If it's difficult to correctly determine which nation the anti-Christ will be a citizen of, with all the abundant treatment in the Bible concerning him, imagine how practically impossible it is to be certain of the nationality of the False Prophet. There are, as far as we know, only 7 verses in the Bible describing his activities, all of them found in Revelation 13:11-17 (he is called "false prophet" in Revelation 19 and 20).

I say "as far as we know" because he may in fact be treated in other Biblical books, but if he is, there is no special indication. The Old-Testament prophecies seem strangely silent about this person/power highly involved with the end-time remnants of the Roman empire. Daniel wrote about the anti-Christ becoming great by a power not his own, yet this may refer to Satan's power, or even to God's, as much as to the False Prophet's.

The significance of the False Prophet, in my opinion, is that he is the major factor in the western world which bonds the Russian anti-Christ to the West, and reassures the peoples that all is well amid a very explosive situation...after the Russian Gog has invaded several Middle-Eastern countries, including Israel. I suppose he'll preach that the anti-Christ's invasions are leading to peace by strength.

And/Or, the followers will just be pleased to see what they think is the end of Israel. The False Prophet could be a typical White supremacist who hates all Jews. White supremacists have Christian facades.

Even to this day in 2024, the invasions into the Middle East by a Russian Gog cannot come to pass without opposition (military or otherwise) from at least a large portion of the West. The situation would require calculated, non-military measures by the West to pacify the invader. That's the sort of partnership I'm predicting: phony.

It's my guess that efforts to tame Gog will have everything to do with asking him to represent the European Union (or the United Nations). The world will only be too happy to see an alliance with him rather than gamble with a nuclear threat. But, it's just a guess. And it's far-fetched as things stand in 2024.

As the situation will need constant care to still tensions, the peoples will be prodded to give constant esteem to the alliance. That, too, could be the job of the False Prophet, even the fulfillment of his engineering a program which the Bible calls "worship" of the "image of the beast."

Below is what can be a quasi-revelation of the False Prophet's national identity:

"And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb, and it spoke as a dragon" (13:11).

While the anti-Christ beast (earlier in the Revelation chapter) is seen coming out of the "sea," this beast comes out of the "earth" (or "land"). Some prophecy educators feel that "sea" and "earth" are reciprocal terms, on the one hand suggesting an anti-Christ stemming from the "sea" of Gentile nations, while on the other hand "earth" is said to represent Israel. This reasoning suggests a False Prophet of Jewish background. But I'm still looking for an alternative meaning of "earth." Perhaps it means "of below" rather that a true Christian "of above."

While some Biblical texts (e.g. Psalm 144) use "waters" to indicate the Gentiles (there is also one in Revelation itself: 17:15), I have never noticed "earth/land" referring expressly to Israel. We see a better argument in his "two horns like a lamb," which are not especially indicative of Jewry as much as Christianity, for Christ is the Lamb. The two horns imply a duality of power (e.g. two offices, two countries) of some sort, and yet this beast is treated as one man judging from Revelation 19:20.

He will not be devoted to the Lamb because he speaks "like a dragon," wherefore his Christ-like religion will be a facade. The fact that he is called a "prophet" at all suggests that he will use his Christian facade to an extent, but if the purpose isn't to honor Christ, then what? A wicked man of satan would want to portray himself as a Christian to destroy Christians. Satan is not like an enemy who from the outside fires bombs into the house, but like an uninvited guest who slips insidiously into your party. This guy's not going to fool any man or woman who knows their God, and he knows he can't fool us if the 666 system has a literally '666' attached. I think he'll need to disguise it somehow.

I think the prophecy can help eliminate several regions of the world for his national identity. Rule out Asia, since there are not likely going to be any Christian "lambs" ruling powerful countries there. Rule out the bulk of Africa for the same reason. Don't look to the Middle East, for that's Muslim country. It leaves Europe and the New World, though I doubt very much that he will be associated with any South or Central American country simply because there is not one which holds enough prominence in world affairs to be a skincode leader.

It appears, then, that the False Prophet will either come from North America or Europe; still several countries to choose from. Yet, that's not a bad start.

Some get the idea here that the anti-Christ has, in the False Prophet, a "vice-president" who loyally expends himself for his big boss. But couldn't the False Prophet be superior while exploiting the powers of the anti-Christ? As we read on in the Revelation, it becomes evident that the False Prophet is the leading figure in both military power and economic influence. In that capacity, he will take the military warthog of the Middle East, wash him up all nice and clean with a new image, and then pin him up as his poster-partner in a global Cause. It is the False Prophet who makes Gog great, I think.

