Notes of Faith June 16, 2025
Beast on a Leash
And [God] changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
Daniel 2:21
When it is time to vote for the leader of a nation, massive amounts of time, money, and strategy are invested for months prior to the election. When the race is close, the nation waits nervously to see who the new leader will be. But the Bible simplifies matters: It is God who removes leaders and establishes leaders according to His purposes.
Recommended Reading:
Psalm 75:6-7
A day is coming in the future when a world leader will rise with greater and more brutal power than any leader in history (Revelation 13:1-10). He will be the Antichrist—“the beast” (Revelation 13:2)—and will terrorize the world for three-and-a-half years, the second half of the seven-year Tribulation. He will be given power by “the great dragon” (Satan—Revelation 12:9) under whose influence the world currently exists (1 John 5:19). But Satan is like a dog on a leash—firmly controlled by God at all times.
Though the rule of the Antichrist will be terrible, Christians will have been removed from the earth at the Rapture before the Tribulation begins. Make sure your future is in Christ!
All the world’s thrones are occupied by rulers under God’s authority.
John Blanchard
The Antichrist will be known at the beginning of the seven-year Tribulation, “the Time of Jacob’s Trouble,” when a peace agreement is made with Israel. He will bring peace to the world for three and a half years before entering the temple in Israel and proclaiming himself to be God. But the true God will bring him to his eternal end, casting him into the Lake of Fire. The true Christ, the Lord Jesus will return and dispose of the evil working of mankind, those that do not know and worship God. He will establish His kingdom on earth and reign for a thousand years with Jerusalem as His throne. After so much judgment and destruction of this earth, Jesus will revive, recreate a beautiful earth for those who go through this Tribulation and receive the reward promised to Israel in Genesis to Abraham. They will be given all of the land promised by God to Abraham that they have never had until that day. God is always in control. He will bring about His plan, His desire, His will. May we live righteously, patiently, trusting in God, His power, truth and might to fulfill every promise in His Word!
Pastor Dale