Sermon Notes 10/1 – Revelation Chapter 13 – The Antichrist

Revelation Chapter 13

Verse 1 – Sand of the sea – Represents humanity

– Beast – Will be a human being

-There are two streams moving today – an outpouring and antichrist

Antichrist – means to be against and oppose – Christianity, Jesus & the Bible

Beast – means ferocious; savage; violent and aggressive

A blasphemous name – that rebels against Jesus and the Word of God

1 John 2:18-29 – refer to the spirit of antichrist

Verse 18 – deception through false doctrine and teaching

– Deception refers to a planet that gets out of orbit

Little children – those who are young believers regardless of their age

Test the spirits – 1 John 4:1-4

The antichrist spirit can even be in the church – Acts 20:28-31

Verse 19 – They cannot influence believers who know the Bible

Verse 20 – This is the Holy Spirit who is truth

-He gives us a check in our spirit when something told to us is not correct

1 John 2:22-23 – the spirit of antichrist is a lying spirit

Verse 22 – denying Jesus is the Christ is a lie. This means Jesus Christ is God

Verse 23 – You do not have the Son or the Father if you deny the Son is God

Verse 24 – Remain in the teaching in the Bible – IN CONTEXT

Verse 25 – Promise – a pledge and divine assurance & commitment

Verse 26 – deceive – means to lead astray & seduce

Verse 27 – we are never at anyone’s mercy who is teaching us because we have the Holy Spirit in us

Verse 28 – little children – are all born-again believers

abide – means to stay or remain

Jesus will appear – we just do not know when

– Serve the Lord before He returns so you will not feel bad standing before

the Lord

Verse 29 – Live for the Lord and be saved

-the antichrist is influenced, energized, and motivated by demons

1. PEACE – 1 Thess 5:3 & Rev 6:1-3

2. WORDS — Rev 13:5-6