Bible Study Seattle

“Who is the liar except the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.” 1 John 2:22

Martin Luther, John Huss, John Wycliffe, and other reformers saw the papacy as the antichrist. Thus it was a system that opposed Christ down through the years. This makes sense because Satan is the greatest antichrist of them all. No single pope or man could do as much damage as an entire system. But there obviously will come a time around Armageddon when there will be a leader of the evil people who desire to kill the faithful.

“For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be taken, the houses plundered, the women raped, and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be eliminated from the city.  Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle.” Zechariah 14:2-3

Will a pope lead the nations against Israel? Will that person be possessed by Satan? Will Satan have a miraculous human incarnation? Will he do miracles?

“For false christs and false prophets will arise and will provide great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.  Behold, I have told you in advance.” Matthew 24:24-25

“Then that lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not accept the love of the truth so as to be saved.  For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.” 2 Thessalonians 2:8-11