Dr. E,
If Nero was the antichrist, then when exactly did Jesus destroy him with the breath of his mouth and the brightness of his parousia???
“And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.” - 2 Thes
At His coming and confirmed by His resurrection.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." -- Matthew 28:18-20"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Here's a nice, succinct blog entry that answers your questions via the words of Scripture...
Rome. The Great Whore (Jerusalem) rode the beast, using the Imperial power of Rome to persecute the church, as we see several times in Acts. But Rome (the sea beast) eventually destroys Jerusalem (the great whore/land beast). I'll go more into detail here in a later blog. ••Has Rev. 20:2-3 (the chaining of Satan) already come to pass? Yes. Luke 10:18-19. Christ has bound the strong man and is currently plundering his house (Luke 11:20-23) ••What does this mean with regard to occultism and demon-possession (which apparently still happens in missionary areas)? Christ's plundering of Satan's former possessions continue. ••There are many Christians (even today) who have been protected by angels. Are demons hindering us in the same way? Satan always hinders us and looks for weaknesses in our armor. However, he has been defeated by Christ, and the work of the church today is merely a mop up job. If only the church could understand that.••Who is the beast of Rev. 19:19-20?