The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces
The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces
by Eric Douma
June 14, 2015
Gospel of Grace Fellowship
Revelation 6:1-8 “Four horsemen”
>Four horsemen are “personifications” of large
movements
>Four horsemen bring wrath
>
Babylon is going to be vanquished!
Zechariah 1:7-11; 6:1-8 “Four horsemen”
>Four horsemen are “personifications” of spirit beings
>Four horsemen were on patrol
>
Babylon was vanquished!
Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24:4-8; Mark 13:5-8)
1. False Christs (Matt. 24:4-5; Mark 13:6)
2. Wars and rumors of wars (Matt. 24:6-7; Mark 13:7)
3. Famines (Matt. 24:7; Mark 13:8)
4. “ Beginning of Birth Pangs” (Matt. 24:8; Mark 13:8)
Revelation 6:1-8
1. Rider on white horse = Antichrist + accomplices (1-2)
2. Peace taken from earth = warfare (3-4)
3. Famine (5-6)
4. ¼ of earth dies (7-8)
Revelation 6:1-2
Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of
the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures
saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.”
2
I looked, and
behold, a
white horse
, and he who sat on it had a bow; and
a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and
to conquer.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a
white horse
, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
Revelation 17:9-13
Here is the mind which has wisdom.
The seven heads are seven mountains on which the
woman sits,
10
and they are seven kings; five have fallen,
one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes,
he must remain a little while.
11
The beast which was
and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the
seven, and he goes to destruction.
12
The ten horns
which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a
kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the
beast for one hour.
13
These have one purpose, and
they
give their power and authority to the beast.
Matthew 24:5
“For
many
will come in My name, saying,
‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.
Revelation 17:17
“For God has put it in their hearts to
execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and
by giving their kingdom to the beast,
until the words of
God will be fulfilled.”
2 Thess. 2:3 ESV
Let no one deceive you in any way.
For
that day will not come
, unless the rebellion comes first,
and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of
destruction,
“In secular Greek, in fact, the word was used to refer to
a political or military revolt, not in the sense of “falling
away” from a position once held, but of a rebellion
against a power or deity to whom one was not
committed” (Fee).
Isaiah 57:1-5
The righteous man perishes, and no man
takes it to heart; and devout men are taken away, while
no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away
from evil,
2
He enters into peace; they rest in their beds,
each one who walked in his upright way.
3
But come
here, you sons of a sorceress, offspring of an adulterer
and a prostitute.
4
Against whom do you jest? Against
whom do you open wide your mouth and stick out your
tongue? Are you not
children of rebellion
, offspring of
deceit,
5
who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under
every luxuriant tree, who slaughter the children in the
ravines…
Christ
= Brings a new, redeemed humanity to the New
Jerusalem all by His grace.
Antichrist
= Brings an old, unredeemed humanity to
build Babylon by works.
Revelation 18:9-10
And the kings of the earth, who
committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with
her, will weep and lament over her when they see the
smoke of her burning,
10
standing at a distance because
of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe,
the great
city, Babylon
, the strong city! For in one hour your
judgment has come.’
A. Lord’s harvest from destroyed world (24:1-13)
B. Song of the world’s remnant (24:14-16a)
C. Sinful world overthrown (24:16b-20)
D. The waiting world ((24:21-23)
E. Song of the ruined city (25:1-5)
F. MOUNT ZION (25:6-12)
E. Song of the strong city (26:1-6)
D. The waiting people of God (26:7-21)
C. Spiritual forces overthrown (27:1)
B. Song of the remnant of the people (27:2-6)
A. Lord’s harvest from a destroyed people (27:7-13)
Examination of biblical passages like Revelation 6:1-2, Matthew 24, and Zechariah in relation to the prophesied arrival of the Antichrist and his forces. The imagery of the four horsemen, false Christs, wars, famines, and the rise of the Beast is dissected within the context of eschatological interpretation.
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The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces by Eric Douma June 14, 2015 Gospel of Grace Fellowship Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 1
Revelation 6:1-8 Four horsemen >Four horsemen are personifications of large movements >Four horsemen bring wrath >Babylon is going to be vanquished! Zechariah 1:7-11; 6:1-8 Four horsemen >Four horsemen are personifications of spirit beings >Four horsemen were on patrol >Babylon was vanquished! Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 2
Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24:4-8; Mark 13:5-8) 1. False Christs (Matt. 24:4-5; Mark 13:6) 2. Wars and rumors of wars (Matt. 24:6-7; Mark 13:7) 3. Famines (Matt. 24:7; Mark 13:8) 4. Beginning of Birth Pangs (Matt. 24:8; Mark 13:8) Revelation 6:1-8 1. Rider on white horse = Antichrist + accomplices (1-2) 2. Peace taken from earth = warfare (3-4) 3. Famine (5-6) 4. of earth dies (7-8) Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 3
Revelation 6:1-2 Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come. 2 I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 4
Revelation 17:9-13 Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits, 10 and they are seven kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while. 11 The beast which was and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction. 12 The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. 13 These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 5
Matthew 24:5 For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Christ, and will mislead many. Revelation 17:17 For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled. Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 6
2 Thess. 2:3 ESV Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, In secular Greek, in fact, the word was used to refer to a political or military revolt, not in the sense of falling away from a position once held, but of a rebellion against a power or deity to whom one was not committed (Fee). Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 7
Isaiah 57:1-5 The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; and devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, 2 He enters into peace; they rest in their beds, each one who walked in his upright way. 3 But come here, you sons of a sorceress, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute. 4 Against whom do you jest? Against whom do you open wide your mouth and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of rebellion, offspring of deceit, 5 who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter the children in the ravines Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 8
Christ = Brings a new, redeemed humanity to the New Jerusalem all by His grace. Antichrist = Brings an old, unredeemed humanity to build Babylon by works. Revelation 18:9-10 And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come. Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 9
A. Lords harvest from destroyed world (24:1-13) B. Song of the world s remnant (24:14-16a) C. Sinful world overthrown (24:16b-20) D. The waiting world ((24:21-23) E. Song of the ruined city (25:1-5) F. MOUNT ZION (25:6-12) E. Song of the strong city (26:1-6) D. The waiting people of God (26:7-21) C. Spiritual forces overthrown (27:1) B. Song of the remnant of the people (27:2-6) A. Lord s harvest from a destroyed people (27:7-13) Revelation 6:1-2 The Coming of Antichrist and His Forces 10
