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Jesus Entered Jerusalem 5 Days Before Passover - Obama To Do The Same....Are your eyes opened?

 
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No other President in US History has received this:


Obama getting "Medal of Distinction" from Israel during passover visit....SIGNIFYING PEACE....
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well they only created the award last year. Most likely to feed Obama's ego in hopes of winning his support, which they won't get.
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Can you just spell it out plz , im interested in ur theory here and seems based in fact but i have no knowledge of the bible or what this means. Are u saying O is copying jesus life and is the biblical antichrist?
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Is Jesus Christ your savior?
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I'll make it easier.
YES he IS saying this.
Many people, including myself, believe this is a possibility as we watch events unfold.
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The anti christ has to enter the sacred temple in Israel and declare himself the King of Kings and Lord of Lords..paraphrasing here...have to watch for that to occur on his visit.
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Get your Bible

This view comes from

Dan 9 : 24
Matt 24 : 15

How can a temple built today become holy
by killing animals.

Where is the Holy Place today ?

Where is the Holy Spirit ?
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propoganda
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Imagine.

The second coming of Jesus is Obama and all you 'tards deny the Christ a second time because of your silly, petty, limited, likes and dislikes.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Imagine.

The second coming of Jesus is Obama and all you 'tards deny the Christ a second time because of your silly, petty, limited, likes and dislikes.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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That would be totally on par :)
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The Medal of Distinction is not equal to "signing a covenant" - I think that is stretching it.
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Obama wishes he was the second coming of Jesus that's half the problem confusing everyone.
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Imagine.

The second coming of Jesus is Obama and all you 'tards deny the Christ a second time because of your silly, petty, limited, likes and dislikes.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Matthew 24:26-27 (KJV)
[26] Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. [27] For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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confirmation Bless u again OP hf
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GOD Bless you! and May GOD Bless his children during these perilous times!


hfhfhf
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: Ecclesiastes 3:1
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Obama makes a covenant with the many for 7 years and we only make it through half that would put us in 2016 so we need to see if anything is going on in space/sun/moon.
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Oh my goodness y'all have a totally warped version of end time events. There is NO 7 year tribulation blah blah blah rapture junk at all. Please people pray for wisdom and discernment about the prophecies of the end so you're not deceived. And Jesus doesn't reign here on earth for 1000 years, the redeemed go WITH him to heaven for 1000 years when he comes!
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good gravy! what version of scripture are you reading? o.O
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The right version!! Read John 14. Before Jesus went back to heaven he told them "in my fathers house are many mansions... I will come again and receive you unto myself, that where I am you may be also"... The fathers house where the many mansions are is NOT this earth! It's not until after the 1000 years in heaven when the new Jerusalem descends back to earth that we reign here with Christ and inherit the earth. Those are the same 1000 years that satan is bound because when Jesus comes, that's it! All the saved go with him to heaven, the lost are destroyed by the brightness of his coming and satan is chained here with NO people to tempt. The resurrection of damnation and destruction in hell fire happens after the 1000years, that is the second death, sin and those who are lost are banished, gone for eternity. This idea that the false rapture suggests about second chances and that foolishness is lies to deceive you!
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OP this thread is awesome, but do you really think Israel will look on to him as a messiah. Israel hates this man. The ac must be so
e one that the Israeli people will see as the messiah.

Jesus said to Bernarda Fernandez that He is going to come when the man of sin is revealed. And I hope it will be soon

Do you know anything about the black pope adolfo nicolas
he is jesuit pope.
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Although Obama makes a great candidate for the antichrist I would think the devil would duplicate Jesus and the antichrist would start his reign at thirty years of age or at least 33.
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It is him..

I pondered this since he ran for POTUS...going back and fourth

If you read the Book of Daniel and Revelation and the Gospels it all points to O....

The system of the Antichrist and the Beasts are Nations and Systems, however the Man of Lawlessness is ONE and that is O.


He attracts flies

He lies

He says he is a Christian while endorsing Homosexual Marriage, abortion, not adhering to the COnstitution..

Jesus said: By there fruits we would know them...

 Quoting: christian


WOW! This is a huge statement...

What is the punishment for those who make false accusations against people.

What is the punishment for those who falsely accuse someone of being the anti-Christ.

You need to study more, and type less.

If you are wrong haven't you just become one of the deceivers?

BE CAREFUL!
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The only thing Obama is lord of is apparently the flies.
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But they all do these things Democrat, Republican, all politicians do this crap. How can you say it is this one?
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That's easy. For those who believe in an "anti-christ", ANY leader that they don't like is the Anti-Christ.
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Imagine.

