Consumed and Destroyed

A look at how the Antichrist and his unrighteous kingdom will meet their demise Years ago, my boss at the office where I worked asked me about the Antichrist: “Does the Bible teach that the Antichrist will be destroyed? Or does he win in the end?” His question came following the release of The Omen in 1976, a movie that revolves around the idea that one of the film’s characters—a young, a

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4 thoughts on “Consumed and Destroyed

  1. Appreciate so much the Biblical and informative article. As a pastor I find so many are confused about the end times. Thank you for your clear teaching.

  2. Deborah,

    Thanks for reading the article. In terms of the rapture, check out a few issues ago where the entire issue of Israel My Glory was dedicated to the rapture (January/February 2018).

    I assume the question on the oil is taken from the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1-13 with five wise virgins who had enough oil and five foolish virgins who did not have enough oil. The text never tells us what the oil is. We do not have to see it stand for something else like the Holy Spirit which some Christians take it as (that is true in Zechariah but not in this passage). The text in Matthew 25 is using this as a simple analogy to say that some are ready and some people are not ready when Jesus comes.

    I take the statement that demons believe as a reference to their intellectual assent to the facts about Jesus’ identity. However, that does not mean they embraced him by faith, by trusting in Christ to take away sin. Saving faith is trusting in what Christ has done to take away our sin. This is more than intellectual assent which the devils and some people give. Some people say they know Jesus but are not trusting him. They are trusting their own good deeds to get them to heaven when they should focus on the Lord’s work for them.

    Thanks,

    Mike Stallard
    FOI

  3. Great explanation!

    Can you write on the Rapture and what the “extra oil” in the lamps of the believers will be?

    What is required to “believe”? (Because even the demons believe AND apparently some people who believed never KNEW Jesus.. Matthew 7)
    So how can we be assured?

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Consumed and Destroyed

Years ago, my boss at the office where I worked asked me about the Antichrist: “Does the Bible teach that the Antichrist will be destroyed? Or does he win in the end?” His question came following the release of The Omen in 1976, a movie that revolves around...


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