J. Grant Swank, Jr.

COULD ANTICHRIST BE MUSLIM?
By J. Grant Swank, Jr.
MichNews.com
Oct 29, 2007


http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_18331.shtml



What we know about the Antichrist is in the Bible. The primary passage is in The Book of Revelation, chapter 13, verses 1-10. In the same chapter, verses 11-18 is a description of the False Prophet. The Book of Revelation, from chapter 4 to its close, is presented in symbolism.

Jesus Christ gave His revelation to John the apostle on the Isle of Patmos off of Greece around AD 95. Therefore, the author of the Book is Christ and the scribe is John.

Because of the symbolism, one interprets the symbols literally in order to derive the literal message. Therefore, the first beast is understood to be the Antichrist. The second beast is understood to be the False Prophet. They both operate from the City of Seven Hills, Rome. They are both demonically possessed.

The Antichrist is the political leader of the world. The False Prophet is the religious leader of the Religion from Hell, the latter symbolized as a prostitute, Babylon. In other words the false religion is the prostituting of the true faith as revealed in the Bible.

The Antichrist appears as one whose charisma circles the world, though his headquarters is in the City of Seven Hills. He, a mortal filled with Satan ("the dragon"), delights in blaspheming the holy rule of God.

The Antichrist is threatened by an enemy, the latter overcoming one of Rome’s seven hills. But the Antichrist pushes back the enemy so as to retake once again the entire metropolis. This impresses his followers.

The anti-God world worships the Antichrist as well as his Satan. The Antichrist devotees proclaim: "Who is like unto this one? Who is able to make war against him?"

The Antichrist’s zenith time frame for diabolical rule is seven years. After the first 3 ½ years, he goes into Jerusalem’s next temple to be built. There he desecrates the Holy of Holies, announcing that he alone is deity. Then his militia levels the temple and sacks the Holy City. He returns to Rome, continuing his satanic reign for another 42 months.

He persecutes the genuine Christians. However, the Antichrist’s end is that he, having slain with "the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints."

The sword with which the Antichrist will be subdued is Christ’s command at Christ’s Second Coming (Revelation 19:15). Christ will speak, the Antichrist will be taken and thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone (Revelation 19:20). The False Prophet, likewise, will so come to his end.

Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, will then rule the planet from the Holy City for a thousand years, the millennium.

Note that the Antichrist uses particularly the SWORD by which to slay the genuine believers. The SWORD is the symbol of Islam.

Note that the Revelation repeatedly states that the genuine Christians are BEHEADED. Beheading is one of the main means of Muslims executing infidels.

Note that the Antichrist and False Prophet give allegiance to the PROSTITUTING of the Bible. Islam has prostituted biblical data by including some of it in the Koran, but including it in a false manner, particularly relegating Jesus to being only a prophet and not God.

Therefore, could the Antichrist be a Muslim? Yes. There is nothing definitely stating that in the Bible. However, it is a possibility since there is nothing in the Bible stating that the Antichrist will not be a Muslim.

Further, when one realizes the Islamic World Rule is now proclaimed by Muslims, such parallels the Antichrist global reign. In addition, understanding Islam’s sword as its primary symbol, beheading as Muslims’ primary means of slaying infidels, and their use of an unholy book, the Koran, a Muslim Antichrist could very well be in the offing.

The most blasphemous move that the demonic prophet Mohammed made when writing the Koran was to subordinate Jesus to the level of a prophet when Jesus is in truth God, stating Himself to be God in the New Testament Gospels.

Of course, subordinating Jesus is exactly what Satan wants the world to believe, that is, that Jesus is not God, thereby canceling out the efficacy of his sinless sacrifice on the cross. If Jesus is not God, then there is no redemption for repentant sinners. And so we are all damned, consigned to Satan’s hell forever—just what Satan would have it to be.


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We have to realise that the antichrist is in fact ALL who are not IN Christ: Thus against, or ANTI Christ. That makes for a lot of people that will be forming the "Body of AntiChrist"
On the other side of the arena we have those who are IN CHRIST, thus for Christ., ....the......."Body of Christ"

See? only two "men" are mentions. AntiChrist and Christ .

