The belief in the existence of the Antichrist has nothing to do with a conspiracy theory. According to the Bible, the great deceivers will come at the end, and the appearance of false teachers and false prophets is associated with this. I would like to make a contribution to shedding light on the religious deception that is being spread today by cunning teachers via the media. They lie in order to adapt the Bible to their own wrong interpretation. The desire for profit is one motivation for this. This deception is insidious, something that is not obvious. Jesus said, referring to the end times (Luke 21), “Take heed that ye be not deceived.”

This book is titled “Manipulation during the Apocalypse.” What exactly is manipulation? It refers to tactics that are deliberately used to attack a person's self-confidence and judgment, destabilize their basic attitudes and perceptions of reality, and replace them with new ones. Manipulation is a threat. It leads people down paths where they never really wanted to go.

The last book of the Bible, the Revelation of John, is often referred to as the Apocalypse. This book should not be understood literally, as the text is of a spiritual nature. There are pictorial representations of abstract facts through a concrete figure or object. It describes things that will happen at the end of the present world order. In chapter 13, a beast that comes out of the earth manipulates the world so that mankind worships a mighty beast (out of the sea) that blasphemes God and wages war against the saints.

To begin with, a few important sentences about the Bible. For me, Holy Scripture is the truth. If it were not so, which other book should I consult? Where can I find guidance? The darn literature is a collection of very different messages and beliefs soaked in untruths, which leads to confusion. The Bible is from God and cannot be replaced by any other human product. It is of enormous importance to read this scripture with reverence for God. The Bible is about faith. Everyone believes in something. Faith is something personal. Religion, on the other hand, is the political and social organization of faith.

The Bible is always right. Anyone who claims otherwise is just misinterpreting things. It is generally said that the Bible is about the battle between good and evil. Which person is supposed to be good? People simply claim that they are the good guys, but only God is good. I therefore think it is more appropriate to speak of a battle of truth against lies. Or of justice (Jesus with the righteous) against injustice. A later chapter deals with the fate of two evil people. It's hard to believe that one of them makes it to heaven. Well, how is that supposed to work, that a wicked person doesn't end up in damnation? This evil criminal goes to heaven because of his faith. So faith was the decisive factor. That's why I have to be careful when people try to convince me of an end-time battle between good and evil.

The New Testament is full of warnings about false teachers in Christian garb who want to deceive people at the end of this world order with their untrue, twisted teachings. I have already watched a lot of sermons on television in the past and can only say: BEWARE!!! The end-time seduction is already in full swing. I already said that believing in the existence of the Antichrist has nothing to do with a conspiracy theory. Not at all. The appearance of false teachers, false prophets, and antichrists is predicted. Who is behind it? The devil is behind it! The weapon he possesses is words. He disguises himself as an angel of light and writes books about God. He has already written a bestseller back in Arabia. Since nothing is sacred to him, he preaches the word of God in churches and at events; only he skillfully falsifies it so that people will stray from the truth. Only those who are very familiar with the original Word of God will be able to recognize forgeries.

When I started watching preachers on TV, I thought a lot of it was pretty good at first; I was enthusiastic, but without realizing it, I got caught up in the vortex of deception. Not everything televangelists say is wrong. But sometimes things were claimed where I became skeptical, because fortunately my knowledge of the Bible was sufficient at the time. So I knew the original. Please do not think that televangelists know more about God than others. These preachers do not know more than what is written in the scriptures.

Through this book, the reader should recognize this danger and no longer turn to false teachers but to Jesus Christ. He is the living hope; he is the way and the truth. Jesus was not a founder of religion but a reformer of the Jewish faith. He questioned nonsensical rules and outdated privileges; he rejected fame and power. People need Jesus; he is the elixir of life, the perfect food for the soul.

When referring to biblical passages, I have deliberately refrained from stating the verses so that the context is taken into account. Meaning is always dependent on context. Verses are taken from The King James Version of the Holy Bible. I am not God, so this book is not error-free.

I apologize for every mistake that sneaked into the American when translating. We are just a small German publisher and do not have the financial means to pay professional translators.

Germany, September 2024