(Rev 13:1-4) 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. 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. 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. 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?

VIII. The Deployment of 3 simultaneous events

(The event that takes place in the heavens) Rev. 12:3-16

The event that takes place on earth (Rev. 13:3-5)

The events that take place under the earth (Rev. 11:7 & 9:1-11)

PergamosPergamos 5.Tying it together The same time that Satan is removed from heaven The same time the Anti-Christ is fatally wounded The same time the Jews run to the mountains The same time Moses and Elijah witness The same time Judas returns to the Earth The same time the Antichrist will be Satan incarnated The same time the Antichrist will be Judas reincarnated NOTESNOTES

IX. Disclosing of the Man of Sin

10 THE ATTITUDE FACTOR Always be prepared to change whatever you have been taught or believed when it goes contrary to the Bible. Never make the Bible line up with what believe or think. Always line up your thoughts with what the Bible clearly teaches

A. The Proper Scripture comparison

Turn to 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

B. The Prerequisite to Scripture understanding

C. Precept on Precept break down of the Scripture

them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breastsFor precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept (Isa 28:9-10) Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

What is the context?

PergamosPergamos The infiltration of False teachers They were teaching that the Rapture and the 2nd Coming were the same event, therefore the church would have to go through the tribulation. They went to the extent of falsifying a letter from Paul. This caused a great restlessness among the Church These false teachers and false doctrine always comes in the same package (vs. 2) Spirit Fair words Altered Bibles NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos 3.The 2 events that must take place proceeding the 2nd coming Falling Away (1st half of the Tribulation) The Revealing of the Man of Sin ( At the midway point) NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos a.Notice it doesn’t say the “appearing” b.THE CONTEXT OF THIS PASSAGE IS THE REVEALING OF THE ANTICHRIST. (Vs.1-12) (2Th 2:3) (2Th 2:6) (2Th 2:8) NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos  The agenda of Satan (vs. 4) a.To pull all of the religious systems of the world into one, with himself as the object of worship. b.To be God on the throne in the very world that he had a throne. NOTESNOTES

D. The Passages of difficulty in this Scripture (vs. 6-7)

PergamosPergamos 1.Things to determine We must determine “what” is withholding (6) We must determine what is the “mystery of iniquity” (7a) We must determine what “letteth” means (7b) We must determine who the “he” is, who is now “letting” (7c) NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos 2.Why isn’t the Antichrist revealed now? Something is withholding his revelation The something is a “what” not a “who” NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos 3.Determining the “What” The word “ withholding” is written in a neuter form (not masculine or famine) Therefore the KJV translators placed the word “what” in front of it, not he or she. So the “what” is a thing or a force or power Staying in the context into the next verse we see the word “For” which is a word that connects the statement of verse 6 with the statement in verse 7 The what that is withholding is the “Mystery of Iniquity” NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos 4.Determining the “Mystery of Iniquity” What is a mystery biblically Something that was at one time hidden, but has now be revealed to those who believe NOTESNOTES

(Col 1:26) Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: (1Co 2:7) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: (1Co 2:10) But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

PergamosPergamos What do we learn from the context about the mystery of iniquity o It is a force or power or spirit ( It’s a what not a who) o It is in connection with the Antichrist and his revealing o It was already working in the world at the time of Paul’s writing (53 AD) NOTESNOTES

spirit of antichrist (1Jo 4:3) And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. the spirit that now worketh (Eph 2:2) Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

PergamosPergamos What we know about this spirit of Antichrist o It was there during Paul’s time (middle of the 1st century) o It was there during John’s time (the end of the 1st century) o It is here during our time (end of the Church age) o It was here during Adam’s time (the beginning of the world) NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos The simple definition of the “Mystery of Iniquity” o Why would Satan want to hide or hold back the reveling of himself? o To deceive the world into the plan of revealing at the right time revealed in his time o (2Th 2:6) And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos 5.Determining what “letteth” means The normal definitions means to allow or permit The word also means to “withhold” or hinder The same Greek word used in vs. 6 for “withholdeth” is the same Greek word translated “letteth” in vs. 7 NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos 5.Determining what “letteth” means The difference between the word in vs.6 with the word in vs. 7 is the 1st one is in the neuter form, but the 2nd time it is in the masculine form. Therefore the KJV translators placed the word “he” in the front of the word “letteth” So now in vs. 7 it is a “he” that is doing the withholding not a “what” NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos 6.Determining the “he” that is doing the letting or the withholding The he is a person that is controlled by the “mystery of iniquity” The “mystery of iniquity” is a thing, or force or power, or sprit. But has always worked it self through a person The 18 prototypes of the antichrist (Cain, Nimrod, Pharaoh Judas etc.) The Pharisees, Pilate, Nero, Etc Hitler, Bin Laden, Saddam NOTESNOTES

(1Jo 2:18) 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.

PergamosPergamos The best illustration o The United States of America is 231 years old. In which it is a thing, or force, or power o During the 235 years that force or power has worked through a person (the president) or people NOTESNOTES

PergamosPergamos 7.Putting the “HE” back into the context of the Revelation he (2Th 2:7) For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. NOTESNOTES

( Rev 13:3) 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. (Rev 13:12) 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.