1. The Antichrist will take a STEP of MILITARY POWER!

“6And 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. 37Neither 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:” (Dan 11:36-38)

Reports are coming out of China that they have the capability to produce over a million man army. It appears that this massive build up of soldiers from the East will be lured by demonic forces to cross the Euphrates River. Along with other armies of the world, they will meet in the valley of Jezreel to attempt to stop Jesus Christ from conquering the world and implementing His Government. While this futile attempt will fail miserably, the King of Kings, Jesus Christ will inaugurate His governmental rule on earth, otherwise known as the Millennial KINGDOM. Isaiah prophesied this, “The Government of this world shall be upon his shoulders” (Isaiah 9:6).

John writes how Jesus will defeat the ANTICHRIST and his armies.

“And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.” (Rev 19:15)

2. The Antichrist will take a STEP of POLITICAL POWER!

“He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.” (Dan 11:41; Rev 13; Dan 7:24)

“And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”

There are nations and governments in our world today that seemed to be influenced by deceiving and manipulating evil spirits. Greed, Power, Lust, and Control is the driving force of governmental leaders. Meanwhile, Zechariah the prophet describes how Jerusalem would be the center of conflict.

“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.” (Zech 12:2)

3. The Antichrist will take a STEP of ECONOMICAL POWER!

“42He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.” (Daniel 11:41-42;, 43; Revelation 18)

After confirming a covenant – a false peace plan- with the Jewish People, which starts the time clock ticking for the seven years of duration of the tribulation (Dan 9:27), the ANTICHRIST will seek to CONTROL the world as described with the four horse riders of the apocalypse. WAR, DEATH, and the MARK of the BEAST will characterize the tribulation. Subsequently, Jesus will rain down terrible judgments upon the earth in the form of seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven vials. According to Rev chapter 6, 1/4th of the population will die, and according to Rev 9, 1/3 of the population will die. That is over 1/2 of all the people on earth will die. Does this sound far fetched? Not hardly, when one calculates the number of deaths that have recently spread across the world due to Covid 19 and other deadly causes. The ANTICHRIST will seek to CONTROL by setting up a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT.

4. The Antichrist will take a STEP of ECCLESIASTICAL POWER!

“44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.” (Dan 11:44; Rev 13:11-18)

Next, the ANTICHRIST will have a religious following by partnering with the FALSE PROPHET. Together they will form A ONE WORLD RELIGION- apostate church- which will merge with the GOVERNMENT. Describing what is known as “MYSTERY BABYLON,” depicting a whore riding on the back of a beast, the ANTICHRIST will use the false religion for his sordid gain. Ultimately, he will turn and devour the false religion. According to John’s epistle, anyone who denies that Jesus Christ was God, or that He died for our sins, or denies that He was resurrected from the dead, or denies that He will come again has the spirit of the ANTICHRIST.

5. The Antichrist will take a STEP of FINAL POWER!

“And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.” (Dan 11:45: Rev 19:16-18)

The ANTICHRIST will meet his final demise. No one can help him. Jesus Christ who created the heavens and the earth, and created all the angels, both elect and evil (Col 1:16), will war against the ANTICHRIST and the FALSE PROPHET.
This event will happen at the SECOND COMING of CHRIST, which follows the seven years of tribulation. Keep in mind, prior to the tribulation, Jesus will return for His Church in the RAPTURE as noted by Jesus, Paul, James, Jude and John. It is referred to as the “snatching away”. Immediately, the dead ( bodies) shall be raised from their state and believers will be joined together with them in the clouds to meet Jesus in the air. What a promise! What a glorious homecoming reunion!! Are you ready? That is the CHRISTian’s BLESSED HOPE!