- Retired Pastor/Teacher James McCutchan - Jmccutchan@aol.com
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Many say the coming antichrist is a Jew. Many others say the
antichrist is a Gentile. The argument and confusion disappear
when one understands that there are two beasts. One is a Gentile,
the other is a Jew. Revelation 13:1-10 reveals the Gentile.
Revelation 13:11-18) reveals the second beast, the Jew, does
the bidding of the Gentile: "and he excerciseth all the
power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth (the
land; which is the land of Israel) and them which dwell therin
to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed"
(Rev. 13:12). Already many Israelis call their Prime Minister,
Ehud Olmert, Bush's puppy.
"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast
rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and
upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy"
(Revelation 13:1).
The word 'sea' is used in Scripture to indicate the Gentile nations.
The prophet Isaiah teaches this very clearly below:
"Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart
shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea
shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall
come unto thee" (Isaiah 60:5).
Therefore the beast out of the sea is a Gentile. Another beast
is to rise from the earth or the land of Israel.
"And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;
and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon"
(Revelation 13:11).
The second beast is a Jew. More is written of the Jew in the
book of Daniel:
"And the king shall do according to his will; and he
shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and
shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall
prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is
determined shall be done.
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire
of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above
all.
But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god
whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver,
and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
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- Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange
god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he
shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land
for gain" (Daniel 11:36-39).
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- "And the king shall do according to his will."
Here we learn that this man is the king, which is the political
head of his country. Today, the political head of Israel is
called Prime Minister.
- "Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers."
This Jew does not regard the God of his fathers which is Jehovah.
- "And shall divide the land for gain" At
this very moment the Prime Minister of Israel has determined
to divide the Promised Land of Israel and share it with the Palestinians.
Sad indeed!
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President Bush And Israeli Prime Minister Olmert
agree to divide the land God promised to Israel |
The Gentile beast and the Jewish king, also called the 'false
prophet,' will both come to know that Jesus Christ is KING
OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS:
"And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet
that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them
that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped
his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning
with brimstone" (Rev. 19:20).
"I will also gather all nations, and will bring them
down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them
there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have
scattered among the nations, and parted my land" (Joel
3:2).
"It
is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes" (Psalm 118:9).
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