Aliens and the Antichrist: Unveiling the End Times Deception (33 page)

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
(bold emphasis and bracketed comments added)

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that
he as God sits in the temple of God, [which is in Jerusalem] showing himself that he is God.

The Antichrist will defeat three of the ten nations of the revised Roman Empire, which will reduce the ten nations to seven nations (Daniel 7:23-24, 8:8-9, 8:21-23). The identity of the Antichrist should be glaringly obvious at this time—if there is anyone left who has any knowledge of these prophecies.

1.3. The Second Conquest of the Antichrist

After his initial conquest, the Antichrist will make a seven-year covenant with the nation of Israel during the first three and one-half years of his reign over his newly conquered territory. Then, in the middle of that covenant, he will start another war against the nations that are north and east of him (Daniel 9:27, 11:36-45).

Taking a lesson from recent history, recall what happened with Germany during WWII. The nations surrounding Germany were forced to make a decision to either stand with Germany or fight against it. Italy sided with Germany, while England stood against it.
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Peaceful nations must always make this difficult decision when faced with imperialistic powers. Just as WWII had its axis and allies, so the future holds a similar fate for the nations in Europe, Asia, and Africa. While the Antichrist will be tightening his grip around his newly conquered territory, the nations to the north and east of him will be preparing for battle, with their correct perception of being next on his list. Germany, Russia, and other nations in Europe not within the revised Roman Empire will be part of this building military alliance (Daniel 11:44; Ezekiel 38-39). Meanwhile the other six nations within the revised Roman Empire will be feeling the pressure, both from the kingdom of the Antichrist, and now the kingdoms of the north and far east, who will be preparing to take a stand against the Antichrist.

Seeing the success of the Antichrist, and also being enamored with him, the six remaining kingdoms inside the revised Roman Empire will decide to give their kingdoms to the Antichrist and make him their military leader (Revelation 17:12-17) in battle against these countries to the north and east (Daniel 11:4045). Why will they do this? Actually, strangely enough, it will be God who puts it in their hearts to do it (Revelation 17:8, 16-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12). God has a way of using his enemies to destroy each other, and the other enemy he wants to destroy, aside from the Antichrist, in this case is a vast religious system that’s been corrupt for a very long time.

Revelation 17:8
(bold emphasis added)

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

Revelation 17:16-17
(bold emphasis added)

And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,
these shall hate the whore,
and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts
to fulfill His will,
and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

2 Thessalonians 2:8-12
(bold emphasis added)

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all
deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

1.4. The Destruction of Mystery Babylon

At the same time all of the political things mentioned above are going on, a religious movement will also be brewing, and this will especially be prevalent in Europe, which currently has a large Roman Catholic base (about 42 percent).
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The great whore in scripture has been identified by many—even Catholic schol- ars—as the Roman Catholic Church. (I will elaborate more on this conclusion later.)

The Roman Catholic Church will dominate the Antichrist for a short time during his rise to power over the ten kings, until the middle of Daniel’s seventieth week. Then, in the middle of the week, all the kings of the revised Roman Empire will hand over their power to the beast (the Antichrist) because God will put it in their hearts to do so for the specific purpose of destroying Mystery Babylon. In essence the faith in the Roman Catholic Church will crumble from within from the top down. If there are any true believers in Christ within that religious system at that time, they will be forced to make a decision about their church because this religious system will be destroyed so that the Antichrist himself will be worshipped (Revelation 17:16-17). This forced decision is God’s extreme way of shoving lukewarm Christians off the fence of complacency, one way, or another! This is why I mentioned earlier that most of the inhabitants in the revised Roman Empire would be enamored with the Antichrist. Since the beast worship is during the last three and one-half years of the reign of the Antichrist, Mystery Babylon must be destroyed at that time (Revelation 13:1-18).

Now what could cause the massive body of the Roman Catholic Church to change its faith? The only thing capable of doing this, in my mind, is if the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church make one of their famous authoritative decisions, as they have done so many times in the past (which again, I will later elaborate on). What kind of decision might they make that would undermine the remnant of truth they have left, and what events could cause them to think so highly of the Antichrist?

