The Antichrist

As I wrote in my previous article called The Rise of Antichrists, one of the signs of the times is that there have arisen many different antichrists in these last days. People like Hitler, Stalin, and others come to mind.

As the apostle John wrote: "Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour." (1 Jn 2:18, NIV).

John spoke of many antichrists having already come during the first century, but that "the Antichrist" was yet to come. It is specifically the final antichrist that I want to write about here in this post. The following is an account of dreams dating back to the 1990's that people from around the world have had about Barack Hussein Obama being the antichrist. Over 150 people responded to a Christian lady on You Tube who asked if anyone had dreamed about him.  I tried to evaluate the sources of these dreams and sought to weed out any that were not credible people.  The ones I included were from people who have confessed faith in Jesus Christ (except for the second one shown below).  Let’s review the dreams first, followed by my understanding at the end.  Due to the sheer number of them, I will include the first part of each one here, and the complete account for each one in separate posts. Here they are:

Teenage Girl in 1990's Names the Antichrist to be Elected in 2008
In the 1990’s, a teenage girl named Nicole had a dream, which she posted on Five Doves website on October 8, 2012.  She states: “In the dream I am walking to get out of my house to escape the mediocre lifestyle and be by myself.   All of a sudden a huge TIGER comes on my path to try to devour me.   And I am saying in the dream, IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, DO NOT DEVOUR ME.   And then all of a sudden I am transported to the future.   I see the year 2008 and I see Obama get elected.  Continue reading.

Puppet Floats and People Worshiping Obama
In February 2008, a Christian man named Anthony had a dream about Obama, who was then a candidate for president.  His dream started with big floats like you see in parades.  Someone was pulling strings, making the floats walk.  He was amazed how they could do that and make these huge floats take steps.  Then the scene changed to an auditorium.  The stage was off to the right where Obama would be speaking.  Continue reading.

Barack Obama is Nothing More than an Idol; a Fake Person; a Marionette
In August 2008, a Christian lady named Sue had a vision. She has been serving the Lord since she was a child, and she is a 70-year-old mother of four married children, and has fourteen grandchildren ages one to twenty-one.  She had a vision, in which she saw the smiling face of Barack Obama, as well as a magician swinging his cape as though performing a magic trick. She also saw various animal faces like a pig, a fox, and a wolf. Continue reading.

Obama Wearing Egyptian Robe

Just before the election of 2008, a Christian man had a dream in which he saw that Obama would be president. In that dream, he saw Obama on inauguration day wearing an Egyptian robe and headpiece like a Pharaoh. Continue reading.

Obama was Standing Surrounded by Various Pagan Idols
One brother in Christ named Paul in California sent me an email saying: "I myself had an ominous dream about Obama shortly after he was elected in the year 2008. It was a very brief dream. It was a dark scene, and Obama was standing surrounded by various pagan idols.   And then he said, 'How wonderful is the power of evil.' The end of the dream. A very short dream."

Obama's Inauguration Day was Dark and Evil
In January 2009, a 48-year old person had a dream about Obama just before his inauguration.  This person wrote: “I had an Obama dream. It took place January 19, 2009, just before the Inauguration. It was strange, so I wrote it in my journal... Continue reading.

Obama Followers Looked Hypnotized
A Christian person who identifies himself or herself as warrior7forbattle wrote: “I had a dream about a month after he became president. I walked into what looked like a party. Obama and his wife were dancing and smiling and there was a spot light on them. Continue reading.

Obama May be America’s first Pharaoh
In April 2009, Tim Rifat explained on the radio that Obama may become America’s first Pharaoh. He raises the question of whether Obama could “be destined to become the second coming of Osiris, the Egyptian Sun God? Continue reading.

Obama Wanted Us To Pray To Him
In May 2009, our eight-year old daughter had a dream about Obama.  Here is her description: “I had a dream last night.  It was about Obama disguising himself.  And he wanted us to pray to him.  And we said, ‘No!’  Obama got so angry that he said he would be there with his men the next day and put us in prison.  And then he left.”  End of dream.  Today, eleven years later, she still remembers this dream.

