TOPIC: JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY WAY OUT
TEXT: 1 JOHN 2 : 18-23
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
20 But ye have unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
INTRODUCTION
Through many different books and verses of the bible, Christians are constantly and consistently warned in advance that The Antichrist (The Final Antichrist) would come at the end-time. Our text above is one of the numerous scripture verses that pointed to the coming of The Final Antichrist or simply put, The Antichrist. It even indicated to us that even as at the time of the Apostles there had been many antichrists. The question to ask is that ‘if there had been many antichrists, even as far back as over two thousand years ago, what then makes The Final Antichrist (The Antichrist) different from the many antichrists that had come?’
We will answer this question as we continue with this teaching. But before we do that, let us make straight one fact that all antichrists: the ones that had come, the ones that are leaving presently and The Antichrist that bible has been warning us about are modeled after a prototype antichrist or at least have some characters found in the prototype antichrist, who was the first known antichrist (Nebuchadnezzar).
Since God, through the prophecies from His prophets of old, made known His plans to redeem mankind by giving us His Son to die for us and to make Him a model of character for us to lead us into His kingdom, Satan too, had set up a man as a model of wickedness for all wicked people to follow to lead men to serve Satan and end in kingdom of Satan (hell). The first known of such people was Nebuchadnezzar, the former king of Babylon.
THE FINAL ANTICHRIST (TO OPERATE AS ANTICHRIST, AFTER RAPTURE)
Please, let me say here that my intention is not to teach The Antichrist but to present JESUS CHRIST as the ONLY REAL WAY OUT of the system of antichrist. I have to say this little about the Antichrist because it is almost impossible to discuss rapture and what will follow after rapture without mentioning at least a little about the Son of Perdition (The Antichrist).
Let us see from the scripture some of what The Final Antichrist will do that make God warns us so much about Him. Then, later we will compare Him with the First Antichrist or The Prototype Antichrist (Nebuchadnezzar). The emboldened texts from the scriptures below serve as guide.
Revelations 13: 1-18
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR (THE FIRST ‘KNOWN’ ANTICHRIST)
From Daniel 3: 1-30, Let us read about the First ‘known’ antichrist and see later how the Final Antichrist will be modeled after Him.
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE ANTICHRIST AND NEBUCHADNEZZAR
a. Like Nebuchadnezzar, The Antichrist will rule the world. Daniel 3:4, Revelations 13:7
b. Like Nebuchadnezzar, The Antichrist will blaspheme God. Daniel 3:4, Revelations 13: 1, 5, 6
c. Image will be made for the Antichrist as it was made by Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 3:1, Revelations 13: 14
d. People will be forced to worship the image of The Antichrist as they were forced to worship the image of Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 3:5, Revelations 13:15
e. Like Nebuchadnezzar, the Antichrist will persecute those who refuse to worship his image. Daniel 3: 6, Revelations 13:15
f. In the time of the Antichrist, Christians will also face hard times to serve God.
g. Nebuchadnezzar was judged by God and made to act like a beast for 7 years. The antichrist will operate as a beast for 7 years and then be judged. Daniel 9:32, Daniel 9:27
h. It is worth-noting that it is this same call for worship that Satan made to our Lord Jesus Christ when he tempted Him in the wilderness.
Mathew 4 : 8-9
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
a. Satan is the source of power behind The Antichrist. What Satan failed to achieve with JESUS, he succeeded with his antichrists. He gave them riches, power and authority (same riches he promised JESUS) and make people worship Him through them (same worship he wanted from JESUS). Revelations 13: 2
JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY WAY OUT.
In the time of Nebuchadnezzar, three servants of THE MOST HIGH (JEHOVAH) refused to worship the image of Nebuchadnezzar against all persecutions, threats and dangers. Their names were Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They stood their grounds. They had to make difficult choice to serve God. They knew if they worshipped the image, they would end in hell and if they worshipped not the image, they would be cast into fire alive. They knew Nebuchadnezzar was not joking but they stood for their God. And because they stood for God, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, had to save them from the fire to show superiority to the devil who was working behind Nebuchadnezzar.
As JESUS CHRIST was THE ONLY WAY OUT at the time of the first antichrist, HE is still THE ONLY WAY OUT even now that rapture trumpet is about to sound. He is calling on you to escape with Him by way of rapture. If you missed the rapture, hard choices, the type that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego faced, await you.
You may have to make a hard choice of not worshipping the image of the Antichrist and get persecuted, and be prevented from buying or selling, and eventually beheaded to make it to Kingdom of God (Revelations 20:4) or you may just bow down to worship the antichrist and his image or receives his mark and have yourself cast to hell for all eternity (Revelations 14: 9-11). Either way, the choices are difficult.
May be you think your courage will support at that time. By the time you have been denied food for weeks, denied access to your bank account, denied access to medical facilities, You may want to deny your God and serve the beast. By the time 10 men are lined up in a row for not serving the antichrist and the first one was beheaded in your presence, will you still hold on to your God? These are hard choices. This is why Jesus Christ is calling on you as you read these texts to come to Him in humble repentance and then cling unto Him to save you from the coming tribulation. HE is THE ONLY WAY OUT. Other choices after rapture are unimaginable.
However, if you missed the rapture by ignorance, disobedience, unbelief, non-watchfulness, sin, lukewarmness, worldliness, or due to any other reason, do not bow to the Antichrist. Reject any mode of worship that involves bowing (falling) down. Do not accept any mark or chip into your hand or your forehead. Do not allow any name to be written on your forehead or hand. Stand with JESUS no matter what they do to you. Let them deny you food or behead you if they want to do that. Even at that, JESUS is still THE ONLY WAY OUT. Choose to die for JESUS and be with HIM in heaven rather than choosing the antichrist system which will lead you to hell.
ACTIONS
Are you an elect of Christ? Are you truly saved? Are you on the narrow road? Do you want to make the rapture/heaven? If your answers are yes, then,
1. Make all efforts to heed the warnings of Jesus Christ.
2. Be watchful. Pay attention to what is happening around the World and see whether they match what the scriptures say.
3. Be filled with the Holy Spirit and be in the Spirit all the time.
4. Fast, consecrate yourself, run away from sin and worldliness.
If your answers are NO? Why not repent today, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and forsake sins so that you can escape through THE ONLY WAY OUT. Please, say this prayer genuinely. Lord Jesus, please forgive me all my sins. Watch away my sins with your blood and save my soul. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Amen.
PRAYERS
1. Lord Jesus, please rescue me and my family from the coming tribulation.
2. O Lord, do not allow me to worship the enemy.
3. Lord Jesus, Let me escape all traps that Satan has set to make me miss the rapture and the kingdom of God.
4. Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me all sins that can make me to miss rapture and the kingdom of God.
5. Fill me with the grace to watch and pray.
6. Remove my name from those that will worship the antichrist or be here when he shall reign.
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TO MAKE RAPTURE:
Confess Your Sins To The Lord, JESUS CHRIST And Ask Him To Save You.
Repent Of Your Sins Constantly On Daily Basis And Run Away From Sins.
Be Filled With The Holy Spirit.
Live In Holiness And Righteousness.
Do All Restitutions.
Cut Of All Worldliness.
Forgive All People.
Pray And Fast
Consecrate And Study The Bible
Watch.
JESUScoming.
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