WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:01.868 Wallace Smith: The Book of Revelation warns us that 00:01.935 --> 00:05.705 a man is coming, who will inspire the entire world to 00:05.772 --> 00:09.676 embrace a false and deceptive version of Christianity. 00:09.743 --> 00:12.779 Aided by supernatural signs and wonders, 00:12.846 --> 00:15.215 he will help usher in an era of death, 00:15.281 --> 00:19.119 destruction, and devastation, the likes of which the world has 00:19.185 --> 00:20.620 never seen. 00:20.687 --> 00:25.825 The false deceptive system he represents is already in place, 00:25.892 --> 00:29.028 enjoyed by the deceived faithful every week, 00:29.095 --> 00:32.899 and that system is destined to grow in power and influence 00:32.966 --> 00:37.137 until it impacts the lives of every human being on the globe. 00:37.203 --> 00:38.605 Wallace Smith: Who is this man? 00:38.671 --> 00:40.607 What does the Bible reveal about him, 00:40.673 --> 00:43.276 and what should we do with that knowledge? 00:43.343 --> 00:46.846 Join us today, on "Tomorrow's World," as we uncover the great 00:46.913 --> 00:49.115 false prophet of Revelation. 00:49.182 --> 00:55.455 ♪♪♪ 00:55.522 --> 00:57.023 Wallace Smith: Greetings, and welcome to "Tomorrow's 00:57.090 --> 01:00.794 World," where we help you make sense of your world 01:00.860 --> 01:02.695 through the pages of the Bible. 01:02.762 --> 01:04.564 It's good to have you here. 01:04.631 --> 01:06.332 Wallace Smith: Your Bible describes certain 01:06.399 --> 01:10.603 individuals who are prophesied to arrive on the world scene in 01:10.670 --> 01:14.007 the days just ahead of us and who will have a devastating 01:14.073 --> 01:16.643 impact on life as we know it for, 01:16.709 --> 01:20.079 literally, every human being on the globe. 01:20.146 --> 01:24.451 These individuals and their actions will impact you and your 01:24.517 --> 01:27.420 family and me and my family. 01:27.487 --> 01:31.925 No living, breathing soul on earth will be able to avoid 01:31.991 --> 01:34.194 their power and influence. 01:34.260 --> 01:37.397 Frankly, they will wield the most destructive powers earth 01:37.464 --> 01:40.633 has ever seen unleashed by mankind, 01:40.700 --> 01:44.003 and they will be servants of Satan, the devil. 01:44.070 --> 01:45.505 One of those individuals is called, 01:45.572 --> 01:49.609 in the book of Revelation, the false prophet. 01:49.676 --> 01:52.011 This individual will deceive billions, 01:52.078 --> 01:56.115 and the religious system he supports is already 01:56.182 --> 01:57.884 in place today. 01:57.951 --> 02:00.820 On today's edition of "Tomorrow's World," we'll 02:00.887 --> 02:04.591 examine what the Bible has to tell us about the false prophet 02:04.657 --> 02:09.829 of Revelation and how we might recognize both him and the false 02:09.896 --> 02:12.298 Christianity he will promote. 02:12.365 --> 02:15.602 The name "false prophet" first appears in the book of 02:15.668 --> 02:20.340 Revelation in chapter 16, and Revelation 19 tells us that the 02:20.406 --> 02:24.143 false prophet will be tossed along with the infamous beast of 02:24.210 --> 02:30.316 Revelation into the lake of fire at the return of Jesus Christ. 02:30.383 --> 02:32.318 But the false prophet is introduced to us 02:32.385 --> 02:35.321 in chapter 13 of Revelation. 02:35.388 --> 02:37.423 In the first portion of that chapter, 02:37.490 --> 02:39.792 we read of the beast of Revelation, 02:39.859 --> 02:43.329 used to refer to both an individual and the political 02:43.396 --> 02:46.833 entity he controls: a world-ruling, 02:46.900 --> 02:51.771 end-of-time, Satan-inspired political entity that will 02:51.838 --> 02:55.441 possess astonishing economic and military power. 02:55.508 --> 02:59.112 On our program, we often refer to this entity as "the beast 02:59.178 --> 03:02.148 power," and verse 4, of Revelation 13, 03:02.215 --> 03:07.287 says, "They worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast, 03:07.353 --> 03:09.622 and they worshiped the beast, saying, 03:09.689 --> 03:11.758 'Who is like the beast? 03:11.824 --> 03:14.527 Who is able to make war with him?'" 03:14.594 --> 03:18.231 We will read more about this beast today since his role in 03:18.298 --> 03:22.769 the end times is intimately entwined with the false prophet. 