Frequently Asked Questions About the End Times (Part 4)

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.  Of course don’t take these answers as legit unless you can see it for yourself in your own Bible.  Most people don’t have an opinion on the end times or the return of Jesus because they don’t take the time to actually read what the Bible says.  Read, pray and ask the Holy Spirit for clarity.  He has zeal to give us answers concerning the future of the human race and the return of Jesus.

1. How do you know the horseman of the first seal judgment is the Antichrist and not Jesus (Rev 6)? The rider of the white horse has a crown (political prominence, Rev. 13:1-2, 7), a bow (military authority), and he is a successful conqueror. The nations have been enjoying a counterfeit worldwide peace at this time (1 Thes. 5:3). This will end after the opening of the first seal, the fall of Babylon and the abomination of desolation. The color white symbolizes righteousness because his reign initially appears righteous. He is the counterfeit to Jesus who rides a white horse with truth (Rev. 19:11). It would be out of place to say the rider of this white horse is Jesus when the other three horses have negative judgment events that involve sinful actions of men. Jesus is gloriously pictured in Revelation in splendor in three places (Rev. 1:12-18; 14:14-16; 19:11-16). There are significant differences between the white horse riders in Revelation 6:2 and Revelation 19:11-16.

2. Do the first four seals describe the result of the Antichrist’s activity (Rev 6)? Yes. Each seal leads to the unfolding of the next seal. For example, the rise of the Antichrist in the first seal (Rev. 6:2) leads us to a world war in the second seal, which in turn causes famine and economic crisis in the third seal and calamity in the fourth seal. Jesus releases the seal judgments against the harlot and the nations that align with her.

3. Who are the two witnesses (Rev 11)? The two witnesses are prophets who will preach with great power and release God’s judgments against the Antichrist’s empire in the Great Tribulation.  Zechariah 4 speaks of them as two olive trees.

4. Who is the prince who is to come of Daniel 9:26? He is the Antichrist who makes a covenant with many nations including Israel (Dan. 9:27).  But he breaks this covenant 3 1/2 years after making it.

5. Who is the beast in Revelation 13:1-8? He is the Antichrist.

6. Why is the Antichrist called the beast? His character is like a wild beast. He will be unreasonable, ferocious, cruel and without reason or mercy. The term beast is used thirty-six times to describe the Antichrist (Rev. 11:7; 13:1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18; 14:9, 11; 15:2; 16:2, 10, 13; 17:3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17; 19:19, 20; 20:4, 10).  This is God’s evaluation of this evil man.