Three Biblical-Historical Types of the End-Times Anti-Christ, [Part 3.]

Three Biblical-Historical Types of the End-Times Anti-Christ, [Part 3.]

Welcome to Part 3 of our study on the 3 Types and forerunners of the End-Times AntiChrist. This study summarizes our November Blog in a composite view of these three historical forerunners of the End-times Anti-Christ. As the Messiah is the dominant person and Red Thread in each Bible book, the idea of a Biblical Type as rooted in past examples to be embodied in a future man, who fills traits of Messiah’s imprint. We find Examples in [1Cor. 10:6, 11, I Tim. 4:12] and in John 20:25, where the word for “print” is [tupos– G5179] to model, as a statue or figure in: [Rom. 5:14, Acts 7:43-idol], or form of doctrine; [Rom. 6:3-7] and a pattern of good works, [Tit. 2:7].#28c As the 1st Adam was antitype–for the 2nd Adam, a tupos of Jesus Christ, so our three Bible-Historical-types, are examples or Types of the End Times Antichrist.

These 3 historical conqueror’s of the earthly city of God-Jerusalem, are Types & forerunner’s of an End-times Anti-Christ in his 4th Beast kingdom, with 10 horns as the “little horn” who displaces 3 of these 10 future kings, in [Dan. 7:8-22, Rev. 13:1-2]. As the Beast Kingdom in Revelation is a composite Kingdom of the Beast and its Kings, in Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian dream, so the three King’s; Antiochus IV, Roman Titus with Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon unite to form a composite image of the Beast/Anti-Christ himself.

The Four Beast Kingdoms in Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

1948 The Nation of Israel & 1967 The Liberation of Jerusalem

They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Luke 21:24

May 15, 1948 was Israel’s first full day as a nation, marking a key transition away from the “times of the Gentiles” The Arab-Israeli war opened near 3 am on May 15 with Egypt’s attack. In 1948, Israel’s national rebirth, was perfectly timed on the prophetic clock of the Almighty, as was 1967, with Jerusalem’s liberation. Both 1948 and 1967 are major stages in the transition from “the times of the Gentiles” back to Israel’s dominion in their City and State.

The “times of the Gentiles” began in the days of Daniel, Ezekiel, & Jeremiah [47] when Jerusalem was taken by the Babylonians. After that, there was self-rule only on a partial basis from time to time, but in AD 70 Jerusalem fell to Titus and the Romans as predicted by Jesus. All control was lost until 1948. The Jerusalem Temple–the heart and soul of Israel—was retaken in 1967 to fulfill Jesus’ Prophecy in Luke 21:24.

In Ezekiel’s symbolic bearing Israel’s iniquity emphasized 430 days & years. In a most remarkable history, control of Israel transitioned back to the Jews in 2 stages: First from Ottoman Turks control after “400 years” then from British control after another 30 years,  for a total of “430 years”! So, God reminded Israel of His Covenant with Abraham — Israel was “430 years” in Egypt from 1876 to 1446 BC. [Gen. 17:19-27].

  Due to a leap month effect, both 1948 & 1967 fall on the anniversary of 7 days of God’s call to Ezekiel that preceded the 430 days Ezekiel lay on his side for Jerusalem’s siege symbolically, (Ezek. 4:4-6). This means 1948 & 1967 were also both on the anniversary of the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC that took place 7 years after Ezekiel’s call (593 to 586 BC). We know the 430 days Ezekiel lay on his left-side symbolized 430 years. We know too that the seven days before Ezekiel’s 430 days also embodied seven years, because precisely seven years elapsed from his seven days unto Jerusalem’s fall, from a seven year cycle of  593 to 586 BC. (Ezek. 4:4-6; Dan. 9; Num. 14:34). #28d

In the 400 years from 1517 to 1917 AD, what is today Israel, along with much of the Middle East, was ruled by the Ottoman Empire… As we correlate with two previous Jubilees in 1917 and 1967, we find an interesting history where in 1917, Jerusalem was liberated from the Ottoman Turks under General Allenby, just a few weeks after the Balfour Declaration promised Israel a homeland. Since this Dec. 1917 date embodies a prophetic time-span of Shemitah cycles, [360 x 7] totaling 2,520 years going back to 604 BC when King Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem, his first time-leading Israel away into the Babylonian Captivity. During this campaign, General Allenby’s planes buzzed Jerusalem with numerous fly-overs, dropping surrender leaflets on the Ottoman forces, causing the Turks to “wave the white flag” without casualty.