03:22.835 --> 03:27.707 However, Revelation 13, then speaks of a second beast. 03:27.774 --> 03:31.477 We read about this separate person symbolized by a second 03:31.544 --> 03:36.482 beast, beginning in verse 11: "Then I saw another beast coming 03:36.549 --> 03:41.688 up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke 03:41.754 --> 03:43.389 like a dragon." 03:43.456 --> 03:47.694 This beast is the partner of the beast of Revelation, 03:47.760 --> 03:50.363 mentioned just before, and is called elsewhere, 03:50.430 --> 03:53.733 the false prophet, and this description, 03:53.800 --> 03:58.037 given in verse 11, is crucial to understanding his nature. 03:58.104 --> 04:02.442 Notice, he looks like a Lamb, Jesus Christ, 04:02.508 --> 04:06.546 but speaks like the dragon, Satan, the devil. 04:06.613 --> 04:10.617 If one listens carefully to his teachings and doctrines, 04:10.683 --> 04:14.187 one can discern that they're the teachings not of Christ 04:14.253 --> 04:15.688 but of the devil. 04:15.755 --> 04:17.523 Wallace Smith: But, please, note that doesn't mean 04:17.590 --> 04:20.293 these teachings are obviously evil. 04:20.360 --> 04:22.395 Satan is the master of deception, 04:22.462 --> 04:26.566 and the old King James Version of the Bible says of Satan in 04:26.633 --> 04:31.104 Genesis 3, in verse 1, "The serpent was more subtil 04:31.170 --> 04:33.506 than any beast of the field." 04:33.573 --> 04:37.944 His twists of true biblical doctrine are subtle, 04:38.011 --> 04:41.514 hard to discern, and convincing. 04:41.581 --> 04:43.316 In addition to describing his teachings, 04:43.383 --> 04:47.654 Revelation 13, continues, "He performs great signs, 04:47.720 --> 04:52.959 so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in 04:53.026 --> 04:54.560 the sight of men. 04:54.627 --> 04:59.265 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs 04:59.332 --> 05:03.636 which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast." 05:03.703 --> 05:05.738 Now, it might surprise some of our viewers that such 05:05.805 --> 05:09.142 supernatural signs and wonders could be worked 05:09.208 --> 05:11.277 by a false prophet. 05:11.344 --> 05:15.181 Aren't such works only possible by God's power? 05:15.248 --> 05:18.618 The Bible says, no, that is not the case. 05:18.685 --> 05:23.089 In fact, a miracle-working precursor to the false prophet 05:23.156 --> 05:26.526 in the first century was Simon the Sorcerer, 05:26.592 --> 05:28.661 often called Simon Magus. 05:28.728 --> 05:32.765 He is described in the book of Acts in chapter 8: "But there 05:32.832 --> 05:37.403 was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery 05:37.470 --> 05:40.973 in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, 05:41.040 --> 05:43.309 claiming that he was someone great, 05:43.376 --> 05:47.513 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, 05:47.580 --> 05:52.051 saying, 'This man is the great power of God.' 05:52.118 --> 05:55.354 And they heeded him because he had astonished them 05:55.421 --> 05:58.357 with his sorceries for a long time." 05:58.424 --> 06:03.563 Simon Magus was a sorcerer and not a man of God at all though 06:03.629 --> 06:05.465 the people thought he was so. 06:05.531 --> 06:09.435 His power to work signs and wonders came not from God but 06:09.502 --> 06:10.970 from the devil. 06:11.037 --> 06:14.941 The false prophet will follow in Simon's footsteps, 06:15.007 --> 06:17.877 and the wonders he will work will grab the attention of the 06:17.944 --> 06:22.915 entire world in the days just ahead of us. 06:22.982 --> 06:25.218 Before we go further, I need to make sure you have an 06:25.284 --> 06:29.055 opportunity to request this week's eye-opening offer, 06:29.122 --> 06:32.992 our free booklet, "Who or What Is The Antichrist?" 06:33.059 --> 06:36.662 This mysterious figure has been discussed and speculated about 06:36.729 --> 06:40.566 for centuries, but using your own Bible, 06:40.633 --> 06:43.870 this booklet will clearly explain the identity of the 06:43.936 --> 06:47.940 Antichrist and the religious system he will deceive the world 06:48.007 --> 06:52.812 into embracing, a religious system that is active today. 06:52.879 --> 06:55.214 You need this astonishing free booklet. 