Remember that the anti-Christ rises up in the Middle East with only a few soldiers, as a "little horn," prior to becoming great. It is this small beginning which allows me to argue confidently that he will be politically inferior to certain western governments, including the False Prophet.

An inferior power cannot elevate the Little Horn to a greater height; it takes someone superior to elevate another, and it will take someone superior in the world to elevate the Little Horn to a global leadership role. Rather than serving the anti-Christ, then, as his manager, the False Prophet can take advantage for his own purposes, which apparently is to install a global, technocratic tyranny.

I think it's safe to say that the False Prophet, as his end of the bargain, will get the skincode system promoted in the Russio-Arabic kingdom....so that Western Globalism itself will spread more successfully. But Gog, while concerned for globalism, will not be concerned in the least for Western globalism. He will allow the False Prophet, and other Western partners, to ride on his back, but in the end he will destroy the Harlot (see end of Revelation 17).

Many Russians and Muslims will already be hailing Gog prior to his global elevation, not because of his warthog characteristics, but because he will have successfully invaded Israel. But when the leaders of the West give him high-level recognition, when he's made a symbol of world stability, appreciation from non-violent Muslims and Westerners may also catch fire. Then, in his new-found success, he will strut his stuff like a god, the spirit of satan within him will gloat, but as is his nature he will continue to kill, steal and destroy...right up until the end of the Week (Daniel 11:36-45).

The flimsiness of Gog-Globalism is assured by the need of Western members to tread softly on each others' sovereign-toes. Meanwhile, extremist Muslims will rather conquer the world, or just be a stench within it, than unify willingly under the Western game plan. And there's yet another empire looking cross-eyed at all this -- the Orientals -- so that the False Prophet, with dictatorial insistence...

"...makes the earth and the ones dwelling in it worship the first beast, of which was healed its stroke of death."

It's stroke of death was upon ONE only of his seven heads, all of which represented the Roman empire. He's a "resurrection" of the first-century Rome, a brutish, dictatorial outcome they will celebrate. This is as confusing to me as hell is a place for howling in madness. Western leadership at the British-French-German axis has gone nuts, and it's only for a start. The Scythians are going schitzo.

Put out of your mind the idea in Revelation 13:3 that, as a man, the anti-Christ will suffer a fatal head wound only to be miraculously resurrected to a glorious following worldwide. This idea has no basis in Scripture, but merely has appeal in its imitation of Christ's Resurrection. The fact is that "heads" is pluralized. That is, "one of the [seven] heads" of the beast will be revived, not at all meaning the anti-Christ's own head of hair. I view the revival of that one head as the revival of the Revelation-12 dragon depicting ancient-Roman rule.

There is coming a time, and has already arrived, when the European Union will advertise itself as the rising up from the ashes of the great Phoenix, a mythical eagle depicting ancient Rome itself. It is a little interesting that my dictionary includes "purple red, crimson" in its definition of Phoenix, the color used to describe the Dragon. In fact, "Phoenicia" is a term likewise rooted in the color purple, while in Greek mythology, the goddess Europa (and therefore Europe) was the daughter/brother of Phoenix, the mythical depiction of Phoenicia. That is, the Greek secret societies believed that Europe was an extension of their bloodline in Phoenicia.

As of the present, the Roman beast has had its re-awakening, but it is having a hard time getting up on its feet, and European Christians opposing European unity -- because they recognize what persecution it's leading to -- have been a significant factor along with others in keeping it tied down politically. It will be the False Prophet's job to jolt that beast to its feet while putting down all opposition with an iron will.

If the False Prophet had any sense at all, he wouldn't team up with the anti-Christ to make Rome revive. That's more like swallowing poison. This is going to come to pass and disappear about as fast as a mirage comes and goes.

May we ask why the False Prophet must "make" (i.e. force) the world worship the beast? Usually, a man worshipped in the common sense of the word attracts his own followers by his own charisma, knowledge, wisdom, mystery, or charity, and by these things he breeds in his followers a certain loyal attachment, be it called adoration or faith. But where in the Bible do we ever read that the anti-Christ will be adored or trusted for such virtues?

See how Daniel discusses his lovable qualities: a) in 11:21: "a rejected one..." b) in 9:27: "the desolator" c) in 11:44 "he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many." The New Testament has no better descriptions. Nor Isaiah. Where, then, do we ever get the idea that he will be a peaceful, loving, and compassionate leader worthy of worship when everything written describes the man as an arrogant, loud-mouthed, war-boar? The anti-Christ will be as attractive as a tank's nozzle pointed at your nose.

