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Emmanuel Macron Continues Quest

to be the Leader of the World

 It is imperative to understand that God is in total control of all that occurs throughout history.  When we think of what is taking place in the world today, many believers get upset and think things are falling apart and that God must be asleep.  Nothing could be  further from the truth.  This is precisely what the Jewish people believed when the Lord Jesus came the first time.  We must understand that God used the Roman government just as He is using world government today in doing His will.

Romans 13:1-4, “Let every soul be subject unto the the higher powers. For there is no power but of God, the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever, therefore, resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinances of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation…”  For he is the minister of God to thee for good …”

  In regards to the coming world leader and those who will work with him, Scripture clearly tells us they will be doing the will of God.  We are told in Revelation 17:17, concerning those world leaders who will help promote the Antichrist:  “For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.”

  The kings give their kingdom to the wild beast Antichrist so that their authority and might is used for him, whether in making war upon the Lamb (Revelation 17:14) or in casting down the harlot, the false prophet.  God puts in their heart to act untied.  We are told here God has given to them to make “one mind.”  But they are only carrying out the righteous will of God.  God wills that the harlot / the False Prophet religious system shall fall; and even in their war upon the Lamb, they are only preparing for the crisis when the foes of the righteous King shall fall (Revelation 19:19). Thus does the wrath of man ever turn to God’s praise.

  This is exactly what took place when Pontius Pilate, Herod, the Jews and the Gentiles joined hands against Christ Jesus and crucified Him. (Acts 4:26-28)

Daniel 11:21, “And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom; but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.”

Daniel 7:25, “And he shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and ‘laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”

 We previously provided an article on many interesting credentials Emmanuel Macron possesses, which is why many students of Scripture look to him as a strong candidate for becoming the long anticipated leader of the world.  According to Scripture, the greatest political  leader in history, the man of lawlessness will arise from Europe to seek world domination, deceiving millions into complying with his dictates.  With the nearness of the time when this man of sin is to be revealed, it is certain this individual is almost certainly alive.  For hundreds of years now, there has been much speculation about the identity of this son of perdition.   Among the speculation, some of the more popular candidates have been: Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, many of the Popes, Prince William,  Barack Obama, Donald Trump. and even Jared Kushner.

  Yes, out of all the candidates who have come and gone, Emmanuel Macron, who became President of France on the 14th of May, 2017, has generated more end-time buzz than any other world leader in recent times!  This is because Macron seems to fit the exact characteristics of the Antichrist in so many ways.  Let’s look at some.

1.) This man of sin will rise suddenly from obscurity, as we are told in Daniel 7:8, “I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.“  The Antichrist will be a human being, but will be possessed by the Devil himself.  He will be extremely intelligent and charismatic in all his ways.

  This is how Antichrist is described in Daniel 8:9, “And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.”  Many news reports speak of Macron’s meteoric rise from obscurity, appearing out of nowhere!  A year before the French election, Macron had no political party and no previous electoral experience.  Two years before, he was a virtual nobody.  However, no one can rise to this position from obscurity, he was chosen.

  France has been in chaos from all the terrorist attacks and the far-right Front National candidate, Marine LePen, seemed the only answer to the madness.  And yet, Emmanuel Macron won a landslide victory over  Marine LePen in the French election.  At age 39, he is the youngest President France ever ever had, and not since 1958 and Charles de Gaulle has a French President ever won such a powerful majority, taking 351 out of 577 seats! Macron’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric. It is in fact unprecedented. Nothing comes easy, and today France is facing bad times with a very large unemployment and Macron’s approval rating are in the 20’s.

2.) One aspect of this man of sin that even non-religious people are aware of, is the ominous number 666.  Even when I was a young boy, this is a term that many were acquainted with.  This number identifies Antichrist and is possible to be computed Revelation 13:18, “Here is wisdom.  Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.” According to Dr. E.W. Bullinger, “when the name of the Antichrist is known, its gematria will doubtless be found to be the number 666”.  There are 36 total characters in Macron’s name, that’s (6 x 6), (32 letters, 1 dash, 3 spaces).  If you give each character a value of its position and calculate the sum, you get 666 (1+2+3+…+36 = 666).