06:55.281 --> 06:58.551 Request your copy today, and I'll be right back to explain 06:58.618 --> 07:04.090 how the false prophet ties into the great harlot of Revelation. 07:04.157 --> 07:06.092 Don't go away. 07:06.159 --> 07:07.693 male announcer: For today's free offer, 07:07.760 --> 07:13.399 call... 07:13.466 --> 07:19.105 or go to TWTV.org/Antichrist. 07:19.172 --> 07:21.841 This clear and straightforward resource will help you 07:21.908 --> 07:24.043 understand this vital truth, 07:24.110 --> 07:27.547 straight from the pages of the Bible. 07:27.613 --> 07:29.148 If you're calling for the first time, 07:29.215 --> 07:31.784 you will also receive a free annual subscription to 07:31.851 --> 07:35.555 "Tomorrow's World Magazine," ten inspiring issues, 07:35.621 --> 07:38.724 discussing news, science, and modern culture, 07:38.791 --> 07:41.127 will help you make sense of your world 07:41.194 --> 07:44.230 from a biblical perspective. 07:44.297 --> 07:47.633 Call today and join millions around the world who are turning 07:47.700 --> 07:51.003 to "Tomorrow's World" for truth, prophecy, 07:51.070 --> 07:55.541 and hope in these confusing times. 07:55.608 --> 07:56.876 Call now, 07:56.943 --> 08:05.985 or go to TWTV.org/Antichrist. 08:06.052 --> 08:07.320 Wallace Smith: Welcome back. 08:07.386 --> 08:10.523 In our last segment, we saw that the false prophet will use 08:10.590 --> 08:15.261 startling demonically empowered signs and wonders to help him 08:15.328 --> 08:16.796 deceive the world. 08:16.863 --> 08:18.898 In fact, verse 12, of Revelation 13, 08:18.965 --> 08:22.802 says that the false prophet "causes the earth and those who 08:22.869 --> 08:26.706 dwell in it to worship the first beast," that is, 08:26.772 --> 08:28.441 the beast of Revelation. 08:28.507 --> 08:32.612 Verse 15, says that he will "cause all who are unwilling to 08:32.678 --> 08:36.582 worship that beast to be killed," and verses 16 through 08:36.649 --> 08:39.685 18, talk of how the false prophet, 08:39.752 --> 08:42.355 the second beast of Revelation 13, 08:42.421 --> 08:46.592 will cause all people to obey the first beast, 08:46.659 --> 08:50.696 symbolically taking his mark on their right hand or forehead. 08:50.763 --> 08:56.736 This is tied, in verse 18, to the mysterious number 666. 08:56.802 --> 09:01.874 It is the beast of Revelation, a political entity and its leader 09:01.941 --> 09:05.111 wielding unfathomable economic, political, 09:05.177 --> 09:08.581 and military power that provides the muscle, 09:08.648 --> 09:13.519 but we see here that it is the false prophet who is using this 09:13.586 --> 09:16.555 beast for his own purposes, as well, 09:16.622 --> 09:20.826 in an unholy union of church and state power. 09:20.893 --> 09:23.996 We see this relationship dramatically pictured in 09:24.063 --> 09:26.699 Revelation chapter 17. 09:26.766 --> 09:31.103 There, the apostle John is told in vision by an angel that he 09:31.170 --> 09:34.240 will show the apostle the religious system controlling 09:34.307 --> 09:37.276 affairs in the end times. 09:37.343 --> 09:41.080 "So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. 09:41.147 --> 09:45.384 And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of 09:45.451 --> 09:50.256 names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 09:50.323 --> 09:54.260 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet and adorned with 09:54.327 --> 09:57.596 gold and precious stones and pearls, 09:57.663 --> 10:02.568 having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the 10:02.635 --> 10:05.104 filthiness of her fornication. 10:05.171 --> 10:08.140 And on her forehead a name was written, 10:08.207 --> 10:13.212 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and of the 10:13.279 --> 10:16.916 Abominations of the Earth.' I saw the woman, 10:16.983 --> 10:20.586 drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the 10:20.653 --> 10:22.288 martyrs of Jesus. 10:22.355 --> 10:26.859 And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement." 