The age of Antichrist.
AC has many names. Tyre is one of them. We
learn this from Ezekiel 28, a prophecy against Tyrus. Few
highlights about Tyrus' character.
"I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in
the midst of the seas;"
"Because thou hast set thine heart as the
heart of God;"
This Tyrus has the same character of the man
of sin in 2 Thessalonians 2:4. They both claim that
they are God. Basically, Tyrus and man of sin are the same
person.
Consider why does God name Antichrist as
Tyrus, we find Tyrus trafficking with all nations'
commerce and merchandise in Ezekiel 27. My belief is
AC shall set up Tyre as his commerce center after he
revives Roman Empire, with Babylon his religious hub. When
he does that, God calls him Tyrus.
But my focus is on Isaiah 23:15-17.
Isaiah 23:15 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years,
according to the days of one king: after the end of
seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
"Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years"
speaks of his age. Before he reaches the age of 70 years
old, he seems fine before God. But when he reaches the end
of his 70 years, he shall sing as an harlot. While virgin
stands for faithful servant before God, a harlot speaks of
an unfaithful servant, who opposes God.
Now, there are two possibilities concerning
his age. The first one is when he appears after the
rapture, he is 70 years old. This is the first year of
tribulation. The second scenario is he is 70 years old
when he sits in God's temple, imagine himself being God.
This is a mid-trib event. I am leaning toward the second
scenario because when he sits in God's temple, imagine
himself being God, it matches with what God says about
him, that is, he sings as an harlot by opposing God, even
desires to replace God.
Ray