Babylon the Great Part I (the wine and location)

There seems to be an abundance of theories on whom the end times Babylon will be. I have heard everything from North America to specifically New York, The Vatican to all of Europe. My goal here is to use bible verses along with historic evidence to show who I believe Babylon the Great is, and why I believe this to be true.

First I would like to point out that I do not believe that the end days Babylon is any of the previously mentioned places and I do not see any biblical truth for it to be so. Next, I am going to share a few verses specifically talking about the end days Babylon.

Revelation 17: 1-2

…“Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

We know that the many waters are many peoples and nations. So Babylon the great may be a region or an area that covers multiple nations. We see that the rulers of the nations of the world “commit fornication” with this place. In my opinion, that has to be some type of business action that is breaking YHWH’s laws somehow. We then see that the people of the earth are made drunk with the wine of her “fornication”. Again, I see this happening because of the earlier business deal. The people of the earth are making money that in some way is connected back to Babylon.

Revelation 17: 3-6

And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. And on her forehead a name was written:

MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.

This passage shows us that the woman is “sitting on” or a part of the first beast mentioned in Revelation 13. I believe this means that Babylon is directly connected to the first beast, and I have already showed why I believe the first beast is the kingdom of the antichrist. That being said, Babylon must be associated with the antichrist in some form.

We also see here that Babylon has plenty of money. The golden cup she holds if full of sin and wickedness that comes from her “fornication”. Finally, we see that Babylon also has a direct connection with those that are killing those that believe in Christ.

Revelation 17: 15-18

Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.”

Again, we see that the water equals multiple people and nations. But, something that stands out to me here is that the association between the first beast and the whore, or the kingdom of the antichrist and Babylon the great is not so good. The kingdom hates Babylon and will destroy it by unknowingly fulfilling YHWH’s desires. We also see that Babylon is a city that holds power over the kings of the entire world.

Zechariah 5: 5-11

Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.”  So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a basket that is going forth.” He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth: Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”; then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead cover over its mouth. Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. So I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?” And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.”

Where is the land of Shinar?

Genesis 11:2

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.

The land of Shinar is the area that we know as Babylon, the original. This is the very place that the Tower of Babel was built. So the second Babylon will need to be in that same area, considering the first Babylon was already gone by the time Zechariah was prophesying. We also can take away from this that the very area that once was Babylon is full of what YHWH considers wickedness in our world today.

Revelation 18: 2-3

…“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”

We see here that the merchants of the earth have become rich THROUGH the abundance of her luxury. What does this mean? I suggest that Babylon the great has something and a lot of it that all the merchants of the earth use in order to make money. What could this luxury be? I would suggest this is oil. Without oil, there would be no transportation of goods. Who is the largest producer and exporter of oil in the world?

Revelation 18: 7-8

… for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

Babylon calls itself a queen. Later we read that she is destroyed by fire in one day. Not just burned, but rather utterly destroyed with fire. Who destroys Babylon?

Revelation 18: 9-19

“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

 “And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’

“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’

Ezekiel 27: 30

They will make their voice heard because of you;

They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads;

Again we read that Babylon is destroyed with fire. Next we see that the merchants of the earth cry and mourn over this city because without this city, NOONE is able to sell their products anymore. What would the city of Babylon absolutely have to have in order for the entire world’s economy to be shut down when ONE city is destroyed? If you really think about it, there is only one thing that could affect the world like this.

We later read that because of the city being destroyed, a group of people mourn by throwing dust on their heads. This is a Middle Eastern custom. Therefore, it seems to me that Babylon the great must be a Middle Eastern city. Why else would they care so much about a city being destroyed?

I do not believe that anyone from the Middle East would care if New York City was to burn into desolation. I don’t recall anyone from the Middle East caring very much when the world trade towers were destroyed.

Isaiah 21:1, 9

A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea…

Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses.

And he gives back the answer: ‘Babylon has fallen, has fallen!

All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!’”

This should help us out with finding who the end time Babylon is as well. Isaiah tells us that Babylon is the desert by the sea. First thing we need to do is go to a map and find out where we can find this particular anomaly. In the Middle East, we can find this very thing. The Red Sea sits on the border of Saudi Arabia. Something that I find quite interesting about Saudi is it is the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil. Saudi also holds the largest oil reserves in the world. Granted there are many other countries that produce and export oil, Saudi has significant ties with the western world.

