Posted on 05/29/2021 10:33:28 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
My just-released novel, MICHAEL: Last-Days Lightning, which all too briefly, but nonetheless, thankfully, went to number one in Christian fiction on Amazon, has sparked the beginning of a follow-up novel. I’ve tentatively given the next novel the title MESSIAH: The Prince That Shall Come.
The story will build on the protagonist’s experiencing Bible prophecy fulfillment while in a state of having dreams and visions as the result of a serpent bite he received while he was on the Island of Patmos. MESSIAH will deal with Antichrist coming to power as the world’s greatest deceiver. This understanding is based upon Jesus’ words:
I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. (John 5:43)
Lord willing, the novel will be the third of the books that began with REVELATIONS: The Rapture Generation, in which Tyce Grayson received that snake bite.
The purpose of mentioning all of that—along with, of course, admittedly hoping to promote the novels—is that while researching for writing the third novel, I cogitated on some things about the Antichrist I’ve often wondered about over the years.
One of the primary things that has piqued my thinking—and imagination—is that there are two people in God’s Word who are given the title “son of perdition.”
British theologian Arthur W. Pink (1886–1952) more or less framed the idea that provided impetus for my thinking.
As we have seen, in John 17:12 Christ termed Judas “the Son of Perdition,” and 2 Thess.2:3 we find that the Antichrist is similarly designated—“That Man of Sin be revealed, the Son of Perdition.” These are the only two places in all the Bible where his name occurs, and the fact that Judas was termed by Christ not a “son of perdition,” but “the Son of Perdition,” and the fact that the Man of Sin is so named prove that they are one and the same person. What other conclusion can a simple and unprejudiced reader of the Bible come to? (from The Antichrist, by A. W. Pink, https://www.ccel.org/ccel/p/pink/antichrist/cache/antichrist.pdf)
Pink went on to write that he believed Antichrist, the son of perdition, will be a reincarnated individual. There isn’t sufficient space in this commentary to totally explain his thinking, but I recommend that you read at the link given above if you’re interested in why he believed this.
I can’t fully embrace this notion because of my bias against the belief in reincarnation by those held by Hindus in India and other places, and the fact that God’s Word says it is appointed unto man once to die, then comes the judgment.
That steels the notion against reincarnation in my mind, but leaves open the possibility for a return from the dead in the case of this one man—Judas Iscariot, who was apparently lost from the beginning, according to Jesus Himself in His prayer as recorded by John:
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. (John 17: 12)
I, nor anyone, can fully explain to my satisfaction why Judas went to “his own place” upon death, or why he was apparently instructed by Jesus to do what he was supposed to do at the Last Supper—i.e., go betray the Lord to the Judaizers and the Romans. We see these strange things in the following verses:
And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. (John 13: 27)
After Judas committed suicide, the disciples sought to replace him as the twelfth member of their group with one of two other men. They wanted the now resurrected and ascended Jesus to tell them what to do.
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. (Acts 1:24–25)
We come then back to Arthur Pink’s statement that both Judas Iscariot and the one who will be Antichrist are called not “a” son of perdition, but “the” son of perdition. These are the only two who are so-designated as this evil individual.
Pink goes on, in depth, to point out that Judas was called by Jesus “devil.”
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. (John 6: 70–71)
This, Pink believed, meant that Judas was so possessed by a supernatural evil spirit–by Satan himself—that he was lost without chance of redemption. This certainly seems to be the case, considering the total context of what we know about Judas Iscariot and about salvation as given in God’s Word.
The key word in the matter seems to me to be the word “men.” Was Judas a “man” at the time of his accepting the sop given by Jesus,? Or was he something other?
We look again at the Scripture verse about death and judgment:
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. (Hebrews 9: 27)
Yet Judas Iscariot died, by his own hand, and went to “his own place.” Still, he is “the son of perdition”—same as Antichrist’s designation. Not “a” son of perdition, but “the” son of perdition.
Further, Pink writes the following.
It is hardly necessary to say that in the Greek there are two different words for “Devil” and “demon.” There are many demons, but only one Devil. Further, in no other passage is the word “devil” applied to any one but to Satan himself. Judas then was the Devil incarnate, just as the Lord Jesus was God incarnate. Christ Himself said so, [as recorded in John 6:70–71] and we dare not doubt His word. (Ibid.)
Pink then refers to the following Scripture to round out his thinking on the matter of Judas Iscariot being one and the same as the future Antichrist—a reincarnation, of sorts.
The Beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the Bottomless Pit, and go into perdition. (Revelation 17:8)
He points out that most expositors of his time held that Revelation 17:11 referred to the final form of Rome as the last world empire over which Antichrist will rule. But his implication was that they denied that an actual being will come from the bottomless pit as that Antichrist character (verse 8). Pink maintains that it is Judas Iscariot in a reincarnation. But it is a supernatural man, indwelt by an evil spirit like no other.