Mat 24:40 Then shall two men (Body of Christ and Body of AntiChrist) be in the field; (world) one is taken, and one is left:

Mat 24:41 two women (Bride and Harlot) shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.

Now those who think that these scriptures are talking about just two men and just two woman, must go before the Lord and ask Him to open their eyes , so that they can see.

C

Rome is NOT the only 'City of Seven Hills.'

Mecca itself was originally built on seven hills and has been called "The City of the Seven Hills" by Arabs from time immemorial......

Revelation 17 (Amplified Bible)
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Revelation 17
1ONE OF the seven angels who had the seven bowls then came and spoke to me, saying, Come with me! I will show you the doom (sentence, judgment) of the great harlot (idolatress) who is seated on many waters,



THE BRIDE IS A VIRGIN, CHASTE, FAITHFUL, ORTHODOX, BIBLE-BELIEVING

THE WHORE IS SATAN'S BRIDE..........PROSTITUTE, IDOL-WORSHIPPING, INCLUSIVE OF ALL RELIGIONS EXCEPT THE BIBLE-BELIEVERS, THEY DON'T BELIEVE THE BIBLE, ANTI-BIBLE



2[She] with whom the rulers of the earth have joined in prostitution (idolatry) and with the wine of whose immorality (idolatry) the inhabitants of the earth have become intoxicated.

3And [the angel] bore me away [rapt] in the Spirit into a desert (wilderness), and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast that was all covered with blasphemous titles (names), and he had seven heads and ten horns.


SCARLET IS THE COLOR OF THE CARDINALS OF ROME


4The woman was robed in purple and scarlet and bedecked with gold, precious stones, and pearls, [and she was] holding in her hand a golden cup full of the accursed offenses and the filth of her lewdness and vice.


PURPLE AND SCARLET ARE THE COLORS OF ROME


THE GOLDEN CUP IS THE DEFINING EMBLEM OF THE RCC MASS


ISLAM TENDS TO BE PLAIN, MODEST, BEIGE, ..............RCC TENDS TO BE COLORFUL, ORNATE WITH JEWELS, ART, FANCY COSTUMES AND HATS,




5And on her forehead there was inscribed a name of mystery [with a secret symbolic meaning]: Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes (idolatresses) and of the filth and atrocities and abominations of the earth.

6I also saw that the woman was drunk, [drunk] with the blood of the saints (God's people) and the blood of the martyrs [who witnessed] for Jesus. And when I saw her, I was utterly amazed and wondered greatly.



JOHN WAS "UTTERLY AMAZED" THAT A SATANIC RELIGION WAS CLAIMING TO BE THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.



ROME IS FAMOUS , WORLD-WIDE , FOR THE MURDERS OF NT SAINTS..........INQUISITIONS



7But the angel said to me, Why do you wonder? I will explain to you the [secret symbolic meaning of the] mystery of the woman, as well as of the beast having the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.

8The beast that you saw [once] was, but [now] is no more, and he is going to come up out of the Abyss (the bottomless pit) and proceed to go to perdition. And the inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been recorded in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they look at the beast, because he [once] was, but [now] is no more, and he is [yet] to come.(D)

9This calls for a mind [to consider that is packed] with wisdom and intelligence [it is something for a particular mode of thinking and judging of thoughts, feelings, and purposes]. The seven heads are seven hills upon which the woman is sitting;


ROME IS FAMOUS AS THE CITY ON SEVEN HILLS


10And they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one still exists [and is reigning]; the other [the seventh] has not yet appeared, and when he does arrive, he must stay [but] a brief time.

11And as for the beast that [once] was, but now is no more, he [himself] is an eighth ruler (king, head), but he is of the seven and belongs to them, and he goes to perdition.

12Also the ten horns that you observed are ten rulers (kings) who have as yet received no royal dominion, but together they are to receive power and authority as rulers for a single hour, along with the beast.(E)

13These have one common policy (opinion, purpose), and they deliver their power and authority to the beast.

14They will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings--and those with Him and on His side are chosen and called [elected] and loyal and faithful followers.(F)


JESUS IS LORD OF ALL..........TRUTH!


