05_The Major Chastisement

“Antichrist will be of Jewish extraction, of the tribe of Dan, will be circumcised, will rebuild Jerusalem and the Jewish temple, in which he will set himself up as God. Likewise he is to begin his work of seduction among the Jews who will accept him as their Messiah. Thus Irenaeus says of Antichrist: ‘Jeremiah does not merely point out his sudden coming, but he even indicates the tribe from which he shall come, where he says, “We shall hear the voice of his swift horses from Dan–he shall come and devour the earth”‘ (Jer 8:16).” -1936 Catholic Encyclopedia

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Scripture References for the Show

The Antichrist will offer a social justice messianism, through which outward forms of worship will be gutted of their power (2 Tim 3:5).  

Background on Dan, “Dan” meaning “judge”

Genesis 30, Dan born of Rachel’s maid Bilhah

Genesis 31, Rachael takes her father’s idols

Genesis 49:16-17, Prophecy of Dan as judge of his people

Judges 17-18, Story of Dan’s idolatry

1 Kings 29-30, Jeroboam sets up idolatrous worship center in Dan

Jeremiah 18:6, Irenaeus quotes this verse in Against Heresies to indicate Antichrist will be Jewish, from the tribe of Dan. Sts. Hippolytus, Augustine, Prosper, Gregory the Great, and others all believe Antichrist will be Jewish, from the tribe of Dan.

John 5:43, “I am come in the name of my Father, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.”

Revelation 7:5-8, Tribe of Dan not listed as sealed

Overview:

Minutes 00:12:00 – Alternative timeline

Minutes 12:01-24:00 –  redemptive suffering, rise of Antichrist from rubble of second "Holy Roman Empire" 

Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Antichrist from the Tribe of Dan, messianic social justice government

Minutes 36:01-48:00 – Old Testament exploration of "Dan"