The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

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THE UNHOLY TRINITY
false prophets, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” (Matt 7:15)
Like his master, this second beast will have a fake aura of holiness
around him but in reality he is a dragon (a devil!) We are told that he
exercises all the power of the first beast. That means that the dragon,
(Satan), will give this second beast, the false prophet, the same power as
he gave to the first beast, Antichrist. The false prophet will convince the
inhabitants of the earth to worship Antichrist. Because of this role he
has been called a forerunner of Antichrist in the same manner that John
the Baptist was a forerunner for Christ. John the Baptist testified to
Jesus saying, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the
world.” (John 1:29) In like manner, the false prophet will do the same,
telling people this is your God worship him.
FIRE COMING FROM HEAVEN:
We are told that the false prophet will do great wonders, so that he
“maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.”
(Rev 13:13) This is what the commentators say about this:
In a parody of Pentecost, this monstrous cult leader is able to make fire
come down by means of deception and sorcery. 1
This means that the false prophet will be able to imitate the day of
Pentecost, making fire to descend on his followers even as the believers
received the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST:
The false prophet will order everyone on earth to make an image of
the Beast (Rev 12:14). “And he had power to give life unto the image of
the Beast, that the image of the Beast should speak. (Rev 12:15). Many
people believe that this image that comes to life and speaks is none other
than the almighty Television! Saint John in the Revelation saw an image
of Antichrist in every house and the image was “alive” and speaking. Of
course, St. John did not know that something called T.V. would be
1 Orthodox Study Bible: Footnotes on Revelation 13