TIMELINE MINISTRIES
Many thanks to Pastor Greg Willis and his wife Judy for this update from Timeline Ministries. It is a most topical and relevant read for those with operating brains. As always, I recommend that my readers be like the Bereans in Acts 17:11 These (Bereans) were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Time is too short to be in doubt, keep looking up! Gibber! Gibber! Chugley Topping up your oil & trimming your wick He [false prophet] also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast [antichrist] or the number of his name. Revelation 13:16-18 The False prophet, the Antichrist and Satan form the unholy trinity of the tribulation period. We would like to focus on two aspects from this well-known passage of End Time realities from Revelation. 1] The beast represents the Antichrist, a transliteration of the Greek word Antichristos. Anti means both against and in place of: the Antichrist opposes the true Christ, he wants to be worshipped and obeyed. The Bible presents the following contrasts regarding the true Christ and the Antichrist revealing the Antichrist to be an actual person and not some political system. Christ came from above John 6:38 Christ came in His Father’s name John 5:43 Christ humbled himself Phil 2:8 Christ was despised Is 53:3 Christ will be exalted Phil 2:9 Christ came to do His Father’s will John 6:38 Christ came to save Luke 19:10 Christ is the Good shepherd John 10 Christ is the Holy one…