Revelation Part 3 Lesson 6 Man of Lawlessness

Revelation Part 3 Lesson 6

Man of Lawlessness � Associated with apostasy � Is revealed WHEN he takes his seat in temple � Son of destruction � Opposes every god and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship � Takes HIS seat in the temple of God � Thinks he IS God � He is being restrained (by a person or being) � In his time (in history) he will be revealed � He has a mystery of lawlessness already at work

Man of Lawlessness � Dan. 9 Prince who is to come makes a covenant but in the middle of the week, breaks it and stops sacrifice and grain offering. � One who makes desolate comes � Abomination of desolation � King of Daniel 7 � Beast of Revelation 13: 2 � All the SAME

Man of Lawlessness � Restrainer will be taken out of the way � The Lord will slay him with the breath of His mouth � Man of lawlessness ends when Jesus comes � His revealing is in accord with Satan’s action � Has all: Power Signs False Wonders � Has all the deception of wickedness for those who perish

Great Tribulation � Rev. 12: 6 Woman/Israel is persecuted for 1, 260 days � Matt. 24: 21 Unlike anything that has occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be � Dan. 12: 1 A time of distress that has not occurred since there was a nation of Israel � Rev. 13: 6 The beast speaks blasphemies � Immediately AFTER the great tribulation, Jesus the Son of Man comes on the clouds

Matthew 24: 42 -47 � Faithful & Sensible Slave � Put in charge of His household � Put in charge of distribution of food at the proper time � Blessed if the Master finds him being faithful when He returns � Master will put him in charge of ALL His possessions

Matthew 24: 48 -51 � Evil Slave � Heart is evil � “My Master is not coming for a long time” though he doesn’t know that (pride) � NOT faithful � NOT sensible � NOT alert � Persecutes his fellow slaves � Eats & drinks with drunkards � Caught unaware when his Master returns � Assigned a place with hypocrites where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth

Matthew 25 � Matt. 24 ends with illustrations: Be alert � Matt. 25: 1 -13 Ten Virgins � Five are Prudent: wise, sensible, intelligent, ready, prepared for the doing of a thing � Five are Foolish: moronic, dull, flat, without an edge, mentally inert, dull in understanding nonsensical, lacking a grip on reality, acting as though brainless

Matthew 25 � Matt. 25: 14 -30 Good and Faithful vs. Wicked and Lazy Slaves � Good: Entrusted with the Master’s possessions � Immediately double their talents � Master calls them good & faithful with a few things, puts them in charge of many things � Reward: “Enter into the joy of your Master” � Did not matter the amount each earned for the Master, only their faithfulness

Matthew 25 � Wicked and Lazy Slave � Entrusted with the Master’s possessions � Digs a hole and hides what was entrusted � Sees the Master settle accounts with the good and faithful slaves � Calls the Master a hard man, reaping where He does not sow; gathering where He has not planted a seed � Afraid: unlike the good and faithful � Master calls him wicked, lazy and worthless

Matthew 25 � Master tells him what he SHOULD have done � What talent he has, is taken away and given to the good and faithful � He is thrown out into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. � ALL had the same opportunity � ALL were entrusted with possessions � Master is the One that judges

Matthew 25 � Matt. 25: 31 -46 The King � When Jesus comes, He sits on His glorious throne (Rev. 20) � Nations will be gathered before Him, separated based on their works and how they treated His “brothers/least of these” � Either: inherit the kingdom and enter eternal life – sheep � Or: depart into eternal fire and punishment – goats � Happens at the 2 nd Coming – beginning of 1, 000 year reign – the millennium

Matthew 25 � How they treated His brothers shows whether they are righteous or not. � Since the nations are being judged, and the Jews are never named among the nations, “His brothers” refers to Jews at that time. � The righteous will enter the 1, 000 year earthly kingdom and eternal life. � The unrighteous will depart into eternal fire, the lake of fire.

Matthew 13: 24 -30, 36 -43 � Man who sows: Son of Man � Field: World � Good Seed: Sons of the Kingdom; Saints � Tares: Sons of Satan � Enemy: Devil/Satan � Harvest: End of the Age � Reapers: Angels � 13: 25 “while His men were sleeping” NOT ALERT!!!

Application � The righteous ones will shine forth in God’s kingdom � ARE YOU SHINING? ? � There will be the righteous ones of Israel � ARE YOU TREATING ISRAEL/HIS BROTHERS THE WAY GOD DESIRES? ? ? � Pray for Israel