The document provides an overview of the biblical portrayal of the Antichrist according to Revelation. It discusses that the Antichrist, also known as the Beast, is one of six protagonists that populate the Tribulation landscape. Basic information is then provided about the Antichrist's origins, nature, power, resurrection, authority, time span, and helper. Several biblical texts that are relevant to understanding the Antichrist are also listed.

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2. Here find slide set devoted to Revelation’s portrayal of
the AntiChrist. He is the second in a list of six
protagonists who populate the Tribulational landscape.
In truth, I could have made a list of seven protagonists by
including the Harlot. In fact, I’ve devoted a large part of
one slide set (#27 in this series) to her activities and to
the two chapters of Revelation that feature her.
But here find the AntiChrist, aka: The Beast or Daniel’s
Despicable Person.
“Lo, his doom is sure.” Never lose sight of that

3. I’m just filler . . .
you know, ‘No hyperlinks
for you till Slide 4!” Lenny
would have linked to Set #27 in
the previous slide, but, oh
well . . .

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5. HE’S SURROUNDED BY
THE SUPERNATURAL
His origins/nature
His power
His resurrection
His authority
His time span
His helper
His followers
His end

6. ANTICHRIST: Scattered References
Relevant Texts
Daniel 2:40-45
Matthew 24:15-22
Rev 13
Zech 11:15-17 (?)
Mark 13:14-20
(Our Core Text)
Daniel 9: 27
II Thess 2:1-12
Daniel 11:21-45
Rev 17:8-18

7. SATAN SEEKS A
COUNTERFEIT TRINITY
DRAGON/SATAN: Plays the role of God the Father:
1. The source of all power (Rev 13:2)
2. The ultimate focus of worship (Rev 13:4)
3. Invisible presence (Rev 13-by implication)

8. SATAN SEEKS A
COUNTERFEIT TRINITY
ANTICHRIST: Plays the role of God the Son:
1. Killed and Resurrected (Rev 13:3)
2. The visible member of the unholy trinity
3. Incites worship (Rev 13:4,12)
4. Speaks the ‘words‘ of his ‘father’, Satan (Rev 13-by
implication)
5. Accepts worship (Rev 13:4,12)

9. SATAN SEEKS A
COUNTERFEIT TRINITY
FALSE PROPHET: Plays the role of God the Holy Spirit:
1. Magnifies Satan’s ‘son’s’ influence and words like the
Holy Spirit (Rev 13:12 / John 14:26, 16:5)
2. Directs worship to the ‘son’/‘beast’ (Rev 13:12 / John
14:13+14 )
3. Associated with miracles (Rev 13:13 / I Cor 12-14)
4. Fabricates a HS-like ‘sealing’ with his “Mark of the
Beast”– (Rev 13:16 vs. Eph 1:13, 4:30)

10. SEVEN HEADS, TEN HORNS
And One Man’s Understanding of Them

11. THE BEAST:
PERSISTENTLY DESCRIBED AS
SEVEN-HEADED,TEN HORNED.
Revelation 13:1 Introduces
him as seven headed, ten
horned
Revelation 17:3 Refers to
him as seven headed, ten
horned
Revelation 13:7 Explains
the meaning of the seven
heads, ten horns

12. THE SEVEN HEADS
ARE . . . (PER REV 13:9)
SEVEN MOUNTAINS ON WHICH THE WOMAN (His
Religious Ally) SITS
City of Rome has (and quite famously has) 7 hills–does
this mean that Babylon the Harlot situates itself in
Rome?
The City of Constantinople has (a less well known) set
of 7 hills-does the Harlot reside there?
Historic Babylon incorporated pyramid-shaped
ziggurats as worship sites? Could this be the residence
of the Harlot?

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City of Rome has (and quite famously has) 7 hills–does
this mean that Babylon the Harlot situates itself in
Rome?
The City of Constantinople has (a less well known) set
of 7 hills-does the Harlot reside there?
Historic Babylon incorporated pyramid-shaped
ziggurats as worship sites? Could this be the residence
of the Harlot?