10:26.926 --> 10:29.395 Wallace Smith: This monstrous beast corresponds to 10:29.462 --> 10:34.100 the end-time economic and military powerhouse beast of 10:34.166 --> 10:36.936 Revelation we've already discussed, 10:37.003 --> 10:42.708 but riding that beast and influencing it is a great harlot 10:42.775 --> 10:46.445 drinking in abominations and drunk on the blood of 10:46.512 --> 10:49.815 persecuted, true followers of Jesus Christ, 10:49.882 --> 10:53.185 much like the bloody inquisitions of ages past but 10:53.252 --> 10:55.054 far surpassing them. 10:55.121 --> 10:56.389 Wallace Smith: In the Bible, 10:56.455 --> 10:59.558 God uses women to symbolize religious systems, 10:59.625 --> 11:04.163 and prostitution to symbolize corruptions of the true faith 11:04.230 --> 11:06.232 with pagan religious practices. 11:06.298 --> 11:10.202 Ancient Israel did this with the faith God had given them, 11:10.269 --> 11:14.106 and this end-time false Christianity does this with the 11:14.173 --> 11:18.944 faith of the Bible, mixing it with sinful pagan practices God 11:19.011 --> 11:23.149 does not approve, endorse, or command. 11:23.215 --> 11:26.786 This harlot pictures the deceptive religious system, 11:26.852 --> 11:31.157 headed by the false prophet, and we see it influencing the beast 11:31.223 --> 11:33.692 and benefiting from its power. 11:33.759 --> 11:38.230 The union of these two powers and their institutions will be a 11:38.297 --> 11:42.201 tempestuous one, yet they will need each other. 11:42.268 --> 11:44.136 Wallace Smith: Chapter 2, of the book of Daniel, 11:44.203 --> 11:47.273 describes the kingdom of the beast of Revelation 11:47.339 --> 11:50.543 as being like a mixture of iron and clay, 11:50.609 --> 11:55.514 noting that the peoples of this entity do not mix well together. 11:55.581 --> 11:59.085 This political entity will need the religious influence of the 11:59.151 --> 12:03.022 false prophet to keep the people bound together, 12:03.089 --> 12:06.225 and the false prophet uses the beast 12:06.292 --> 12:09.028 for his own purposes as well. 12:09.095 --> 12:12.731 Several prophecies of the Bible explain how this deceptive 12:12.798 --> 12:17.436 end-time religious leader desires to suppress the true 12:17.503 --> 12:20.573 understanding of God, his commandments, 12:20.639 --> 12:25.678 and his laws, and to persecute the true church of God. 12:25.744 --> 12:28.581 As Daniel chapter 7, in verse 25, 12:28.647 --> 12:32.751 says of this individual, "He shall speak pompous words 12:32.818 --> 12:36.655 against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most 12:36.722 --> 12:41.760 High, and shall intend to change times and law. 12:41.827 --> 12:46.198 Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and 12:46.265 --> 12:49.101 times and half a time." 12:49.168 --> 12:52.805 Now, this "time, times and half a time," or three and a half 12:52.872 --> 12:56.942 years, represents the period of the Great Tribulation and the 12:57.009 --> 12:59.812 Day of the Lord to come upon the earth, 12:59.879 --> 13:03.883 during which many true Christians will be martyred at 13:03.949 --> 13:06.685 the command of this false religious leader, 13:06.752 --> 13:11.724 and he will use the raw military power and political resources of 13:11.790 --> 13:15.828 the beast to accomplish his diabolical purposes. 13:15.895 --> 13:21.600 And notice the false prophet's desire to change times and law. 13:21.667 --> 13:23.769 We'll come back to that later. 13:23.836 --> 13:25.738 Wallace Smith: Ultimately, the selfish dance 13:25.804 --> 13:30.309 of these two devil-inspired despots does not end well. 13:30.376 --> 13:34.780 Prophecy says that, as their plans begin to fall apart during 13:34.847 --> 13:37.349 the events accompanying Christ's return, 13:37.416 --> 13:41.287 the beast will ultimately turn on the harlot who rides it and 13:41.353 --> 13:45.090 devour her as we see in Revelation 17, 13:45.157 --> 13:49.495 in verse 16: "And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, 13:49.562 --> 13:54.099 these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, 13:54.166 --> 13:58.237 eat her flesh and burn her with fire." 13:58.304 --> 13:59.939 In the next portion of our program, 14:00.005 --> 14:03.042 I want to explain how the religious system of this false 14:03.108 --> 14:07.313 prophet is in place today, right now, 14:07.379 --> 14:12.585 and already has multiple millions in its sway. 14:12.651 --> 14:15.421 But, first, I need to give you another opportunity to request 14:15.487 --> 14:19.391 our free booklet, "Who or What Is The Antichrist?" 