186 DATE WITH THE GODS
In Matthew, chapter 24:22, Jesus tells us that 'unless
those days are shortened by my return, all mankind will
perish.' So you can imagine how terrible this man is going
to be.
You've noticed that both Daniel and St. John talk about
the antichrist, this great king. A political leader of great
acumen. He11 become the ruler of the earth. He1l say he's
the Messiah that the Jews have been waiting for. He1l
have a great public relations office, let's call that the false
prophet.
But it won't be enough for him to be a world king. He
wa nts to go further than that; he wants to be God
Almighty. So he11 go to the Temple of Jerusalem or Rome,
somewhere like that in the world, and he11 say, 'I am God
Almighty, therefore everyone must worship me.'
You remember in John 5:43, Jesus mentions that the
world would receive this Messiah and would come, not in
the name of God, but in his own name. The name for this
man is the antichrist, signifying the contrast with Christ.
You can identify him, he's going to have some very
definite characteristics. The most important one is that he
will come up with a seven year peace plan for the Middle
East."
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"I remember in Daniel, chapter 9:27, he said,' And he
shall confirm the covenant with many for one week.'
One week? I don't understand that."
"Each week in Daniel is a seven year period. When you
get back to the United States, a friend of yours is going to
give you a book by Zola Levitt and Thomas McCall,
called Satan in the Sanctuary. In it, you'll see how the
accuracy of Daniel's prophecies is to the exact day.
Another characteristic of the antichrist is his European
background. Daniel specifies this in his prophecy. He says
that he is with the fourth kingdom, and the fourth
kingdom is somewhere in your world today.