509 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 2 Part 1 Book 43 - Then Shall the Wicked One Be Revealed

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 43 Then Shall the Wicked One Be Revealed II Thessalonians 2:4-9 We’re going to jump in at II Thessalonians chapter 2, verse 4, and take a long hard look at this verse. Daniel calls him the prince that shall come. Alright, Paul goes on to explain that this man will oppose and exalt himself above all that is called God. II Thessalonians 2:4 "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God, (see how plain that is? He is going to let the world know that he is claiming to be the God that the world is looking for) sitteth in the temple of God, showing (or declaring) himself that he is God." If you want an understanding of prophecy, as it will unfold especially in the end times, you have to know Daniel chapter 9. Now you know that I am always reminding folks over and over that God, with the nation of Israel, would set a prophetic program and tie it in with a time frame. Daniel 9:24a "Seventy weeks (490 years God tells Daniel) are determined upon thy people (the nation of Israel) and upon thy holy city…"(and so on) Daniel 9:24b Not forever but for a period of time known only to God Himself. Romans 11:25 The fullness of the Gentiles we feel is the Body of Christ, the Church. And so when the Body of Christ is complete, God is going to pick up His prophetic program where He left off with Israel. After the 483 years were fulfilled at the crucifixion and the resurrection of Christ, then we have in verse 27 the appearance of the prince that shall come, mentioned in verse 26 and now verse 27. Daniel 9:27a Alright, so Daniel says it so clearly, that this prince that shall come, who we know as the anti-Christ, the wicked one, the son of perdition. Daniel 9:27a Israel will somehow or other get the temple back. Whenever we take a tour to Israel we quite often go to the Temple Mount Institute where they have all the ramifications of temple worship ready to go. In the middle of the week, this man is going to cause all this temple worship to stop. Daniel 9:27b Also remember the twelve are the representatives of the nation of Israel: Matthew 24:15a "When ye (the Jews, the Nation of Israel) therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, (in other words, the horrible defiling of the temple and the stopping of the temple worship)spoken of by Daniel, the prophet…." Jesus is putting his stamp of approval on Daniel the prophet. Now looking at verse 15 again. Matthew 24:15-16 Alright, now all of these are references to this verse in II Thessalonians that the man of sin this anti-Christ, will come into the temple in Jerusalem and defile it and not only cause temple worship to stop but also will turn on the Jews with the most horrible persecution that Israel has ever, ever experienced. The wrath of God, as well as the wrath of Satan, and it is going to be beyond human description. Alright, so the verse says again that "he’s going to sit in the temple and declare himself as God." Now then, let’s jump back to Daniel once again, and pick up some more of Daniel’s description of this usurper, of this arrogant egotist, of this man who will literally give himself over to Satan. This time let’s turn to chapter 11. Daniel 11: 21 Alright, and then verse 22 in that same chapter, Daniel 11:22 Alright come over to verse 36. Daniel 11:36a And the king (again in reference to this man anti-Christ, who by this time is the world ruler) shall do according to his will, he shall exalt himself, (see how that fits with what Paul just said) and magnify himself above every god,…" What did Paul say? He sets himself in the temple as God and declares himself as God. Remember now, I am just trying to show parallel references that agree totally with what Paul is writing in II Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 4. Now in Revelation chapter 13 verse 1 John writes. Revelation 13:1 Sometimes it speaks of the empire of the beast and sometimes it speaks of the man himself. (this anti-God individual who will proclaim himself as God.) Alright, now then lets come down to verse 3 and 4. We are still describing this man who will come into the temple in Jerusalem and set himself up as God. Revelation 13:3 The revived Roman Empire that is miraculously coming back in the Western European Union. Revelation 13: 4a "And they (the people of the world) worshipped the dragon…" Revelation 13:4 "And they worship the dragon who gave power to the beast: (or the man anti-Christ or the government, however you want to look at it) and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? (or the man anti-Christ) Revelation 13:5a Now you see God is sovereign and God can permit. So from the time that he defiles the temple and turns against the nation of Israel, there will be 3 1/2 years to finalize the 7 years of Tribulation. Fall down and worship me." #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible