In part 1 we saw proof of the Holy Trinity, in part 2 we will see the opposite. Satan in his anger wants to be as God for in scripture we see his resolve to be. The trinity that we are going to study is Satan, The Beast and The False Prophet. Isa 14:12-14; How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 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. Why would there be an unholy trinity? For the anti-christ to deceive Israel, he must appear to fulfill prophecy of the messiah. To copy everything that Jesus accomplished. This way the anti-christ can deceive many into believing that he is the Christ. The unholy trinity uses deception and the stretching of the truth. The Bible lists the unholy trinity as; 1. The Dragon.
The Dragon symbolizes Satan. In Scripture Satan has many names. God describes Satan here in Eze 28:11-19; Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Satan [Heb.,= adversary], traditional opponent of God and humanity in Judaism and Christianity. In Scripture and literature the role of the opponent is given many names, such as Apolyon, Beelzebub, Semihazah, Azazel, Belial, and Sammael. Nicknames include the Tempter, Evil One, God of This World, Father of Lies, and Prince of Darkness. But in the New Testament it is Satan, with its Greek equivalent diabolos (the Devil), which came to dominate, displacing or demoting other names and figures. 2. The Beast.
This is the Anti-Christ. Born a Jew in the similitude of Satan. This Beast copys all that the Messiah must do to fulfill prophecy. Other wise the Israelites would never accept him. He will promise a kingdom on earth, fulfilling the desires of the Sanhedrin and the Priest.
3. The False Prophet.
This is a man of great religious authority. This is also a representation of false religion, a system that wants to gain control over all aspects of human worship. Revelations 13:2 And the beast (Anti-Christ ) which I saw was like unto a leopard ( with the characteristics of a Leopard. Swiftness.), and his feet were as the feet of a bear ( Symbolizing Strength.), and his mouth as the mouth of a lion ( Symbolizing fears-ness.): and the dragon (Satan) gave him his power, and his seat (preeminence), and great authority(Control).
In Revelations 13:2, we see a copy of what God did for Jesus and Jesus for His disciples.(Ref; Mat 10:1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them (disciples ) power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me (From God) in heaven and in earth.) Rev 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. Here in 2nd Thessalonins 2:9 we see the separation of the Beast and Satan. Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. Here in Revelations 16:13, we see the unholy trinity joined together. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. This unholy trinity has already began to develope. The spirit of anti-christ is already at work, His bodily form is expected at any time, Satan is rushing about, knowing that his time is short, and the false prophet is at work around the world, decieveing and being deceived. |
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