Counterfeit Christ
Revelation 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come. 2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
Jesus came as the Son of Man and He never allowed them to redefine Him. So His victory over Satan was the victory of a man over Satan. The gospels and the New Testament show us the path that he took. The apostles, Peter, John and Paul helped put trail markers on that trail. Over the last two thousand years the saints have done a nice job of paving this path. It isn't the broadway, it is still hard for many to find, but the path that Jesus trail blazed is on the map, it is marked, and it isn't hard to find a guide who will help you find the path and stay on it.
When Jesus was in His earthly ministry Satan was the ruler of the power of the air, he controlled the kingdom of darkness and he was able to offer Jesus anything he wanted if he would simply worship him.
However, after the rapture of the church the tables are turned. Satan and the angels who rebelled will be cast out of heaven to earth. No longer are they the ruler of the air. It is like a football game. After Jesus marched down the field and scored a touchdown He is now kicking off to Satan. The Antichrist, the counterfeit Christ, will now be in the same position that Jesus was. Let's see what Satan, as a man, can do given three and a half years.
The contrast will be stark. Jesus started His ministry declaring the year of the Jubilee and the Antichrist will start his ministry declaring "peace and security".
Revelation 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come. 2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
Jesus came as the Son of Man and He never allowed them to redefine Him. So His victory over Satan was the victory of a man over Satan. The gospels and the New Testament show us the path that he took. The apostles, Peter, John and Paul helped put trail markers on that trail. Over the last two thousand years the saints have done a nice job of paving this path. It isn't the broadway, it is still hard for many to find, but the path that Jesus trail blazed is on the map, it is marked, and it isn't hard to find a guide who will help you find the path and stay on it.
When Jesus was in His earthly ministry Satan was the ruler of the power of the air, he controlled the kingdom of darkness and he was able to offer Jesus anything he wanted if he would simply worship him.
However, after the rapture of the church the tables are turned. Satan and the angels who rebelled will be cast out of heaven to earth. No longer are they the ruler of the air. It is like a football game. After Jesus marched down the field and scored a touchdown He is now kicking off to Satan. The Antichrist, the counterfeit Christ, will now be in the same position that Jesus was. Let's see what Satan, as a man, can do given three and a half years.
The contrast will be stark. Jesus started His ministry declaring the year of the Jubilee and the Antichrist will start his ministry declaring "peace and security".