B. But does it not seem a forced construction to suppose Michael to symbolize the “Man of Sin?” Is not this the same Michael referred to in Daniel 12? If it is a symbol in one case, is it not in the other? A. No; the account in Daniel 12 is a literal statement. The resurrection and other matters there mentioned are literal, but not so Rev 12. The woman, dragon, tail, stars, horns, etc., are all symbols, and it would…
In our last post Brother B. was pondering the latter half of the Apostles statement found in 2 Thess 2 1-4, -“Who sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” Asked, How could Papacy fulfill this? The temple at Jerusalem had been destroyed hundreds of years before Papacy’s rule. A. The temple of God is the dwelling or abode of God. Once He dwelt in the Jewish temple, but at the death of Jesus the vail of the…
We continue where we left off in our previous post. B. But, can we say the Papacy denies God or Christ? Is the language – “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped,” – applicable to that system? A. Yes; as Paul said of some: “They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him.” I refer to the Papal system; NOT to individual Roman Catholics. If you are not familiar…
This is a correspondence between two brethren truth seekers, they are addressed as Brothers A and B for convenience, and should any other brothers (or sisters) inter the conversation they will be addressed as Brothers C and so forth. B. – Good evening, brother A., I have wanted for some time to inquire your views of the “Man of Sin” – “The Antichrist.” Who is he, what is he, and when will he come; or has he already come? A….
THE ORIGIN OF THE “MAN OF SIN” Led by our investigation thus far to look for the Evil One in the Church of God, we find all the other language of the prophecy pointing in the same direction. The first stage in the predicted development of the wicked one is that of APOSTASY. Speaking of the return of Christ, Paul says, “For the day will not come except there come a falling away first.” The Greek word for falling away…
In this study it is our goal to determine the person or nature of the “Man of Sin”, where he comes from, and how it is that he sits in the temple of God. “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.” In our previous study on the ANTICHRIST the “Man of sin” (“The Antichrist Reveled”) as…