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A being of extreme wisdom. Eze. 28:3 Considered to be wiser than Daniel and Daniel was much wiser that all the wise men, the magicians, astrologers and so called wise men of the kingdom who sought wisdom by satanic means. How interesting that Ezekiel would refer to Daniel here, for the book of Daniel is the key to a proper understanding of the end of the age. The book of Daniel gives us a good insight into the plan of the Lord for these last days. The antichrist will be anti-God and will make great declarations against the Lord. The antichrist will be an exceptionally eloquent speech maker. A man skilled in the use of language, and the power of words. He will be a silver tongued orator, particularly when he is speaking out against the Lord. Dan 7:25 During his reign on earth he will open his mouth with the intention in mind of directing his vile remarks toward God in an effort to degrade and vilify Him. He will also direct his statements against the name of God, which is the Lord Jesus Christ. At the same time his attack will be directed against the tabernacle of the Lord. If the saints are raptured before the antichrist takes over, who are these who are the tabernacle? His blasphemy is also to be against those who dwell in heaven. Rev. 13:6.
ìHe shall persecute the saints.î Dan. 7:25b NKJV. ìîshall wear out the saints of the most High.î KJV. His concerted actions and his purpose is to defeat, and destroy those who are the saints of the most High. This statement is the door to a accurate understanding of the great tribulation and the second coming of Christ called the rapture. His reign of terror will be imposed on the peoples of this world for a time (one year) a times (plural, therefore two years) and the dividing of a time (six months) for a total of three and one half years. That is the period of time allotted to the reign of the antichrist. If all those who are saints are raptured before or as the antichrist comes on the scene, who are the saints whom he will persecute and against whom he will make war? Rev. 13:7 That there are those who are termed to be saints in the great three and one half year tribulation is very evident by the fact that there are going to be those who will be victorious over all the wicked plans and deeds of the antichrist to rule and destroy them. They are seen gathered on the sea of glass where the glory of the Lord, the fire of the Spirit accompanies them. Rev. 15:2 They did not bow nor worship the image of the antichrist. They refused to receive his mark or take his name, which makes it very, very evident that they were in the tribulation and were not raptured at the beginning of it. They sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. That makes them Messianic Jews. Rev. 15:2-4.