To take the Middle East connection a little further, Isaiah also gives us a list of a few other places that are prophesied against.

Isaiah 21: 11, 13, 16

A prophecy against Dumah

A prophecy against Arabia

This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.

Where are all these places? They are all in Saudi Arabia.

Isaiah 19:1

A prophecy against Egypt

Isaiah 17:1

A prophecy against Damascus:

Isaiah 15:1

A prophecy against Moab:

Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!

Kir in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!

Here are just a few of the prophecies of specific areas in the end times. Ill get a bit deeper into this area later, but for now, I just wanted to show that all the prophecies are aimed toward the end times.

One final note. I was speaking to a friend of mine. She is of Hebrew decent. She mentioned this to me when we were discussing the book of Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 50:23

How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth!

I understand that the majority of the prophecy researchers believe that Babylon will be a strong powerful military nation based on this verse. However, we could also view this in terms of what it looks like. What I mean is this. What does an oil drill look like while it is running? It looks exactly like someone swinging a hammer. As I said before, Saudi Arabia is the largest producer and exporter of oil in the entire world. I believe this could be another explanation of the “hammer”.

Quick wrap up

We know that oil could be the wine in the cup of the whore.  We know that the prophecies point to the countries in the Middle East. And we know that there is some type of woman involved, but she will be the focus of part two. 

The kingdom of the antichrist

At the time of the end, we read about two beasts that will be upon the earth. One of the beasts comes from the sea and the other from the land. The first will be a kingdom, the kingdom of the antichrist. The second will be the antichrist himself.  The kingdom of the Antichrist will pretty much be set up for the Antichrist to move in and immediately start using its power for his own will.

I intend to show scriptural evidence that proves that both the first beast from Revelation and the fourth beast from the book of Daniel are in fact, one and the same. I also intend to show that Babylon the Great, is riding on this very beast.

Before we get in to the scripture let us take a moment and break down the symbols.

Beasts = kingdom

Heads =kingdoms

Horns = kings

Waters = peoples

Revelation 13: 1-3

Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads (kingdoms) and ten horns (kings), with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God. This beast looked like a leopard (main body), but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority. And I saw one of his heads (kingdoms) as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed.

Something significant stands out here to me. Instead of believing that a man that was once dead has come back to life, if we look at it in my theory, we can see that a kingdom that was once destroyed has now reemerged. In my opinion, YHWH is the only one that can raise the dead to life. Now, I have heard it said that he (the antichrist) wouldn’t actually be raised from the dead, but rather cloned from the genes of Nimrod aka Gilgamesh aka Osiris. That is the only way I could have believed the first beast to be a man. However, after studying the bible on my own, I can only view the first beast as a kingdom that is made up of seven kingdoms.

We need to go back to the book of Daniel to understand all the parts of this Beast.

Daniel’s beasts

Lion = Babylon - gold

Bear = Mede Persia - Silver

Leopard = Greece – Iron

Something else to take into consideration, the prophecy given to John in Revelation is a timeline.

Revelation 17: 9-11

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains (kingdoms), on which the woman (Babylon) sits. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into perdition.

First we know this is talking about kingdoms and not actual hills. So, The Vatican is ruled out. We know that the Angel is speaking to John so this timeline can only be used from the moment in time that John heard this. No other time in history can this prophecy be placed. Next, we need to find out who were the first five kingdoms that had already fallen.