The second coming of Jesus is Obama and all you 'tards deny the Christ a second time because of your silly, petty, limited, likes and dislikes.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Matthew 24:26-27 (KJV)
[26] Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. [27] For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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Lightning doesn't flash from east to west. The same Greek word they somehow translated as "lightning" here is used to describe the shining of a candle in Luke. It just means "light" in general. The light we're familiar with that goes from east to west is the sun. Instead of occurring instantaneously, it's going to happen gradually like the sun arising over a new day - only those awake early will see it at first, but before long it will shine upon everything and all will see. Compare with Malachi 4.
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Obama wishes he was the second coming of Jesus that's half the problem confusing everyone.
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Could be intentionally made to appear this way to get everyone riled up thinking he's Dajjal even though he's not; so when the real one comes along, no one will pay much attention. That's IF we're actually coming into the end, which has yet to be absolutely proven and we're missing a lot of prophecies if we are.
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Soo If You think we are already in the 7 year trib, then you may want to read Leviticus 8:33 to 35
We Believers are STILL here, sooo No hasnt started yet.
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Daniel 12:11-12 says,

“From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.”

Since the Great Tribulation is clearly 1260 days long (Rev. 12:6), some scholars speculate that some of the “missing” days between 1260 and 1290 will be consumed with waiting for the Lord to appear.

Matt. 24:42-44, 50, Matt. 25:13 all say they won’t know the day or hour of His return after the Great Tribulation ends. After He does appear He’ll conduct the 2nd Coming judgments for Israel and the surviving Gentiles.

They’re mentioned in Joel 3:1-3 and described in Matt. 24:45-51 (Faithful Servant) Matt. 25:14-30 (Talents) and Matt. 25:31-46 (Sheep and goats). These judgments will consume the rest of the days between 1260 and 1290.
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One possiblility. Today, what sacrifice occurs daily all over the world? For Catholics, the sacrifice of the mass.

Antichrist declares himself god (messiah) and decrees that the sacrifice of the mass is no longer needed because here I am the messiah (antichrist).
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No other President in US History has received this:


Obama getting "Medal of Distinction" from Israel during passover visit....SIGNIFYING PEACE....
 Quoting: christian


shimon peres got a medal of freedom from obama last june and now obama will get one from shimon peres this year. funny how that works out huh? both morons, both worthless to their countries...
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Matthew 24



29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky, COMETS ASTEROIDS
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[c] will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.[d] 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.


33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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what generation is 33 referring too though? its been thousands of years. Does it mean THE generation who sees comets, asteroids, government officials lie etc?
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He was referring to the generation when Israel becomes a nation... May 14 (midnight) 1948... so not one generation (as a whole generation) would pass away after Israel became a nation.... until all these things have happened. Our generation...the ones living at the birth of Israel becoming a nation again!
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Soo If You think we are already in the 7 year trib, then you may want to read Leviticus 8:33 to 35
We Believers are STILL here, sooo No hasnt started yet.
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Meaning you tie the start of the ending time

by the rapture of the church?
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Matthew 24



29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky, COMETS ASTEROIDS
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[c] will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.[d] 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.


33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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what generation is 33 referring too though? its been thousands of years. Does it mean THE generation who sees comets, asteroids, government officials lie etc?
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He was referring to the generation when Israel becomes a nation... May 14 (midnight) 1948... so not one generation (as a whole generation) would pass away after Israel became a nation.... until all these things have happened. Our generation...the ones living at the birth of Israel becoming a nation again!
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hf
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One possiblility. Today, what sacrifice occurs daily
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The one commanded in Romans 12:1
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Soo If You think we are already in the 7 year trib, then you may want to read Leviticus 8:33 to 35
We Believers are STILL here, sooo No hasnt started yet.
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Because there is NO 7 year tribulation, that is a false doctrine and a lie!! Gods people ARE here for the tribulation but protected THROUGH it! Y'all better wake up or you are in for one really rude awakening!
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Matthew 24



29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky, COMETS ASTEROIDS
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[c] will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.[d] 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.


33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
 Quoting: christian


what generation is 33 referring too though? its been thousands of years. Does it mean THE generation who sees comets, asteroids, government officials lie etc?
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He was referring to the generation when Israel becomes a nation... May 14 (midnight) 1948... so not one generation (as a whole generation) would pass away after Israel became a nation.... until all these things have happened. Our generation...the ones living at the birth of Israel becoming a nation again!
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Really? 'Cuz it looks like most of the occurrences of "this generation" apply to the people Jesus was walking among at the time.