He writes:
In Matt.12:43 the Antichrist is called “The Unclean Spirit,” not merely an unclean spirit, but “the Unclean Spirit.”…
[In] the writer’s mind there is no doubt whatever that none other than the Beast is here in view. If this be the case, then we have further evidence that the coming One will be no mere man indwelt by Satan, but a fallen angel, an evil spirit, the incarnation of the Devil. (Ibid.)
I’m not at all sure about the term reincarnation in this case. There certainly is something profound connecting Judas Iscariot and the one who will be Antichrist, however. This “beast” will be wounded as unto death, then supposedly brought back to life at the midpoint of the Tribulation—another strange element to consider.
My own thinking revolves around the prophecy that foretells the first and second beasts of Revelation being thrown directly in the lake of fire. They apparently get no time of judgment before the Great White Throne as do men of the human sort. These are apparently already judged. This, to me, means they might not be or any longer have human, redeemable traits, so are summarily cast into that final place of the damned. Nephilim? I don’t know, but it’s interesting to contemplate.
Bottom line is that if you don’t know Jesus Christ for salvation of your soul, you will end up in the place where these two beings, the Antichrist and the False Prophet, will spend all of eternity.
Here’s how to avoid their fate as well as the fate of Satan, who will be the third being thrown into that place of eternal punishment.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9–10)
Furthermore, you seem to have no real clue about the canonized saints. Those aren’t the sole list if saints and that is and has never been claimed. On the contrary the canonized ones are those who are held to be the ones we know of who are exemplars.
Paul’s discussion on predestination. God has hardened the Jews to bring in the full number of elect gentiles, which in turns makes the Jews jealous. The result of this is that the full number of elect Jews come to Christ. The full number of Jews + the full number of Gentiles = the entire Israel of God. Hence, all of Israel shall be saved saved.
What Saint Paul teaches in Romans 11 is that a “remnant” of Israel has passed into the New Covenant, therefore, God has not cast them off. The Apostle offers himself as an example of such a one. Those of the nation of Israel who rejected Jesus are compared to the ancient Israelites who worshipped Baal, while the Christian Jews are compared to the “seven thousand men, that have not bowed their knees to Baal.” Saint Paul never claims that the election of the Jews is permanent in the sense that they remain the chosen people even if they fail to accept Christ. What he did teach is that (1) they were the chosen nation in the Old Testament, (2) some of them — a “remnant” — have passed into the Church of the New Testament, and are therefore not cast off, and (3), the nation, as a whole, will also return to serving God in the true religion when they are corporately “ingrafted” back into it by accepting Christ.
If you are going to quote EGW and SDA’s, you should at least get it right.
You mean the writings of Ellen your proohetess?
The writings that you Adventists consider on par with the Biblical books?
I know that word Easter was implanted by some illiterate deceiving scribe .. It was never used by Peter/Paul let alone Christ Himself ... Christ was the world's Passover ... you know where the death angle passes over... Christ was the only perfect sacrifice for all time ... Easter is a pagan holiday where fertility rites were high drama .. Has not one thing to do with Christ or Christianity.
At least I have studied enough to show myself approved to know who the 'anti-Christ' literally is, and who shows up first claiming to be our Lord and Savior... Christ said let no 'man' deceive you... Mass deception is the first tribulation and all but the elect are said to bend a knee to the devil in all his shinning ... You do not have the credentials to judge my 'worship' , I mean seriously, your church worships in a temple dedicated to the Serpent ...
Easter is the English word.
The name is Pascha/pasqua in every other language. Meaning Passover.
Jesus is/was the Passover lamb.
You may celebrate your pagan festivals m but we in orthodoxy celebrate Pascha, the Christian Passover.
Mass deception is what we see among those who follow the 29th century pre tribulation rapture philosophy.
The writings that you Adventists consider on par with the Biblical books?
If you ACTUALLY did know anything about Ellen White, you would know that your statement is ridiculous. Remember a few months ago when I proved that you were a liar by what you knowingly and willfully left out of one of her statements? You flat out lied to everyone that read it.
I stand by my statement that the Catholic church and her stooges will say ANYTHING to divert the true claim that she is the Antichrist power. That would be you, Cronos.
Oh that’s right blame the English ... What word does your version use? Why call it Easter, and play fertility rites at church ... rolling bunny eggs?
The ‘rapture’ is one of many lines of deception .. to drag Christians from Christ .. Again why does Rome practice its religion in a Temple dedicated to the Serpent ??? Credibility gone.
Bte, that shows you have never read any history books or even the Bible, right?
