What are the Wolves Not Telling Us?

And I beheld another beast
-Where?
--coming up out of the earth; and
-What did it look like?
--he had two horns like a lamb, and
--he spake as a dragon. And
--he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and
--causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And
--he doeth great wonders,
---What kind of wonders?
----so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And
----deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast;
----saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And
----he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that
Life? Like a living statue or what?
------the image of the beast should both speak, and
------cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And
--How did he kill those fools?
--------he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark
----Where?
----------in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And
----What kind of mark?
----------that no man might buy or sell, save he that had
-----------the mark, or
-----------the name of the beast, or
-----------the number of his name.
-Any other clues?
--Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for
---it is the number of a man; and
----Any man? What about a woman? Some specific man?
-----his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
-Like, the 666th man? Or... like that is the magic number of every kind of man or human or what?
Let no man deceive you by any means:
-Give us a clue?
--for that day shall not come, except
---there come a falling away first, and
---that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who
----opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God,
----or that is worshipped; so that
----he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
You mean this gorgeous stone building here? But Jesus got crucified by that, and His followers cannot enter in...
------And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?
------for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will
-------dwell in them, and
-------walk in them; and
-------I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
You mean the bad guy is going to, like, posess us?
------he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark
--Where?
--------in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And
----shewing himself that he is God.
So, the falling away is just before he comes out as God?
------And arms shall stand on his part, and
-------they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and
-------shall take away the daily sacrifice, and
-------they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. And
-------such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries:
--------but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And
--------they that understand among the people shall instruct many:
---------yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
---------Now when they shall fall,
----------they shall be holpen with a little help:
---------but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
---------And some of them of understanding shall fall,
----------to try them, and
----------to purge, and
----------to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. And
-Then he comes out as God?
-------the king shall do according to his will; and
--------he shall exalt himself, and
--------magnify himself above every god, and
--------shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and
--------shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
--------Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,
--------nor the desire of women,
--------nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. But
--------in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and
----So he has his own little God in secret?
---------a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour
----------with gold, and
----------silver, and
----------with precious stones, and
----------pleasant things.
---------Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,
----------whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and
----------he shall cause them to rule over many, and
----------shall divide the land for gain.
----What kind of messed up little god is this? Like his churches are in military bases?-----
---And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
----So, you mean, he's already here, but like in a cage or something?
---For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
---And then shall that Wicked be revealed,
----whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and
----shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
---Even him,
----whose coming is after the working of Satan
----with all power and signs and lying wonders,
You mean, like the beast that was like decieving, and doing miracles and stuff?
------And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because
-------they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.And
--------for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
--------that they should believe a lie:
--------That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
----So God decieved them, or the bad guy did?
----------Even him,
-----------whose coming is after the working of Satan
-----------with all power and signs and lying wonders


So, this antichrist... he's, like, the same as the second beast?
...and he causes the falling away of many by placing the abomination of desolation in the temple of God?
...but the temple of God is the people that beleive in Him? So he places it in them?
...but not all of them fall, but many?
...and some are not, like, perfect, but don't get desolated, but die anyway cuase the antichtrist chases them down?
...in any case, everyone that gets desolated by the mark of the name ends up getting mad sick and whatnot?
...and at first the antichrist beast country causes everyone to recieve the mark, likes it your choice, but sorta not?
...and then he gets ice cold with all the people and says none of his people can buy food if they aren't desolated
...and the preachers... why don't they know any of this?


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