Egypt was the first world power historically ruling from about 2100 BC to 1491 BC. Next was Assyria from about 1100 BC to 606 BC. At this time is when Babylon comes into the picture. Then we have Persia, Greece, and then at that point, when John received the message Rome was ruling. Therefore, the five that had fallen were

Egypt 2100-1491 BC

Assyria 1100-606 BC

Babylon 606-538 BC

Persia 539-331 BC

Greece 331-168 BC

Rome 168 BC – 476 AD

Rome would continue to rule for some time after John’s death. But, we at least can see the five kingdoms that had fallen at this point and we know who the sixth was. Rome eventually was split into two empires with the help of Constantine. The western half centered in Rome and the eastern half centered in Constantinople, a city he named after himself. When Constantine did this he also moved the Roman capitol. It was not Constantinople. The western empire fell, but the eastern reigned on for a while as the Byzantine Empire. But what I would like to point out is that Constantinople is present day Istanbul Turkey. The Ottoman Empire came next, with the fall of the Byzantine Empire. The Ottoman Empire is the seventh kingdom. We must remember that the eighth kingdom is one of the seven. Something else to take into consideration is that the Turkish Ottoman Empire flag is the crescent moon with the star. This just so happens to be the very same symbol that ancient Babylon used. The very symbol of Baal and Ashtoreth, from Babylon, is the proudly displayed on the Ottoman flag. There is only one kingdom left. What we do know is this; the seventh kingdom is also the eighth.

Revelation 17: 1-3

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters (peoples), with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication (sin), and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.” So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads (kingdoms) and ten horns (kings).

                We know that the woman is Babylon of the end days. But what we can see here is that Babylon is specifically associated with the first beast. So if you originally held to the idea that the first beast was the antichrist, ask yourself this. How can Babylon sit upon the antichrist? Also, how can the antichrist have multiple heads or kingdoms? If this first beast is a kingdom itself, then it could be comprised of multiple nations. If this beast is as we read it is, it is more similar to the leopard considering its looks like the leopard and has attributes of the other ancient kingdoms. This kingdom is a mixture of all that came before it.

The next thing that I would like to point out is that the beast with the seven kingdoms and ten kings, hate the whore also known as Babylon.

Revelation 17: 15-18

Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns (kings) which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.”

            I say that this beast is the kingdom of the antichrist because that is the way it is explained in the Bible. The first explanation we read about is to Daniel, the next is to John in the Book of Revelation, both explanations coming from an angel. These explanations are so similar, that I think that it is obvious that the fourth beast from Daniel’s vision and the first beast from John’s vision are the same beast being described. Daniel has a dream in which he sees four beasts.

Daniel 7: 3

Then four huge beasts came up out of the water, each different from the others.

Daniel 7: 7-8

Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast—terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth (lion?) and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts and it had ten horns (kings). I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns (kings) were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn (king), were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.

In both Revelation and Daniel the beast being described comes from out of the sea. Daniel describes the first three beasts as having attributes similar to those of animals, a lion, a leopard, and a bear. The fourth beast however never gets such a label. The explanations given about these beasts and horns are these…

Daniel 7: 17

These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from the earth.

Daniel 7: 23-25

Then he said to me, “This fourth beast is the fourth world power that will rule the earth. It will be different from all the others. It will devour the whole world, trampling and crushing everything in its path. Its ten horns are ten kings who will rule that empire. Then another king will arise, different from the other ten, who will subdue three of them.

Revelation 17: 12-14

The ten horns of the beast are ten kings who have not yet risen to power. They will be appointed to their kingdoms for one brief moment to reign with the beast (second beast aka antichrist).

       As we can see, the beasts are kingdoms. I believe the forth beast that Daniel claims is “terrifying, dreadful, and very strong,” is the first beast from Revelation. It is the kingdom that will be ruled by the antichrist. The fourth world power “was different from any of the other” world powers. This kingdom is significant, and unique. Something about it is very scary to the people of the earth. My opinion is that the people of this beast kingdom are killing and destroying many other kingdoms and nations. Conquering and devouring all that they pass through. Unlike any army before them, they are unstoppable. This too makes sense considering the main body of this beast is that of Greece. Consider Alexander the Great. He was from Greece and he went through the known world conquering and destroying all in his path. We will see very similar actions and results as that of Alexander the Great.

Both the fourth beast from Daniel and the first from Revelation have ten kings.  Daniel says the last king will be different than the others, and Revelation says that they will reign with the second BEAST (the antichrist) for a short time. The beast kingdom of Revelation will have all ten kingdoms united with one purpose and one goal. That goal is to make war with all of YHWH’s holy people.

