Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 48
Gary deals with recent claims of what or who the “antichrist” is and how 666 fits in.
The antichrist of today’s speculative theology combines the characteristics of Daniel’s “prince who is to come” and other features from the book of Daniel (9:26; 7:7-8, 19-26; 8:23-25); elements from Matthew and Daniel’s “abomination of desolation” (Matt. 24:15; Dan. 9:27); Paul’s “man of lawlessness” (2 Thess. 2:3); John’s “antichrist” language (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7); and John’s “beast” (Rev. 13:11-18).
This futurized composite antichrist supposedly will make himself known after the rapture of the church during the seven-year tribulation. It is speculated that he will arise out of Europe since he arises out of the midst of the “ten horns” on the head of the “fourth beast” (Dan. 7:7-8, 19-26). Others believe that he is Jewish. This “fourth beast” with its “ten horns” is said to be a revived Roman Empire. This is the same beast that rises out of the sea of Revelation 13 (verses 1-10). Some believe the beast or antichrist must be a Jew since he will come “up out of the earth” or land (Rev. 13:11). Others believe that since he arises out of the sea, a designation for Gentile nations, he must be a Gentile (cf. Isa. 57:20).
The modern antichrist is pictured as a charismatic political figure, the perfect media man. In the 1960s, John F. Kennedy seemed to fit all the criteria for a modern-day antichrist, and his mortal head wound clinched it for many gullible Christians. The antichrist purportedly will have the eloquence of a Winston Churchill (Rev. 13:5) and the raw emotion and crowd appeal of an Adolf Hitler (Dan. 7:20; 8:23).
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Buy NowGary deals with recent claims of what or who the “antichrist” is and how 666 fits in. As usual, most of these claims fail to take the first century timetable into consideration, which makes them (of course) apply everything to their own day and things they are reading or hearing on the internet.
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