Obama Called the New Tutankhamen of the World Implying He Would Be Worshiped as a god

In June 2009, Perry Stone issued a warning about the system of the Pharaohs of Egypt, and how the bondage of Egypt is coming to America.  After that, Obama went to the middle east to give his Israeli/ Palestinian speech and was called, there, the "NEW TUTANKHAMEN OF THE WORLD," which is after the Pharaoh of Egypt "King Tut," who was worshipped as a god.

When Obama went to Egypt on June 3, 2009, he toured the tombs in the pyramids.  While he was in there looking at mummies, an antiquities expert told him he looked like King Tut.  Obama immediately replied, “I’ve been told that.” (see video).

Man Who Didn't Trust Obama Drawn to Him in a Dream
In early to mid 2009, a Christian man named Robert wrote: I had a dream where Obama came to a fellowship gathering inside a BIBLE STUDY, then changed over to a picnic gathering of believers, where Obeast mingled while followed by some relaxed security men. I felt extremely drawn to him... Continue reading.

Obama Showed No Concern for Choking Kid 
Also in early to mid 2009, a young, dedicated Christian man named Nick had a dream where he was in his old elementary school.  Barack Obama walked into the classroom with his agents.  It was like a buffet with cupcakes and other food.  Continue reading.

Russia Attacking Northern California and Then Protesting to Obama 
A Christian lady had a dream about Obama. Initially in her first dream, she saw Russia attacking California. In her next dream she was in his oval office, standing right in front of his desk. She was there to protest saying, “I don’t agree with what you’re doing.”  Continue reading.

There Are Plans In Place To Put Obama’s Face On The Currency
On August 21, 2009, my own wife Jennifer took a nap, and afterward at lunch she told me about something strange that happened.  As she was lying there, not yet asleep, she suddenly heard a voice that sounded like a news broadcast say, “There are plans in place to put Obama’s face on the currency.” Continue reading.

Obama Sitting Before a Black Witch's Cauldron
In 2009, a Christian man had a dream in which he was in a hotel room with his girlfriend and Obama was there with them. He said they needed to get something at the front desk, so they went and got it.  The front desk gave them a big black cauldron like witches traditionally used.  They brought it to the room and placed it by the door.  Obama was sitting in a chair.  Continue reading.

“What can I do to win you over?"
In November 2009, a Christian lady, named Jackie, stated that she had two dreams of Obama.  She stated that in the first dream, she was in a classroom and Obama came in.  As he went to the chalkboard, he said, “I’m here to teach you something.”  Continue reading.

Obama, Magic, Fireballs, and War
In November 2009, a man had an Obama dream. He wrote: “It included him involved in sex magic, there were fireballs falling from the sky and what appeared to be moles planted under the ground awaiting a war on U.S. soil. I left the dream thinking ‘Obama,’ ‘magic,’ ‘fireballs,’ and ‘war’.”

Obama was chasing me trying to capture me
In November 2009, a 45-year-old Christian man named Charlie, who identifies himself as chas717, wrote:  “I had a dream that Obama was chasing me trying to capture me. I don't remember much in the dream.”

He Knew That I Knew What He Was
In November 2009, a 28-year-old Christian man named Chris wrote: “I had one disturbing dream where I was sitting on a bus of some sort and there was people seated on each side of the bus and it was a full bus, all the sudden Obama entered the bus..." Continue reading.

He is a Deceiver
In November 2009, a Christian lady, who identifies herself as supernova1800, wrote: “A long time ago I had a dream and cannot remember the dream but...The theme of the dream was that he was a ‘deceiver’ and being two-faced so to speak. I woke up with a warning feeling that he was a deceiver.”

Obama and Hitler Dreams on Consecutive Nights
In December 2009, a Christian lady had a dream of Obama.  Here is her account: “My first dream of Obama…it was a nice day, I was wearing a bridesmaid dress, dark-pink in color, & I was sitting by myself at a round table. I was ticked about something & Obama comes & sits at my table & starts trying to crack jokes. Continue reading.

