Rev12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
seen in the 1st seal in Rev6, emmulating Christ's return
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
1/2 hour (of the hour of temptation)
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
2Thes2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. (or will be at hand until...)
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (Ez28-Isa14)
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
what is the temple of God today?....or better said, who? Rev2-3, 1Cor3:16-17, 1Cor6:19, 2Cor6:16, 1Tit3:15, Rev3:12
Rev13:9 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.
Satan is the antiChrist....which means that Satan the very physical fallen angel is the one that comes instead of Christ, and fools the world.....as they believe it is really Christ come back and they worship him as God. 2Cor11:14-15 disguises also tell of what is going on even today in the pulpit...and that Satan will come disguised as the angel of light...
only a small group of elect witnesses shall not be fooled by Satan....chosen by God for just that purpose.
Satan comes first, then Christ and the Gathering to Him for the elect....after that time...as the Olivette prophesy states...Mat24:27-29, Mar13:24-27
We are to be watchman for the enemy, who must come first while the Master is away...Ez33, Mat24:43
and if you (anyone) do not heed the warnings given by Christ and the writers of the NT about the fact that Satan comes first to deceive you, then that day in which Christ does truly returns shall come upon you like a thief comes upon his prey...unexpectedly....
we are to know what to watch for and Who to watch for.....
we must be watching for the fake, warning others about his coming which is first, so as not to be taken as a thief when the real Messiah Comes...thinking that He is already here...
there is a boat load of scripture further teaching the same thing over and over again, through type and parable....and direct prophesy...
in His service
c