When World War I ended in 1918 with an Allied victory, the Ottoman Empire 400-year rule ended, and the British took control for 30 years over what was  known as Palestine (modern-day Israel, Palestine and Jordan).#29

The prophetic impact of the Hebrew Jubilee system was established in the OT and later adopted in Juda Ben Samuel’s Jubilee Prophecies. This serves as added proof of God’s exquisite timing of the events of 1948 and 1967, as was revealed in the timing of these events according to the precision of Jubilee & Eclipse cycles. A synopsis of the Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel’s prophecies follows below-

“When the Ottoman (Turks) – who were already a power to be reckoned with on the Bosporus in Judah Ben Samuel’s time  – conquer Jerusalem they will rule over Jerusalem for 8 Jubilees, [8 x 50=400]. Afterwards, Jerusalem will become no-man’s land for one Jubilee, and then in the 9th Jubilee it will once again return into the authority of the Jewish nation – to signify an opening of the Messianic end time.”#30 Leviticus 25, tells us every 50 year Jubilee, each person regains ownership of their lands. As Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel fore-told, his predictions today seem very accurate. It was 3+ centuries following his death however, before his first prediction came to pass. The recent Jubilee of 5776/2016 is a special hybrid of Shemitah/Jubilee cycles coinciding with the conclusion of Judah Ben Samuel’s 10th Jubilee marking Messianic End Times.”

As June 5th (to 6th), 1967 on the regular Jewish (and Islamic Calendars) is the anniversary of when Jesus left Jerusalem for the Mount of Olives and there ascended up to heaven on Iyar 27. Jesus as first fruits of a heavenly harvest said that He would soon return from heaven back to the Mount of Olives “in like manner,” to gather an added harvest. (Acts 1:11-12; Zech 14:2-4).

This study has focused on certain key destructions of the Jerusalem Temple by clear Historical Types of an End-times Anti-Christ figure, seen in Antiochus IV, Titus, and Nebuchadnezzar. As a follow-up on Christ’s Matt. 24 prophecy regarding the Temple at Jerusalem, Jesus’ statement to Destroy this Temple in John 2:18-19 affords us a unique opportunity to apply some Biblical Research Principles to reveal key truths that allow God’s Word to Speak for itself.

Destroy this Temple [John 2:18-19]

A focus of this study relates Bible research keys we can employ, to unlock some fascinating truths that have remained hidden for centuries, to verify many of the foundational truths of Biblical Astronomy on the Try-God web-site and blog. As Rev. Jon Nessle tells it in his Vol. IV; The Path into Eternity,

“the key to understand this prophecy is to realize that it is an Introversion.” This is a type of Biblical structure which orders Scripture like poetry, except that Hebrew Scripture rhymes in concept, not in sounds. “Daniel 9:24 contains six items which form a symmetric structure. Therefore, the opposite categories can be used to explain their counterparts.“ #31

Daniel 9:24-27
²⁴ Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Jon continues: “There are six infinitives and phrases which are separated by “and’s.” This Figure of Speech is a Polysyndeton telling us that each of these items is important and merits consideration. As the A’s, B’s and C’s correspond, we can compare and contrast them to gain further insight.”32 The following is the structure of Introversion as seen in Dan. 9:24:

1A. to finish the transgression,
   1B. and to make [seal] an end of sins,
     1C. and to make reconciliation for iniquity,
     2C. and to bring in everlasting righteousness,
   2B. and to seal up the vision and prophecy,
2A.  and to anoint the most Holy. #33

“What does it mean to finish the Transgression in 1A? The answer is in the corresponding 2A.“34 A key of Biblical research is to allow the Word of God to speak for itself. When we follow this principle, it removes the guess-work and private interpretation from the equation [2 Pet. 1:20-21]. “When was the most holy Messiah anointed in 2A? When he received the spirit at his Baptism. The Phenomenal voice from heaven indicated this was a change of Bible Administrations.“35 John the Baptist was the last Prophet of the OT, and his baptism of Jesus anointed the key figure of the Christ Administration which ended the OT Law Administration. “So the Transgression that was finished was in the end of the Law Administration. The Baptism of Christ on Sunday, Shebat 20th, Feb. 16, 27 AD, was the beginning point of the 70 weeks. The “B” terms involve Jesus’ death and resurrection. God inserted a signal to make sure we saw the introversion with the repetition of the word seal, [chatham]. When Christ was raised from among the dead, that was the consummation of the ages as [Heb. 9:26] affirms.”#36 The “C“ terms taken together must be the Day of Pentecost, June 20th 28 AD when reconciliation became possible and ever-lasting righteousness began. This constitued the end of the 70 weeks. #37