Obama was Trying to Please Everyone
In January 2010, a Christian wrote: "I had a dream of Obama, in the dream he looks so sad. He was trying to please everyone and everyone around him. He came off nice but really, really stressed out."

Obama May Be The Antichrist And Will Be Worshiped
On January 11, 2010, a Christian man (user name dabu) prayed before bed and asked the Lord if He had any visions or dreams He wanted to show him.  Then he had a dream as soon as he fell asleep.  In the dream he and a woman were in a conference room. He was embracing a woman.  In recounting the dream, he indicated that he is single and does not know who this woman in the dream was.  The crowd was cheering for Barack Obama and holding up their index finger as if to indicate he is number one. Continue reading.

King Obama: Crown, Scepter, Satan Worship
On July 21, 2010, a Christian lady named Sue Love had a vision (described above). I was lying in bed to go to sleep and I was praying when I had a vision. I saw an image of Obama facing front and center with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand and I heard, “King Obama.” Continue reading.

Half His Face Was Ripped Off
On October 24, 2010, a Christian lady named Sue Love (described above) had a vision.  She has been serving the Lord since she was a child, and she is a 70-year-old mother of four married children, and has fourteen grandchildren ages one to twenty-one. The Lord has been giving her dreams about Obama since mid-2006. Continue reading.

"Remove Habeas Corpus, Declare National State Of Emergency"
On November 6, 2010, a Christian lady named Sue Love (described above) had a vision.  In her blog post called Sphinx, she wrote: “I saw a statue of what looked like a lion lying down on the ground (in a sitting position) with his front legs stretched forward. The statue was in the west and it was facing east. Continue reading.

Christian Soldiers Executed
On November 14, 2010, a Christian lady named Sue Love (described above) wrote in her blog:  I lay in bed praying when I had a vision. THE VISION: I saw the face of a black man. The man was facing west. His face evolved into the face of Obama, and then Obama’s face evolved into several other faces of black men. Then, I saw an angry face of a man.. Continue reading.

"I Want His Crown"
On March 13, 2011, a sister named Sabrina from Belgium had a dream at 5:28 pm.  She wrote: I dreamed that I was laying down and downstairs in my house there were some people talking and one of the people was Obama and he said, “I WANT HIS CROWN,” the sound coming from him was very loud and he said it with anger, then I woke up. This seems to refer to the antichrist wanting Christ's crown.

Antichrist is Finally Revealed
It seems the antichrist wants more than just Christ's crown. He also wants the people's wealth and assets. On April 13, 2012, a Youtube poster going by the name pastor JC posted a video called Antichrist is Finally Revealed. He stated: “I give you the truth about who the antichrist is." Continue reading.

Identity of the Beast Revealed Supernaturally
On June 13, 2012, Raul D posted a comment called "Identity of the Beast of Revelation revealed supernaturally."  In it he wrote the following: Before I begin with the identity of the beast, I want you to understand the gift that my daughter has. Continue reading.

Obama Is The First Beast, And Pope Francis The Second Beast
On November 9, 2013, I read that Jesus took Brother Elvi Zapata to the tribulation, in the spirit. It was revealed to Elvi that Barack Obama is the first beast, and Pope Francis the second beast, which is the false prophet (see Revelation 13:15-17). Continue reading. 

"Obama Is Not A Human Being He’s A Demon."
June 2013, the Lord Jesus visited a tender, fourteen year-old Nigerian boy named Samuel Oghenetega.  He gave him many revelations and even showed him hell.  One of the revelations the Lord spoke to him was about Barack Obama.  Continue reading.

“And I beheld satan…Barack Obama fall down from heaven.”
On November 26, 2013, a Christian lady calling herself kingdomliving771 on YouTube woke up hearing this: “And I beheld satan…Barack Obama fall down from heaven.”  She asked God why she heard that, and she felt that it was because the antichrist is about to be revealed to the world very soon.

