An End Time Theology Discourse
“And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His Tabernacle, that is, those who tabernacle in heaven” Revelation 13:6.
Throughout the book of Revelation, John describes the Antichrist [the enemy of the church] as a counterfeit trinity. In his view, it is an unholy alliance with the dragon [Satan], the beast [the state], and the false prophet [its leader]. They collectively wage war on the people of God after the dragon is cast from heaven [described in Rev. 12-13]. This Antichrist figure is a false Christ who copies Jesus’ redemptive work by manifesting his own death, resurrection, and return. This work opposes the city of God [the New Jerusalem], even now coming down out of heaven, the beast will seduce the harlot-city of Babylon and proclaim in the “city of man.” The beast’s number is, 666, is the number of men, indicating that the beast can never enter God’s rest nor rise to deity [G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999), 690ff.
“It is vital to notice that these events take place against the backdrop of very familiar events in the Old Testament. The moment Adam fell into sin, God promised to save the fallen race through the seed (descendant) of the woman, who would in turn crush the head of the serpent, even as his own heel was bruised (Gen. 3:15).” [Kim Riddlebarger, A Case for Amillennialism; Understanding the End Times, (Baker Books, Grand Rapids: 2013), 147ff.
The Genesis 3:15 Prophecy
I recently had the occasion to interview Rabbi Jason Sobel on Christian radio in Kentucky. Our discussion centered around the meaning of Genesis 3:15. He enlightened me to the reasons for Jesus’ feet were nailed to the cross centering around this scripture. The nailed feet symbolize the bruised heel, and the action of the cross crushed the head of the serpent [head representing authority]. The Antichrist used the Roman Empire to crucify Christ and unwittingly nail His feet to the cross believing if they did that then Jesus would never have been able to crush his head. However, we know Christ’s crucifixion took place that the enemy [Antichrist] would be defeated for all eternity. Praise be to God!
The scripture of Gen. 3:15 immediately set into motion the subsequent course of redemptive history. This promise unrolled the conflict between the Messiah and His chief opponent [an antichrist figure]. In Gen. 4, we read the city of man’s first builder was Cain, followed by Lamech, Nimrod, and then a host of other self-deified messianic imposters. Redemptive history is filled with antichrist empires that arise to wage war on the people of God. Pharoah, Nebuchadnezzar, the Roman Emperors [Nero, Domitian], and many others have persecuted the church and set themselves in positions of declared gods [Isa. 14:13-14]. These actions are the fulfillment of Lucifer’s decree in heaven as prophesied by Isaiah 14. If we study it closely, we can see that redemptive history, the city of Babel on the plains of Shinar [Gen. 11] comes to full fruition in Revelation 18 in the form of Babylon the Great only to meet its downfall at the time of the end in but a single hour [Rev. 18:17] (cf. Kim Riddlebarger, A Case for Amillennialism).
Americans sit at the center of the move of the Antichrist spirit
Consider all the things that are under attack in the United States today. These are the actions of the Antichrist to raise up the state [beast] and give it power to control the church. The Covid-19 Pandemic, the questionable election of Joe Biden, the shutting down of church worship services, the unprecedented move toward Communist ideals and socialism, the recent comments of a British monarch about our First Amendment rights as Americans [the very issue we went to war with Britain in the 1700’s], the battle over commerce denying Christians the right to buy and sell goods based on their beliefs and refusal to pay homage to the state sanctioned agenda of the LGBTQ lobby [Jack Phillips v. the State of Colorado] are all strategies to breakdown the last bastion of a democratic-republic in the world. If the Antichrist can succeed in tearing away at the US Constitution, the greatest document of liberty and freedom next to the Scriptures ever written, then it will make way for a state sanctioned home rule. The persecution of the church will increase and become a blood bath. The world will be wide-open for a one-world government and state rule. America stands in his way!
The state will first sanction restrictions in the name of national security. They will sidestep the Constitutional process of law and invoke Presidential resolutions without the need for Congress. The CDC [Center for Disease Control] has already placed restrictions on the citizens of the United States without due process of law and without the US Congress’ vote to do so. This alone has removed our Constitutional right to representation. There is nothing new being done in this country that the antichrist has not already done in the course of redemptive history in Rome, Egypt, or Babylon.
We must remember that the supreme offense to these processes and the beast [state] is the Christian confession of Jesus Christ as Lord. The state craves the worship of its subjects. Whenever Christians refuse to pay homage to the state and its leader (s), God’s people [the church] will pay the price. Some will pay with their lives, “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation…” Revelation 2:10. The beast is relentless in pursuit of those who will not worship him or his image. His goal is to kill those that defy him.
We are already reading about secret lists of citizens gathered by the state, “AOC [Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY] gets her online list of everyone who helped & voted for Trump” by M. Dowling, Nov. 9, 2020, the Independent Sentinel. “When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use” Joseph Stalin. “Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future?” US Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Ortiz, D-NY. Nero blamed the Christians for burning Rome, the Romans spread rumors that Christians drink the blood and eat the flesh of their followers, the kings of Europe put Christians to death for their beliefs in Christ, the Communists imprison pastors for preaching the Gospel, the Muslims call the Christians infidels and put them to death, and most recently, street evangelists are being persecuted, arrested, and imprisoned in England of all places for preaching openly against sin.
The Destruction of Judeo-Christian Education and Values
Our educational systems have been under this antichrist spirit for over a generation in America. Just recently a third grader was asked to remove her [Covid-19] mandated mask because it bore the inscription “Jesus loves Me” on it [https://nypost.com/2020/11/05/third-graders, by Jackie Solo] This happened in the state of Mississippi the heart of the Bible-belt of all places! Gender identity movements, transgender athletes competing with our daughters, motherhood now being called ‘birthing people,’ the Bible removed from the classroom, prayer in schools now unconstitutional, the woke culture, and every form of evil to tear away at our Judeo-Christian values [cf. Romans 1:24; Same-sex marriages, sex change operations]. His strategy has been to place an apathetic spirit on the nation and in the hearts of the people of God rendering our values without substance because of our inaction caused by his deception.
The Antichrist’s Final Strategy
Pharoah, Nero, Domitian, Nebuchadnezzar, and Titus pale by comparison to what has been unleashed on the church today. This antichrist spirit has just begun to implement his strategy to destroy America. The final manifestation of the Antichrist is a state-enforced heresy, the worship of the state and its leader, and is connected to a time of great apostacy [2 Thes. 2:3; Rev. 20:7-10].
In all, the end will come when we least expect it. When Jesus does appear again, He comes to take home His bride, to judge the world, and to put an end to all evil while casting the Antichrist, the beast, and his prophet into the lake of fire along with all unrighteous people, and the fallen angels. “Come, Lord Jesus” [Rev. 21:20].
Always in Him,
Prophet Steve Rocco
Dr. Steve Rocco Ministries
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