In John 2:18-19 

[19] Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. ²⁰ Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? ²¹ But he spake of the temple  of his body. ²² When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

Jesus’ use of “destroy this temple” in John 2:19, is worthy of a closer look. First, Jesus spoke the words of John 2:19 as he stood in the courts of the literal temple. The idea that Jesus made this statement in the temple, the center of spiritual and religious activity in Jerusalem, for all the nation of Israel was not by accident,  and contributed mightily to the impact of his words. Jesus did not refer alone to the literal temple, although it’s obvious reference to those present was at the top of their mind. This is evident in the Jew’s response of the 46 years to build the Temple in verse 20. According to research on our Try-God.com archive website and blog we have documented evidence of the birth of Christ on 9/11/3 BC. As  “Jesus was about 30 years old,” [Lk. 3:23] starting in 3 BC, 29 years hence from Tishri to Tishri brings us to the year 27 AD.

The word ‘temple,’ by a figure of speech for implication, is used to represent the people or nation of Israel. The term ‘tabernacle‘ is often used of a person’s  (Jesus Christ’s) physical body (1 Cor. 15:38-49, II Cor. 5:1,4, II Pet. 1:13-14). The word ‘temple‘ is also used to signify a group of people (I Cor. 3:16-17, 6:19, II Cor. 6:16, Eph. 2:21). When Jesus, recalled his body a temple in John 2:19, he noted his personal sacrifice for the nation of Israel, depicted him laying down his life for them, representing them as a group or body of people; the Church of the Bride. For the believing Jews, his ministry embodied both the Passover Lamb and High Priest, building his spiritual temple that he addressed the day in the Temple of stone. Also in cleansing the temple, Jesus provided essential services required for his perfect Passover sacrifice. 

In cleansing the temple, Jesus replaced the old way of worshiping God with a new way of coming to God through him. The Old Testament offerings in the temple were replaced, because Jesus’ sacrifice paid the price that Israel never could. This opened a new life in Christ and new fellowship with the Heavenly Father. The old stone temple was to be replaced by a new temple which was Christ himself. The way of access to God was opened after the resurrection & Day of Pentecost in 28 AD to all in the spiritual body of Christ, where God in Christ dwells among His people. This New Covenant, between God and His people was opened by the shedding of Christ’s sinless blood, and the sacrifice of his fleshly body, and sinless blood.

In effect Jesus’ contrasted the physical Temple wherein he stood, to his own physical body, the embodiment of the true temple. Jesus Christ, the second Adam, as the consummate archetype, the finished model, and “chief cornerstone” not only for the nation of Israel as the Passover lamb and High Priest, but also  for the Church of his spiritual Body, opened at Pentecost, post Resurrection & Ascension. As the paragon of humanity, Jesus illustrated the highest standards of living spiritual principles in the prophetic illustrations of his life and ministry. Certainly, God did not record the symbolic dimensions of the Tabernacle’s plan or the Jerusalem Temple, wherein Jesus stood when he spoke the words of John 2:19, without purpose. This view of John 2:19, sees Jesus Christ prophesying in the Jerusalem Temple, typify this temple of stone as his bride of Israel in his physical body, that he laid down for Israel and all mankind with his perfect sacrifice for the Gentiles at Golgotha.

Jesus himself was not aware of the full details of his statement to “destroy this temple,” as the prophecy in John 2:19, was by revelation from God. In John 2:19 Jesus was aware of the implications of his death and sacrifice for Israel with his resurrection, but was unaware of the Great Mystery related to the New Testament Church of his spiritual body, which the Heavenly Father kept secret until it was revealed to the Apostle Paul, [I Cor. 2:4-10]. This aspect of Christ’s ministry was not revealed until the New Birth was available on the subsequent Day of Pentecost, [Acts 2:1ff].