Obama as Menorah Candle Lighting Entire World
Tablet Mag reported the following in an article titled: Why Israel’s President Talks To Obama, But Not To Netanyahu, regarding a statement that Israeli President Reuven Rivlin made to Obama at the White House in December 2015: "In the spirit of Hannukah, Rivlin went so far as to tell Obama and the press about the role of  the shamash (attendant) candle on the menorah and to compare the American president to that candle, which lights all the rest and 'shows the way, the right way, to your people and to the entire world.'" In saying this, Rivlin called Obama the light of the world that shows all mankind the right way. However, since Jesus is the Light of the world, it is the spirit of the antichrist to refer to Obama as such (1 Jn 4:3).

Obama Assumes Leadership After Assassination of Trump
A pastor in Australia recorded a dream he had at 2:20 AM Australia time on November 9, 2016, the day that Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. He said: "This morning at 2:20 I woke up shaking quite a bit. It was a dream that I woke up with. And in the dream I saw someone taking a gun and shooting. There was gunfire. This really disturbed me, and I woke up with the question, 'What's that, Lord?' And I had the words flash right in front of my eyes: 'Assassination plot on Donald Trump in the Oval Office.'" Continue reading.

Obama Turned into a Demon
On July 28, 2017, I received an email from Gino V, who had just returned to Australia from a missions trip to Romania. He said, "I didn't have many dreams while I was over there, but I had one dream where Obama was a very charming type of person and then he turned into a demon. I wasn't interested in thinking about the subject, so I was a bit surprised."

Barack Obama Is The Antichrist Beast!
On September 9, 2017, an Australian brother named Christopher Harris shared on his Youtube channel the dreams he and his close friend received recently about the coming antichrist, Barack Obama. Several of his viewers commented on similar, confirming dreams of their own that they had. Continue reading.

Obama Visits Seat of Satan in Berlin for Tenth Time
On April 5, 2019, Obama made his tenth trip to Berlin since before he became president. He visited with Chancellor Angela Merkel and on April 6, 2019 he made yet another visit to the seat of satan located at the Pergamum Museum there. Continue reading.

Obama Says, "I'll be in my house again soon."

A young lady received two dreams confirming that Obama is the antichrist. The first one was on September 8th, and the second one was on December 16th, 2022. In the following video, she says he gave her a demonic-looking smile and said, "I'll be in my house again soon," referring to the White House. Continue reading.

Obama Leading Occult Ritual at the White House

A man had a dream around 2020, in which he saw Barack Obama leading an occult ritual at the White House. In the dream, this man who had the dream was walking in the air above the White House, looking down at it. He saw a group of about twelve to fifteen people on the front lawn of the White House. Continue reading.

Little Girl Sees Crowned Obama on the Antichrist Throne

A little girl had a vision given to her by the Lord, in which she saw the rapture, heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ, the marriage supper of the Lamb, and the Great Tribulation. The Lord also showed her the antichrist, which she knew was Barack Obama. He was seated on a red-and-gold colored throne, wearing a red-and-gold crown. She said, "Then I saw a man walking in. He he was definitely the Antichrist, because he came and he sat on the throne." Continue reading. 

Closing Words
As I mentioned in my introduction, I excluded the dreams recorded by people who did not appear to be genuine disciples of Christ (with one exception).  It is clear that these dreams were very consistent.  The consistent message was that he portrays himself as a great teacher, but is a deceiver and a seducer who wants people to like him so that they can do what he wants.  The dreams clearly indicated that he is of the darkness, not the Light.  He is nothing more than an idol; a fake person; a marionette. He hypnotizes people, and they follow him with adoration, just as they did Hitler.  Yet he will bring terror and destruction to America that will horrify people. Unfortunately people are now more receptive to the messages of the antichrist than messages of God through His servants. Therefore, it will be their own undoing.

We know there are many indications that the bondage of Egypt is coming to America.  History records that the pharaohs taxed the people heavily, put a heavy yoke upon the people’s shoulders, enslaved them, and exercised their power with absolute control.

The apostle Paul taught that a man of lawlessness would come in the last days before Christ’s return.  He said, “At the proper time, then, the Wicked One will appear.” (2 Thes 2:6).  We are not sure if Obama is the wicked one Paul wrote about prophetically.  But there is certainly a large body of evidence that supports that notion.  At this point, all we can do is watch and pray and warn others to do the same.

