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33.   Behold the time; the abyss opens. Behold the king of kings of darkness. 

Behold the beast with his subjects, calling himself the savior of the world. He 

will raise himself up with pride into the air in order to go even up to heaven; 

he will be smothered by the breath of the holy Archangel Michael. He will 

fall, and the earth which for three days will be in continual evolutions, will 

open its bosom full of fire; he will be plunged for ever with all his own into 

the eternal chasms of hell. Then water and fire will purify the earth and will 

consume all the works of the pride of men, and all will be renewed: God will 

be served and glorified.  

    Antichrist's life is a perverse imitation of the life of Jesus Christ. He even 

tries, at the end of his nearly seven years of power over the world, to rise 

straight up to Heaven in evil imitation of Christ Jesus' Holy Ascension to 

Heaven. Imagine the extreme arrogance for someone as evil as Antichrist to 

think to ascend to Heaven like Jesus, the Son of God! 

    The Archangel Michael in some way suppresses the Antichrist when he 

tries to ascend to Heaven. This was foretold by the book of Daniel,  and he 

shall even rise up against the Prince of princes; but, by no human hand, he 

shall be broken.  (Dan 8:25). Notice that it says he shall be broken, but does 

not say he will be killed. The Archangel Michael does not kill him, but only 

stops him and casts him down to the earth. Then the Antichrist and the false 

prophet who worked with him will be cast alive into hell.  These two were 

thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with brimstone.  (Rev 19:20). 

    The Second Coming of Jesus Christ occurs at this time, before the 

Millennium begins.  And then the lawless one will be revealed, and the 

Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by his 

appearing and his coming.  (2 Thess 2:8). The lawless one is Antichrist, 

who is destroyed by the arrival of Jesus the true Christ. The breath of Jesus' 

mouth is the power Jesus gives to the Archangel Michael to use against 

Antichrist. 

    After this there is a space of time during which the world is cleansed by 

fire and water (cf. Dan 7:11 12). There  is also be a space of time when 

people repent of their sins and do penance. Then, during the Millennium of 

peace and holiness, all will serve and glorify God. 

    After the destruction of the wicked, peace and justice will reign on earth. 

The Millennium of holiness on earth will begin at that time (the mid  25th 

century  A.D.). Christianity will reign supreme over all the earth. Secular 

leaders will be faithful to God and to the teaching of the Church. As the 

years pass, the people of the world will grow in holiness, faith, love,