The Antichrist Will Be Killed by the Second Advent of Jesus Christ

At His “Second Advent,” the Lord Jesus Christ will terminate the seventieth week and the Times of the Gentiles.

He will destroy the Tribulational armies, have Antichrist and the False Prophet thrown into the Lake of Fire (Rev. 19:11-19), will imprison Satan for a thousand years (Rev. 20:1-3) and will establish His millennial reign on planet earth (Rev. 20:4-6).

At that time, the Lord and His armies will orbit the earth before landing on the Mount of Olives, which was the site of His Ascension (Acts. 1:9-11).

There will be a great earthquake when our Lord’s foot touches the Mount of Olives (Zech. 14:1-8) and will be a unique day having neither day nor night (Zech. 14:7).

The Lord Jesus Christ describes the Tribulation period in detail and His Second Advent in Matthew 24:29-31 and Luke 21:25-28.

The “Second Advent” of Jesus Christ is taught in both the Old and New Testaments (Deuteronomy 30:3; Psalm 2:1-9; 24:7-10; 96:10-13; 110; Isaiah 9:6-7; 63:1-6; Jeremiah 23:1-8; Daniel 2:44-45; 7:18-27; Zechariah 12; 14:1-9; Matthew 19:28; 24:27-31; Mark 13:24-30; Luke 12:35-40; 17:24-37; 18:8; 21:25-28; Acts 1:10-11; 15:16-18; Romans 11:25-27; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; 2:8; 2 Peter 3:3-4; Jude 14-15; Revelation 1:7-8; 2:25-28; 16:15; 19:11-21).

Revelation chapters 19-20 prophesy of the Antichrist’s defeat at the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation chapter 19 teaches extensively regarding the Second Advent of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 19:1-10 reveals the events in heaven leading up to the Second Advent, which is taught in Revelation 19:11-20:3.

In Revelation 19:1-6, John presents “hallelujah” choruses after the destruction of the city of Babylon by the great world-wide earthquake.

Revelation 19:1 After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God; 2 BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER.” 3 And a second time they said, “Hallelujah! HER SMOKE RISES UP FOREVER AND EVER.” 4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” 5 And a voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.” 6 Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.” 7 “Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” 8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. 9 Then he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are true words of God.” 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” 8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. 9 Then he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he said to me, “These are true words of God.” 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great.” 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. (NASB95)

The armies of Antichrist will be fighting the Eastern Confederacy in the valley of Jezreel, which is also called “Armageddon.”

However, Revelation 19:19 teaches that they will stop pointing their weapons at each other and will point them at Christ.

“The beast” is a reference to the Antichrist who is identified by this designation in Revelation 13:1, 2, 3, 4; 14:9, 11; 11:7; 15:2; 16:2; 17:3; 19:20; and 20:10.

“The kings of the earth” would include the seven remaining kings of the ten nation European Confederacy (See Revelation 17:12-17; Daniel 7:18) as well as the kings of the East (Revelation 16:12-17).

Revelation 19:20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. (NASB95)

“The beast” and the “false prophet” are the first human beings that will occupy the Lake of Fire and the rest of unsaved humanity will join them at the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15).

Notice that they are thrown “alive” into the Lake of Fire indicating a conscious existence in the place.

Satan is not sent to the Lake of Fire until after the millennium when he starts one final rebellion, which God puts down (Revelation 20:7-10).

Revelation 19:21 And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh. (NASB95)

This passage teaches that Christ’s victory over Antichrist, the false prophet and the kings of the earth and their armies is a total and complete and absolute one.

Habakkuk 3:13 prophecies of the Lord Jesus Christ killing the Antichrist at His Second Advent.

Habakkuk 3:13 You will certainly march out in order to deliver Your people. Specifically, for the deliverance of Your anointed one. You will certainly strike the leader from a house composed of wicked people by laying him open from head to foot. (Author’s translation)

Now, the third prophetic statement recorded in Habakkuk 3:13 asserts that the Lord Jesus Christ will certainly strike the leader originating from a house composed of wicked people.

This striking refers to the fact that the Lord will physically attack the Antichrist so as to cause the latter’s death.

The referent of the noun rō(ʾ)š (רֹאשׁ), “the leader” is the Antichrist.

This interpretation supported by the fact that Habakkuk 3:3-15 is prophetic of the seventieth week of Daniel and the Second Advent of Jesus Christ.

Secondly, the Antichrist will be head of a ten nation European Confederacy which will be the final stage of the Roman Empire during the seventieth week and Second Advent of Jesus Christ (cf. Dan. 2:34, 40-45; 7:8, 13-14, 19-26; Rev. 13; 2 Thess. 2:7-9).

Thirdly, the second and third prophetic statements here in Habakkuk 3:15 speak of the Lord killing this leader and Revelation 19:20-21 asserts that He will kill the Antichrist at His Second Advent.

The noun bǎ·yiṯ (בַּיִת), “a house” refers to the house of Satan or the empire which Satan has built which opposes God.

It speaks of a race of moral rational creatures and specifically human beings who originate from Satan who are thus children of the devil. (cf. John 8:44).

The adjective rā·šāʿ (רָשָׁע), “wicked people” refers to unregenerate humanity who are children of the devil.

The fourth prophetic statement asserts that the Lord Jesus Christ will lay open the body of this leader from the house composed of wicked people from head to foot.

It serves to explain the third prophetic statement in that it describes how the Lord will kill him.

Therefore, the fourth prophetic statement is explaining how the Lord Jesus Christ will kill the Antichrist, namely by laying bare the organs of the body of the Antichrist from head to foot in the sense of exposing his organs.