14:19.458 --> 14:22.661 This booklet will go into the details of both the Bible and 14:22.728 --> 14:27.566 history to help you identify the Antichrist himself. 14:27.633 --> 14:31.103 While others simply wonder about this mysterious evil figure in 14:31.170 --> 14:36.742 prophecy, you can know who he is and recognize him the moment he 14:36.809 --> 14:39.078 steps onto the world scene. 14:39.144 --> 14:42.481 Don't risk missing out on getting this vital information. 14:42.548 --> 14:46.185 Request your own copy today and I will be right back to show you 14:46.252 --> 14:50.356 how the counterfeit Christianity of the false prophet is powerful 14:50.422 --> 14:53.759 and active in our world today. 14:53.826 --> 14:55.527 You need to know. 14:55.594 --> 14:57.930 announcer: This clear and straightforward resource will 14:57.997 --> 15:00.499 help you understand this vital truth, 15:00.566 --> 15:03.269 straight from the pages of the Bible. 15:03.335 --> 15:10.309 Call now, or go to TWTV.org/Antichrist. 15:10.376 --> 15:11.644 Wallace Smith: Welcome back. 15:11.710 --> 15:15.314 We have been discussing the prophesied false prophet. 15:15.381 --> 15:17.783 Understanding his lawless nature, 15:17.850 --> 15:22.621 his desire to supplant the laws and commands of God with pagan 15:22.688 --> 15:26.525 influence laws and dogmas, even changing the times, 15:26.592 --> 15:30.996 holidays, and calendar to suit his counterfeit Christianity 15:31.063 --> 15:33.599 instead of the times, holy days, and calendar of the biblical 15:33.666 --> 15:38.470 faith, is a key to recognizing the presence of that counterfeit 15:38.537 --> 15:41.607 Christianity in the world, and it is also important to 15:41.674 --> 15:46.011 recognize that this deceptive counterfeit faith will not be 15:46.078 --> 15:47.913 new to the end times. 15:47.980 --> 15:50.816 Many think the false prophet will rise on the scene and 15:50.883 --> 15:53.952 create something that is completely new, 15:54.019 --> 15:55.921 but the Bible says otherwise. 15:55.988 --> 15:59.391 Paul says in 2 Thessalonians 2 and verse 7, 15:59.458 --> 16:05.030 that the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. 16:05.097 --> 16:08.300 Lawlessness is important because we saw earlier, 16:08.367 --> 16:11.036 in Daniel, that the false prophet and the faith he 16:11.103 --> 16:15.841 presents seeks to change times and law. 16:15.908 --> 16:19.278 That is the fundamentals of this counterfeit Christianity that 16:19.345 --> 16:23.315 would seek to eliminate and replace the laws of God 16:23.382 --> 16:27.186 were already present in Paul's day, 16:27.252 --> 16:31.490 fighting against the true faith and attempting to displace it. 16:31.557 --> 16:35.561 The presence of this hijacked version of Christianity worming 16:35.627 --> 16:40.132 its way into the congregations of true followers of Christ is 16:40.199 --> 16:43.836 part of what motivated Jude, one of the brothers of Jesus, 16:43.902 --> 16:46.238 to write to his fellow Christians. 16:46.305 --> 16:49.641 "Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you 16:49.708 --> 16:54.113 concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to 16:54.179 --> 16:58.484 you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which 16:58.550 --> 17:01.720 was once for all delivered to the saints. 17:01.787 --> 17:04.289 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, 17:04.356 --> 17:08.160 who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, 17:08.227 --> 17:13.732 ungodly men, who turned the grace of our God into lewdness 17:13.799 --> 17:18.771 and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ." 17:18.837 --> 17:20.639 Wallace Smith: It is not a coincidence that the 17:20.706 --> 17:26.478 apostle John wrote of the coming Antichrist and his religion in 17:26.545 --> 17:28.213 very similar terms. 17:28.280 --> 17:31.116 Look in 1 John chapter 2. 17:31.183 --> 17:35.087 We see there that John also wrote in the first century to 17:35.154 --> 17:40.225 say that this lawless false Christianity was already being 17:40.292 --> 17:43.061 put in place back in his day. 17:43.128 --> 17:45.864 "Little children, it is the last hour, 17:45.931 --> 17:49.868 and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, 17:49.935 --> 17:53.038 even now many antichrists have come, 17:53.105 --> 17:56.375 by which we know that it is the last hour." 17:56.442 --> 17:57.709 That's right. 