Exactly. Likewise, if the Antichrist/sea-Beast/w/e asks to be worshiped, they will look at him and be like, "You're just a man," and won't worship him. No religion that denies the possibility of avatars/ascensions/Incarnations/w/e will fall for the enemy, here.
If you read Revelation 13 without realizing where it falls on the 7 year timeline - you are going to jump to a lot of wrong theories.
The person's religion
when he starts out is Judaism. Not when he ends.
Are you aware that part of Judaism is Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism? It gets into a lot of spiritually dangerous stuff. Like the harnessing angels to help accomplish one's goals.
This passage about the person tells you what is going to happen, that the person ends up thinking he has achieved God-hood.
Daniel 8:
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and
understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. [my comment - see Ezekiel 28:3 below]
24 And his power shall be mighty,
but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and
practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and
he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
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Now go to Ezekiel 28:1-10, the person is code named the prince of tyre (Tyrus)...
2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
Because thine heart is lifted up, and
thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou
art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
3 Behold, thou
art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee
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Now go to 2Thessalonians2:3-4 to see the person actually committing the act of Ezekiel 28:2 -
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;
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.
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So God has him killed in Ezekiel 28:1-10. And in disdain for the person - not only for the act, but also because he is a Jew and is supposed to be loyal to the Mt Sinai covenant - brings him back alive.
Bringing him back alive - is the strong delusion that God sends to the them who reject the truth of Jesus.
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2Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause
God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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In Revelation 13, the world sees that person has miraculously come back from being dead (likely for three days or so, in the funeral viewing period). God is the one who brings him back to life, to accomplish His purpose.
So, to the world, it will appear the person's claim of having achieved God-hood will appear validated. And people will jump on board, thinking that the person has gained the secret to eternal life and God-hood, thinking they will get the same. Something has to be the driver.
Since the person, in Daniel 11, bestows recognition on the fortress god - he will say that there are many gods - but he is the highest of them. Well, he is going to weave Satan into that mix, as being worshiped as well - when Satan incarnates the image of him (the beast) making it appear to come alive and speak.