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No Doubt he will be there for 3:22

The 23rd anniversary to the day for the Georgia Guide Stones.

Jesus arrived on a Donkey.




Obama will also arrive on a Donkey.

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The Antichrist Exposed
HOW would you protect yourself if you knew that a deadly epidemic was raging in your area? You would likely build up your immune system and stay away from people who are contagious. We must do the same in a spiritual sense. The Scriptures tell us that the antichrist “is already in the world.” (1 John 4:3) If we want to escape “infection,” we must identify the “carriers” and avoid them. Thankfully, the Bible sheds considerable light on the subject.

“Antichrist” means “against (or instead of) Christ.” So in its broadest sense, the term refers to all who oppose or lyingly claim to be the Christ or his representatives. Jesus himself said: “He that is not on my side is against me [or is antichrist], and he that does not gather with me scatters.”—Luke 11:23.

Of course, John wrote about the antichrist over 60 years after Jesus died and was resurrected to heaven. Hence, the antichrist’s activities must be understood in the light of how they affect Jesus’ loyal followers on earth.—Matthew 25:40, 45.

The Antichrist Is Anti-Christian
Jesus warned his followers that the world in general would hate them. He said: “People will deliver you up to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name. And many false prophets will arise and mislead many.”—Matthew 24:9, 11.

Because Jesus’ disciples are persecuted “on account of [Jesus’] name,” the persecutors are clearly antichrist, against Christ. The “false prophets,” some of whom were once Christians, are also in that category. (2 John 7) These “many antichrists,” wrote John, “went out from us, but they were not of our sort; for if they had been of our sort, they would have remained with us.”—1 John 2:18, 19.

The words of both Jesus and John plainly indicate that the antichrist is not a single person but is made up of many individual antichrists. Moreover, because they are false prophets, one of their main objectives is religious deception. What are some of their devices?

Spreading Religious Lies
The apostle Paul warned his fellow worker Timothy to beware of the teachings of apostates, such as Hymenaeus and Philetus, whose “word will spread like gangrene.” Paul added: “These very men have deviated from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already occurred; and they are subverting the faith of some.” (2 Timothy 2:16-18) Apparently, Hymenaeus and Philetus taught that the resurrection was a symbolic one and that Christians had already been resurrected in a spiritual sense. Granted, becoming a genuine disciple of Jesus brings one to life from God’s standpoint, which Paul himself plainly stated. (Ephesians 2:1-5) Nevertheless, the teaching of Hymenaeus and Philetus disregarded Jesus’ promise of a literal resurrection of the dead under God’s Kingdom rule.—John 5:28, 29.

Ideas of a purely symbolic resurrection were later developed by a group called Gnostics. Believing that knowledge (gno-sis in Greek) could be derived in a mystical way, Gnostics combined apostate Christianity with Greek philosophy and Oriental mysticism. For instance, they held that all physical matter is evil, and for that reason, Jesus did not come in the flesh but only seemed to have a human body—a belief called Docetism. As we have seen, this is precisely what the apostle John had warned against.—1 John 4:2, 3; 2 John 7.

Another fabrication, concocted centuries later, is the doctrine of the so-called holy Trinity, which makes the assertion that Jesus is both Almighty God and the Son of God. In his book The Church of the First Three Centuries, Dr. Alvan Lamson states that the doctrine of the Trinity “had its origin in a source entirely foreign from that of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures; that it grew up, and was ingrafted on Christianity, through the hands of the Platonizing Fathers.” Who were these “Platonizing Fathers”? They were apostate clerics who were infatuated with the teachings of pagan Greek philosopher Plato.
The engrafting of the Trinity was a masterstroke of the antichrist, for this doctrine shrouded God in mystery and blurred his relationship with the Son. (John 14:28; 15:10; Colossians 1:15) Just think, how can one “draw close to God,” as encouraged by the Scriptures, if God is a mystery?—James 4:8.

Adding to the confusion, many Bible translators have taken God’s name, Jehovah, out of their translations, even though it occurs over 7,000 times in the original text! Clearly, attempting to turn the Almighty into not just a mystery but a nameless mystery is an act of gross disrespect for our Creator and his inspired Word. (Revelation 22:18, 19) Furthermore, replacing the divine name with such titles as Lord and God is a violation of Jesus’ model prayer, which says in part: “Thy name be hallowed [or, made holy].”—Matthew 6:9, The New English Bible.

