Opposition

Editor: David Maas
{FROM SEA AND EARTH}

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{BEASTS}
  1. Proclaiming Another Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Is Jesus still the Messiah who died on Calvary to save the world, or has he become a roaring Lion hellbent on taking vengeance on his enemies?)
  2. Seizing God's Likeness - {PDF Copy} - (Satan and the Rulers of this Age exalt themselves and usurp Divine prerogatives in contrast to the true Servant of God, Jesus Christ)
  3. Antichrists in the Church - {PDF Copy} - (Throughout the present age, the Church is being plagued by deceivers from within who are sent to destroy the Body of Christ)
  4. The Spirit of Antichrist - {PDF Copy} - (The Antichrist Spirit works to destroy the church from within, especially through deception spread by false teachers and other deceivers – 1 John 2:18-22)
  5. The Coming War - {PDF Copy} - (At the end of the age, Satan and his minions will launch the final war against the saints, the followers of the Lamb)
  6. The Ascending Beast - (To identify the Antichrist, we must understand what the relevant passages say about him, his methods, and his agenda) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Beast from the Abyss - (The Beast first appears when he ascends from the Abyss to wage war on the Two Witnesses after they complete their testimony) - {PDF Copy}
  8. The Abyss - (The Abyss is the source of satanic attacks against the church even though it remains under the authority of the Lamb – Revelation 11:7) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Beast from the Sea - (The Dragon began his attack against the Seed of the Woman by summoning his seed, the Beast from the Sea – Revelation 13:1-5) - {PDF Copy}
  10. Rendering Homage - {PDF Copy} - (The “false prophet” uses every means necessary to coax or coerce men to render homage to the “beast from the sea”)
  11. War Against the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the sea is authorized to wage war on the SAINTS for its overlord, the Ancient Serpent, the Dragon – Revelation 13:6-10)
  12. The Persecuting Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon and his earthly vassals wage war against the saints, the followers of the Lamb, and not against other nation-states)
  13. The Ancient Régime - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast of Revelation embodies the ancient imperial power that has stalked the saints since the Tower of Babel incident)
  14. Beast from the Earth - (The Beast from the Earth imitates the Lamb. It is the mouthpiece of the Dragon and the propagandist of the Beast from the Sea) - {PDF Copy}
  15. Economic War - (The False Prophet employs economic pressure to coerce men and women to swear allegiance to the Beast from the Sea) - {PDF Copy}
  16. The Mouth Speaking Great Things - {PDF Copy} - (The mouth speaking great things in Daniel appears in Revelation in the description of the Beast from the sea and its war against the saints)
  17. Embracing Leviathan - {PDF Copy} - (The inhabitants of the earth willingly venerate the Beast and take its mark, although believers are not immune from its allurements)
  18. The Mark of the Beast - (All men who refuse to follow the Lamb will render homage to the Beast and take its mark) - {PDF Copy}
  19. Mark or Seal? - (In the book, “all” means “ALL.” All those who refuse to follow the Lamb will render homage to the Beast and take its “mark”) - {PDF Copy}
  20. The Beastly Religion - (The Beast from the Earth, the False Prophet, mimics the Lamb and presents a counterfeit of the true faith of Jesus and his apostles) - {PDF Copy}
  21. The Beast Goes to War - (In Revelation, the language of war is used metaphorically to describe the persecution of believers by the Beast from the Sea) - {PDF Copy}
  22. The Mark of the Beast - Considerations - (When we imbibe the values of the existing world order, we begin to take the "mark of the Beast”) - {PDF Copy}
  23. Global Dominion - (The Inhabitants of the Earth refuse to follow the Lamb. Instead, they give their allegiance and homage to the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
  24. The Last Hour - (Revelation moves inexorably from the death of Jesus to the final day when God judges the wicked and vindicates the righteous) - {PDF Copy}
  25. Kings of the Habitable Earth - (The Kings of the East are identical to the Kings of the Earth that are allied with the Beast – Revelation 16:12-19) - {PDF Copy}
  26. Deceivers and Disasters - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus warned of coming deceivers who would mislead many and spread false information about his future return)
  27. Babylonian Territory - (Human society and institutions are part of Babylon’s domain, but God is summoning His children to separate from her while there is time) - {PDF Copy}
  28. Destruction of Babylon - (The annihilation of Babylon, especially her economic power, is the Divine response to her persecution of the saints – Revelation 18:9-24) - {PDF Copy}

{TRIBULATION AND PERSECUTION}
  1. Tribulation vs Wrath - (Disciples escape God’s wrath, but they endure tribulation. And according to Paul, the church has been appointed to tribulation – 1 Thessalonians 3:1-4)  - {PDF Copy}
  2. Tribulation of the Church - (In Revelation, faithful saints undergo tribulation, but the unrepentant Inhabitants of the Earth undergo God’s Wrath, namely, the Second Death)  - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Inhabitants of the Earth - (The Inhabitants of the Earth represent the men who are omitted from the Book of Life because they embrace the Beast from the Sea)  - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Wrath of God - (Wrath refers to the final judicial sentence of God on His enemies. Tribulation is what the church endures) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Gog and Magog - (Revelation identifies Gog and Magog as the nations from the four corners of the Earth that attack the saints) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Lamb or Beast -  (Humanity is divided into two and only two groups – the followers of the Lamb and the subjects of the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Choice - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples of Jesus and others who give their allegiance and devotion to the State are at risk of taking the Mark of the Beast)
  8. Swearing Allegiance - (In the Book of Revelation, every man and woman must choose between loyalty to the Beast from the Sea or the Sacrificial Lamb) - {PDF Copy}

{MAN OF LAWLESSNESS}
  1. Disinformation - (Disinformation about the day of the Lord caused alarm in the congregation at Thessalonica – 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Day of the Lord - (Jesus will arrive and gather his people on the day of the Lord, and in the New Testament, this event becomes the Day of Christ) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Gathering his Elect - (The saints will be assembled before Jesus on the Last Day, and the wicked will be collected for judgment and cast from his presence) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Missing Events - (Two events must occur before the Day of the Lord comes, the Apostasy and the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The Apostasy - (Paul warned the Thessalonians of the future apostasy which he linked to the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness, the Son of Destruction) - {PDF Copy}
  6. The Son of Destruction - (Many saints will apostatize when the Lawless Man, the Son of Destruction, seats himself in the Sanctuary of God) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Seated in the Sanctuary - (The Man of Lawlessness will be unveiled when he seats himself in the House of God - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Until Revealed - (The Mystery of Lawlessness is at work in the world to prepare for the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness) - {PDF Copy}
  9. The Mystery of Lawlessness - (The Mystery of Lawlessness is preparing the way for the unveiling of the Lawless One who will cause many believers to apostatize) - {PDF copy}
  10. Lying Signs and Wonders - (The Lawless One will use lying signs and wonders to deceive saints into abandoning the faith) - {PDF Copy}
  11. Lawless One Destroyed - (Jesus will destroy the works of the Lawless One and paralyze him at his glorious arrival on the Day of the Lord) - {PDF Copy}
  12. Stand Fast! - (Believers prepare for the Apostasy and the coming Man of Lawlessness by committing themselves to the traditions received from the Apostles) - {PDF Copy}

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