What is the unholy counterfeit trinity during the tribulation?
During the Tribulation, an unholy counterfeit trinity consists of Satan as the counterfeit of God the Father, the Antichrist as the counterfeit of God the Son, and the false prophet, the religious leader, as the counterfeit of the Holy Spirit, not in makeup but in operation. This is a man and a religious system, called a beast.
Les explains that during the Tribulation there will be an unholy trinity, a counterfeit trinity. Satan is the counterfeit of God the Father, the Antichrist is the counterfeit of God the Son, and the false prophet, the religious leader of verse 11, is the counterfeit of the Holy Spirit. This counterfeiting is not so much in his makeup as in his operation. Verse 11 describes another beast, not the same as the Antichrist, which is a man but also a system. It is not a government or political government but a religious system, put together and called a beast, coming up out of the earth. By contrast, the Antichrist is described as coming up out of the sea. Les notes that Revelation deals primarily with the nation of Israel, as God deals with His covenant people in preparation for His return. Gentile nations will be affected, but Israel's seven-year treaty concerns the time factor and events.
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.