The Antichrist is the human head of the revived Roman Empire, to whom Satan gives power, throne, and authority.
Les Feldick identifies the Antichrist as the coming ruler of the revived Roman Empire, the European community. He teaches that the word 'beast' refers both to this empire and to the man who rules it. This man will take over the ten nations, become the great world leader, and confirm a seven-year covenant with Israel.
Revelation 13:3 — This verse shows the beast receiving a healed deadly wound, the event that Les connects directly with the revived Roman Empire.
Daniel 7:24 — The ten horns are ten kings, which Les links to the ten-nation European community the Antichrist leads.
Daniel 9:27 — This verse describes the covenant the Antichrist confirms with Israel for seven years.
Revelation 13 describes a beast rising out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns. The dragon gives the beast his power, his seat, and great authority (Revelation 13:2). One of the beast's heads appears wounded to death, but the deadly wound is healed, and all the world wonders after the beast (Revelation 13:3). Those who worship the dragon also worship the beast, saying, "Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?" (Revelation 13:4). In Daniel 7:24, the ten horns are identified as ten kings, and another king rises after them. Daniel 9:27 describes a coming prince who confirms a covenant with many for one week.
Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist is the human leader of the revived Roman Empire, which he sees coming back together in Western Europe as the United States of Europe. He stresses that the word 'beast' has a two-fold meaning: it is both the Roman Empire (original and revived) and the man of sin who rules it. Satan gives this man his power, his throne, and his authority. Les rejects the idea that the 'deadly wound' refers to the assassination of the Antichrist; instead, he says it is the ancient Roman Empire that collapsed and is now returning. He also connects the Antichrist to the ten nations of the European community, from which this world leader will come and confirm a seven-year covenant with Israel.
Les Feldick explains that the deadly wound is not the Antichrist being shot and brought back to life. He says the wound refers to the ancient Roman Empire, which collapsed and faded off the scene. Now, in the last days, it is coming back as the European community, and all the world wonders after this beast.
According to Les, the dragon — Satan — gives the Antichrist his power, throne, and authority. He will take over the ten nations, which Les identifies as the European community, and then come to the top to become the great world leader.
Les teaches that this great world ruler, coming out of the revived Roman Empire, will confirm a covenant with Israel for seven years, as Daniel 9:27 describes.
Roman Empire Revived in Europe
Les connects the beast of Revelation 13:3 to the ancient Roman Empire, now coming back together as the United States of Europe.
Two-Fold Meaning of the Beast
Les explains that the word 'beast' refers both to the Roman Empire and to the Antichrist who rules it.
The Antichrist as the Eighth
Les teaches that the beast that was and is not is the old Roman Empire back on the scene, and the Antichrist heads it up as the eighth.
Satan Gives Power to the Antichrist
Les identifies the Antichrist as the head of the final Roman Empire and says the dragon gave him his power, throne, and authority.
The Deadly Wound Is the Empire
Les argues that the deadly wound being healed is the death and revival of the Roman Empire, not the assassination of the Antichrist.
Ten Nations Produce the World Leader
Les says the Antichrist will receive his ability from Satan and take over the ten-nation European community to become the great world leader.
The Prince Comes Out of Rome
Les connects the coming prince to the empire that destroyed Jerusalem in A.D. 70, which is Rome, now being revived.
Seven-Year Covenant With Israel
Les teaches that this world ruler will confirm a covenant with Israel for seven years, fulfilling Daniel 9:27.
Revelation 13:2: And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
The dragon gives the beast its power and authority, the basis for Les's teaching that Satan empowers the Antichrist.
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.
This is the key verse Les applies to the revival of the Roman Empire rather than a personal assassination of the Antichrist.
Revelation 13:4: And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
The world worships the dragon and the beast, showing the universal wonder at the revived empire and its ruler.
Daniel 7:24: And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
Les connects the ten horns with the ten-nation European community from which the Antichrist rises.
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 is the biblical basis for the Antichrist's seven-year covenant with Israel, directly cited by Les.
Les Feldick explains that the word 'beast' has a two-fold meaning. It refers to the Roman Empire itself, and it also refers to the Antichrist who rules over the empire.
Yes. Les teaches, from Revelation 13, that the dragon gives the Antichrist his power, throne, and authority, and this confirms his role as the head of the final world system.
According to Les, the Antichrist appears as the leader of the revived Roman Empire at the end of the age. He comes out of the ten-nation European community and confirms a covenant with Israel for seven years.
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