Revelation 17:12-14

The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind (common goals), and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

If the birth pains, or the beginning of sorrows, have begun, then we can assume that the kingdom or nation is either here already or will emerge very soon. This nation will be very powerful and will have a strong influence over the entire earth. It will start a war against the chosen people of God, and conquer them.

Revelation 13: 7

And the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation.

God’s holy people in this passage could be talking about Israel or it could be speaking of believers, personally, I believe that these groups are the same. Either way, this powerful kingdom should stand out when we see the command to attack Israel or the attack on all those that practice Christianity. One or both of these two things will happen, either Israel will be defeated, or believers will be oppressed, imprisoned, and killed. I am leaning more toward the latter based on the words of Christ. He said believers would be persecuted in His name, because they believe Him to be the Son of God. One thing that I would like to note here is that we see this happening in the Middle East today. Islam and Muslim extremist are invading villages and killing believers every day. There seems to be an agenda and that agenda seems to be directly related to what we read in the bible.

This kingdom will undoubtedly be full of blasphemous evils; again looking to the Middle East we see that Islam blasphemes the name of Yeshua (Jesus). When considering the Middle East and Islam as a possible area for the First Beast, it really starts to fit for me when I read the book of 1 John.

1 John 2:22

Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.

Islam not only denies that Yeshua (Jesus) is the son of YHWH, but also claims that YHWH has no children. The antichrist does this very thing. Aside from atheist, it seems to me that not many other religions deny their gods from having children. Islam has the spirit of the Antichrist as a built in part of the system.

Greed, not God, will be the driving force for all things. Men will be treated as slaves by those that are wealthy. Unjust laws will be written in favor of the rich, and to discriminate against the poor. The unemployed widow and the bastard child will be viewed as nothing more than pests and a drain on the system. Murder, addiction, sexual immorality, drunkenness, and the hatred of YHWH will be common in this land.  Nothing will be thought of as sacred, including marriage. Divorce and premarital sex will be common. Extramarital affairs will touch the lives of high ranking officials. Those thought of as Holy men will commit obscene and lewd acts, making even the altar of YHWH no longer sacred. All these things will reinforce the unbeliever’s ideas that there is no creator of the universe, allowing them to scoff at even the idea of God.

The first beast will also have the most powerful soldiers, strong enough to be feared by the entire world, commanded by the antichrist himself. We read about the military system in several books of the bible, but that will be for another post.

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The little horn and the second beast of Revelation

Once the kingdom (first beast) has been established and has become powerful we will see the second beast emerge to take control. The second beast comes from out of the earth. This beast will be a man, the Antichrist. This beast is given power to rule the kingdom that is the first beast.

I have heard many theories about who the antichrist is and where he will come from. I would like to see what the bible has to say on this matter. That being said, I have done a little research and have to first ask this.

What do we know about the man that will be the antichrist?

Our bible gives us a ton on information and I am here to suggest that it even tells us exactly where he will come from. Unfortunately, for many prophesiers, it is not North America.

Let’s start out by reading the original dream of Daniel.

Daniel 7: 2-3      

Daniel said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven stirring up the Great Sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.

Daniel 7: 7-8

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns, and there was another horn, a little one coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.

Later we read the interpretation of these visions as told to Daniel by an angel.

Daniel 7: 19

Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet.;

Daniel 7: 20-22

…that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows. I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came…

Daniel 7: 23-

Thus he said: the fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces. The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the first ones, and shall speak pompous words against the most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.

Just from these verses, we can see that the fourth beast is a kingdom, and that the antichrist comes out of this kingdom. This seems to match what is stated in the book of Revelation about the beasts.

Let’s get a little deeper,

Daniel 8: 5-12

…suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power. And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand.

Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven. And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious land. And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.

Many biblical commentators believe that the goat with the notable horn was Alexander the Great, and judging by the description given by the Angel Gabriel in the next few verses, that makes sense historically. That being said, when he died, his kingdom was into four less powerful kingdoms, which is what Daniel said was to happen. If this is the case, we need to find out next, where were the four kingdoms divided. Considering the antichrist comes out of ONE of these four kingdoms, we know that America is no longer a possibility to be the home of the antichrist.

In 321 BC, Alexander’s kingdom was split in to four. These are who ruled them and where they were geographically.