15And [the angel further] said to me, The waters that you observed, where the harlot is seated, are races and multitudes and nations and dialects (languages).


THE RCC CLAIMS AUTHORITY AND DOMINION OVER ALL PEOPLE, NATIONS, AND GOODS..........LIES!



16And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will [be the very ones to] hate the harlot (the idolatrous woman); they will make her cheerless (bereaved, desolate), and they will strip her and eat up her flesh and utterly consume her with fire.




RCC HAS BURNED MANY AT THE STAKE WITH FIRE..........SHE WILL REAP WHAT SHE HAS SOWN.




17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His own purpose by acting in harmony in surrendering their royal power and authority to the beast, until the prophetic words (intentions and promises) of God shall be fulfilled.

18And the woman that you saw is herself the great city which dominates and controls the rulers and the leaders of the earth.


IT IS WELL-KNOWN THAT THE RCC (BACK IN THE DARK AGES), RULED OVER THE KINGS OF THE KNOWN WORLD WITH ABSOLUTE DICTATORIAL POWER.............THOSE KINGS BELIEVED THAT THE RCC HELD THE KEYS TO HEAVEN FOR EACH SOUL.

ALL SHE HAD TO DO.........IS EXCOMMUNICATE A KING, AND HE WOULD RUN BACK INTO SUBMISSION TO THE POPE.










RIO DE JANIERO is called the city on 7 hills, but she doesn't fit..........(she never RULED OVER THE KINGS OF THE WHOLE KNOWN WORLD)

The past is hindsight. The scriptures say "Middle East" primarily for all end time events including satan's beast and the 10 other kings. Very possible that the little horn will be Islamic. It depends upon how close we are to the time. The Pope and the RCC ....... these do not fit the visions of the Bible prophets.

The Muslim faith is a powerful false religion that Satan uses to destroy souls of men.
The anti christ will be of the people that destroyed the temple in 70AD.. he will be of Roman
decent. This anti christ will be accepted by Jews and Muslims alike. The muslims are looking
for their redeemer, right now.. to appear and conquer the world for allah. This falls right into
line with the Jewish nation who has long looked for a man to lead them and protect them.
The apostate church of revelation will be a mixture of all peoples, tongues and nations.
The false prophet could very well be the of the Roman Catholic faith, that prays to men and
idols alike. It would be a small step to worship the anti christ, as they already pray to men
that have been made saints. True believers of Jesus become saints as soon as they are born
again of the spirit of God. The R/C church sits all over the known world and still maintains
that only those of the Catholic faith will be saved. This is an absolute lie. The world is ready
to worship a man, all in the name of peace and saftey.. but there will be no peace.
The 7 year covenant that will be signed is a covenant of death and hell. Satans covenant.

Pray for all lost souls that they may know the truth the way and the life. Jesus said I AM the
resurrection.. may all come to the knowledge that Jesus is the only one who can save.

Praise be to His holy name, even Jesus our Lord.

Thunder.

For 2000 years it never ends.

I guess satan doesn't need to change his trick when they work so well.

I was having this exact thought, when I read your post.



All who seek to kill "God's people" are of the spirit of the Anti-Christ.

The leaders in this race are the antigod communists, who have killed more of their own people in the last hundred years than have died in 500 years of wars. Something like 50 million have been killed in wars as opposed to 150 million by communists. Don't believe me, read the black book of communism. Read the communist own books, "the end justifies the means" , meaning lying, cheating, stealing, murder all justified in the name of promoting one world government, which is the goal of world communism. Some muslims believe that Islam will be the one world government, they also believe that lying, cheating, murder, justified in the name of defeating the enemies of Islam. Do you see a parallel spirit at work here? That's why they have joined forces in trying to murder "God's people".

So when Paul talks about that "man of sin" to be revealed "...sitting in the Temple of God..." claiming to be God, who cannot be revealed until "he who hinders" (hinders WHO, by the way) is 'taken out of the way....' and ONLY WHEN HE'S BEEN REVEALED will "...the Lord destroy him with the BRIGHTNESS of HIS COMING....." Just WHO is that 'man of sin'? And what does Paul teach us the "Temple of God" is? (Hint: Strong's Concordance will make the answer to the last question REALLY EASY!) Once we know where Paul tells us the Temple is, we'll know where to look for this 'man of sin!'