Prophecy outside of Revelation is silent on the worship of anti-Christ, even amid Daniel's lengthy treatment of him. Worship of the beast is mentioned four times in chapter 13, and on two, perhaps three, of those instances, it corresponds to the revival of the head wound, wherefore I tend to view the "worship" as esteem for the empire more than worship of the man. Yet, there is one instance where the beast given worship is identified as "him" (v 8), and this would apparently refer to Gog.

Note that the peoples also "worship the dragon because he gave authority to the beast." On account of our secular society, I have always found it difficult to view this sentence as the open/recognized worship of satan. Yes, to some extent there are certain powers active today seeking to motivate the peoples to an involved worship of lucifer, but just the same I more-easily accept the Revelation quote as esteem for the Roman empire which the chapter-12 dragon represents. The picture of the dragon handing power to the anti-Christ beast is in my mind a picture of Europe handing the baton of power to the Russian Gog. One thing is for sure, it ain't happening this year in 2024.

It's precisely due to the return of the seven-head power structures of ancient Rome that "the whole world was amazed with the beast...and they worshipped the beast, saying, 'Who is like the beast, and who can make war with it?'" (13:3, 4). Therefore, it's not likely the religious components of the empire that are worshiped...because it's not the religious components that are emphasized in the quote. Rather, it's the military components that the people gloat over. More precisely, it's what the military components promise: security and pride. The peace of ancient Rome was instilled by its raw military powers. And see also that the military of the False Prophet is emphasized:

"And [the False Prophet] does great signs, so that it even makes fire come down from the sky onto the earth before men" (13).

I don't believe this "fire" from the sky is a Satanic "miracle" in the true sense of the word, but, quite likely, it's a reference to computerized "smart bombs" and the like. For this reason, I believe that the False Prophet represents a world leader in the military space program. Who but the United States can force the world to give special esteem to globalism while also showing unmatched ability to drop fire from the sky? Someone might argue that Russia can do the same. But if the two beasts are an American-Russia alliance, suddenly the nerves now going ragged in 2024 will be soothed. There will be calls for praise of this beast by those who do not know God, or who do not listen to Christian teachers on the topic.

You do see that the fire is made to fall "before men," as in "showing off" the firepower. What purpose can there be in this exhibition but to amaze and/or intimidate in an effort to bring all alongside the wishes of the global rulers? You can see how fragile the Global Cause will be, however, when the means of bonding the world's people is through the use of military display. Russia was famous for using the public display of its military to give the Russian people a sense of security, but look at what those people had available for breakfast, lunch and dinner: lots of jaw-breaker bullets and hot 'n spicy nuclear warheads.

Do you remember the firepower in relation to the 1991 Iraqi invasion, and how the world sat in amazement before television sets as they watched military leaders brag about their ability to drop smart bombs down chimney shafts? That's the sort of rallying that comes to my mind in the above quote.

Not only does Daniel (11:37) verify the atheism of the anti-Christ by revealing his refusal to worship any standard god, but it goes on to tell us that he will worship only the "god of fortresses," which translates into the god of war. All in all, this sounds just like an old-school Russian. Note that God uses religious terms through Daniel to depict military things, even as the Revelation text does. The military of Daniel's northern king is said to be a "god"; the fires of the False Prophet are said to be "miracles"; and the dependence of the world upon their combined military is said to be "worship." In the next verse, see how the military of the False Prophet is used to bond the peoples to Gogi-Rome:

"And [the False Prophet] deceives the ones dwelling on the earth because of the signs [from the sky] which it was given to do before the beast..." (14).

As the fire-from-the-sky performed before the peoples is said to "deceive" them, it can only mean that the False Prophet's purpose for displaying them is successful. He hooks the peoples so that they "worship" his Cause, but they are duped because they don't realize how it's all leading to Armageddon rather than to stability. This is not to say that his purpose is engineered to lead to Armageddon, for he himself will hope to stave off Armageddon and to install an opposite situation. But when the anti-Christ can't get his way anymore, after God ceases to make his plans work out, he will have a suicidal tantrum.

Notice that it's neither the Roman empire nor the anti-Christ which will perform the miracles in the sky, suggesting that the False Prophet is stronger than both in that respect. Look now at how the mighty False Prophet "tells" the world what to do:

"...telling the ones dwelling on the earth to make an image to the beast, who has the stroke of the sword and lived again" (15).

If the purpose in the display of firepower will be to deceive the nations into willing compliance, wouldn't it also make sense that the image of the beast will serve the same/similar purpose? My impression is that the "image of the beast" is a mind-conditioning tool, for we see the image portrayed with the ability to dispense information:

"And it was given to [the False Prophet] to give spirit to the image of the beast, in order that the image of the beast might even speak..."