Ptolemaic Egypt,

Seleucid Mesopotamia and Central Asia, (Iraq and Syria)

Attalid (Lysimachus) Anatolia (Turkey), and

Antigonid (Cassander) Macedon (Greece)

I find it interesting that Turkey shows up here. We will get to why at a later point. In any case, we now know the location of each of the four kingdoms mentioned from the book of Daniel. Those four places, and the only possible home of the Antichrist are as follows, Greece, Turkey, Iraq and Syria, and Egypt.

Every religion on earth is waiting for their god to either come or return. Of course Christians are waiting for the return of Christ, Muslims are waiting for Mahdi’s return, and Judaism is waiting for their messiah. Even the ancient Mayan and Aztec people and what is left of their culture is waiting for the return of their god Queztacoatl. That being said, having a man show up with the abilities to perform great wonders would no doubt cause many to believe that he is who they had been waiting for.

Daniel chapters 8 and 11 give us a great look into who the final Antichrist will be. We can note that he will not be born into a wealthy family; he will not be considered royalty. For all intents and purposes he should be considered normal. At some point he will become very strong, but it will not be done under his own power. Someone or something will give this man his power. With only a few followers he will rise to power. He will rise to power as the king of the north. (The “north” country will be discussed in the first beast blog).

-          Revelation 13: 11-15

Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon.  He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. He did astounding miracles, even making fire flash down to earth from the sky while everyone was watching.  And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life. 15 He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die.

The first beast, or kingdom, will be a very powerful nation. The second beast, or antichrist, will be given control of that power and no doubt will use it to its fullest extent. Using this great power and influence he will require all mankind to worship the kingdom or belief system of that nation.

The Antichrist will be able to perform miraculous wonders. In the view of everyone, he will make fire rain from the sky. This seems to be the big one, the one that convinces many that this man is the one everyone has been waiting for. If we look at this from a non-supernatural point of view, it seems that this man will have a great army at his disposal with many bombs, possibly nuclear. Showing your ability to have “fire raining from the sky” sounds to me like a forced conversion to his belief system.

This man will be a master of intrigue. Meaning he will prosper by making and carrying out secret plans that are forbidden by law, rules, or customs. Using this power of intrigue, he will be able to take control of opposing kingdoms suddenly and with force. He makes agreements (most likely peace agreements) with opposing kingdoms only to in turn violate that agreement. Once those kingdoms feel safe and secure he attacks, overpowering them with one big sweep. Using these deceitful methods he extends his power over many countries. He gives to his followers many stolen spoils of war, including coveted materials and money. He causes great devastation, and deceit to succeed. At some point he will conquer Egypt and gain control over all of its gold, silver and other riches.

-          2 Thessalonians 2: 9-10

This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.

            We are told repeatedly not to allow ourselves to be deceived. He will be here for one purpose and one purpose only, and that is to do the work of the devil. It has been said that the Antichrist will be the son of Satan, which I must say the evidence for that is compelling, but that will be another project. The Antichrist has every intention of tricking, fooling, and deceiving us into worshiping himself. He believes that he is god.

-          2 Thessalonians 2: 4

He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

            This verse tells us that the temple of God must be rebuilt during the beginning of his reign or is built before he takes power. Viewing himself as a god, he refuses to obey anything or anyone that is called god, including YHWH. This must be true for every religion across the globe. This man must seem to be THE god that every culture is waiting for. How else could he openly throw out every object that people call god? This man must actually believe himself to be god, going so far as sitting on YHWH’s throne and call himself god. This action from 2 Thessalonians 2:4 is said to be the abomination of desolation. However, I believe that may not be the case. What if we look at what these words mean first?

An abomination is a thing that causes disgust or hatred, according to google definitions. Desolation means a state of complete emptiness or destruction. That being said, isn’t it possible that the antichrist himself is the abomination that causes desolation? If this man that opposes everything that YHWH has put forth, and destroys cities with his army (think Joel 2), walks into the temple of YHWH, is it too farfetched to think that the abomination that causes desolation is standing in the temple of YHWH? Couldn’t it be that when the people of Jerusalem see this man walk in that that is the sign to flee?

