There is much speculation as to who the antichrist. I know him to be an evil alliance, a deceiver, a murder, liar, a man, or sinsister individual or any individual who denies the Person of Christ; and in denying the Son you deny the Father. Some are saying his appearance is still in the future. Others say he appeared long ago in the days of ancient Rome. The bible doesn’t give us any specifics as who and were the antichrist will come from. But does indicate that he is alive today and will play a vital role in the final events of Earth’s history. Many bible scholars take the position that the antichrist being a confederacy of ten nations. “The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. He will speak against the Most High and oppress His holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time” (King James Version, Daniel. 7:24-25). There are yet others who believe the antichrist will come as a Jew claiming to be the Messiah. In (Ezkeiel 21: 25-27) we read, “and thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when inquity shall have an end, thus saith the Lord God; remove the diadem and take off the crown.” At that time Isarel will have a Prince, a Prince who is crowned (v.26) and a Prince whose day is said to come when “iniquity shall have an end.” Now, who is this Prince?
he will be the downfall of evil and that he is strong enough to overcome it all.
I believe that the Daniel 7 linkage to Jesus’ use of Son of Man will justify an apocalyptic inclusion, these facts do not disbar Jesus’ present or future activities.
In the blog “The Mark of the Beast Explained,” Nora Roth said she believes the books of Daniel and Revelation reveal the events that would happen when the rapture comes. At the end of the entry, the Christian computer scientist predicts that Jesus Christ’s second coming will happen three weeks from now, Christian Today (CT) relays.
Those who are not protected by the seal of God give the Antichrist their allegiance and worship a tarnished
Friedrich Nietzsche wrote The Anti-Christ as a response to his own outrage concerning man's Christian-influenced values on life. Nietzsche saw Christianity as the leading cause of the problems with mankind. All the teachings of Christianity were contrary to the ways in which Nietzsche felt man should act and behave. His focus in The Anti-Christ is on this fact that Christianity is the root of all that is wrong with the world. His perspective on what defines an individual, particularly an ideal individual, differs greatly from that of Christian society's definition. Also, in contrast, Nietzsche's idea of what makes up a man's identity disagrees
Daniel 8:24 says that The Antichrist will also destroy a holy people. Let me be clear. I do not mean to suggest that when it says things such as, “destroy”, that that will not happen in a literal fashion. I believe Donald Trump will soon annihilate (kill) mighty men and a holy people. What will happen in the extreme is already happening in a limited context. Trump cares less for other people. When he says he “loves”, this people and that people, it is mere platitudes. Words are his power tools. With Trump, all words, are simply a means for one thing: POWER. Language is for manipulation as it is stripped of any essential quality or descriptive essence. Donald Trump’s quest for his own elevation comes at the expense of the destruction of those individuals who get in his way. If someone is against him, he attacks. If someone is for him, he flatters and woos. It is all manipulation. He loves one person...himself. Anyone else is just somebody that either does or does not feed Trump’s addiction for that self.
The Armageddon Battle has finished with the victory of Christ, marking the end of the great tribulation. Satan had been bound with a big chain and threw into the deepest part of the abyss, which was closed and sealed, so that he does not deceive the nations more, until one thousand years were fulfilled (Rev 20.1-3). That is the prelude of the government of the Christ, and when is established, for a thousand years, His will, will be done, on the earth as it is done in heavens.
There is a recent form of prophetic interpretation known as Islamic End-Time Theory. This view was made popular from the book, Middle East Beast by Joel Richardson. The basic premise is that the last kingdom Daniel prophesied as the ten toes of the statue in chapter two and the fourth beast in chapter seven will be Islamic, and the Antichrist will be a Muslim and likely be seen by Muslims as the Mahdi.
The start of the preterists ideas has been linked to Jesuit Louis De Alcazar, who also had the interpretation of identifying the Pope as the antichrist (Four Views of Revelation, 2016). Other preterists believed that their teachings were found in church writings, that were written in the fourth century. They also believed that the writings of this view date back to pre-A.D. 70, which would mean that John had to of been writing to the church of his day. The reasoning for believing in this viewpoint is located primarily in the book of Matthew. Chapters 24:34 in Matthew, Jesus states “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place.” The fall of Jerusalem would fit the time period of Jesus’ prediction of fulfilling the prophecy. Another idea, is that Flavius Josephus, a Jewish scholar and historian, wrote a detailed record of the fall of Jerusalem, which appeared in a variety of ways matching the symbolism in Revelation (GotQuestions, 2018). Unfortunately, these views have to be questioned in areas that lack solid evidence. One criticism that has to be dealt with is that Christ described his return in Matthew 24:27 stating, “Lightning that comes from the east is visible in the west, so will be the coming of the son of man.” This verse has been interpreted as the Roman armies advancing on Jerusalem. Raising the question, how can the
There are yet others who believe the antichrist will come as a Jew claiming to be the Messiah. In (Ezkeiel 21: 25-27) we read, “and thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, thus saith the Lord God; remove the diadem, and take off the crown.” At that time Israel will have a Prince, a Prince who is crowned (v.26) and a Prince whose day is said to come when “iniquity shall have an end.” Now, who is this
Along with the resurrection wickedness, amillenialists will disagree with the thousand year reign on earth. Revelation 20:3 speaks about Satan being locked away in the abyss so that he cannot tempt or deceive the nations - - earth. I personally believe that God will reign in both heaven and on earth during the thousand year period.
The second coming :Christ is now in heaven seated at the right hand of the farther as our exalted prophet, priest and king waiting for the time appointed by y the father to return to earth. Three Greek words –parousia (presence 1thess 3:13), apokalypsis (revelation, 2 thess 1:7-8), and epiphancia (appearance, 2:8)- are used of this event in the NT. This coming will be nothing less than the personal, visible, and glorious return of the same Jesus who ascended into heaven (matt 24:30, Acts 1:11, 3:19-21, Phil 3:20). It will be an event of which everyone on earth will be abruptly aware for it will mean the end of things as they are and the universal recognition of the true identity of Jesus of Nazareth (Note:The position adopted her
After the way is prepared for the kings of the east to come, the serpent and the false prophet will be ready to go into action. The serpent is undoubtedly the seven-headed dragon or the serpent described in chapter 12 and identified with the devil. The beast is the antichrist. Now, the second beast, the beast out of the earth or the land (13:11-17), is named for the first as the false prophet. Out of each of their mouths comes a foul, unclean spirit, each like a frog. They are not frogs, but frogs are their symbol. What a contrast to the Holy Spirit who came like a dove
and time again. The life of Messiah was prefigured by Joseph in the Book of Genesis. Joseph
The coming of ad-Dajjal in Islam (although specifically not by name mentioned in the Qur'an there are narrations in