Topic: The antichrist

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Since then, it seems like the first three and one half years was fulfilled during the ministry (Well, here you’ve got it right here.) of—of Jesus, but the expression, “midst of the weeks” seems to be applied only to the antichrist breaking his covenant with the…(No, that antichrist breaks his covenant at the end of the last three and one half years. See?) As I understood Daniel tape, the first sixty-nine weeks ended when Jesus rode into Jerusalem A.D. 30, so that three and one half years of His ministry would be included in the sixty-nine weeks; and the full last weeks—and the full last week or seven years would still be fulfilled and would begin at the Rapture. Please clarify this for me.

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You know, brother, sister, ever who it is that’s asked this question. Very fine (see?), but I believe you got a little mixed up on what I said. See? Now, the…When Jesus came into Jerusalem (that is exactly right), that was the end of…See? He went right straight in from there and was crucified. See?...

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Matthew 24:26 (next) speaks of a “certain chamber” and “in the desert places.” What does this mean?

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It means that there will be antichrists, anti-anointings, so forth. And what is anti? Anti is “against.” It’ll be these same creatures against the Word. “And they’ll be in the desert and the secret chambers.” Then He said, “Don’t go after it. Stay away from it.” See? Now the fourth question:

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Could you please…(Well, it’s exactly the same question.)…Revelation 20:4, are they souls of the beheaded for the witness of Christ who would not worship the beast nor receive his mark in the (Oh, I see what they’re getting to now. This was just give to me, just handed to me.)…since it says they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years? So it’s puzzling, because the persecution of the Bride, but who else could they be and reign with Christ a thousand years? Would they—they…would they be the hundred and forty-four thousand? No, no! They are the Bride. Now, remember, remember, they…

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You said, “While they’re beheaded for the witness…” Now, you say, “For the…worship not the beast…” Sure! You say, “The beast is yet to come.” The beast has been all the time; the beast was the one that fed them back there in them lions’ dens, fed them back there in that arena there in Rome. That wa...

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Brother Branham, does the first horse rider, First Seal, fulfill Second Thessalonians, “the revelation of the man of sin”?

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Yes. That’s right. That does. That’s easy. That does. That’s the man of sin. The same man just keeps, in stages, riding on till he gets on a pale horse that’s called “Death.” Christ comes on down through, justification, sanctification, to the white horse, and that’s that Life, you see.

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Concerning the sixty-eight million slain by the Roman Catholic church, what time in history did this take place? And over how long a period of time did this take place?

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Take Schmucker’s Glorious Reformation. I guess some of these scholars have that. And it’s the history of the church. And I forget now just what page it’s on, but it taken place from the time of the—the…the thing was produced, or given to the church, by Saint Augustine of Hippo, Africa. That was A.D....

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You have said many times that communism was raised up by God, to serve His purpose, as King Nebuchadnezzar. Now where did the communism fit into the picture that will…it finally…will finally do? How does it wind up? Many scholars believe that in the kingdom of the north, Gog and Magog mentioned in the Scriptures, goes down against Israel in the—in the…(I can’t make out just what that is. Yeah. Yeah.) I believe, of the…some of the tapes taken, said, you said it would finally drop a…that communism would finally destroy Catholicism, or the Vatican, by an explosion. Is this right?

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Yes. Revelation 16, you’ll find it, and Revelation 18:8 and 12. If the person is here, wants to take this piece of paper, on that, you can look it right up. Yeah. See, “Alas, alas, that great city! For in one hour she has come to her end.” You see, the merchants, and everything else, that brought he...

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Brother Branham, you said that Rome would take the government of the Jews at the last three and a half years. That is going the—the first three and a half years of the Tribulation, or will it be the last three and a half years? Is this correct?

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It will be the last three and a half years. That’s right. Not the first, ’cause it’s already passed. Got one more after this one:

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What do the three letters mean on the Catholic crucifix? (Let’s see.) What does the three letters mean on the Catholic crucifix?

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Well, I think all crucifix are the same, if I’m not…I’d better look that up. But it’s got I-R-N-I which means “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.” See? If that’s what it is, I didn’t know they had any other special or something or other. But them letters means “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews....

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Brother Branham, speaking on “the mark of the beast,” don’t you believe they’ll tattoo a number in your head, or tattoo something on your hand? No, sir! Don’t never look for that.

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It’ll be a boycott! Certainly! “No man could buy or sell ’less he belongs to the confederation of churches.” That’s true. Now, it’ll come like a union, unionizing the thing, bringing it down in unionized religion. Mark my word, it ain’t far off! You’ll see it, she’s just around the corner. The reas...

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What are the Latin words over the Vatican City? We want to know how they add up to six hundred and sixty-six, and what they mean.

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Well, it isn’t over…the Latin—the Latin words isn’t over the Vatican City; it’s over the throne of the pope, where he sits on his throne. It’s wrote up there, “VICARIVS FILII DEI.” If you wish to, in the morning, I’ll bring it wrote out, everything, and put it on a piece of paper. And if you want it...

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Is communism the antichrist?

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Notice, how from the beginning Satan has been so close. Now, a lot of people say today, “Oh, Brother Branham, don’t you think that communism is awful?” Yes, it’s awful. But that’s not the antichrist. No, sir. Jesus said the antichrist would be so close like the real, it would deceive the very elect...

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Is Russia the antichrist?

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Now some of them said, “Oh, Russia’s the antichrist.” Never! Russia is not the antichrist. The antichrist is going to be so religious it’ll fool the very Elect if possible. Remember, God takes His man, but never His Spirit. The devil takes his man, but never his spirit. Now, there they are. Suit you...

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What kind of spirit is the antichrist?

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And I said, “You fundamentalist, you preach the Blood. You preach it just as clear as it came be preached. You preach Jesus Christ, the great evangelical fundamentals. You preach the birth, the death, the burial, the resurrection, the second coming, clear.” I said, “That’s fine. I appreciate that. B...

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Did God ever have an organized church in the Bible?

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Let me say this to you, brother. God, in His Bible, never did have an organized church. That’s Doctrine. The Catholic church says they’re “the mother church.” They are the mother church. They are the mother of organizations, and Revelation 17 says the same thing. That’s right. They are the first org...

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Is the antichrist spirit Communism?

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And, watch, it’s moving right out today in a terrible force. Oh, it behooves you, my brother, sister, to consider what you’re listening at, and don’t you never underestimate Satan’s power for deceiving. Don’t you never underestimate him. He’s smooth as he can be. And the antichrist spirit isn’t Comm...

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What kind of spirit is the antichrist spirit?

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Here’s what it is, the antichrist spirit is not the communistic spirit. The antichrist spirit is a religious spirit. I have delivered my soul; that’s what God was wanting me to, right there. Amen. Father, we thank Thee. Now, I—I am Your servant, and I believe with all of my heart as sure as I believ...

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What is the Seal of God?

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Now, we…Is Billy Paul near now, to see how many cards they give out? My boy, if he’s near…All right. while he’s coming, I wish to say these words, that…I suppose he give out fifty cards, probably in the service this afternoon. Now, while we’re waiting on him, let’s just have a few of the people that...

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What is the mark of God?

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All right. We’re going to pray for the sick right now. Be reverent. Let’s pray now. Heavenly Father, strangely tonight, I see the world giving away in lust, and know that God’s judgment follows. Like Sodom and Gomorrah, their sins had come up to the ears of God. And He sent an Angel down, two of the...