EXHIBIT C: BIBLICAL PORTRAIT OF THE ANTICHRIST AND MAN OF LAWLESSNESS (Reference Document)

EXHIBIT C: BIBLICAL PORTRAIT OF THE ANTICHRIST AND MAN OF LAWLESSNESS

(A Reference Document)

THE TEXTS

ONE — Comes in his own name and is accepted.

John 5:43 I have come in My Father's name and you do not receive Me. If another comes in his own name him you will receive.

TWO — Has the mouth of a lion.

Revelation 13:2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

Daniel 7:4 The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man and a man's heart was given to it.

THREE — Is arrogant and magnifies himself above others.

Daniel 8:25 Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule. And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes. But he shall be broken without human means.

Daniel 11:36 Then the king shall do according to his own will. He shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished. For what has been determined shall be done.

FOUR — Is extremely boastful.

Daniel 7:8 I was considering the horns and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking pompous words.

Revelation 13:5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.

FIVE — Throws truth to the ground.

Daniel 8:12 Because of transgression an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.

SIX — Denies the Father and the Son.

1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.

SEVEN — Is a vile person.

Daniel 11:21 And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty. But he shall come in peaceably and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

EIGHT — Honors the god of forces.

Daniel 11:38 But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses. And a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.

Revelation 9:11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

NINE — Is connected to gold.

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.

TEN — Is called the Little Horn.

Daniel 7:8 I was considering the horns and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking pompous words.

ELEVEN — Has a covenant with many.

Daniel 9:27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week. But in the middle of the week he shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, even until the consummation which is determined is poured out on the desolate.

TWELVE — Disguises himself as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

THIRTEEN — Loves money as the root of all kinds of evil.

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

FOURTEEN — Is revealed by the falling away.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one deceive you by any means. For that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.

FIFTEEN — Has the ultimate ego to call himself God.

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

SIXTEEN — Is named the Man of Sin.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one deceive you by any means. For that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.

SEVENTEEN — Is named the Lawless One.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.

EIGHTEEN — Does as he pleases.

Daniel 11:36 Then the king shall do according to his own will. He shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished. For what has been determined shall be done.

NINETEEN — Works deceitfully.

Daniel 11:23 And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people.

Daniel 8:25 Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule.

TWENTY — Understands dark sentences.

Daniel 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their fullness, a king shall arise having fierce features who understands sinister schemes.

TWENTY-ONE — Attains the kingdom by flatteries.

Daniel 11:21 And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty. But he shall come in peaceably and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

TWENTY-TWO — Is connected to the rise of nationalism.

Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines.

TWENTY-THREE — Will amaze the world.

Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.

TWENTY-FOUR — Will succeed in all that he does.

Daniel 8:24 His power shall be mighty but not by his own power. He shall destroy fearfully and shall prosper and thrive. He shall destroy the mighty and also the holy people.

TWENTY-FIVE — Has a stout look.

Daniel 7:20 And the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell — namely that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.

TWENTY-SIX — Sows discord.

Proverbs 6:12-15 A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth. He winks with his eyes, he shuffles his feet, he points with his fingers. Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually, he sows discord. Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

TWENTY-SEVEN — Is a unique unstoppable force.

Revelation 13:4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast saying, Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?

COURT INSTRUCTION

SPOCK The jury has now heard the testimony of N.T. Wright establishing the scholarly context of this portrait.

The jury has now heard the testimony of Donald J. Trump confirming his own documented words and actions.

The jury has now read the texts themselves.

No further instruction is given.

The connection — if it exists — the jury will make. The conclusion — if it is warranted — the jury will reach. The response — if one is required — the jury will choose.

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