Paul went on to say that this man would exercise supernatural power.  “The Wicked One will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false miracles and wonders, and use every kind of wicked deceit on those who will perish. They will perish because they did not welcome and love the truth so as to be saved.” (2Th 2:9-10).  This also came up numerous times in the dreams.  There were references to witchcraft, occult activity, fireballs, and sex magic.

Whatever miracles and wonders this man will perform, we know that they will be wicked and result in deception among those who will perish.  That’s because they do not love the truth, so the Lord sends them a strong delusion.  As Paul puts it: “For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.” (2Th 2:11-12)

Be on the alert! Let’s not be deceived like the masses.  And let’s pray that the Lord exposes everything that is of darkness in our government leaders.  Pray the Lord will bring conviction for sin among our leaders and lead them to repentance. Pray that the Truth would reign upon the earth.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission. 

Author's note:  You must take responsibility for your own actions. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

I also recommend reading The Rise of Antichrists, The Seven Seals Being Opened in Real Time, Pope Frances Supports Homosexuality, Pope Establishes One World Religion, The 311 Moment, The Mark of the Beast - 666, Dreams and Visions: Tsunamis, Asteroids, Nuclear, Earthquakes, Chaos, Rapture Revelation to Ayodelle Sawyerr, and Rapture Revelation to Angelica Zambrano. You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory. You may access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org. 

The Rise of Antichrists

José Luis de Jesús Miranda

One sign of the times is the rise of antichrists.  From this we know it is the last hour.

Many people, even nonbelievers are familiar with the term antichrist.  But various people may have different ideas of what that means.  According to Matthew Henry, an English Puritan pastor who lived in the late seventeenth century and wrote a commentary on the Bible that is still popular today: “It is a mysterious portion of providence that antichrists should be permitted; but, when they have come, it is good and safe that the disciples should be informed of them; ministers should be watchmen to the house of Israel.” So what does the word of God say?  How does the Bible define an antichrist, and is there only one?  Let’s see.

Basic Characteristics of Antichrist
The most obvious place to begin is with the epistles of the apostle John, who spoke about antichrists.

Many antichrists had already appeared during the first century, yet the antichrist is coming: "Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour."  (1Jo 2:18)

The antichrist is a liar who denies that Jesus is the Christ: "Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son."  (1Jo 2:22)

Every spirit that does not confess Jesus is the spirit of the antichrist: "And every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world."  (1Jo 4:3)

Those who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ came in the flesh are antichrists: "For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist."  (2Jo 1:7)

So from John’s epistles, we learn the following:
·    Many antichrists have already appeared, yet the antichrist is coming
·    The antichrist is a liar who denies that Jesus is the Christ
·    Every spirit that does not confess Jesus is the spirit of the antichrist
·    Those who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ came in the flesh are antichrists

Composite Sketch of Antichrist
For further definition of the characteristics of an antichrist, you can read Daniel and Revelation, as well as Paul’s second epistle to the Thessalonians.  In those passages, we find the following composite description of the final antichrist that John referred to, who will be a global ruler:

