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Originally Posted by Joebob787
Well, Mike, It couldn't of been Nero. Let me give you some key verses on why he wasn't.
1# he didn't use any mark to stop trading, buying or selling.
Revealtion 13:16 16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
2# He killed himself. Revelation says Jesus would kill him
Revealtion 19:19-21 19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
3# He died before 70Ad. Anti-christ dies at the end of the tribulation. not 2/3rds of the way in. For verse, See 2#
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You are absolutely right, that Nero Caesar did not do those things in his lifetime. Those events are yet in our future. John said that the beast he saw in the revelation of the end times was (he had lived before), was not (he was not alive at the time John was writing this), but will be again. And all the world will marvel that he was raised from the dead (many will likely believe he is Jesus because of this).
So, there's a few possibilities as I see it:
1) This man could literally be Nero Caesar brought back from the dead. God could permit the devil to do this, in order that His word come to pass. Honestly, I tend toward:
2) The same spirit of antichrist that possessed Nero will live in this man. Perhaps when John saw the vision of this man, he recognized the spirit which he'd seen in Nero, and that's why John called the beast Nero Caesar. I'm not sure.
I do know that I am prepared to stand against this man when the time comes. I have no reason to fear him or his world system, and I will not submit, even if I have to die. I definitely will not run and hide from him. And as I said, I will speak as publicly as possible what I believe to be true. Whatever the outcome, even if I'm completely wrong about it, even if it costs me my life.