More religious terms: "spirit" and "image." The Biblical idea of an "image" for worship has almost always been a statue or carving. This doesn't sit well with me here, however, because I can't see some sort of talking statue or robot being made to represent the European Union (or even anti-Christ the man) for the purpose of speaking to the world. However, if by "image" an icon is envisioned, while it has the ability to "speak," then right away I think of a picture on television. In this way, through some sort of optical screen image, a program devoted to the global Cause can be set up and communicated (sold) to the world.

It just so happens that the word used in Revelation for "image" is not "eidolon," meaning idol, but "eikon," meaning icon. Therefore, don't look for a statue or cast object, but look for some form of picture, for that is what an icon is. Here is how the verse could be understood: "And it was given to the False Prophet to create the picture of the beast, in order that the picture of the beast might even communicate." The next verse spells out the fervor with which the Cause is cherished:

"...and it [the False Prophet] might force as many as might not worship the image of the beast to be killed" (15).

Does the reader still dispute the overwhelming, even dictatorial, power of the False Prophet? And that's us he could be gunning for. On the other hand, those killed by the False Prophet may turn out to be Muslims and all others who reject Western Globalism.

If we do not become a political stench in their nostrils...if we are out of the way in the wilderness and no longer key players amid the political arena...the False Prophet and his partners might be totally unconcerned with whether or not we "worship" the image and, therefore, might just leave us alone. Perhaps this is why God warns us at all in this text, in order to send us a message to stay out of the False Prophet's way.

Scripture ties the image in with the mark in more than one place. When we find God speaking this way, you ought to know that this duo is utter toxicity in the sight of God:

"If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, even he shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and will be tormented by fire and sulfur before holy angels and before the Lamb" (14:9-10).

The reason that God did not clearly indicate the nationality of the False Prophet in Revelation, I can't say for sure, but if it represents the United States, as I believe it does, then one can see why it could not be included, since it was a nation not yet born and therefore not yet identifiable.

"And it [the False Prophet] makes all men, the small and the great, both the rich and the poor, both the free men and the slaves, that they should give to them a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one could buy or sell except for the one having the mark..." (16, 17).

We see that it's not anti-Christ who creates and regulates the skincode. Rather, it is the False Prophet encouraging a "they" to dish it out to all peoples. This all makes sense since where the anti-Christ is a Russian asset or proxy. Russia is hardly in a position anymore to promote worldwide a high-tech economic system, while the United States is in just such a position.

Suppose that people with the mark will wish to trade products. Can the government force them to deal with electronic money? Of course not. Or suppose that they will wish to buy using gold. Will the government disallow this basic right? Of course not. Therefore, we will be able to barter in the tribulation, as well as to purchase in unconventional ways using any precious metals we might prepare. Silver could be better than gold due to its lower cost per coin, so long as people are willing to take it instead on money. Will God frown on our making purchases from, or trades with, those who have the skincode? We shall have to wait and see what the Two Witnesses say and teach in public, so that we can follow suit.

I reject the False Prophet being a pope because popes are not military powers, nor are they in positions to spearhead the cashless society. Nor are popes in any position to kill those who won't succumb to the Cause. I don't foresee the powers of the Vatican coming back strong as they once were in the Holy-Roman empire. There is nothing in prophecy that indicates the Vatican specifically. The goblet of Christian blood that Mystery Babylon holds, and the purple robes that she wears, portrays the pagan Rome of the first three centuries much better than the Vatican of Inquisition times, for the Harlot's rule over the world's kings is in the present tense in Revelation 17:18.

I don't envision the people of the future in front of their television sets or computers, stooped to the floor before a screen image of a robed anti-Christ reciting Catholic prayers or New-Age meditations. This is not what the False Prophet will demand of the world's "worshipers" as he forces them to worship. A forced worship evokes something altogether different than one having a religious setting, and the False Prophet will be much more interested in promoting the one-world government than promoting the anti-Christ's "priestly" status (even if he had such a status).

The fact that the False Prophet must show a Christian face in an otherwise non-Christian world may mean that the United States will have sufficient numbers of Christians to reduce persecution in the tribulation wilderness. Yet, betrayals are predictable because two opposing brands of Christianity are constantly in our midst, the sheep answering only to God, and the wolves in sheep's clothing completely oblivious to these matters and therefore destined to honor the False Prophet's program. A third brand are the goats among the sheep but uninterested in love for fellow man.