Daniel 12:4 (HCSB) 4 “But you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal the scroll until the time of the end. Many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.” Daniel 8:23–25 (HCSB) 23 Near the end of their kingdoms, when the rebels have reached the full measure of their sin, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne. 24 His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the powerful along with the holy people (saints). 25 He will cause deceit to prosper through his cunning and by his influence, and in his own mind he will make himself great. He will destroy many in a time of peace; he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be shattered—not by human hands. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-11 (paraphrase based on the Greek) 3 Dont let anyone deceive you by any means, for the Day of Messiah will not come before first the rebellious stand takes place, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 5 Dont you remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now holds fast to his lawless and rebellious authority, attempting to retain that which he obtained through deception, and who suppresses the truth in unrighteousness (Satan), will do so until he is (cast) out of the midst (which is before the throne of God). 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one (the man of sin) is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe the lie...
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