And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and 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 KJV)
Over the years, many biblical and secular scholars have guessed who would be the world dictator that would control the whole world. Some of them said President Barack Obama since he is the first African-American candidate got elected to the White House and is appealing to the world, especially Arab nation. Some said Prince Charles of England or Pope Frances. In fact, there have been many spectacular over the Catholic popes over the years. No ones would find out who would be the Antichrist that would control the world, yet, the Bible gives us many hints about him.
Let’s go back to Isaiah 14:12-14, which says, “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.” As I said in the first part of this series, Satan’s main goal is trying to be more powerful emperor than God. In the Book of Ezekiel said that he was once an angel of God. As the time went on, he tried to compete against God; and he failed to be with His other messengers (Job 1-2).
As we read in 1 John 4, we understand that the antichrist (Satan) knows who God is. By the way, the Greek word for antichrist is antichristos, which means the adversary of the Messiah. He is the antagonist. We read in Genesis 3 that he was trying to be smart as God by tempting Eve, which he won on that round. If Eve would be obedience to God completely, we would not see all the mess that we see today. However, God is in control. His time is not like ours. We read that Satan has very limited power over the world.
In Revelation 13, we see that he would curse at God, do miracles and wonders, and can control the economy system. He cannot just appear to the world scene until the ten nations come together to form the New World Order (government, religion, and economy). Even though our pastors may don’t preach on this very important subject, we see the progress of the biblical prophecy is beginning to fulfill. There are very few churches that stand for the truth like the church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13).
Even though I am not called to be a biblical prophecy scholar, we all need to know some signs of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus left us very important signs of His coming before He returned to Heaven. We have duty to carry His messages out to the world. Jesus said in Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
Do you have your relationship with the Heavenly Father? If not, I like to encourage you to develop your personal relationship with Jesus Christ today. First, confess your sins and invite Jesus Christ to your life. Paul said in Romans 10:9-11, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” There is no sinner prayer formula. Instead, you just talk to God at where you are now. Secondly, I’d like to encourage you to find a good solid biblical teaching church and Christian friends. They can help you to build strong relationship with God. If you’d need further assistance, you can email me at or visit my ministries website at www.mgjcweb.org for further resources.