17:57.776 --> 18:01.580 Even in John's day, shortly after the very foundation of the 18:01.647 --> 18:06.351 true church, another false version of Christianity was also 18:06.418 --> 18:11.089 being founded, and here we see John naming those who come in 18:11.156 --> 18:14.593 its name, including the false prophet to come, 18:14.660 --> 18:18.997 by a word many have heard before, "Antichrist." 18:19.064 --> 18:23.902 The prefix, "anti," can imply "against," "in opposition to," 18:23.969 --> 18:28.440 or "in place of," and the false prophet will be the climactic 18:28.507 --> 18:33.579 end-time Antichrist and the leader of the religion that well 18:33.645 --> 18:37.115 deserves the label "Antichrist," a religion that, 18:37.182 --> 18:40.552 from the beginning of true Christianity in the first 18:40.619 --> 18:43.889 century, has been working to replace it 18:43.956 --> 18:46.391 with a lawless counterfeit. 18:46.458 --> 18:49.895 In fact, in 1 John chapter 4, in verse 3, 18:49.962 --> 18:52.998 the apostle says that "the counterfeit spirit of Antichrist 18:53.065 --> 18:57.002 was already in the world," in his time, 18:57.069 --> 19:00.606 and we must remember this counterfeit will look Christian 19:00.672 --> 19:02.007 in appearance. 19:02.074 --> 19:05.277 Revelation 13, says the false prophet appears 19:05.344 --> 19:07.346 to be like the lamb. 19:07.412 --> 19:10.782 The apostle Paul spoke of those teaching such deceptive 19:10.849 --> 19:15.220 forgeries of the true faith when he warned those in Corinth in 2 19:15.287 --> 19:20.325 Corinthians 11, "For if he who comes preaches another Jesus 19:20.392 --> 19:24.997 whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit 19:25.063 --> 19:28.567 which you have not received, or a different gospel which you 19:28.634 --> 19:32.337 have not accepted, you may well put up with it." 19:32.404 --> 19:33.772 Wallace Smith: And many have put up 19:33.839 --> 19:35.941 with it for centuries. 19:36.008 --> 19:37.743 The writings of Paul, John, and others, 19:37.809 --> 19:41.947 make it clear that this false, deceptive system that began in 19:42.014 --> 19:47.586 their day would continue throughout time into our own day 19:47.653 --> 19:50.923 and that it would be, by far, the dominant version of 19:50.989 --> 19:53.458 Christianity at the end. 19:53.525 --> 19:55.394 Wallace Smith: While the false prophet of Revelation, 19:55.460 --> 19:58.463 the final head of this religious institution, 19:58.530 --> 20:03.869 will perform amazing signs and wonders before Christ's return, 20:03.936 --> 20:06.805 these verses make plain that the religious teachings he will 20:06.872 --> 20:10.475 spread and enforce are being taught today 20:10.542 --> 20:13.378 in the guise of Christianity. 20:13.445 --> 20:16.815 Those teachings will lay the foundation of ultimate deceit in 20:16.882 --> 20:20.652 the days just ahead, and without God's protection, 20:20.719 --> 20:24.990 those who resist them will be mercilessly martyred, 20:25.057 --> 20:27.960 and they're being taught in pulpits and religious services 20:28.026 --> 20:33.532 all across the world right now by those claiming the name of 20:33.599 --> 20:37.836 Jesus Christ, but how would you know the difference? 20:37.903 --> 20:40.606 How would you recognize such a servant of the spirit of 20:40.672 --> 20:44.276 Antichrist spreading the counterfeit faith that will 20:44.343 --> 20:47.813 one day support the false prophet of Revelation? 20:47.879 --> 20:50.082 Wallace Smith: We begin that journey for you in 20:50.148 --> 20:53.151 the last segment of our program. 20:53.218 --> 20:56.188 But, first, you don't have to wait until you see signs and 20:56.254 --> 20:59.191 wonders from this end-time individual, 20:59.257 --> 21:03.662 by which time it may be too late to untangle yourself from those 21:03.729 --> 21:05.897 teachings and deceptions. 21:05.964 --> 21:10.302 You can understand the subtle but utterly false teachings for 21:10.369 --> 21:13.405 yourself now, for the sake of your life, 21:13.472 --> 21:17.042 your family's life, and your walk with God. 21:17.109 --> 21:20.545 Your free booklet today, "Who or What Is The Antichrist?" 