Rev 13 witnesses the emergence of two beasts. The first is the Beast who is referenced throughout all the Biblical Prophecies. Christians call him Antichrist. I dont know what title Jews give him. The second beast is a subordinate of the first beast. He assists in the effort of the first beast to compell all to worship him and the dragon.
What i'm going to do is give the bible verses. In the verses I'm going to identify the attributes of each Beast. and then compare those attributes to what the Muslims believe about the Mahdi, and the person who assits the Mahdi
The First Beast: Antichrist:
And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority… Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?”
[Attribute 1 - Mankind is so cowered by the use of the force by the beast, that they begin to worship the dragon, the god who the beast is the agent of. They also worship the beast himself because his power is so great]
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them.
[Attribute 2 - The beast hates the God of Israel and everything and everyone that is associated with God. He will specifically seek to destroy all who worship the God of Isreal] And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.
[ Attribute 3 - Soverignity will transfer from the nations to him , via the use of force] All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast–all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. Revelation 13:2,4-8
What in the world today is capable in resulting in a leader possessing the three attributes I highlighted? The Islamic Mahdi.
[Attribute 1 - Mankind is so cowered by the use of the force by the beast, that they begin to worship the dragon, the god who the beast is the agent of. They also worship the beast himself because his power is so great]
Islamic Teaching: “The [Iranians] President’s chief strategist, Hassan Abbassi, has come up with a war plan based on the premise that “Britain is the mother of all evils” – the evils being America, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, the Gulf states and even Canada, all of whom are the malign progeny of the British Empire. “We have a strategy drawn up for the destruction of Anglo-Saxon civilization,” says Mr Abbassi. “There are 29 sensitive sites in the U.S. and in the West. We have already spied on these sites and we know how we are going to attack them… Once we have defeated the Anglo-Saxons the rest will run for cover.””
Islamic Teachig “He [Mahdi] is the precursor of the victory of the Truth and the fall of all tyrants. He heralds the end of injustice and oppression and the beginning of the final rising of the sun of Islam which will never again set and which will ensure happiness and the elevation of mankind… The Mahdi is one of Allah’s clear signs which will soon be made
evident to everyone”
[edit on 1-1-2009 by VinceP1974]