 Moreover, another interesting tidbit is that Macron won the French presidency by 66.06% of the vote and assumed office on May 14, 2017, Israel’s 69th anniversary as a reborn nation, what a coincidence!

3.) The Antichrist will claim to be God and is worshiped as we are told in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4, “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”

  We mentioned in our last article on Mr. Macron, that he has already claimed that he will “Rule like the Roman god Jupiter,” in homage to the highest pagan god in the Roman and Greek pantheons, the king of all the gods in ancient roman religions.  In open reference to this, Macron’s own nickname in France now is “Jupiter”.  Other names given to him include: “Jesus Macron”, “Europe’s Savior” and “the new Louis XIV (or the “Sun King” reborn).

   His name is also significant, as Antichrist will ultimately claim to be God and will sit in the temple of God in Jerusalem, claiming to be God.  President Macron has seemed to covet this attention, when he has jestingly allowed people to draw attention to the origin of his name “Emmanuel,” which means in Hebrew “God is with us.”  In fact, all parts of his name call him some sort of God or Jesus, except his last name meaning: “a written    or printer mark…”!

   This is the meaning of his full name Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frederic Macron:

Emmanuel — God with us

Jean — gift from God

Michel — who is like God?

Frederic — peaceful ruler (Prince of Peace is the title for Jesus Christ)

Macron — a written or printed mark:

  The Antichrist is to require people to take his mark in order to be able to buy or sell in the Bible, known as the mark of the beast.  Revelation 13:16-17, “And 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:  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

  There seems to be no end to the coincidences regarding this man, he was born on 21 December 1977, which is the Winter Solstice or the shortest day of the year.  The reason December 24 and December 25 were picked for Jesus’ birthday is because those were considered to be the Winter Solstice, or the shortest day of the year… Technically being born on Christmas, and with the name of “Emmanuel”, Macron could falsely claim that he is the fulfillment of the prophecy given in Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

4.) The Antichrist is also called a prince in Scripture.

Daniel 7:8, “I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”

Daniel 9:26 “And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolation’s are determined.”

 Unlike most European and western leaders. Macron is technically a prince, becoming co-prince of Andorra, a small principality located between France and Spain, at the same time he assumed office!  The remaining royalty in western and northern Europe have little or no power and are essentially just figureheads, but this particular royal has rocketed to power since he also holds the highest executive office in the country.  Because of his party’s sweep of legislative elections, some articles are even calling him a monarch who can rule by decree.

5.) This future world leader will also be of Roman descent, rising out of the revived Roman Empire (the European Union). Macron is a citizen of Europe with Roman ancestry through both sides of his family, and his country, France, is part of the revived Roman Empire (EU).  Macron is working on uniting Europe which would be a return of this power. and is currently leader of one of the two most powerful countries in the EU. We read in Daniel 2:42-43, “And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay. so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.  And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.” 

6.) The Antichrist will be a sexual pervert and show no regard for the normal desire of women.  We are told in Daniel 11:37, “Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor t the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.”  Strangely, Emmanuel Macron, at the age 15, fell in love with Brigette Trogneaux, a married teacher at his school, who at the time was 39!  Despite her initial rejection of him and the fact that she was already a married mother-of-three, Macron did as he pleased and began an affair with Trogneaux as a teenage boy.

 Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigette Trogneaux, who’s 24 years older.  The desire of women is to have a family and children.  Macron said he doesn’t want kids of his own. There are also rumors he’s homosexual and has had affairs with a few men.

