Babylon

It fell from within. It was not

conquered and defeated by another.

Session 8 Evil on a White Horse (Part 2)

In Session 7 we studied the characteristics of the antichrist. His personality traits and

goals that will drive him. In this study we will see the highlights of what he will be

doing during the Tribulation.

he will accomplish more than any other conqueror that has preceded him. He will

have the great power of Satan himself (The Dragon) energizing his military exploits.

We will now look into Daniel for a detailed flow of history concerning empires that

spans right up to the point of, and including the Antichrist’s empire. Please read

Daniel 7:1,4-8.

We will only lightly touch on and explain

the symbolism in these verses so don’t

get discouraged by all the wild animals

mentioned. If you research these verses

closely with other resources you will see

moment he is writing this prophesy

down?

So, we see that verses 5 through 8 are in

Daniel’s future. Please review the

Sequence of Worldly Empires box for a

quick overview of how many scholars

interpret this scripture’s symbolism.

empires.

Revelation 6:1-2 NIV

1 I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I

heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder,

“Come!” 2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its

rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a

conqueror bent on conquest.

Daniel 7:1,4-8 NIV

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a

of a human was given to it.

5 “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a

bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its

mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of

flesh!’

6 “After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one

that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like

to rule.

7 “After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me

the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the

eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.

Sequence of Worldly Empires

Verse 4. Lion - Babylonian Empire

Verse 5. Bear - Medo-Persian Empire

Verse 6. Leopard - Greek Empire

Verse 7. Ten Horns - Roman Empire - Different from all the rest

Verse 8. The Little Horn - The Final Antichrist Empire

power from the Dragon.

He will achieve dominance over every tribe, people, language and nation.

3. Using logic and what we learned from the last session who does the “mouth that

spoke boastfully” sound like?

4. What stands out about this

description of the final empire

to you?

Please read Revelation 13:7.

5. What is the Antichrist’s final military/political achievement that no previous world

empire has accomplished?

be seen linked to his nature of

being deceptive and appearing

as a man of peace. Concerning

the Antichrist’s activities there

is one information packed

passage in Daniel 9 that we will

review a few times in this

session. Please read Daniel

9:27.

sound like the treaty is already

__________.

Now we see how the Antichrist betrays the Israel nation. Please read Matthew 24:15

and 2 Thessalonians 2:4. He will betray them with a most evil of ways.

9. Jesus talks specifically to future Tribulation Christians in Matthew 24:15 and tells

them to do what?

It almost seems that the temple may be referenced in a part of the treaty that is signed

at the beginning of the Tribulation. Building the Third Temple is an important goal of

Why else would Jesus tell his future followers in Judea to flee immediately at the

point they see the blasphemy of the Antichrist?

The Antichrist is also busy doing other things during the tribulation. Now we

investigate his activities with religion and the world economy. As we do this, we also

must first introduce his right-hand man called the False Prophet. The False Prophet

Like his master he will be deceptive to the people. Now we can look into what the

first task the False Prophet will execute on behalf of the Antichrist. Read Revelation

13:12b-15. Please note that a passage preceding this one describes a fatal head wound

for the Antichrist (V3&4).

This effort on the part of

the False Prophet seems

to coordinate what we

see in 2 Thessalonians 2:4.

13. What are the tools the False Prophet uses to achieve the goal?

14. Apparently, something is established at a worldwide level at this point. What will

read Revelation

13:16-18.

15. Here we see the

establishment of a world

wide

16. What is the final military

act of the Antichrist?

studied. The “rider on the horse” is our Lord Jesus Christ. Many scholars propose that

we (Christians both Pre-Tribulation and Tribulation) are the army coming with him!

Although really, we just observe Jesus execute judgement and thus ending the war…

17. What is the final fate of the Antichrist and False Prophet?

Wrap up

As we saw in the last study there is a lot of information on the Antichrist. Some

details were not covered here but the broad overview has been presented. In a later

study we will bring current events (as of Spring 2020) into our study to see if we can

detect foreshocks of these and other prophesies we will have studied. In that session

we will broach the subject of the mysterious number of the Antichrist that must be

calculated by the wise, 666. Now we rewind the clock on the Tribulation to the point