At this very point in time, the current pope of the Catholic Church may be holding on to a prophecy known as the Fatima prophecy, which was passed on from one pope to another since 1917.
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This prophecy was supposed to be opened to the public in 1960, but it was deliberately withheld by the pope who read it back then. The Roman Catholic Church reportedly revealed this prophecy after the failed assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, but many speculate that it was only revealed in part. All the popes since 1960 have been holding out on something regarding this third secret prophecy given at Fatima in 1917. Some say it states that the pope will betray his flock and turn his sheep over to the slaughter of Lucifer himself.
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Might this be something any pope would consider withholding?

In any case, when all the kingdoms of the revised Roman Empire unite under the Antichrist, it will be the ultimate demise of the Roman Catholic Church. Something quite incredible is going to convince the people of Europe that the Antichrist is worthy of worship. What on Earth could that be? Perhaps I’m asking the wrong question. What if something
not from Earth
comes into the picture?

The Antichrist will be a mysterious figure indeed. Scripture states that he will be imbued with supernatural power. Concerning the symbol of the beast in Revelation, there are three things represented in the one symbol. First, there is a spirit that comes from the Abyss (Revelation 13:11). Second, there is a mortal human being who is the conduit of the supernatural power of the spirit from the Abyss (Revelation 13:18). Third, the beast as a whole is a reference to both the eighth kingdom of the human Antichrist and the spirit out of the pit (Revelation 17:817). So the Antichrist, who will be the leader of the eighth world power, will be empowered by a supernatural being to such a degree that he will be able to make fire come down from the sky, and even cause great miracles to happen (Revelation 13:13-14).

Revelation 13:11
(bold emphasis added)

And I beheld another
beast coming up out of the earth;
and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.

Revelation 13:18
(bold emphasis added)

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for
it is the number of a man;
and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Revelation 17:8-17
(bold emphasis and bracketed comments added)

The beast
that thou sawest was, and is not; and
shall ascend out of the bottomless pit [supernatural spirit]
, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life

from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And
the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth [eighth kingdom of the human Antichrist]
, and is of the seven, and will go into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he said unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

Revelation 13:12-14
(bold emphasis added)

And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, who’s deadly wound was healed.
And he doeth great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceives 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.

Along with the ability to do miracles, the Antichrist will have a strange belief system that doesn’t fit with his culture (Daniel 11:37-39). If he’s from Lebanon, there’s a chance he could be raised either Islamic or Christian (Lebanon consists of a 60 percent Muslim, 39 percent Christian religious demographic),
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but he clearly won’t accept either religion. Instead, he will honor a “strange god.”

Daniel 11:37-39
(bold emphasis added)

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 honor the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not

shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 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.

Whoever this strange god is, it’ll be appealing to the Western philosophies of Europe, which is primarily composed of first world countries, all of which have strong scientific ideologies. Just as evolution and Christianity have clashed in the United States, they’ve clashed in Europe, and the Antichrist will most likely tap into this division with the new religion he will introduce, along with the supernatural authority he will be empowered with to back it up.

The reason I’m spending so much time talking about how the Antichrist will manage to deceive people into believing that he is worthy of worship is that this is where I think the deceptions of alien beings may come into play. This is the encapsulation of this book. The Antichrist will be empowered by a fallen angel (an otherworldly being who has been trapped in a lower dimension of Earth). Reflecting on everything discussed in this book so far, is this not a key indication that the Antichrist will have otherworldly alliances? Consider the fact that one of the specific miracles mentioned of the Antichrist is that he will be able to make fire come down from the sky (Revelation 13:13-14). Does this not denote alliances that span into the heavens? Perhaps the Antichrist will be aligned with beings from other worlds in open contact that will amaze the entire world. Maybe that’s why nobody will be able to defeat him—he’ll have a technological (as well as supernatural) advantage that no one will be able to overcome.