For there shall arise false Christ and false prophets and shall show great signs and wonders in so much that if it were possible
They shall deceive the very leg doesn't say they will be deceived. It says that that's how strong the deception could be. Okay?
Believers are not going to be deceived. Of course, they have the spirit of truth dwelling within them now tonight
We're gonna get into a lot of end times Bible prophecy a lot of things that you probably already know
But I'm gonna show you something tonight that you probably don't know
Okay, and and so I'm gonna need you to pay attention as much as possible and I'm gonna give you a very practical
application at the end of this sermon
So that for those of you who may not be fans of end times Bible prophecy, you'll like the application at least, okay?
Now you're in Revelation chapter 6 obviously when you read the book of Revelation when you study end times Bible prophecy
there's a lot of copying taking place with Satan as I mentioned and
One of those is we're in regards to the Trinity for example, you know
You have the antithesis of the Trinity in the end times now, how is that?
Well, the Trinity is the Father God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
Well the antithesis to that the wicked antithesis is the dragon representing Satan
You have the Antichrist and then you have the false prophet which would be the copycat of
Father Son and Holy Ghost Satan imitating God why because he wants to be like the most high
You know the Bible tells us in Isaiah 14 and verse 13 for thou hast said in thine heart
I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will be like the most high
You know
The Bible says that the God of this world not referring to God the Father
The God of this world had blinded the minds of them which believed not lest the light of the Glorious Gospel of Christ
Who is the image of God should shine unto them little g not big G referring to God the Father?
This is referring to Satan being imposter of God the Father, but then you also have the Antichrist
Imitating Jesus Christ right look at the Bible says in Revelation chapter 6 in verse number 1
It says and I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals and I heard as it were the noise of
Thunder one of the four beasts saying come and see
Verse 2 and I saw behold a what a white horse and he that sat on him had a bow and a crown was given unto
Him and he went forth conquering and to conquer now
I want you to notice first and foremost that this is actually the first time the Antichrist is being mentioned in the book of Revelation
So the very first introduction of the Antichrist
Places him as being an imitator of Jesus Christ. He said how do you know that?
Well go to Revelation chapter 19 if you would revelation chapter 19
We see that he comes the this is the first seal that's being opened
this is what's known as the four horsemen of the apocalypse people often describe it as thus and
The first horse that comes on the scene is a white horse
Doesn't tell us the name of the person of the individual sitting on the horse
It just says that you know, he had a bow
He's given a crown and he's going forth conquering and to conquer
Well, you know
It doesn't take a rocket scientist or a theologian to know that this is him impersonating Jesus Christ in Revelation chapter
19 look at Revelation 19 verse 11. It says and I saw heaven open and behold what a white horse
He that sat upon him was called faithful and true and in righteousness
He doth judge and make war. So first and foremost, what does he do? He impersonates his coming not a second coming
But his third coming
But he comes as the second coming of Christ
But he comes in such a way that it's actually the third coming of Christ that he's imitating because Jesus Christ
The third time that he returns comes on a white horse indicating purity holiness the Son of God
but not only that we see in verse number 12 look what it says his eyes were as a flame of fire and
On his head were many crowns. What do we see in Revelation chapter 6 that there was a crown?
Given unto him
So it says his eyes were as a flame of fire and on his head were
Many crowns and he had a name written that no man knew but he himself and he was clothed with the vesture dipped in
Blood and his name is called the Word of God
The armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses clothed in fine linen white and clean
So he he he basically impersonates his coming he impersonates his crowns
But then he also impersonates his conquests look what the Bible says in verse 15 and out of his mouth goeth the sharp sword
That with it he should smite the nations
he shall rule them with the rod of iron and he tread at the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of
Almighty God, so what is this actually talking about?
Well, this is referring to the Battle of Armageddon
Revelation chapter 19 is when Jesus Christ comes on a white horse with his armies
He comes to war against the Antichrist and his armies what's known as the Battle of Armageddon
He defeats the Antichrist. He cast him and his false prophet into the lake of fire
Revelation chapter 20
He establishes his millennial reign thousand-year reign leading into the new heaven and the new earth
Well, this is exactly what the Antichrist is gonna seek to do. Okay, he's gonna seek to use revelation 19 as a
Means or as excuse or pretext to establish his earthly reign as well because he's going forth conquering and to conquer
conquering nations to set up a
1260 day reign instead of the millennial reign and not to establish a new heaven a new earth but to establish what the new world
order