Willem Dafoe

The Antichrist will persecute the saints. Disagreement exists whether these saints include believers in Christ that enter the tribulation period, or whether these saints are “new” believers that come to faith during the tribulation. It all depends on one’s interpretation on the timing of the rapture — God’s removal of believers from the earth by a super-natural snatching away. Various theological interpretations regarding the rapture’s particular timing in regards to The Tribulation is beyond the scope of this book. I have always favored a pre-tribulational rapture; the removing of God’s believers before the seven-year time period known as the tribulation. I will make my deductions based on that presupposition and leave it to the reader do whatever further investigation he/she feels necessary regarding its timing. Regardless of one’s view; it seems clear that The Antichrist’s direct persecution of the saints happens within the seven-year-tribulation period, escalating in intensity as it comes to a close. Rev 13:7 is one of several passages that refers to this persecution; “It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them”. The Bible says that man is wholly sinful; that every part of him is fallen: his emotions, his thoughts, his intellect, his affections. Everything. But man is not as sinful as he could be. God’s universal grace restrains man from acting on sin to its greatest capacity. I can see within my own heart the potential for terrible…

Antichrist as seen by Daniel Throughout the Bible, passages describe the character of the wicked one known as the Antichrist using both direct prophetic references and types (typology). Within all the verses that allude to him, certain themes are discovered again and again. The composite picture leaves the impression of a fairly simple-minded yet destined individual, driven by an insatiable desire for self-elevation and praise. Like Satan before him, this obsession will eventually cause him to…

Throughout The Bible, passages describe the character of The Antichrist using both direct prophetic allusions and types (typology). Within all these passages, certain themes are discovered again and again. The composite picture paints a fairly simple-minded yet predetermined individual, driven by an insatiable desire for self-elevation and praise. Like Lucifer before him, this obsession will cause The Antichrist to proclaim himself as God’s co-equal, if not higher. Lucifer’s proclamation is…

When a couple decides, it is time to move forward with their relationship and have a child, the times that follow cannot be so great. Raising a child can be extremely stressful for the parents. This action causes parents to be overprotective and sometimes it causes the parents to put strict boundaries on the child. They put the unreasonable boundaries on the child because of pervious life experiences, losing family members or friends or even just the simple fear of the child getting hurt or…

Woman I, an abstract oil painting, painted by Willem de Kooning between 1950 and 1952 which is now located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The painting is a woman who is disfigured and is not what women would normally look like. He emphasizes and distorts different aspects of her body, so it is less about her looks and more about what women represent entirely. Willem de Kooning uses color, emphasis, different proportions, and through the organization, he conveys his interpretation of…

From Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon we learn that Picasso actually has somewhat of a fear of women, and even his own sexuality, because he is afraid of catching syphilis. In a way he is portraying the very personal power women hold over his own mortal fragility. This instability causes him to portray them in a very harsh, and primal way, with extreme sexual power over the viewer. They become very stark and hard to look at forms, as opposed to visually stunning nudes. Willem De Kooning on the…

name at the top. The longer Mandela stayed the more visits and letters he could receive. While Mandela was in prison his mother and his oldest son died during the spring of 1968. He asked to go to the funeral but was denied. He was very heartbroken, and by this time he had been in prison for five years. Mandela had been in prison for so long at the point that he was becoming one of the older men on Robben Island. The younger generation of prisoners had a very different political experience of…

Literature review Nelson Mandela was a South African leader. He succeeded to end apartheid and with the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first one who won the presidential election with black-African origin. Thus, Mandela received the Nobel Prize for Peace (Britannica, 2016). 27 years as a strong-willed prisoner (Shriberg and Shriberg, 2011, p. ) improved his personal development of forgiveness for his rivals, formed his strength and established supplementary leadership skills like…

Invictus: :”Is it Hollywood or is it History?” Back in the time there was a lot of history in the world, South Africa however had many major events happen in the past, related to all the other countries. Since the history of South Africa is rather hard to learn for us Americans, books were published along with a movie called Invictus. This movie has great examples from the past of South Africa. It can also greatly benefited our knowledge of learning the past of South africa. In this paper I…

ENGLISH MOCK EXAM Task 1 A great man, a great role model Nelson Mandela was born July 18, 1918 in South Africa, and he was a freedom fighter. He played an essential role in the human rights movement in South Africa. He is a role model for many people, but why? In this text, I am going to write about why he is an excellent role model for so many people. I am also going to compare him to Rosa Parks who is a similar role model. There are several reasons why Nelson Mandela is a great role model;…