This man will show absolutely no regard for any of the gods of his ancestors, because he believes he is god himself. He is elated of only himself and exults himself high above everything considered god. He will spew unheard-of blasphemies against the God of gods. He considers himself superior to all, including God. He only honors a god of war, one that was never known in the ancient world. With the help of this god, he attacks the strongest of the world’s militaries, and overtakes them. I feel that this is key to understanding something about this antichrist. We know that he comes from a nation that has a strong belief system because the antichrist is forcing it upon all the nations he comes in contact with. So we must at least consider the major religions of today and exclude any that will not fit. Christianity is obviously out because this is the antichrist. Islam, cannot be excluded considering the fact that ISIS is doing many of these very things in the Middle East as you read this. Islam is also the fastest growing religion of the world. Just something to think about.

Any man that acknowledges this foreign god will be greatly honored. He will make rulers of those that worship this new god. They will rule over many people and divide the land and sell it to these new rulers. One more thing to consider. Allah and Islam did not exist until 610 AD. That is nearly 600 years after the death of Christ.

Could this new god, spoken of in the book of Daniel, be the same image of the beast that is given the ability to live in Revelation?

Daniel 7: 25

He will defy the Most High and oppress the holy people of the Most High. He will try to change their sacred festivals and laws, and they will be placed under his control for a time, times, and half a time.

            Blasphemous words will spew from the mouth of the Antichrist. Abominable actions, in the sight of YHWH, will be taken by this man. He will destroy all that which is considered holy to the believers in Christ. The sacred festivals of the Jewish people will be stripped away, or they will be punished if caught attempting to celebrate them. It is said that the phrase “a time, times, and half a time,” refers to three and a half years. If this is so, then the Antichrist will have control over all believers for this amount of time. Im not 100% that that is the meaning of the phrase. However, going back to Islam, we see much of this type of thing going on today in Israel. Jews are struggling to go to the Holy site to pray. Muslims will spit on them, among other disrespectful things.

The Antichrists heart will be against the holy covenant, despising that which God gave to the ancient Israelites. He will take action against it in order to destroy what it stands for. He vents his fury against the holy covenant and destroys the believers, the holy people. With insincere praise he will corrupt all those that go against, or abandon the covenant, and they will be shown favor. They will not be persecuted or killed. His armed forces will violently disrespect the temple fortress, and they will put an end to the daily sacrifice.

-          Revelation 13: 16-17

He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead.  And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name.

           The first thing I would like to point out here is that the mark of the beast is DIRECTLY connected to the NAME of the first beast. I say the first beast and not the second because we read that the antichrist was already forcing everyone to worship the first beast. Unfortunately, everyone believes the first beast to be the god-man himself. If I am right, the mark of the beast will be the name of the nation/kingdom or the god of that nation/kingdom.

 The Antichrist, once everyone is deceived, will make a law that everyone MUST take his mark. The mark will go either on the right hand or the forehead. All those that do not accept his mark will have trouble acquiring basic needs, such as food, shelter, and clothing. Another side note, all of the soldiers of Islam wear a rag either on their right wrist or forehead that reads something along the lines of “in the name of Allah”.

            As we can see it is imperative that we know and understand what is in our future. This man will come, and his plan is to deceive all of mankind into worshiping him as god. He will have unimaginable intelligence and power. Even though he has the ability to perform what many will perceive as miracles, he is NOT the savior we are waiting for. Sometime, close to the end of his reign he becomes anxious and aware of some type of danger. After receiving this knowledge he sets out to kill as many people as he can.

He will be fierce-looking, contemptible person, deserving of hatred. He does anything he pleases, and is successful in everything he does. He will continue succeeding until the time of the end of God’s wrath. At this point, the end of time, he will be destroyed. His demise will not come at the hands of another man, but rather, by the Savior. 

I am leaning more and more toward this man being of Muslim descent. I am currently working on the first beast blog along with the true Babylon blog. It is amazing that when I am researching the what the bible says, it seems that so much of the evidence points directly back to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the middle east.

One final thought, the book of Revelation tells us something VERY interesting about the location of where the antichrist comes from.

Revelation 2: 12-13

“And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write,

‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. 

Pergamum, is located in Turkey. Yeshua (Jesus) Himself tells us where to look. 

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