21:20.612 --> 21:24.716 uses your Bible and the pages of history to show you the 21:24.783 --> 21:28.720 teachings of this false prophet in detail, 21:28.787 --> 21:32.491 exposing the Antichrist and his fraudulent church and its 21:32.557 --> 21:36.495 related churches for what they truly are. 21:36.561 --> 21:38.964 It will give you exactly the kind of deep, 21:39.031 --> 21:42.868 rich detail you need that we simply don't have time for in 21:42.934 --> 21:46.738 our short program, and it will show you out of the pages of 21:46.805 --> 21:48.840 your own Bible. 21:48.907 --> 21:50.942 Wallace Smith: Request your free copy today, 21:51.009 --> 21:54.279 and I'll be right back after this break to get you started on 21:54.346 --> 21:58.383 your way to seeing this counterfeit for yourself. 21:58.450 --> 22:00.018 announcer: For today's free offer, 22:00.085 --> 22:05.524 call... 22:05.590 --> 22:11.096 or go to TWTV.org/Antichrist. 22:11.163 --> 22:14.132 This clear and straightforward resource will help you 22:14.199 --> 22:16.301 understand this vital truth, 22:16.368 --> 22:19.705 straight from the pages of the Bible. 22:19.771 --> 22:21.339 If you're calling for the first time, 22:21.406 --> 22:24.109 you will also receive a free annual subscription to 22:24.176 --> 22:27.913 "Tomorrow's World Magazine," ten inspiring issues, 22:27.979 --> 22:30.982 discussing news, science, and modern culture, 22:31.049 --> 22:33.251 will help you make sense of your world 22:33.318 --> 22:36.455 from a biblical perspective. 22:36.521 --> 22:39.825 Call today and join millions around the world who are turning 22:39.891 --> 22:43.195 to "Tomorrow's World" for truth, prophecy, 22:43.261 --> 22:47.833 and hope in these confusing times. 22:47.899 --> 22:56.274 Call now, or go to TWTV.org/Antichrist. 22:58.276 --> 23:00.245 Wallace Smith: The false prophet of Revelation will 23:00.312 --> 23:03.749 be one of the most powerful men to have ever lived, 23:03.815 --> 23:07.886 yet as we saw at the beginning, his end will be to be cast by 23:07.953 --> 23:11.456 God into the lake of fire and be destroyed 23:11.523 --> 23:14.092 as an enemy of Jesus Christ. 23:14.159 --> 23:17.896 But before then, he will contribute to more devastation 23:17.963 --> 23:21.600 and death than the world has ever seen before. 23:21.666 --> 23:25.704 We've seen that he speaks the teachings of the devil yet that 23:25.771 --> 23:30.509 he will appear very Christlike and his false Christian religion 23:30.575 --> 23:33.445 very much like what one might expect 23:33.512 --> 23:36.014 of a good Christian faith. 23:36.081 --> 23:38.150 Wallace Smith: This is the devil's M.O., 23:38.216 --> 23:43.088 as the apostle Paul warned in 2 Corinthians chapter 11. 23:43.155 --> 23:46.324 Speaking of those who preach this alternate version of Jesus 23:46.391 --> 23:51.263 Christ, who look so believable and so close to the real thing, 23:51.329 --> 23:55.467 Paul says, "For such are false apostles, 23:55.534 --> 23:58.470 deceitful workers, transforming themselves 23:58.537 --> 24:00.772 into apostles of Christ. 24:00.839 --> 24:02.407 And no wonder. 24:02.474 --> 24:07.712 For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 24:07.779 --> 24:12.050 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also 24:12.117 --> 24:16.121 transformed themselves into ministers of righteousness, 24:16.188 --> 24:19.791 whose end will be according to their works." 24:19.858 --> 24:21.593 Wallace Smith: So if these false ministers of 24:21.660 --> 24:25.931 Christianity are at work today, how can you identify them for 24:25.997 --> 24:28.466 what they are? 24:28.533 --> 24:31.303 For this, I cannot recommend today's booklet to you highly 24:31.369 --> 24:35.507 enough, "Who or What Is The Antichrist?" 24:35.574 --> 24:38.243 This booklet takes you through the prophecies of Daniel and 24:38.310 --> 24:42.214 Revelation and other passages of the Bible and makes the identity 24:42.280 --> 24:45.851 of the final Antichrist and false prophet and his religious 24:45.917 --> 24:50.288 system utterly plain and irrefutable, 24:50.355 --> 24:52.891 but let me summarize several of the hallmarks we've discussed 24:52.958 --> 24:57.028 already on today's program to get you started. 