14. THE SEVEN HEADS
ARE ALSO. . . (PER REV 13:9)
SEVEN KINGS: FIVE HAVE FALLEN, ONE IS, AND THE
OTHER HAS YET TO COME . . . .
FIVE HAVE FALLEN: Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian,
Persian and Greek Empires
ONE IS (from John’s time perspective?): Roman Empire
OTHER YET TO COME: The AntiChrist’s ten-nation
alliance/empire of the End-Times

15. THE BEAST:
REV 17:8
WAS, IS NOT AND WILL COME
FIRST POSSIBLE INTERPRETATION:
THE PHRASE HAS A TIME REFERENCE:
The Beast ‘is not’ at the time of John’s vision (Rev
17:8a) (“The beast that you saw is not . . .”). But
it did indeed exist at that time–Rome
The Beast ‘is not’ when end-times people view him
(Rev 17:8b) But it will exist then-the AntiChrist.
Therefore, this theory does not easily compute
logically. What else could this phrase connote?

16. THE BEAST: REV 17:8
WAS, IS NOT AND WILL COME
SECOND POSSIBLE INTERPRETATION:
THE PHRASE WORKS AS A DESCRIPTIVE
TITLE:
WAS: Existed in partial manifestation through six
Kingdoms (Egypt-Rome)
WAS NOT: Had no manifestation from Rome to
the 70th Week
WILL COME: Re-emerges in the 70th Week in
full, final and unrestrained power in AntiChrist

17. AND ALL WHO DWELL ON THE
EARTH WILL WONDER . . .
. . . . WHEN THEY ‘SEE’ THE BEAST, THAT HE WAS AND
IS NOT AND WILL COME :
The lost will wonder at the resurrected Prince Who Is To Come when they come to
‘see’ that he manifests a long-lived spiritual entity worthy of the descriptive title:
THE BEAST WHO WAS, IS NOT AND WILL COME!
His power, resurrection and authority impress the lost, certainly, and cause
them to fear.
But his credentials as the most recent manifestation of a millennia old,
world-changing spiritual entity cause them to wonder and worship!
The False Prophet most likely leads them to ‘see’ or understand the Beast
for who he really is: a timeless spiritual manifestation of Satan himself.
Believers won’t wonder; they/we will take fresh stock of our challenge, our
role, our destiny and God’s omnipotent predictive power.

18. THE BEAST: REV 17:11
ONE OF THE 7, ALSO AN
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STRESSES THE BEAST’S UNIQUE, TWO-PHASE ROLE
ONE OF THE SEVEN: RESTRAINED–Originally,
AntiChrist appears as yet another human antagonist of
the Jews, just like Nebuchadnezzar or Antiochus
Epiphanes. Horrible servants of Satan, but restrained
by The Restrainer nonetheless (II Thessalonians 2:6)
AN EIGHTH: UNRESTRAINED–Resurrected,
unrestrained and supernatural in power, our Prince
Who Is To Come now appears as THE ANTICHRIST!

19. THE BEAST:
WE LEARN THAT HE EXISTS AS
A UNIFIED SPIRITUAL ENTITY (The ‘BEAST’ exists
spiritually independent of any of its many separate
historical manifestations.)
A BEING WITH DISTINCT HISTORICAL IMPERIAL
MANIFESTATIONS, (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia,
Greece, Rome)
A FINAL PERSONAL MANIFESTATION (AntiChrist)
AND ONE FINAL IMPERIAL MANIFESTATION: (10
political allies and a religious ally, the Harlot of: Rome?
Constantinople? Babylon?)

