Bible prophecies claim the Antichrist will rise in the end days to false declare himself the Messiah. The Antichrist will attempt to supplant himself as a ruler of men before the Second

Coming of Jesus Christ. Prophecies of the Antichrist's arrival are found in the New Testament, including the Epistles of John.  In 1 John 2:22, for instance, the Bible describes the

Antichrist as a liar who denies Jesus Christ's divinity. A false Christ is also mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus warns his disciples not to fall prey to false prophets.

Jesus said: "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very

said: "Even in the first century many Christians were shaken out of their wits and disturbed with the signs of the times. "It is possible that false teachings and the intensity of

the church’s persecution by Rome made some think that the end times had begun. "Perhaps a false prophecy to this effect was circulating in the churches, much in the same way that we

today hear again and again that we belong to the terminal generation. "Concerning their distress, the Apostle Paul thought it would be helpful to tell the early church in Thessalonica

and, by application, the world today the sequence of events leading up to the Second Coming of Christ." According to Paul, the first event will be an apostasy. Professor Meyer said the

Greek word apostasia can mean defection or revolt, but can also be interpreted as a departure or disappearance. The first English translations of the Bible also interpret the word as either

a departure or disappearance. However, Paul has not specified what this disappearance entails. Professor Meyer said: "Most Christians think it means a departing from the cardinal

doctrines of the Christian faith, but it probably means a departure of the church itself. "The church 'departing' or being Raptured is the first event." The second

prophesied event will be the revelation of the Antichrist. The implication is the Antichrist will reveal himself in a fashion mirroring or mocking the coming of Jesus Christ. The third

event, according to Professor Meyer, will be opposition towards the God of Israel. The Bible expert said: "After his false revelation as the 'true Christ', the Antichrist will

elevate himself about the living and true God. "The fourth event is in the yet-to-be-constructed third JewishTemple; the Antichrist will 'continually display himself' as the

real Messiah in Jerusalem. "The fifth event is 'the mystery of iniquity'. "Though it cannot be fully understood even in Paul’s time, its beginnings could be seen."

Professor Meyer said this mystery will be some form of a satanic counterpart to the mystery of God's purpose. Although it might be working under the surface at present, the Bible expert

believes it will find its embodiment in the Antichrist once the time for its revelation comes. Professor Meyer said: "The final and sixth event is that the true Christ will be revealed

from heaven and the bright light of His coming will consume the Antichrist." Professor Meyer is an expert in Middle Eastern languages who has memorised more than 20 books from the

Bible and is known as The Bible Memory Man.