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How could the nations
  be so deceived
as to follow the wishes
  of this evil king?

A false prophet
  will arise
to deceive the world
  with miraculous signs.
And this false prophet
  will himself be deceived
by the royal splendor
  of this evil king.                                     See  Rev 13:11 - 17
He will think that this king
  is very great
because of the grandeur
  of his prestige.
He will give honor and praise
  to this evil king
because he is
  deluded by the glory
  of this royal theme.

For this false prophet
  will not be born
  into royalty.
And he will have no distinction
  from the military.
So he will glorify
  this evil king
because he also wants
  to rule and reign.

Does he honor
  this evil king
in the hope of
  eternal things?
He worships this evil king
  for the fleeting glory
  that it may bring.
Thus, this evil king
  will give him
  great power and authority.
But the prophet of this
  evil king
will only use his power
  to deceive.

Yet would this
  evil king
grant power over many
  nations
to someone with no
  experience in government?
This false prophet
  will also have been
a head of state
  over a strong nation.
For if the leaders of strong
  nations
did not honor this
  evil king,
then he could not rule
  in such a crises
that will come to test
  our confidence.

Or would this evil king
  grant someone
  great power and authority
in order to persuade the nations
  not to join his regime?
The evil king
  will grant him authority
in order to unite the nations
  under his name.
For this false prophet
  will have had some experience
in uniting diverse peoples
  in a common theme.
So the evil king
  will find it to his
  advantage
to give this man
  power and authority.

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