Antichrists Reject God’s Kingdom
Antichrists have become particularly active during “the last days,” the time in which we now live. (2 Timothy 3:1) A key objective of these modern-day deceivers is to mislead people in regard to Jesus’ role as King of God’s Kingdom, a heavenly government that will soon rule over the entire earth.—Daniel 7:13, 14; Revelation 11:15.

For example, some religious leaders preach that God’s Kingdom is a condition in the heart of men, a view that finds no basis in the Scriptures. (Daniel 2:44) Others claim that Christ works through human governments and institutions. Yet, Jesus stated: “My kingdom is no part of this world.” (John 18:36) Indeed, Satan, not Christ, is “the ruler of the world” and “the god of this system of things.” (John 14:30; 2 Corinthians 4:4) This explains why Jesus will soon eliminate all human governments and become earth’s sole Ruler. (Psalm 2:2, 6-9; Revelation 19:11-21) People pray for this outcome when they recite the Lord’s Prayer, saying: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth.”—Matthew 6:10, King James Version.

Because they support the political systems of the world, many religious leaders have opposed, even persecuted, those who proclaim the truth about God’s Kingdom. Interestingly, the Bible book of Revelation mentions a symbolic harlot—“Babylon the Great”—who is “drunk with the blood of the holy ones and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.” (Revelation 17:4-6) She also practices spiritual harlotry by lending her support to earth’s “kings,” or political rulers, receiving favors in return. This symbolic woman is none other than the false religions of the world. She is a major part of the antichrist.—Revelation 18:2, 3; James 4:4.

The Antichrist ‘Tickles Ears’
Besides rejecting Bible truth, many so-called Christians have renounced Bible standards of conduct in favor of popular morality. God’s Word foretold this development, saying: “There will be a period of time when they [people professing to serve God] will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled.” (2 Timothy 4:3) These religious frauds are also described as “false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.” The Bible goes on to say: “Their end shall be according to their works.”—2 Corinthians 11:13-15.

Their works include “loose conduct,” which is a brazen disregard for high moral principles. (2 Peter 2:1-3, 12-14) Do we not see an increasing number of religious leaders and their followers adopting—or at least condoning—unchristian practices, such as homosexuality and sex outside of marriage? Please take a moment to compare these widely accepted views and lifestyles with what the Bible states at Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26, 27; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10; Hebrews 13:4; and Jude 7.

“Test the Inspired Expressions”
In view of the foregoing, we should heed the apostle John’s words not to take our religious beliefs lightly or for granted. “Do not believe every inspired expression,” he warns, “but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.”—1 John 4:1.

Consider the good example of certain “noble-minded” people who lived in the city of Beroea in the first century. They “received the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily as to whether these things [spoken by Paul and Silas] were so.” (Acts 17:10, 11) Yes, while eager to learn, the Beroeans made sure that what they heard and accepted was firmly rooted in the Scriptures.

Today, too, genuine Christians are not influenced by the ebb and flow of popular views but cling firmly to Bible truth. Wrote the apostle Paul: “This is what I continue praying, that your love may abound yet more and more with accurate knowledge and full discernment.”—Philippians 1:9.

If you have not already done so, make it your aim to acquire “accurate knowledge and full discernment” by learning what the Bible really teaches. Those who imitate the Beroeans are not deceived by the “counterfeit words” of antichrists. (2 Peter 2:3) Instead, they are set free by the spiritual truth of the real Christ and his true followers.—John 8:32, 36.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST
“Young children, it is the last hour [evidently the end of the apostolic period], and, just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now there have come to be many antichrists.”—1 John 2:18.

“Who is the liar if it is not the one that denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one that denies the Father and the Son.”—1 John 2:22.

“Every inspired expression that does not confess Jesus does not originate with God. Furthermore, this is the antichrist’s inspired expression which you have heard was coming, and now it is already in the world.”—1 John 4:3.

“Many deceivers have gone forth into the world, persons not confessing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.”—2 John 7.

A DECEIVER WITH MANY FACES
The word “antichrist” applies to all who deny what the Bible says about Jesus Christ, all who oppose his Kingdom, and all who mistreat his followers. It also includes individuals, organizations, and nations that falsely claim to represent Christ or that improperly ascribe to themselves the role of Messiah by presumptuously promising to achieve that which only Christ can do—bring about true peace and security.
*** WatchTower 2006 12/1 pp. 4-7 The Antichrist Exposed ***





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