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This article was posted before I saw my way through dispensationalism. It will be removed shortly, but if you land here, please consider the history of dispensationalism, what it is, and came and how I came to conclude that it is false. Why will Satan give the Beast (Antichrist) all of his power ... Read More

Freemasons, the Third Temple, and the Antichrist June 15, 2018January 1, 2015 by Yvonne NachtigalThis article was posted before I saw my way through dispensationalism. It will be removed shortly, but if you land here, please consider the history of dispensationalism, what it is, and came and how I came to conclude that it is false. Why will Satan give the Beast (Antichrist) all of his power and authority and why will the world follow this person as their savior, worship him, and take his mark? While we cannot know him by name, we can draw a composite with the biblical elements of what this person will be like just like the witness to a crime can, with the help of an artist, reconstruct the face of the defendant. He will come geographically from the former Roman Empire (Daniel 9:26), which surrounded the entire Mediterranean Sea (Daniel 7:2; Revelation 13:1); he (and or his empire) will possess the qualities (and perhaps geographic locations) of the former beasts (Revelation 13:2); he will rise up to be among the ten horns of the last beast (empire); he will have all the power and authority of Satan (2 Thessalonians 2:9; Revelation 13:2, 4); he will sit in the temple, show his powers as god and erect an image (Daniel 8:11, 9:27, 11:31, 12:12; Matthew 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:4, Revelation 13:15); he will be the genetic son of Satan (Genesis 3:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:3? Daniel 2:43). Now let’s consider in detail all of these qualities.Doug Hamp – Douglashamp.com From the former Roman Empire The former Roman Empire was an area that stretched from west North Africa to parts of the Middle East. He may be European<img decoding="async" title="Roman Empire" src="https://www.douglashamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Map_Roman-Empire4.jpg" alt="Map Roman Empire4 Freemasons, the Third Temple, and the Antichrist" width="480" height="204" />Roman Empire in NT Timesbut he could also be from North Africa, Turkey or from the Middle East. He could be from a Muslim country or from a historically Christian country, though he himself will not truly be a believer in either (Daniel 1:37). Nevertheless, he will most likely be nominally religious for appearances.Rises up out of the Great SeaThe Great Sea (Daniel 7:2; Revelation 13:1), as spoken of by Daniel is simply the Hebrew way of saying the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, the general area that the beast will come out of is the countries surrounding the Mediterranean, confirmation that he will rise out of the previous Roman Empire.Possible CandidatesThere are a number of groups such as the Theosophists, Yale’s Skull and Bones Society, Illuminati and the Masons that fit extremely well the description of the coming Antichrist (see the table below). There are many similarities between these groups and very generally speaking they are working toward the same goals. However, for simplicity, we will focus on the Masons since they comprehensively cover the beliefs and practices of the secret societies in general. As a note, the goal is not to give a complete exposé of the Masons as that would require several tomes[i] but to see why one of their own best fits the description of the coming Antichrist. What we see is that the keys points of the coming Antichrist are in fact the key beliefs of the Masons (and others).Comparison of the Antichrist withthe beliefs and plans of the MasonsBible (Antichrist)Masons (and others) beliefs/doctrines plansServes Lucifer/SatanServes Lucifer/SatanOpposed to GodBelieve Adonai (God) is badFocused on the templeTemple of Solomon of central importanceRebuild temple (in order to be able to sit in it)Awaiting right man with vision to rebuildWill rule over the entire earthWill establish New World OrderUnderstands sinister schemesUse deception and symbols to keep secrets even from lower level initiates Serves LuciferOnly at the highest levels of his craft does the Mason discover who is the “Great Architect of the Universe” that they so often refer to. Whereas many lower level Masons are led to believe that he must be the Judeo-Christian God, the truth is that they are worshipping Lucifer. Albert Pike, one of the great Masonic historians reveals that the name of the being that the Masons are worshiping is in fact Lucifer. He says:Lucifer, the Light Bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual or selfish Souls?[ii]However, perhaps the most revealing as to what Pike truly believed he stated on July 14, 1889 in Instructions to the 23 Supreme Councils of the World:The masonic religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Luciferian doctrine […] Yes, Lucifer is God, and unfortunately Adonay also is God […] and the true and philosophical religion is the belief in Lucifer, the equal of Adonay; but Lucifer, God of light and God of good, is struggling against Adonay, the God of da...

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