Les Feldick teaches the Antichrist will rise to power not by military conquest, but peaceably and through flattery, emerging from Europe's revived Roman Empire.
He will come out of the old Roman Empire, likely Western Europe, and rise from a federation of ten European nations. At a time of intense European turmoil, a charismatic leader will appear with answers to every problem, and the world will accept him. Daniel 11:21 says he 'shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.'
Daniel 11:21 — This is the passage behind Les's statement that the Antichrist will 'come in peaceably' and 'with flatteries,' describing how he gains power.
Daniel 9:27 — This verse describes the covenant-confirming ruler that Les links to the peace treaty and the Antichrist's rise.
Revelation 13:3 — Les uses this verse to explain the revived Roman Empire behind the Antichrist's rise.
Scripture describes the final ruler of Daniel's prophecy as coming in peaceably and by flattery: "And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries" (Daniel 11:21). Daniel 9:27 also says, "And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate." In Daniel 2, the final form of the fourth kingdom is pictured as ten toes of iron and clay: "And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay" (Daniel 2:41). Revelation 13:3 also shows a beast with a healed deadly wound: "And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."
Les Feldick's teaching is that the man of sin will come out of the geographic area of the old Roman Empire. He personally believes the Antichrist will emerge from Western Europe — the 'United States of Europe' — rather than the Middle East or Mediterranean. This revived Roman Empire is, in Les's view, the present European community: nations coming together into a federation out of which ten nations will form. From those ten, the Antichrist will rise to the top as a world leader. Les emphasizes that the Antichrist will not take power by military force. Daniel says he will come in peaceably and with flatteries, promising peace and prosperity and appearing to have all the answers to Europe's problems. European turmoil — ethnic conflicts, immigrant pressures, political and economic struggles — will make people ready for a strong man. Les compares the leader's appeal to the combined charisma of John F. Kennedy, diplomacy of Henry Kissinger, and economic brilliance of Milton Friedman. He will be an ordinary human being, born of woman, but used by Satan as a political manipulator.
Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist will come from the geographical area of the old Roman Empire. He personally thinks the Antichrist will come from Western Europe, from the 'United States of Europe' and the revived Roman Empire, while acknowledging that others believe he will come from the Middle East or the Mediterranean. He is convinced the Antichrist will take over ten nations — the European community — and from them rise to become the great world leader.
The Bible says he will come in peaceably and with flatteries (Daniel 11:21). Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist will not come with actual military power at his command in the early stages. Instead, he will come promising peace and prosperity, with the threat of power behind him, and the world will fall at his feet. He may not have the full military force as yet, but he will be recognized as the leader.
Les points to Europe's turmoil — ethnic problems, immigrant problems, political problems, and economic problems. Even when the ten nations feel they have their act together, there will be so much turmoil that the time will be ripe for the appearance of a strong man. That strong man, Les says, will be the Antichrist. The world, facing problems it does not know which way to turn, will be looking for someone who seems to have all the answers.
Les teaches that the Antichrist will be a very charismatic type individual, with the charisma of John F. Kennedy, diplomacy of Henry Kissinger, and economic ability of Milton Friedman. He will be an ordinary human being — born of woman, flesh and blood — but used by Satan to fulfill satanic aspirations. He will be a tremendous political manipulator who comes on the scene telling the world he has the answer to all their problems.
Les does not believe the 'wounded to death' head in Revelation 13 refers to the Antichrist being assassinated and raised back to life. Instead, he sees it as the ancient Roman Empire, which everyone historically considers dead, coming back just as if nothing had happened in the interim. The deadly wound is healed in the revival of the Roman Empire, which Les identifies with the European community.
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Antichrist's Origin and Peaceful Entry
Les states the Antichrist will come out of the old Roman Empire and will come in peaceably with flatteries, comparing him to JFK, Kissinger, and Friedman.
Antichrist from the United States of Europe
Les teaches that the Antichrist will come up out of the United States of Europe and the revived Roman Empire, not the Arab or Muslim world.
Ten Nations and the Wounded Head
Les explains that the Antichrist receives power from Satan and rises from ten nations, and that the healed wound is the revived Roman Empire.
European Turmoil Prepares for Strong Man
Les notes that despite the European community being ready, turmoil will make the time ripe for the appearance of the strong man, the Antichrist.
Coming with Flatteries
Les teaches the Antichrist will come in with flatteries, promising peace and prosperity, and the world will fall at his feet.
Political Manipulator and Charismatic Leader
Les describes the Antichrist as an ordinary human used by Satan, a charismatic political manipulator.
Coming Up from the Common Market
Les teaches that the Antichrist comes up out of the common market of Europe, from ten nations, and usurps power.
Daniel 11:21: And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
This is the key verse Les cites to show the Antichrist gains power peaceably and through flattery.
Daniel 9:27: And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
This verse is associated with the Antichrist's covenant-making role and the peace treaty in Les's teaching.
Daniel 2:41: And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
This describes the divided ten-toe form of the final empire that Les connects with the European community.
Revelation 13:3: And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Les interprets the healed deadly wound as the revival of the ancient Roman Empire.
No, not initially. Les Feldick teaches that he will come in peaceably and with flatteries, and he will not yet have actual military power at his command when the world first recognizes him as leader.
Les says there will be a relatively short period between the rapture and the appearance of this world political leader. He will come when European turmoil makes the time ripe for a strong man.
Les teaches that the world is looking for someone with all the answers and will fall at his feet when he appears, because he will seemingly solve every problem.
No. Les teaches that the Antichrist is an ordinary human being — born of woman and flesh and blood — but he is used by Satan to fulfill satanic aspirations.
According to Les, the revived Roman Empire is the present European community, a federation of European nations that will eventually produce ten nations out of which the Antichrist rises.
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