·1 ht· Anlirhri·.l I 9 I'The antichrist will be an egomaniac. He wi ll b<· fond
of himself and his abilities. He's a man of tremendom
energy and action, a diplomat, peacemaker, a general and
a great warrior. By amazing military power, and political
relationships throughout the world, he11 guarantee the
peace at a price. His solution for the Middle East
situation will work brilliantly for a time. Three and a half
years, to be precise. Daniel says this, in 8:25:' ... by peace
he shall destroy many.' He will establish a world
economy where every person in the world will have to
participate. Revelation 13: 16-18, says, that every citizen
will have to have a mark either on his right hand or on
his forehead. It will be the number six hundred and
sixty-six; six six six. And without this number, no
individual will be permitted to buy or sell anything
unless they have it. Now, you have to remember that
this was written at a time when numbers like your social
security, bank account and credit cards, didn't have any
economical significance."
"You mean it'll be something like a Master Charge for
the entire planet?"
"Exactly. As a consequence of all this, the great battle
of Armageddon will come about. Remember we talked
about it at the beginning ?"
"That's the battle to end all battles, correct?"
"That's it. To explain Armageddon, let me tell you a
little about the Temple in Jerusalem. You know the
peace treaties that have been going on, and about
Moslems and the temple being destroyed many times
throughout history?"
"Yes."
"That temple will be rebuilt once again for its final
destruction."
"So why bother rebuilding it?"
"Because the antichrist will have a world headquar
ters, the same as does any other religious organization,