefully sought to dispel the myth of an individual Antichrist. We have also aggressively asserted there is no individual "False Prophet," as these fallacies have been positioned from the very beginning of the Christian age by Satan, who has erected such false doctrine to distract the believers from discovering the truth.

 

In an earlier chapter of this very same letter from the Apostle, John writes that "ye have heard" that Antichrist shall come. He deflects that false notion by saying "even now" there are many antichrists.

 

"As ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now there are many antichrists" (I John 2:18).

 

 Two chapters later, John again repeats the assertion the believers "have heard" that antichrist shall come, but this time he specifies that it is the "spirit" of Antichrist that they've heard about!

 

"This is that spirit of Antichrist whereof ye have heard it should come" (I John 4:3).   

 

Because the False Doctrinal system of the Rapture Cult has multiple strongholds embedded within its doctrine, most believers indoctrinated in the Cult expect the "Restrainer" to be removed at the fictional "Rapture" – an event that will never occur.

 

There is even a secondary bulwark in that very same context. When I just wrote the Rapture is an "event that will never occur," Rapture Cultists have been conditioned to think I just said that Christ is not coming back at all – a ridiculous assertion.

 

But going back to the idea of the removal of the Restrainer coinciding with the so called "Rapture," it is self evident that doctrine has no Scripture at all to support it. Even without Scriptural support, the believers taken "captive" by the Cult (II Timothy 2:25,26) are being conditioned to think they will never see the removal of the Restrainer because they'll be "caught up" to glory before that occurs.

 

Thus, one of the most important prophetic signs that the end is approaching is nullified, in that the Christian does not connect the "Falling Away" – an event that is in Scripture -- with the removal of the Restrainer, an event that is also in Scripture.  

Once again, the sequence is clear, as the Apostle writes the return of Christ – the second coming – will not happen until Paul's "mystery of iniquity" surges forth, sharply accelerating the sinful nature of all mankind.

 

The word iniquity in the original Greek of the New Testament, is anomia, with a literal meaning of lawlessness. If I had to describe the conditions in the world right now in one word, I would be hard pressed to come up with a more appropriate term than lawless.

 

Therefore, the Apostle is describing a time when all mankind is in turmoil, and the general population is seemingly agitated to an unprecedented degree. This would be a time when the darkest thoughts and desires of the people – which were historically kept in check by the restraint that God installed during the AD Christian age with the "Restrainer" – are "loosed" (Revelation 20:7) and the people physically act on those evil impulses.

 

Thus, the myth of "the" Antichrist serves as another defensive pylon so that when the Restrainer is "taken out of the way," the Christians do not recognize the prophetic fulfillment when sinful man (the "man of sin") explodes with a monstrous carnality that is unprecedented.

 

Still another factor in these epic verses is the idea that when the restraint is removed, the Cult that Kidnapped Christianity propagates the concept that it is "the" Antichrist that is released. This is further put forth by the language that says it is then "that man of sin" is revealed.

 

The problem with this perception is a lack of understanding how the Holy Spirit regularly refers to spiritual entities – the principalities and powers behind the earthly realm – as a "he." For example, we have written extensively of how the prophets (such as Ezekiel), describe the "king of Tyre" as someone who has been in the Garden of Eden.

 

"Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus…thou has been in Eden the garden of God" (Ezekiel 28:12,13).

 

The king of Tyre came many centuries after Adam and Eve were in Eden, and the surrounding text in Ezekiel proves the "he" the Spirit of the Lord is addressing is a fallen Spiritual entity.

 

"Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth…thou wast upon the holy mountain of God" (Ezekiel 28:14).

 

There are similar verses in Ezekiel where the LORD is addressing Pharaoh, who the text tells us was a "great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers" (Ezekiel 29:30).

 

No less an authority than Jesus Christ Himself also refers to these Spiritual powers as a "person."

 

For example, when Christ was brought to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate by the Jewish council known as the Sanhedrin, we've produced lengthy articles on the Spiritual entities behind the factions at Christ's trial. These are in accord with the prophet Zechariah's very revealing verses which describe the architecture of the Spiritual realm.  

 

"In all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. [And] the third part…shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say it is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God" (Zechariah 13:8,9).

 

We have shown the "two parts" are hemispheric halves of Satan's divided spirit, which we've identified in the Scriptures as Death and Hell (Revelation 1:18, 6:8, 20:13). In the Spiritual alignment leading up to Christ's crucifixion, we see the attributes of "Hell" moving through the Jews, and "Death" was running the Romans – forming the "two parts," with JESUS as the "third part."

 

When the Scriptures note that Pontius Pilate distrusted the Jewish leadership, it tells us that he knew they were jealous of Jesus – a sinful characteristic well attested to in the spirit of "Hell."

 

"For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy" (Mark 15:10).

 

Pilate and the Romans were inhabited by the spirit of "Death," as evidenced by his assertion that he had the power to crucify Christ. 

 

"Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin" (John 19:11).

 

The Jewish council of priests could hardly be referred to as a "he." Moreover, although Pilate said "Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me" (John 18:35), Christ refers to the spirit of "Hell" in that verse as a he.

 

Jesus knew the power of Hell was behind the Jewish establishment, and we have repeatedly shown that power – which is associated with the imagery of the "False Prophet" – is the power which causes the earth to follow Death by deceiving those who dwell on the earth into rejecting Jesus.

 

"And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven" (Revelation 13:13).

 

Indeed, since the Apostle Paul wrote that we "wrestle not" against flesh and blood -- because our real enemies are the "principalities and powers" (Ephesians 6:12) -- we should hardly be surprised if Jesus was acutely aware of the same thing.  

 

In Genesis, we see the fallen angels who were the "sons of God" were smitten with the daughters of men, and they took them wives of all which they chose" (Genesis 6:2). This shows intellect, purpose, and motivation to serve one's own self, so the fallen ones (Nephilim in the text) have tasted the power of being perceived as gods.

 

One further point should be made in this context. In our last episode of the Body of Antichrist, we detailed the the identity of the "prince of Persia," the "prince" of Greece, and the "prince" of Rome. It is obvious these "princes" are spiritual beings, and we pointed out the phenomenon of Sequential Recapitulation indicates these are the same entities behind the kingdoms in the AD Christian era, as well as the pivotal individuals in the Era of Antichrist.

 

These are the rulers of the darkness of this world, so the angelic hierarchy that emerged should not surprise us when Satan is called the "father" of lies (John 8:44) or the "son" of perdition (John 17:12), as he seeks to emulate the Lord of glory.

 

"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servant ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" (Romans 6:16).

 

- James Lloyd

 

To Be Continued