Dan. 9:26
²⁶ And after threescore and two [62] weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Rev. Nessle proceeds with his discourse on Dan. 9: “Verse 26; foretells that the Messiah will be cut off after the 62 weeks. Jesus died after the 62nd week. Then it says the people of a coming prince shall destroy the city and the sanctuary (Temple). That did happen in 70 AD and the prince was Titus who later became the Emperor of Rome. The end of the city did come with a flood, shahteph. It can mean a literal flood but it also is used figuratively of an invading army. [Jer. 47 :2, Isa. 59:19, Dan. 11:26, Jer. 8:6] Jeremiah literally prophesied Roman Titus’ invasion in 70 AD when he conquered the City and Temple. This “flood” or invasion included the Roman military’s rush to destroy the Temple & set up an abomination of desolation as both Altar and Temple were desecrated. Jesus predicted this in Matthew 24.” #38

Matt. 24:1-2 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. ² And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

This prophecy accurately applies to what Jesus predicted with the Roman’s 70 AD destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, that was still future as Jesus declared it here in Matthew 24. This Matt. 24 Jesus’ prophecy on the Temple destruction was stated, also in agreement with Dan. 9:26 in reference to the “Flood” of Titus’ invading forces, to set up the abomination desolation. As seen in context of the other conquerors of Jerusalem pointed out by the eclipse activity in this study, we find both Nebuchadnezzar, & Antiochus IV specifically revealed in light of the Roman Titus with the Repeating Matching Eclipses of Chart #2, in the eclipse signs of 2029 and 475 BC, with 70 AD. 

Dan. 9:27a
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,

“The one week was holy week from March 25th to May 1st in 28 AD. That was when the covenant was confirmed. The many is all of us that have been blessed thereby. Jesus was tortured, crucified, died and arose that week. In mid-week on a Wednesday, Jesus died at the same time the Passover Lamb was killed, and was the supreme sacrifice for sin as the book of Hebrews explains, making the daily sacrifices and the people’s offerings obsolete.”39 Rev. Nessle also notes that: “Nisan 14 fell on a Wednesday in the year that Jesus was crucified. That is the only way that the three days and three nights Jesus predicted he would be buried [Matt. 12:40], as well as other sequences involved, will work out.” #40

Dan. 9:27b
…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 Matt. 24:14-15 Jesus also prophesied on the future ‘abomination that makes  desolate.’

“The Second Temple has never been rebuilt. Daniel predicted that this desolation would last even to the time of consummation. This Temple is supposed to exist again in the future. It shall be the same Temple that the Anti-Christ will occupy: in which this man will proclaim to be God. [2 Thess. 2:4].”#41 

This depicts why Antiochus IV on 15 Kislev, 167 BC, adopted the title (God Manifest) “Epiphanes” and had an idol statue erected of the Greek god Zeus etched with his own face, on the holiest altar of Jerusalem’s Temple, (1 Macc. 1:54). Then on 25 Kislev, 167 BC he desecrated the Temple’s most holy place, with a sacrifice to himself, while destroying the holy scrolls. This too is why, not only the Repeating Eclipses of 2029 AD dates Match the 475 BC dates during Queen Esther’s reign with Mordecai, opposing Haman in ancient Persia, but proves also how these Repeating and Matching Eclipses align  in the 168-166 BC Eclipse dates as Antiochus IV desecrated the Temple in     his Abomination, seen in red in the #2. Comparison Chart in Part 2 of this blog series.

Despite these continuing efforts of the adversary to rule the world and usurp the throne of the Almighty with His Son, at His Right Hand-the enemy himself is dethroned with all his minions, [Isa. 14:12, Lk 10:18] Daniel was shown the conclusion of the matter in Dan. 2:44-45, below as even King Nebuchadnezzar confesses; “Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets…“

Dan. 2:44-47

⁴⁴ And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

⁴⁵ Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

⁴⁶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

⁴⁷ The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you could reveal this secret.

Thus we see the conclusion of the matter, That Our Heavenly Father is The God of god’s, and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ is the King of Kings, and his brothers and sisters are we who stand with him into Everlasting Glory. No adversary can stand against us and prevail, since God is for us and none can stand against us! Amen!

God Bless,

Rene’

Footnotes

28c. Figures of Speech used in the Bible, “Type” p. 768, E.W. Bullinger.
28d. https://www.1260-1290-days-bible-prophecy.org/bible_prophecy-Israel-nation-1260-years-x2-b-details.htm#Seven-years
29. [history.com/topics/middle-east/history-of-israel]
30. http://destination-yisrael.biblesearchers.com/destination-yisrael/2012/12/rabbi-judah-ben-samuels-jubilee-prophecy-gives-the-year-of-the-messiah.html#sthash.KkE3oERL.dpuf
31. The Path into Eternity, p. 475 Jon O. Nessle
32. IBID, p. 476
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35. IBID, p. 477
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37. IBID, p. 478
38. IBID, p. 483
39. IBID, p. 484
40. IBID, p. 489
41. IBID, p. 484-485