24:57.095 --> 24:59.297 We've seen, for instance, that the religious system of this 24:59.364 --> 25:03.501 false prophet at work in his day and ours is called, 25:03.568 --> 25:07.405 by Paul, the "mystery of lawlessness." 25:07.472 --> 25:10.108 It's not a religion that teaches against the laws of man, 25:10.175 --> 25:15.580 like speed limits or tax laws, but against the laws of God, 25:15.647 --> 25:18.450 and we've seen that the false prophet's religion represents 25:18.516 --> 25:21.486 changing times and laws. 25:21.553 --> 25:26.224 Ask yourself how many Christian churches teach obedience to the 25:26.291 --> 25:30.896 Ten Commandments, all ten, including the fourth about the 25:30.962 --> 25:35.934 seventh-day Sabbath verses only some of the commandments or no 25:36.001 --> 25:38.203 need for obedience at all? 25:38.270 --> 25:42.173 And how many Christian churches teach the times and holy days 25:42.240 --> 25:44.876 given in the Bible, such as Passover, 25:44.943 --> 25:48.179 the Days of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Trumpets, 25:48.246 --> 25:52.751 verses times and holidays with pagan origins and traditions 25:52.817 --> 25:57.222 hidden behind a veneer of Christian reinterpretation? 25:57.289 --> 26:00.959 And recall that Revelation 17, not only describes the false 26:01.026 --> 26:05.330 prophet's religious system as a harlot or prostitute, 26:05.397 --> 26:08.566 corrupting true worship with heathen falsehoods, 26:08.633 --> 26:14.372 but also says, in verse 5, that she is the "Mother of Harlots." 26:14.439 --> 26:18.476 What religious organization in the world not only claims the 26:18.543 --> 26:22.314 authority to change the laws and commandments of God, 26:22.380 --> 26:25.216 substituting its own ecclesiastical laws and 26:25.283 --> 26:30.755 ordinances, but has also spawned countless daughter harlots, 26:30.822 --> 26:34.426 each with their own differences yet each still carrying with 26:34.492 --> 26:38.863 them corrupted ideas and heathen influences? 26:38.930 --> 26:40.966 Wallace Smith: When you find this so-called 26:41.032 --> 26:45.570 Christian religion in the world, you have found the great harlot 26:45.637 --> 26:49.007 or one of her daughters, and you have found the counterfeit 26:49.074 --> 26:52.143 Christianity that the false prophet will use to spread 26:52.210 --> 26:56.648 deception around the globe, persecuting those who are 26:56.715 --> 27:00.685 described in Revelation 12:17, as those "who keep the 27:00.752 --> 27:05.857 commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." 27:05.924 --> 27:08.460 Wallace Smith: If you want to prove this for yourself 27:08.526 --> 27:11.763 at a level of proof and detail far beyond what we can provide 27:11.830 --> 27:15.400 on this short program, then you owe it to yourself to get 27:15.467 --> 27:19.838 today's free booklet, "Who or What Is The Antichrist?" 27:19.904 --> 27:24.709 because the false prophet, the final Antichrist is coming, 27:24.776 --> 27:28.013 and his religion is already embraced by most who consider 27:28.079 --> 27:31.016 themselves Christian today. 27:31.082 --> 27:33.852 Please don't forget to request your free copy, 27:33.918 --> 27:35.687 and please don't forget to come back 27:35.754 --> 27:37.522 to "Tomorrow's World" next week. 27:37.589 --> 27:39.591 Gerald Weston, Richard Ames, Rod McNair, 27:39.657 --> 27:43.194 and I will be right here, waiting for you, 27:43.261 --> 27:45.997 ready to explain the end-time prophecies of the Bible, 27:46.064 --> 27:48.433 the good news of the coming kingdom of God, 27:48.500 --> 27:52.737 and the true teachings of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 27:52.804 --> 27:55.840 Until next time, take care. 27:55.907 --> 27:57.175 announcer: For today's free offer, 27:57.242 --> 28:07.085 call...or go to TWTV.org/Antichrist. 28:07.152 --> 28:10.388 Call today and join millions around the world who are turning 28:10.455 --> 28:13.892 to "Tomorrow's World" for truth, prophecy, 28:13.958 --> 28:19.898 and hope in these confusing times. 28:19.964 --> 28:21.733 The preceding program is produced 28:21.800 --> 28:23.134 by the Living Church of God.