Gavin David Paynter

Profile of the Antichrist (Part 1) Gavin David Paynter

Is the antichrist Nero, the Pope or a future political and religious leader of a revived Roman Empire? Is the mark of the beast (666) the certificate of sacrifice to the emperor, the practice of making the sign of the cross, an international Sunday law, the COVID-19 vaccine, or a mark of commerce (most likely a credit facility in the form of a microchip implant or RFID tag)? What role might Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies play in the Antichrist's financial system? These answers are determined by the view of prophecy held - Preterist, Historicist or Futurist. So it is imperative to first look briefly at these various approaches and then to examine how these influence the understanding of who or what Antichrist is, the meaning of the Mark of the Beast, his number 666 and the timing of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.