The Phony Rapture & Mark of the Beast

By Michael DeSario

Where did the modern doctrines of the Anti-Christ, 666, Mark of the Beast, The Rapture, The Apocalypse, and Millennial Kingdom come from?

Is it really Biblical? Here are some astonishing facts that may surprise you!

Test your knowledge. How much do you really know about the origins of these teachings and how they crept into mainstream Christianity?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: May 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781329790452

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The Phony Rapture & Mark of the Beast

The Phony Rapture & Mark of the Beast

by Michael DeSario

For more information, please visit www.standingthegap.org or on Michael DeSario’s video blog at www.youtube.com/holdingfirmly

Published in the United States of America

2013 Edition

Where did the modern doctrines of the Anti-Christ, 666, Mark of the Beast, The Rapture, The Apocalypse, and Millennial Kingdom come from? 

Is it really Biblical? Here are some astonishing facts that may surprise you!

Test your knowledge. How much do you really know about the origins of these teachings and how they crept into mainstream Christianity?

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world’ 1Jh4:1

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 1Jh2:18

Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many! Matt24:11

Introduction

The Church, Hollywood and as of late the Truth Movement have all said that the Anti-Christ will rise up to deceive the entire world and force them to take his ‘Mark’ on their foreheads or right hand to serve his System of evil known as ‘Mystery Babylon. He will finally be destroyed when Jesus returns to Judge the world and set up His Kingdom on the New Earth.

The Pundits, however, can’t seem to arrive at a consensus of agreement exactly when during this ‘Tribulation period the ‘Rapture is going to happen (pre, mid or post) but they manage to ‘sell it’ to the Church successfully in the form of books, movies, video teachings and seminars. The entire concept of a ‘secret coming’ is based on a supposed ‘vision’ of a woman in the 1800’s named Margret Macdonald who lay dying on her sick bed and received a revelation that the coming of Christ was going to take place in ‘two stages (not one) first to take His ‘Church into the heavens and then His final return to Judge the world. This ‘vision occurred

Reviews for The Phony Rapture & Mark of the Beast

[Donna Carick · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The author shows the reader that many false doctrines crept into the Church and have persisted and morphed into "truths" being taught from the pulpit. This has brought about considerable deception within the Church. We need to dig into the Word for truth, and most importantly, rely on the Word to prepare us for what IS certain--the return of Yeshua to the earth.