·    He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship,
·    He will exalt and magnify himself above every god
·    He will oppose the Prince of Princes, Jesus Christ.
·    He takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
·    He will be a boastful narcissist who behaves with overweening pride and will claim equality with Jesus Christ, the Commander of the host
·    He will speak monstrous things against the God of gods
·    He will be insultingly contemptuous in his speech and conduct
·    His coming will happen according to satanic activity
·    He will perform false signs and wonders
·    He will have no regard for truth, and will fling it to the ground as worthless rubbish.  This means he will say whatever he wants in order to benefit himself in any given situation and he will easily deceive people. Deceit will succeed under his leadership, so people in mass will fall for his lies.
·    He will deceive the masses
·    He will wield power over people through deception
·    He will use smooth words, eloquence, and flattery
·    He will speak like a dragon
·    He will exercise global authority 
·    He will have anyone who refuses to worship the image executed.
·    Demonic power will be given to him from Satan
·    Since he operates in the presence of the first beast, we know he will rule for 3.5 yrs concurrently with the first beast, which represents the final worldly empire/kingdom and its ruler.
·    He will turn people to godlessness
·    He will encourage people to act wickedly toward God’s covenant people
·    He will use his power to destroy mighty men and God’s holy people
·    He will do as he pleases
·    He will do whatever he wants and get away with it.
·    He will prosper in his endeavors.
·    He will prosper until the indignation (wrath of God) is finished
·    His beginnings will be insignificant
·    He will grow to be exceedingly great in power
·    While his power will be mighty, it will not be his own power, but from another source than himself
·    He will be overbearing
·    He will exert influence over Israel/Palestine (the Beautiful Land)
·    He will exert influence in the East and have ambitions there.
·    He may even have influence among the Saudi’s and Egypt
·    He will eventually commit a transgression concerning the temple sacrifices.  This will occur on a regular basis, causing horror and causing the holy place to be trampled. 
·    These things will occur throughout this period: A change will be made to the regular sacrifice, a transgression that causes horror will occur, so as to allow both the holy place (the sanctuary) and the host (God’s people) to be trampled. 
·    The transgression that causes horror is when he will take his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. 
·    In the end, he will be taken down, but not by a human being.

So the Lord ensured that those who read His Word would have an excellent description of the final antichrist ruler, so God’s people could easily identify him, and so that His people would not be deceived.  We know what his character is like and when he is revealed publicly, it will be clear to us.  However, since we know there are many antichrists, one does not need to exhibit all of these characteristics found in Scripture in order to be an antichrist.

As for the rise of the final antichrist dictator, it is my opinion that he will be recognized by the elect, and then the rapture will occur soon afterward, according to 2 Thessalonians 2. In fact, I believe the Lord has clearly revealed him to the Church (Please see my article on The Antichrist).  I believe in a pre-Tribulation rapture, as I have explained in my articles, The Timing of the Rapture and Sequence of Signs Preceding the Coming of Christ.

Other Ways to Identify an Antichrist
John in his epistles gave some examples of antichrist traits, but he did not say those are the only ways one can be an antichrist. There are other ways we can identify an antichrist as well.

Our Lord spoke of these many antichrists that mislead many when he said, "For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.” (Mat 24:5).  He also said, "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.” (Mat 24:24).  Anyone who calls evil good and good evil or who calls darkness light and light darkness is antichrist. It doesn’t matter if these people perform great signs and wonders or have amazing visions and revelations.  As we saw in the expanded list of antichrist characteristics above, demonic power can be given to them from satan to perform false signs and wonders, so don’t be deceived.  Such antichrists deceive the masses, wield power over people through deception, and thus they speak like a dragon.  They use smooth words, eloquence, and flattery. They have no regard for truth, and fling it to the ground as worthless rubbish.

As we saw in that expanded list of characteristics I developed, an antichrist is also anyone who turns people to godlessness.  This may even be a Christian, who tells their brother or sister “It is not a sin,” when it is a sin. As long as the Christian also says “It is not a sin” when it is sin, they make themselves defenders of the devil.   And the devil will make sure he finds a way to prove it is not sin. Matthew Henry in his commentary on the temptation of Christ says, “For those are our worst enemies, that entice us to sin, and are satan's agents, are doing his work, and carrying on his designs.”  

For example, the Lord told brother Olugbenga Oladejo with respect to His Warning for Married Christian Couples that any pastor who says masturbation is not a sin is a false prophet and an antichrist, and is not working for the Lord.  I believe the same applies to any pastor who claims that homosexuality is not a sin, such as pope Francis.  He is a false prophet and an antichrist (see Pope Frances Supports Homosexuality).

As it is written in the epistle of James: "You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." (Jas 4:4).  Any minister who becomes a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

It’s also written in the prophet Isaiah: “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” (Isa 5:20)

And the apostle Peter warned us of false teachers when he wrote: "But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep...They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, as they carouse with you, having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children; forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;" (2Pe 2:1-3,13b-15)

And in his epistle, Jude wrote: "Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever." (Jud 1:11-13)

The International Conference of the Kingdom of Darkness
As I wrote in my article about James Agboola's Revelation of Heaven and Hell, the Lord revealed to him some things about the kingdom of darkness.