Interesting note. Communist/Socialist leaders are worshipped as God; Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and they have authority over life and death.

Close, but no Cupie Doll for you! Get your Strong's out!

I want a cupie doll, I want a cupie doll, pick me, pick me,

What are you saying? There's plenty of proof they were worshipped as gods.

[quote] Close, but no Cupie Doll for you! Get your Strong's out![/quote]

Hitler's Consolidation of Power: Favourable Circumstances or Criminal Genius?

[quote]
Hitler was an expert politician and had great charisma in his expression of his views through speeches which could win over supporters on it’s own and many were enlightened by his opinions and his rallies.

This was a very useful tool when combined with the expert propaganda administration of Joseph Goebbels spreading the views of Hitler far and wide over Germany as well as organising his popular rallies and eventually creating the Hitler myth showing Hitler as God.
[/quote]

[quote]

Stalin: The Red God

[quote]When atheistic Joseph Stalin assumed power, he put to use his training as a Russian Orthodox priest to redirect his people’s devotional fervor and to cast himself as a secular god. Using eyewitness accounts, reenactments of key events in Stalin’s life, and examples of Soviet film, art, music, and architecture, this provocative program demonstrates how Stalin ennobled communism and elevated it to the level of a state religion. Neo-Stalinists, nostalgic for their godlike leader, provide insights into how a terrifying dictatorship can ignite a devotion both deep and disturbing. [/quote]

Images of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

[quote]Mao as God: Mao is depicted here as a god-like figure adored by the people of the whole world. [/quote]

Actually the word is mountians instead of hills... in the Greek. But yes there are tons of cities built and called city of seven hills...Mecca is one of many of them.

Just a list...of seven hilled and mountain cities;

Rome, Mecca, Jerusalem, Moscow, Bergen(Norway), Athens, Istanbul, Washington, DC, Seattle, Etiennes(france), San franscisco, Peterborough(canada), also another city in Belgium is, and a place in china in a provine Xianu... I think it is called the seven sisters w/ a lake called the Dragon's pool..., even India has its seven hilled city. There are many many more buitl on seven hills.

I wonder why has almost all empires held there capitol on a seven hilled city? Chewing...

One of the prices of the tribes of Edom is not a powerful man, but when he speaks politicians in other countries listen. He even swayed our president to do things I believe contrary to God's word.

I expect that when the prince tries to set himself up on the temple mount as leader over the land of Israel, Yeshua will have another thing to say about it. They keep that eastern Gate walled up for a reason, but I believe when Yeshua's foot sets down on Mt. Olive the mountain will split down through the eastern gate and the prince of Peace will enter through it.

I'm curious whether men will build the temple or Yeshua with a word.

You might want to read this passage more carefully again:
http://al-mahdi.atspace.com/peopleofprince.html

and then this article:
http://al-mahdi.atspace.com/roman.html



Where does it say in the Bible that the Jews will accept the AC?

Some read Jesus as hinting that the Antichrist would be Jewish by his statement: "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him ..." John 5:43.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antichrist







of tribes being absent from similar lists, without any iniquity being implied. It is probable that such is the case here.

Jerry Falwell believed that the Antichrist would be of Jewish descent, basing their claims on Daniel 11:37. This verse reads: "Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all".[2] Some [citation needed]hold that disregarding "... the desire of women ..." may indicate that the Antichrist will be a celibate or a homosexual, however in Jewish tradition, "... the desire of women ..." is to bear children, so that Daniel describes the Antichrist's hatred towards his own children or his refusal to have children of his own. Some read Jesus as hinting that the Antichrist would be Jewish by his statement: "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him ..." John 5:43.

[edit] In Islam

Antichrist is similar to the description of dajjal who will appear as a powerful and corrupt leader and Isa (Arabic name for Jesus Christ) will kill him in an epic war near Jerusalem.

please take a look at this article:

http://al-mahdi.atspace.com/jewishantichrist.html