7.) Antichrist is thought to be an extremely charismatic leader, who is seemingly friendly and charming when he deceives people.  This ability will be brought to the max as he will be possessed by the Devil himself.  Macron looked upon as a young, good looking and charming.  This is highlighted in much of the media, with the following article appearing in Haaretz News, that had this to say about Macron:

 “When he takes the stage st rallies, you can feel Emmanuel Macron’s messianic dimensions — the audience’s near-sexual ecstasy, his followers’ blind faith, his speech writers’ evangelical messages.  People yearn to get a picture with him, speak with him, touch him.”

  Macron’s friend describes how the president is a “grand seducteur,” a man who uses his prodigious gifts to get whatever he wants.  Macron, he explains, is a polymath, a person who is able to acquire significant expertise in a variety of different subjects to become an expert in them, and that he uses this ability to ingratiate himself with others.

  The Financial Times quoting a source who has known Macron well for years, detailed how, “…he seduces everyone.  And then he kills,”  The FT source says Macron is always charming, especially with enemies and those hostile to him, even as he has displayed with President Trump.  After having a very charming and friendly time with President Trump, on the last visit between Macron and Trump, he was very hostile and insulting with President Trump, causing Trump to cut his time in France short.  During the election, for example, Macron took particular pleasure in always trying to meet his opponents, even the most hostile, face to face.  He did this, so the source says, because he was and is so confident of his ability to “win people over.”

8.) Antichrist will be a clever psychopath who is ruthless towards others behind the scenes, a quality Macon appears to possess.  Antichrist is described this way in Daniel 8:23, “And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up“ (as he did with President Trump when he was in France).  Macron’s leadership style is beginning to emerge, and it IS ruthless.  The former  French leader, President Francois Hollande made Macron a government minister, until Macron abandoned Hollande and ultimately took his job.  Another instance was when Macron purged three well-established and senior ministers in the first few days of his administration.  Macron has wasted no time in also lecturing, and greatly offending eastern and central European leaders on what he perceives as their collective failure to accept adequate amounts of refugees from the Middle East into their nations.

  Macron has told French politicians, from both left and right, they’ll have to play by his rules if they want to be in his camp.  Back in June, the whole world witnessed France’s president publicly humiliating a teenager for calling him ‘Manu’.  French president Emmanuel Macron. contrary to his public image, Sophie Pedder, says, “…can be very ruthless when he wants to be.”

  Macron’ s consistently scornful approach to the normal rules and boundaries of life has led leading European psychiatrist Adriano Sagatori, who has studied Macron extensively, to actually declare him as a potential psychopath.

9.) Of course this coming world leader will be a  globalist as we are told in Revelation 13:7, “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations”.  His rise to prominence as a person came when he addressed some of the world’s major problems through diplomacy.  Eventually this man of sin will appear to be the savior of the world as we are told in Revelation 13:4, “And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?  who is able to make war with him?”.  Emmanuel Macron is the darling of globalism, he is its very embodiment.  Macron is such a globalist that he has stated that “the French culture does not exist.”  One prime example of Macron addressing world problems is the role of leadership in the “Climate Change” global agenda.  Climate Change, formerly known as “Global Warming” has always been considered the vehicle by which the Globalists will dominate and control the world’s economies.

  Macron has already been successful in France, representing all that is wrong in Europe: Socialism, no borders, immigration madness, Islam exaltation and Godlessness.  In France, Macron is already being called “Jesus Macron”, Europe’s Savior and “Sun King” reborn.  Last year, the Rothschild magazine portrayed Macron in a Christlike walking-on-water photo with the headline “Europe’s Saviour?”

10.) The Antichrist will be the most arrogant person of all time as we’re told in Daniel 11:36, “And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.”  Macron’s claim that he will “Rule like the Roman god Jupiter,” is in effect a statement that he wants to rule “above every god” (Daniel 11:36).