James was shown that the devil actually holds conferences with his demons, as well as false prophets, who are so called “pastors” that are getting powers from the kingdom of darkness. He also has different departments in his kingdom, including the musical department that he has sent to go to the world.  The devil is furious.  He is seriously angry and annoyed, because he knows that his time is so short. He has no time, so he is putting great pressure on his demons to capture souls to hell.  They have no time to rest. He has ordered his demons to step up their efforts. He has ordered them to follow the Christians bumper to bumper.  He has determined to increase their power.

As a result, the demons are possessing the Church, taking over the youth activities, giving them new systems, new fashions, and making them to go out of the way of God.  They have possessed the gospel musicians of the earth, so that their music is no longer having meaning in the spiritual realms. They have possessed their gospel music so that it becomes worldly music. The people now think they are singing gospel music, but it is worldly. The demons are giving them some tunes, some pieces, some dancing steps which are not of God, which are of the demons. These will be sung inside the congregations. At the end of the day this music is taking them out of the will of God.

The devil has charged the so-called pastors. He gave them power to work wonders and miracles. He gave them various power in various ways with conditions. They can preach anything they like in their church. They can do any program they like in their church, but they must not talk about salvation. They must not talk about heaven. They must not say anything about the rapture. They can do altar calls, call people forward, pray for them, bless them, and let them go. But they cannot go into details about the Kingdom of God or the salvation of their souls.

There is actually something known as the drum of covenants with fire under it.  It keeps burning twenty-four hours. Devils are constantly bringing blood from the four corners of the earth into that drum that is on the fire. Whatsoever blood enters into that drum is from the blood of covenants. And from that drum the demons fetch blood and give to manufacturers, those who manufacturer jewelry, perfumes, and other worldly things that people put on their bodies.  The oil they are spraying on their body -- the oil they are spraying as perfumes -- it’s taking away the glory of God in them. And the spirit of lust begins to dominate them. They will not have time for God again.  They won’t have time to read the Bible.

The demons have possessed all these material things that people love – all these worldly things. Therefore, it has come to the time in this world that even if you buy ordinary Vaseline, you need to sanctify it. You don’t know what, where, or who manufactured it. Maybe it’s a demon.  Sanctify everything you get from the marketplace.

The devil does not believe that there is anybody he cannot catch. He still believes that there is nobody he will not get.  He is providing interesting and very good programs on the TV twenty-four hours, so that these will occupy people’s time, and so that they’ll have no time to read the Bible, they’ll have no time to go to church activities.

The devil knows that when God destroyed the earth with a flood, it pained Him to his heart, because He had destroyed His own handiwork. Therefore, the devil intends to pack at least, not less than ninety-five percent of God’s people to hell, with the end goal of causing pain in God’s heart. If he cannot get all, if he can succeed to pack ninety-five percent of God’s creation to hell, that it is still going to pain God in His heart, that God will weep. And his happiness is to see tears in the face of God. If the demons even think there is the slightest chance they might lose someone, they have orders to cut them off and kill them, rather than wait until they get beyond the gate.

So Christians, we must be careful. We must watch the type of church we go to, the type of pastor or minister of God we follow. Ones they are not preaching the true Word of God, once any pastor is not preaching repentance, is not preaching the kingdom of God, is not preaching salvation, the salvation of your soul, you must watch.  Christians, we have to be extra careful. We have to mind what we wear, what we use. Whatever we buy in the market at this time, we pray over it even if it is clothes, we sanctify it and we cover it in the Blood of Jesus. And the protections of God will continue to be upon us in Jesus’ Name. (please see the full testimony in his own words at James Agboola's Revelation of Heaven and Hell).

Actual Example of an Antichrist
There have been and still are too many antichrists to possibly list them all here.  But one example is José Luis de Jesús Miranda (April 22, 1946 - August 8, 2013), pictured above.  According to Wikipedia, Miranda "was the leader of the Creciendo en Gracia [Growing in Grace] sect, based in Miami, Florida. He claimed to be both the returned phase of Jesus Christ and the Antichrist...He claimed to have two million followers in 30 countries by 2008."

