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Originally posted by MinMin
There seems to be a lot of people on this site that have a belief in the end times,Biblical prophesy, some believe they are Christians and a lot have read or study the Bible. I truely have enjoyed a lot of the posts and threads on this subject and im sure a lot of you have given this some thought, and if as some of you believe we are building up to something or the stage is set, i would be intrested in anyones opinion as to who might be the Antichrist assuming this man is alive now and should be making his move soon etc.
very intrested to find out what people think about this.
Would this person be a Man?
Would he be American,European,Islamic,(ET),
How old is he ?
Is he a politician?
Looking forward to what people in this Forum recon and i guess this should put the cat amonst the pigions.
Originally posted by MinMin
Is the Rapture one hundred and forty four thousand or is it more? and who will go? are the 144k already chosen?.
Originally posted by QBert
First off, the BIGGEST mistake of all time when talking about the Anti-Christ is that revalations speaks of one.
It does not. Not once, ever never ever. I dont mean this as a lashing, i just use it to start the premise of my argument.
there is nobody in the Bible called the antichrist or mentioned as such in prophecy.
Antichrist is not an individual, but anyone who holds a certain belief.
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. (1 John 4:3)
In 1 John 2:18 it says there are many antichrists. Since anyone who denies that Jesus is God in the flesh is antichrist, there could be no one physical description that would apply.
many scholars use the translation of the texts in these verses as antichrist but more and more scholars are starting to say that this is a biased translation, that the actual translation is more something along the lines of the opposite of christ this is where most people get confused about the bibles non-involvment with the antichrist legend
That being said, the 'legend' of this "well dressed, slicked back antichrist" which legend says "rises out of the middle east, has the solution to all of the worlds problems, yadda yadda yadda"
When this legend was created (which is open for debate on an actual founding father) there was, as is now, massive turmoil in the middle east.
So for the legends creator to say "he'll come from the middle east" is just like saying to you or I "you will eat today"
THe chances are great that we will eat today, because? Humans need food. The chances that a very evil man will come from the conflicts in the middle east are great, because there is a lot of commotion there.
Notice i said "from the conflict" not "from the middle east" The legend of the anticrist doesnt nessessarily have to be a muslim. What i mean is, if there's a conflict in the middle east, then, by the legends vagueness, anyone involved in that conflict could potentially be the anticrist (White, black, christian/muslim, etc)
The legend says that the antichrist will have all the answers and will come bearing peace and prosperity. This is to gain trust.
If you want an actual good depiction of the rise and fall of the antichrist as the legend pertells it, check out The Omega Code II
But - in closing - and again - Revelations, nor the bible in its entirety, ever once make mention to the legend that is the antichrist
Since the bible is the word of God, and the legend doesnt exist there..well...you see the point im trying to make
[edit on 6-6-2008 by QBert]