Deceivers

By David Maas
{IMPOSTERS & BEASTS}

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  1. His Repeated Warning - (On the Mount of Olives, Jesus reiterated key information that is necessary for his disciples to avoid deception by false prophets) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Beast is Rising - (To identify the Antichrist, we must understand what the relevant scriptures say about him, his methods, and his agenda) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The False One(s!) - (The presence of false teachers in the church demonstrates that we are in the last days, and the LAST HOUR is almost upon us) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Final Antichrist - (The spirit of antichrist already is raising up deceivers within the church, though a final antichrist will appear in the world) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Beasts in the Church - (Throughout the present age, the Church has been plagued with many deceivers intent on misleading believers and causing their apostasy) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Counterfeit Christs - {PDF Copy} - (Since its founding, Satan has been sending many deceivers and false prophets to destroy the church from within)
  7. The Spirit of Antichrist - (The Antichrist Spirit works to destroy the church from within, especially through deception propagated by deceivers and false teachers – 1 John 2:18-22) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Deceivers and Catastrophes - (Jesus warns us of coming false prophets, deceivers who will mislead many and disseminate false information about the future) - {PDF Copy}
  9. The Ancient Beast - (The Beast from the Sea is the latest incarnation of the ancient creature, the Dragon, that has stalked the seed of the woman since the sin of Adam) - {PDF Copy}
  10. Tribulation vs Wrath - (Disciples escape God’s wrath, but they endure tribulation. And according to Paul, the church has been appointed to tribulation – 1 Thessalonians 3:1-4) - {PDF Copy}
  11. Tribulation of the Church - (In Revelation, faithful saints experience tribulation, whereas, the unrepentant undergo wrath) - {PDF Copy}
  12. The Beast from the Abyss - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast first appears when he ascends from the Abyss to wage war on the Two Witnesses after they complete their testimony)
  13. The Abyss - {PDF Copy} - (The Abyss is the source of satanic attacks against the church even though it remains under the authority of the Lamb – Revelation 11:7)
  14. Beast from the Sea - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon begins his war on the seed of the woman by summoning his seed, the Beast from the sea)
  15. The Beast Goes to War - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the language of war is used metaphorically to describe the persecution of believers by the Beast from the Sea)
  16. Beast's Global Dominion - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, all rulers, nations, and inhabitants of the earth that refuse to follow the Lamb render homage to the Beast)
  17. Mouth Speaking Great Things - (The mouth speaking great things in Daniel appears in Revelation in the description of the Beast from the sea and its war against the saints) - {PDF Copy}
  18. Beast from the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:11-15 -The Beast from the earth mimics the Lamb but is the mouthpiece of the Dragon and the Beast from the sea)
  19. Four Beasts in One - {PDF Copy} - (The single Beast from the sea in Revelation is related to but distinct from the four beasts that Daniel saw rising from the sea)
  20. The Pseudo Messiah - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the Earth, the False Prophet, mimics the Lamb and presents a counterfeit of the true faith of Jesus and his apostles)
  21. Embracing Leviathan - {PDF Copy} - (The inhabitants of the earth willingly venerate the Beast and take its mark, although believers are not immune from its allurements)

{MAN OF LAWLESSNESS}
  1. Rumors and Disinformation - (Disinformation about the day of the Lord caused alarm in the congregation at Thessalonica – 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Two Missing Events - (Two events must occur before the Day of the Lord comes, the Apostasy and the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Coming Apostasy - (Paul warned the Thessalonians of a future apostasy and linked it to the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness, the Son of Destruction) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Son of Destruction - {PDF Copy} - (Many saints will apostatize when the Lawless One, the Son of Destruction, seats himself in the sanctuary of God)
  5. Seated in the Sanctuary - {PDF Copy} - (The Man of Lawlessness will be unveiled when he seats himself in the House of God - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
  6. Until Revealed - (The mystery of lawlessness is at work even now preparing the way for the Lawlessness One) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Lawless One Destroyed - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus will destroy the works of the Lawless One and paralyze him at his glorious arrival on the Day of the Lord)
  8. Lying Signs and Wonders - {PDF Copy} - (The Lawless One will use lying signs and wonders to deceive saints into abandoning the faith)
  9. Mystery of Lawlessness - {PDF Copy} - (The Mystery of Lawlessness is preparing the way for the unveiling of the Lawless One who will cause many believers to apostatize)
  10. The Lawless One - {PDF Copy} - (Before the Day of the Lord arrives, the lawless one will be revealed who will deceive many with signs and lying wonders)
  11. Stand Fast! - {PDF Copy} - (Believers prepare for the Apostasy and the coming Man of Lawlessness by standing firm in the apostolic tradition)


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