8: The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition:
7: And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
So as we can see the beast is in the pit and when the pit is open at the fifth trumpet he will get out.
He does not to be born he is waiting in the pit to get out.
So when did he get out of the pit and when did this happen
7: The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.8: And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;9: And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.10: And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;11: And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.12: And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
With the short time remaining, he definitely is alive today and probably is an officer in the Syrian republican guard. The Syrian Antichrist is revealed in the middle of the 7 year covenant when he proclaims to be God in the Jewish temple. In the first half he conquers 3 nations forming the Assyrian empire that once was a kingdom, was not in John's day, and is to come as the 8th and final earthly empire. The church may be able to identify him before he is revealed but won't know for sure until he enters the temple
He is in OFFICE of a much higher position and is the leader of one of the most powerful civilizations since Rome itself... we all know Rome right? The one that used an eagle as part of its seal?
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