Will a man come to rule the world during the Tribulation?
Yes. Scripture describes a specific man who will come on the scene and rule the world during the Tribulation. The context identifies him as the man of sin, and his attributes and personality are described in Daniel and II Thessalonians chapter 2. Paul writes concerning this man of sin as the church nears prophecy's fulfillment.
Les explains that the man who will rule the world during the Tribulation is the man of sin. He notes that the teaching had come out of Daniel and was going into the New Testament to see descriptions of this man. Les points to II Thessalonians chapter 2, where Paul, though writing concerning the church, makes statements about this man of sin as the church bumps up against the fulfilling of prophecy. The lesson focuses on this man's attributes and personality.