  Macron has been criticized for taking an arrogant approach, such as when he didn’t conduct the traditional French presidents’ Bastille Day TV interview because his thoughts are “too complex” for such a forum.  Leading European psychiatrist Adriano Sagatori states, “Like all psychopaths, he believes in his higher purpose.  Macron does not love France and will not fight for the French people.”  Sagatori continued, “Macron loves only himself…  The paradox is that he appears normal, but we have a case of full-blown narcissism.”  This impression of Macron is not an isolated one, it seems to be echoed by many other people, especially those close to him.   Even Emmanuel Macron’s wife thinks he is arrogant.’!

11.) The ultimate source of the Antichrist’s power is Satan, Revelation 13:2, “And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority”.  A reporter followed Macron for a week and noticed some unique traits he displayed, documenting them in an article.  These include not breaking in sweltering heat, possessing relentless energy (which he is renowned for), being able to look at someone and convince them to trust him with his “penetrating blue eyes”, being able to recite perfect Greek, and playing both sides in a bid for a newspaper.

  Macron’s former classmates reckon “he was not like the others”. As a teenager and young adult, Macron was always hanging around older people, having dinners with his teachers, avoiding the advances of girls his own age (no regard “for the desire of girls his own age (no regard “for the desire of women”, according to his former classmates.

12.) The Antichrist will rule a ten-nation confederacy which will rise out of a revived Roman Empire (the European Union) (Daniel 2:31-35; 40-45; 7:7-8; 19-24: Revelation 13:1-2; 17:3; 7; 12-16).  President Macron has been pushing to bring together a core 10-nation “Coalition of the Willing” EU Army to prepare European armed forces to take action together in emergencies, and to bind Britain into military cooperation as it leaves the EU. Only recently, a coalition of ten European militaries ready do defend the continent’s borders has been unveiled in Paris, just days after Emmanuel Macron called for a “real European army”.

13.) The future world leader would probably be fluent in at least a few widely-spoken languages, including the English language.  Macron does indeed speak English fluently and has even given a number of interviews in English with the British media.  It is often joked that Macron speaks better English than Americans, including their president, Donald Trump!  It is interesting that Macron consistently speaks the most common language of the day.  A vast number of Europeans speak (or at least understand) English as a second language.  Would it be any surprise that Macron would abandon use of his native tongue in favor of a common language?   Macron also speaks German and who knows what else.

14.) The Bible predicts in Daniel 9:27 that the Antichrist is going to make, and sign, a seven-year peace treaty with Israel: “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation. and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate”.  Even Macron has wanted to offer Israel “Safety and Security” as he attempts to do what no one to date has been able to do. and has said if President Trump does not come up with a Peace Treaty soon, he will.  Macron is interested in being a significant factor in the attempts to renew talks between Israel and the PA, and the French are already working on their own peace plan!

  Apparently, if U.S. President Donald Trump does not present his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, Macron has said he will issue a proposal of his own!

Macron calls for renewed Israeli-

Palestinian peace talks

15.) The Antichrist will be smart economically, controlling the world’s economy.  Macron is very smart economically having worked for the Rothschild’s banking corporation!  In 2008, Macron became an investment banker with Rothschild, and was promoted from an entry level position with the Rothschild banking system to a partner after just two years.  In just one meeting, Macron convinced the Rothschild banker to make him a partner within 3 hours of talking to him, which the banker said was unprecedented.  He made a 10 billion dollar deal there, earning his nickname, “the Mozart of Finance,” and has a net worth of $32 million despite saying he’s not a millionaire in his presidential run documentary.  In 2012, Macron left Rothschild to become deputy secretary-general at the  Elysee for two years, then was quickly promoted to Minister of Economy and Finance. Ex-minister and senior civil servant Jean-Pierre Jouyet, told Macron at the time he took the job as economy minister: “You’re the boss now.”  Macron was indeed a financial genius.

16.) Macon’s now arguably the most important political leader in Europe, especially since Angela Merkel has announced she is retiring.  After creating his own party En Marche (named with his own initials), then winning 350 out of 577 seats in the French parliament, all within one year of its creation, and now exploring creating his own party  for the European Union and even his own political school, Macron’s considered a political genius!

