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THE BODY OF ANTICHRIST

Part XXII

The present study on the Body of Antichrist has emphasized the human population that has been influenced by the demonic spirits that were quarantined on the earth, as expressed in the book of Revelation. Like so many other instances in earthly history, the movements of men in historical periods are indicators of sequences originating in the Spiritual realm. 

“Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” (Revelation 12:12)

In seeking to help mankind discern the Spiritual influences in our world, the Scriptures tell us we can identify the Spirits at work through the works of the people that maneuver into doing their bidding.

“A good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes” (Luke 6:43,44)

When the Scriptures tell us that Satan and the fallen angels fought to retain their access to heaven, but failed and were cast down to the earth, we rely on the LORD’s Spiritual discernment to understand when this occurs.

“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon…and the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Revelation 12:9)

Modern Christian students of the Scriptures tell us this event is in the future; hence they are referred to as “Futurists.” Others, such as Christian Media, recognize the devilish personalities on the earth, as articulated in Scriptural history.

Of particular interest is the account wherein Jesus travelled in the the “country of the Gergesenes” (Matthew 8:28), where he encountered a large number of earthbound spiritual entities.

“And behold, [the devils] cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time?” (Matthew 8:29)

There are many Scriptures like this which describe things occurring with elements of the Sand and the Sea (a phrase which we use to describe the earthly realm and the spiritual realm), but since they are recorded in the Scriptures in what has been called the Language of Prophetic Metaphor, these events can be difficult to connect to their actual setting.

In the present example, clearly the devils were on the earth operating within the agency of humans, and this text shows they exhibited concern based upon their perception of “the time” when they apparently know they are scheduled to be judged.

The setting further indicates they still had somewhat of a free reign, as the salvation delivered by Christ’s sacrifice on the cross had not yet opened the AD Christian age, which inaugurated the installation of the Restrainer.

“For the Mystery of Iniquity doth already work: only he who now [restrains] will [continue to restrain], until he be taken out of the way” (II Thessalonians 2:7).

We recognize the fact the Gergesenes devils clearly were submissive to the LORD’s authority, as fearing they were about to be cast out of their human host, they petitioned him to allow them to enter a herd of swine dwelling nearby. We note the swine were also on the earth.

 “The devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away in the herd of swine” (Matthew 8:31)

Obviously, the devils did not ask to be allowed to go back into heaven, as the Scripture tells us they themselves had exhibited their own will (as opposed to the will of God) when they left their first habitation.

“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains unto the judgment of the great day” (Jude 1:6).

This relationship between the “Sand and the Sea” is seen in multiple Scriptures, where one setting is reflected in the other. It is very clear that the heavenly setting of eternity (the “Sea” in Prophetic Metaphor), is the dimension where the LORD dwells without beginning or end.

“I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last” (Revelation 22:13.

Fortunately, God gives the believers supernatural discernment, so that with careful study, we may discern the signs of the times.

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (II Timothy 2:15).

The Scriptures further tell us the LORD will send the Holy Spirit, who will show us all things.

“The comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things” (John 14:26).

A good example of this premise is in the writings of the prophet Daniel, where the text in Daniel Chapter 2 predicts the rise of the four sequential kingdoms of Babylon, Persia Greece, and Rome. After describing the characteristics of each of the four, the next verse describes a move engineered in heaven.

“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed” (Daniel 2:44). 

In other words, this verse says that God is going to bring about an event from heaven, that will have a profound impact on the earth, and the prophet tells us when – in earthly time – it will occur.

Furthermore, there is no doubt that this event originates in the Spiritual realm, for the angel told the Virgin Mary that she is going to bear a very special child. He said that a supernatural occurrence was dead ahead, and it was going to come from heaven.

“The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35)

Yet in Revelation, we find that Jesus Christ is described as a “Lamb” which was slain from the foundation of the world.

“Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you” (I Peter 20).

Christ leaves no doubt that He is divine, for as He prayed to the Father for His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, He desired His followers would behold the glory the Father gave Him before the world was formed!

“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovest me before the foundation of the world” (John 17:24).

We also find that those who have been resurrected in Christ, regardless of which earthly generation in which our lives are found, have our names written in a timeless supernatural ledger, which is the “book of life [which has existed] from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 17:8).

Recognizing that the evil spirits cast down to the earth are beyond the spectrum of time, we can safely presume their influence has been brought to bear in multiple time periods, as they seek to counter the Spiritual Substance transmitted to the Saints via the agency of Scripture.

Ironically, this situation is roughly similar to a farcical science fiction/fantasy silm from decades ago called Time Bandits, in which mischievous “employees” of the “supreme being” travelled to various time periods in history to perpetuate humorous thefts in history!

The Bible speaks repeatedly of “evil spirits” that have been active in multiple timelines, in order to perpetuate a massive fraud, in which they systematically maneuver mankind to reject the overtures of our creator, who seeks to reconcile fallen man to His divine presence.

In the crucial text which tells us that Satan is “restrained” for a thousand years, we recognize the dawning the AD Christian age, in which Christ cleansed the heavenly temple, even as the time began when His collective “Bride” entered in.

“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up…and after that he must be loosed a little season” (Revelation 20:3).

The fact that the good angel has the “key” resonates with the words of Jesus, who proclaims His victory at the cross, which inaugurates the Christian age.

“I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and death” (Revelation 1:18).

As we have shown repeatedly, God identifies Hell and Death as the split spiritual powers of Satan, which are widely seen in the Prophetic Metaphors of Antichrist and False Prophet, Serpents and Scorpions, Thorns and Briars, and many more.

Thus we see the installation of the Restrainer at the beginning of the Christian age, as every person that receives the salvation of Christ, experiences the first resurrection, and their eternal life begins in the heavenly realm.

“Therefore rejoice ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitors of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” (Revelation 12:12).

Although there is substantial evidence of Satanic activity on the earth during the AD Christian age, Satan’s restraint was limited; as the Restrainer provided the people of the LORD with a modicum of protection that was scalable, governed by what measure each vessel received and manifests of the will of God.

“[Some seed] fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased...and some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up and choked them…some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it” (Luke 8:5).

As previously stated, the earthly historical sequences give us information concerning the heavenly activity. It is here that we see the transition from the AD Christian age to the Era of Antichrist, which would be concurrent with the time when the Restrainer is “taken out of the way” (II Thessalonians 2:7).

“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 the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority” (Revelation 13:1,2).

Here the consolidation of the earthly kingdoms into America’s New World Order is seen; and the events are marked by the period after World War II, when the “Deep State” of America commenced. The sequence is further confirmed as the period following 1945, when the National Security Act of 1947 was implemented.

The smoking gun is the very next verse of Revelation when the text describes the event that history records as the resurrection of the deceased state of Israel.

“And I saw one of [the Beast’s] heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast” (Revelation 13:3).

-        James Lloyd

To Be Continued