The end times spoken about in the Bible have always been a subject of speculation. We read about an evil man who will rule over the whole world with an iron fist but there is no literal explanation of where he comes from. Some people think that this person will be a Jew and others are sure that a Muslim antichrist is most likely. According to scripture we will know him because he will exalt himself and say he is God.
Various individuals have been suspected to be the antichrist through the years. Adolf Hitler was just one of these. Many of the Biblical interpreters of the past regarded the Islamic system as fitting this role. Modern interpreters looked elsewhere after the collapse of the Islamic Empire. However, those who currently support this view say that they have forgotten that the beast has one of his heads wounded and he will revive in the end times.
Proponents of this view are convinced that there are many Biblical prophecies being ignored today that refer to the Islamic nations. They are being ignored because the Bible is being interpreted too much from a Western perspective. They say that there are many literal references in the Bible to Islamic nations being destroyed by the Messiah when He returns.
One of the Muslim beliefs that they feel strengthens their argument is that they do not believe that Jesus was the son of God. This belief that God has no son is a holy tenet in Islam. This is in direct opposition to what is believed by Christians and found in the Bible.
The Koran talks about the beast of the earth and that all Muslims will be marked on the forehead. In Revelation it says that no-one will be able to buy or sell unless they wear the mark of the beast. Some people take this literally and think that people will have some sort of physical mark or a computer chip. Others take this in an allegorical sense as referring to a declaration of faith.
There is all this speculation about the antichrist but in fact this term is not used in prophecies in Revelation. He is referred to as the beast and by a number of other titles. He controls the whole world and establishes a form of peace. Jesus said that destruction would come from God after this period of peace.
With the events that have occurred in the world today, many Muslims want to disassociate themselves from the fundamentalists. They protest that Islam is actually a religion of peace. However, there are those who say that this is not true, it is simply a facade and that the true intention is to establish world domination. Others say that focusing on the Islamic nations may actually lead to the rise of a European antichrist as a savior from Islam.
This issue gives rise to endless speculation and many different theories. All of these theories are possible to back up with some world events happening today so it is impossible to say that one or the other is true. What we can be sure of is that such speculation will only increase.
Various individuals have been suspected to be the antichrist through the years. Adolf Hitler was just one of these. Many of the Biblical interpreters of the past regarded the Islamic system as fitting this role. Modern interpreters looked elsewhere after the collapse of the Islamic Empire. However, those who currently support this view say that they have forgotten that the beast has one of his heads wounded and he will revive in the end times.
Proponents of this view are convinced that there are many Biblical prophecies being ignored today that refer to the Islamic nations. They are being ignored because the Bible is being interpreted too much from a Western perspective. They say that there are many literal references in the Bible to Islamic nations being destroyed by the Messiah when He returns.
One of the Muslim beliefs that they feel strengthens their argument is that they do not believe that Jesus was the son of God. This belief that God has no son is a holy tenet in Islam. This is in direct opposition to what is believed by Christians and found in the Bible.
The Koran talks about the beast of the earth and that all Muslims will be marked on the forehead. In Revelation it says that no-one will be able to buy or sell unless they wear the mark of the beast. Some people take this literally and think that people will have some sort of physical mark or a computer chip. Others take this in an allegorical sense as referring to a declaration of faith.
There is all this speculation about the antichrist but in fact this term is not used in prophecies in Revelation. He is referred to as the beast and by a number of other titles. He controls the whole world and establishes a form of peace. Jesus said that destruction would come from God after this period of peace.
With the events that have occurred in the world today, many Muslims want to disassociate themselves from the fundamentalists. They protest that Islam is actually a religion of peace. However, there are those who say that this is not true, it is simply a facade and that the true intention is to establish world domination. Others say that focusing on the Islamic nations may actually lead to the rise of a European antichrist as a savior from Islam.
This issue gives rise to endless speculation and many different theories. All of these theories are possible to back up with some world events happening today so it is impossible to say that one or the other is true. What we can be sure of is that such speculation will only increase.
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