Miranda gained international notoriety by declaring himself to be Jesus Christ in 2004, then later claiming to be the Antichrist, after which he tattooed his arm with the symbol ''666'' (see his interviews with CNN and CBS). During a packed worship service at the church, Miranda removed his coat and revealed the tattoo on his forearm. He taught that there was no such thing as sin, that prayer is a waste of time, and the elect are free to do whatever they want, because there is no condemnation. He taught that there is no hell and no more devil, because the devil has been destroyed. He lived a very sinful life, spent money extravagantly and used church funds to maintain his lifestyle, paying personal expenses with donations to his tax-exempt church. His slogan was "Salvo siempre salvo," or "Saved always saved," which he abbreviated by the letters "SSS" (i.e., "once saved always saved," or "eternal security"). 

The Wikipedia article goes on to say, "Followers showed their support by getting '666' tattoos on their bodies. One of Miranda's followers in Havana, Cuba tattooed the symbol on her three year old son. A YouTube video of the mother holding the child as he was tattooed was widely circulated in January 2013. '666', [Miranda] said, is not a sign of the Devil (he preaches that the Devil was destroyed) but instead is the number of the Antichrist and that the number is 'a number of wisdom and it displays who is really following the truthful words of Jesus Christ.'"  In the photo above from Wikipedia that I've used in this article, Miranda is shown with the number 666 on his vest, which he falsely taught is not necessarily an evil symbol, but rather a Christian one (see The Mark of the Beast - 666).  He ultimately died of cirrhosis of the liver on August 8, 2013.

In summary, he was the leader of "Growing in Grace," where grace was assumed as a license to sin.  He taught, "once saved always saved" and led many souls to hell. Now that he has died, he has surely discovered for himself that the fiery torment of hell he once denied is indeed real.

Let them Alone
If you have come to realize that the spiritual leaders you are following are actually antichrists, then you should stop following them. As Jesus said of the Pharisees, "Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit." (Mat 15:14). The Greek for for "let them alone" is "aphiēmi," meaning "forsake, lay aside, leave, let alone, let be, let go, put away." The Lord instructed his disciples to leave the Pharisees alone, since they were blind guides.

The application of this for us today is clear. If your spiritual leaders are antichrists, then they are blind guides of the blind. In the end, they will fall into the pit of hell, and so will all who follow them. Therefore you need to let them alone, forsake them, leave them, escape from them, and put them away.

Putting it All Together
In conclusion, the three examples of antichrist characteristics that John gave in his epistles were: 1) The one who denies that Jesus is the Christ, who actually denies both the Father and the Son. 2) The one who does not confess Jesus, and 3) Those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh.

And in addition to the three examples that the apostle John gave, we know that any there are many other ways in Scripture to identify an antichrist.  One of them is any pastor who says masturbation is not a sin.  Do not listen to those pastors.  Like José Luis de Jesús Miranda, they are false prophets and antichrists, and there presence is a sign of the times.  By this we know it is the last hour.

Beware of any pastor who is not preaching the true Word of God, who is not preaching repentance, who is not preaching the kingdom of God, is not preaching salvation, who does not talk about heaven or the rapture. Be careful, brethren! Watch the type of church you go to, the type of pastor or minister you listen to. Avoid the antichrists, and God will help us in Jesus’ Name.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. Photograph of Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda, taken inside of the building of TV Azteca. Wikimedia Commons photo from Anonymous User. 

Author's note:  You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

I recommend reading The Antichrist, The Seven Seals Being Opened in Real Time, James Agboola Revelation of Heaven and Hell, Warning for Married Christian Couples, Godly Attire and Adornment -- Seven Divine Revelations, Eternal Security, and Carrying Your Cross or Cross Dressing? I also encourage you to read Pope Frances Supports Homosexuality, The 311 Moment, Exposing Heresy, Exposing the JMS Cult, The Mark of the Beast - 666, The Day of Our Lord’s Wedding is at Hand,  Rapture Revelation to Ayodelle Sawyerr, and Rapture Revelation to Angelica Zambrano. You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory. You may access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.