20. THE BEAST:
HAS A FINAL DESTINY!
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. . .yet he will come to his end and
no one will help him. (Dan 11:45)

21. Get set to look at Revelation 13 w
ith
two competing mindsets:
Pessimism and Fear
VERSUS
Courageous Steadfast Hope

22. Get set to look at Revelation 13 w
ith
two competing mindsets:
God enables believers
to beat the odds! Right?
The bigger they are . . .
Pessimism and Fear
VERSUS
Courageous Steadfast Hope

23. REVELATION 13
AntiChrist: The Case For Fear

24. The AntiChrist: World Savior?
Smooth and Skillful Politician: The political figure
who will become the AntiChrist has a measure of
irresistible charm and a scheming mind that make him
more than a match for mere mortals. Can he be the one
to bring order out of chaos? One can only hope!
Capacity for intrigue: (Daniel 11:21)
A deceiver: (Daniel 11: 23)
A schemer: (Daniel 11:24)
Starts as a commoner (11:21), mysteriously winds
up a king (11:27)

25. The AntiChrist: Infinite Power?
Empowered by Satan Himself: The ‘Dragon’ gives
the Beast his power and authority. (Rev 13:2) This
accounts for his early successes!
Vigorous Successful Warrior: Daniel 11:21-45
depicts the AntiChrist/Beast/Despicable Person as a
powerful, actively engaged warrior in battle after battle.
Capable Administrator: Once he conquers a land, he
passes out fiefdoms to his cronies to cement their loyalty
and encourage newbies to cooperate (Daniel 11:24)

26. The AntiChrist: Unstoppable Pow
er?
Resurrected! He receives a ‘fatal’ head wound and,
for all anyone can tell, he dies! But . . .
He comes back to life!!! (13:3) A resurrection?!?!?!?
He now thinks he’s God! Who can blame him???
The ‘world’ now stands ready to worship him as
God! Well, duh!
Powerfully Blasphemous: His words and gestures
blaspheme Almighty God–and he seems to get away
with it! His uncorrected boldness further incites fear
and a tendency to worship this man as God!

27. The AntiChrist: Your Worst Nigh
tmare?
Vengeful and Aggressive! AntiChrist needs
followers, not friends, and he tolerates no opposition .
Brutalizes the resistant Saints
Pummels the resistant Jews
Attacks religious ‘Babylon’, his own ally, the Harlot,
in a fit of jealousy (IMO)
Kills the Two Witnesses
Wages war with his neighbors almost constantly

28. REVELATION 13
Mindset 2: The Case For Hope and Courage

29. ANTICHRIST:
A figure of iron and clay-(a la Nebuchadnezzar’s great
statue!) All his assets fail to combine in any effective
way and he falls short of his aspirations over and over.
Falls short of world domination:
Satan gives him Satan’s power-it’s not enough
(Rev 12:11+14).
Satan gives him authority to rule the worldAntiChrist can’t exercise it effectively (Dan 11:29)
His ten nation coalition (iron and clay) proves
a weak foundation for exercising full world
domination. (Dan 11:40)

30. ANTICHRIST:
by frequent refusal to
ustrated at every turn, beset
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bend the knee to h
Economically Limited: No one buys or sells
without the Mark? Apparently not a world wide
issue, for Sheep/Goat nations (Matt 25:31) survive
without it as do many Saints (Rev 14) and Jews (Zech 14)
Spiritually Thwarted:
Never cracks Saints’ devotion to Christ (Rev
12:11) Believers refuse him worship.
Suffers From Reverse Tinker-bell Effect:
Refuse to clap and his strength fails.

31. ANTICHRIST:
His assumption of su
preme authority has
a thin and
desperate edge to it, if
you know where to loo
k.
Constantly Humiliated:
Two Witnesses operate with impunity in the
very midst of his empire. (Rev 11)
God rains down plague after plague on his
kingdom and he cannot stop the rain.
Only the terminally deluded (II Thess 2:11) follow
his lead.
Harlot of Babylon slow to acknowledge his
supremacy after his resurrection. (Rev 17:16)

32. ANTICHRIST:
His assumption of supreme authority has a thin and
desperate edge to it, if you know where to look.
Pesky Jews Elude His Authority and Control
In Spite of Everything He Can Do:
God protects a Jewish segment miraculously
(Rev 12:6, 16)
144K witness thrive under God’s protection
(Rev 7/Daniel 11:33, 39)
Orthodox Jewish zealots hold out to the end.
(Zech 14)