17.) Another major project in the agenda of Antichrist will be to change times and the law Daniel 7:25, “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until until a time and times and the dividing of time”.  Ever since Macron took office, he’s been completely changing many labor laws in France, which have caused multiple violent protests, and wants to change Sunday work times.

18.) This world leader will also form this one-world religion as told in Revelation 19:20, “And 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 worshiped his image.”  The world leader will join hands with the False Prophet to establish a one-world religion.  Emmanuel was born to non-religious, liberal parents but decided he wanted to be baptized a Roman Catholic, at the age of 12, despite his parents’ misgivings. He then received a Jesuit education until his last year of high school.

  In June, Macron visited the pope at the Vatican and was granted an unusually long meeting behind closed doors with Pope Francis (his longest meeting with a head of state) in which they discussed migration issues, conflict in the Middle East and the future unity of Europe.  Secular France has a strict separation between church and state, established in law in 1905.  Yet, in a speech to Catholics this year, Macron said he wanted to “repair the bond” between church and state.

19.) The world leader will use a one-world religious system, but himself has no regard for “any god” (Daniel 11:37), but “shall honor the god of fortresses [energy]” (Daniel 11:38). Being a secular lapsed Catholic, Macron gives no regard to any god.  Though the title “god of fortresses” belongs to none other than the Roman god Jupiter whose Greek equivalent is Zeus!  Macron’s already claimed he will “Rule like the Roman god Jupiter”!

20.) The ultimate source of the Antichrist’s power is Satan as we noted in Revelation 13:2.  Expect the Antichrist to be surrounded by demonic symbolism.  The demonic symbolism around Macron is very pronounced:

• Macron walked out of the European Union national anthem “Ode to Joy”, a song about Jesus (in which the original lyrics, unknowingly, are actually about entering the shrine of a pagan goddess and the uniting of all men in brotherhood by the power of magic), instead of the French national anthem when he made his presidential victory speech.
• The symbol of a pyramid and all seeing eye has long been associated with evil groups, who have wanted to destroy the evangelical church and to have Satan worshiped instead.  Macron celebrated his victory at the Louvre museum right in front of the glass pyramid composed of 666 pieces, with what looks like lit up eyes watching over him from the top.  To top the night off, he held up his arm in a V shape that with the pyramid behind him made the Masonic crest.

• Macron has given another speech on a stage shaped like the Masonic unfinished pyramid, as well as a stage that was lit up in the shape of a cross.  In his debate with Marine LePen.  Macron flashed the 666 hand signal many times, even on both hands at the same time.  On other occasions, Macron has held up the satanic horned hand symbol.  There was even a photo of Emmanuel Macron having “horns” on his head on Time Magazine’s cover.  Was this deliberate?  God knows.

 The Bible makes it clear that the man of iniquity will not be revealed until the Restrainer (Holy Spirit-indwelt Church) is removed (2nd Thessalonians 2:3; 7-8).  No one will know for sure who the Antichrist is until the Rapture occurs.  That being said, we can speculate, and it certainly looks like a possibility, especially given the shortness of time.

  There have been and there are many who actually want to become the President of Planet Earth.  Many of come and gone.  Macron certainly seems to be one of them.  Our purpose is not to identify the who the Antichrist is, but to exhort God’s people not to set their affection on the things of this earth, but rather in Heaven where Christ sits a the right hand of God here. Amir Tsarfati says of Macron:

 “I believe that in Emmanuel Macron’s case I can very clearly say that we are watching a young, West European leader who was groomed by the ‘one world order’ gang for this powerful position.  I am not talking about grooming him to be the Antichrist, but definitely toward leadership of Europe.”

  As Christians, we won’t be here when the Antichrist is revealed, so we don’t need to know who he is!  But we DO need to know and understand the season in which we live. Jesus is coming…Are you ready?

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