Pascha is—and has always been—a Christian holiday. The only thing about the holiday that is verifiably of ancient pagan origin is the holiday’s name in English, but even the name doesn’t come from Ishtar.
Ishtar’s name is not, in fact, pronounced “Easter.” It is pronounced exactly how it is spelled: /ˈɪʃtɑːr/. The name Ishtar is a transliteration of the name 𒀭𒈹 (iš-tar) in ancient cuneiform.
Easter has never been a celebration of Ishtar. Our earliest evidence for the celebration of Easter as a holiday distinct from the Jewish holiday of Passover comes from Christian texts written in around the middle of the second century AD, which all refer to Easter as a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus.
Of course, these early Christian sources weren’t written in English, so they don’t call the holiday “Easter”; instead, the holiday was originally known in Greek as Πάσχα (Páscha) and in Latin as Pascha. The name Pascha is derived from the Aramaic word פַּסְחָא (Pasḥā), meaning “Passover.”
For the first five hundred years or so of Christian history, the holiday of Easter was only known by the name Pascha. Even today, the holiday is known by some variant of the name Pascha in nearly every language. The word for “Easter” in every single Romance language, in every single Celtic language, and in most Germanic languages is some form of Pascha. English and German are somewhat aberrations in this regard, since the word for Easter in English is Easter and the word in German is Ostern.
Early Christians clearly saw Pascha as a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. The early Christian bishop Meliton of Sardis, who died sometime around 180 AD, wrote a homily in Greek titled “On the Pascha” in which he discusses the Pascha as a celebration of Jesus’s resurrection. We have no record of anyone in ancient times having ever associated the Pascha with Ishtar.
Rolling eggs and bunnies are German Protestant traditions started in the 1600s.
The earliest known reference to the Easter bunny comes from the treatise De Ovis Paschalibus, written by the German physician and botanist Georg Franck von Franckenau (lived 1643 – 1704) and published in 1682. In this treatise, von Franckenau briefly mentions the “Osterhase,” or “Easter Hare,” who, according to German folklore, was said to hide Easter eggs for children to find.
Furthermore, there were many other animals that were said to bring eggs to children around Eastertime during the Early Modern Period, including and Easter Fox and an Easter Stork. It has only been over the course of the past two centuries that the animal that brings eggs to children on Easter has become standardized as a rabbit.
Btw, there ain’t no temple in Rome dedicated to the serpent. You must be thinking of your own cult that worships the serpent, right?
So by the middle of the second century AD the scribes or maybe ‘holy fathers’ and self appointed saints implanted Easter in place of Passover... King James version did not come about until 1611... Long Long Long after the ‘holy fathers’ gave the world the New Testament...
Now what exactly was the Ishtar practice? ‘Quick like a bunny’? Was it NOT a celebration of fertility rites? What do Christians practice on Easter, rolling bunny eggs ...
The Wine of Babylon and the Catholic Church. It could not be more clear. Pure Paganism to this day.
https://newagora.ca/inside-popes-reptilian-audience-hall-vatican-city/
might want to do some research yourself...
For some reason the video doesn’t begin at 0, so just click to the beginning. Worth every second.
Firstly m it’s a hall, not a temple
Secondly, it’s a fish eye lens photo. Look at the photo taken with a normal lens.
Let’s see pictures of your temple taken with a fish eye lens.
Nope,
Our earliest evidence for the celebration of Easter as a holiday distinct from the Jewish holiday of Passover comes from Christian texts written in around the middle of the second century AD, which all refer to Pascha as a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus.
Of course, these early Christian sources weren’t written in English, so they don’t call the holiday “Easter”; instead, the holiday was originally known in Greek as Πάσχα (Páscha) and in Latin as Pascha. The name Pascha is derived from the Aramaic word פַּסְחָא (Pasḥā), meaning “Passover.”
And the rolling bunny eggs are a German Protestant tradition.
Why do you do that?
Yeah, Cronos, what’s up with the snakes? And while we are at it, why are so many Catholic churches built on the ruins of Pagan temples?
Why in the name of everything pure and good in this world would the Catholics build such a creepy, satanic looking church? Please answer that for us, Cronos.
Don't forget at the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus was with Moses and Elijah in human bodies that were recognized by Peter, James and John (see Matthew 17:1-13). This was prior to the crucifixion and resurrection which meant Moses and Elijah were given visible bodies with which to appear with Jesus when nobody else was or yet has a glorified body except for Jesus. Was this only a temporary condition for the benefit of the disciples to prove the Deity and purpose of Christ or do they still have these bodies for the purpose of being the two witnesses at the Tribulation? We don't know. But you're right that the Jews would identify both - and as far as I know, no one has a photograph of either.
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