33. ANTICHRIST:
Not all we crack him up to be in our imagination.
He has serious military challenges to his authority.
Geopolitical Forces Fight Back:
‘Ships from Kittim’* disturb him (Dan 11:30)
Kings of North and South fight him (Daniel 11:40)
He must appeal to the nations of the world
for support at the end. (Rev 16:13 )

34. ANTICHRIST:
Not all we crack him up to be in our imagination.
He has serious military challenges to his authority.
Geopolitical Forces Fight Back:
‘Ships from Kittim’* disturb him (Dan 11:30)
Kings of North and South fight him (Daniel 11:40)
He must appeal to the nations of the world
for support at the end. (Rev 16:13 )
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35. IN THE END. . . . .
HE HAS ONLY FEAR
Daniel 11:40+ details the
AntiChrist’s final days, days
in which his neighbors attack
him violently, rumors from the
East disturb him. He
becomes a whirlwind of
destruction but Daniel’s
narrative carries with it a
sense of AntiChrist’s
desperation as he flails about
him. He fills with fear!

36. IN THE END. . . . .
HE HAS ONLY FEAR
Daniel 11:40+ details the
AntiChrist’s final days, days
in which his neighbors attack
him violently, rumors from the
East disturb him. He
becomes a whirlwind of
destruction but Daniel’s
narrative carries with it a
sense of AntiChrist’s
desperation as he flails about
him. He fills with fear!

37. REVELATION 13
Relevance for ‘Everyday’ Christian Living

38. The
kingdom of the world
becomes the kingdom of
our Lord and of
His Christ . . .
Rev 11:15

39. The
kingdom of the world
becomes the kingdom of
our Lord and of
His Christ . . .
Rev 11:15
The
brethren overcome Satan
because of the blood of the Lamb,
the word of their testimony and they
did not love their life to the
death. Rev 12:11

40. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so
that you will be able to resist in the evil day,
and having done everything, to stand firm.
Eph 6:13

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46. Get a spiritual spine. Pursue Godliness and the love of the brethren.
Prune your character; weed your thoughts; sharpen your knowledge
of the Word. Crave holiness.
Do these things and you’ll be ready for anything!

47. We are indwelt with all
the Light we’ll ever need
to deal triumphantly
with all the darkness evil
can bring to bearNow, tomorrow or
whenever!

48. OUR NEXT FOCUS . . .
Next: XXXII:
The Saints

49. OUR NEXT FOCUS . . .
’, have a
mmonly called ‘Tribulation Saints
The believers of the 70th Week, co
God calls
elation’s full treatment of them.
high calling if we reckon with Rev
places a
ercome, not merely survive. God
on the Tribulation Saints to ov
ts
lders which no other group of Sain
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measure of responsibility on thei
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argin of victory in the Battle of th
m
has ever aspired to. Their’s is the
Next: XXXII:
The Saints

50. OUR NEXT FOCUS . . .
’, have a
mmonly called ‘Tribulation Saints
The believers of the 70th Week, co
God calls
elation’s full treatment of them.
high calling if we reckon with Rev
places a
ercome, not merely survive. God
on the Tribulation Saints to ov
ts
lders which no other group of Sain
r shou
measure of responsibility on thei
e Ages.
argin of victory in the Battle of th
m
has ever aspired to. Their’s is the
Come meet these believers!
Next: XXXII:
The Saints

51. OUR NEXT FOCUS . . .
’, have a
mmonly called ‘Tribulation Saints
The believers of the 70th Week, co
God calls
elation’s full treatment of them.
high calling if we reckon with Rev
places a
ercome, not merely survive. God
on the Tribulation Saints to ov
ts
lders which no other group of Sain
r shou
measure of responsibility on thei
e Ages.
argin of victory in the Battle of th
m
has ever aspired to. Their’s is the
Come meet these believers!
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The Saints