The contrast between christianity to islam and the bible to the quran. This idea of antichrists dominion being restricted to the middle east seems to primarily come from a vein of eschatology teaching that antichrist will be a muslim. Islam muslims in bible prophecy, in the book of revelation in fact, when the classic historicist position is studied, the fulfillment in the case of islam and revelation chapter nine is seen to be so striking and well attested that even advocates of other approaches who are adamant in their rejection of the historicist system of interpretation have admitted the convincing nature of this. The most detailed description of the antichrist is in revelation, where the apostle john. There are two great antichristian religious systems of deceit revealed in the book of revelation. According to the bible, the antichrist will come from a revived version of the roman empire daniel 2, revelation 17. Jun 18, 2014 this new book presents the history of islam to show how and why it is the beast of revelation, and how the beast is even now clawing at the edges of the abyss, trying to get out. It is here that we read about the false prophet, the mark, and image of the beast, and learn about many characteristics about the antichrist himself. In religion, a false prophet is one who falsely claims the gift of prophecy or divine inspiration, or to speak for god, or who makes such claims for evil ends.
Jan 09, 2009 the third book i investigated is one by joel richardson entitled antichrist. Jan 26, 2018 in his book, revelation unveiled on page 277, tim lahaye summarizes the two sequence of related end times events as follows. In summary, i believe the most likely scenario of the end times is one whereby god will unleash the antichrist on the muslim world and will judge them through him. Heres how the concept of divine revelation in islam.
Mar 03, 2015 in the muslim view, jesus is not the prime player, he is the sidekick of the mahdi, the new caliph or total ruler of the world, uniting the political and religious spheres in a single authority. Jan 07, 2009 could the antichrist possibly be a muslim. Rather than a great muslim triumph under the leadership of a muslim antichrist, i believe the most likely endtime scenario for the muslim world will be one of overwhelming defeat, first in the regional wars of psalm 83 and ezekiel 38 and then in the world wars of revelation 6, 8 and 9. The first is the final head of the last great empire before the establishment of the millennial kingdom of our lord. Now, a growing group of evangelicals say the antichrist will be muslim. Bible prophecy author claims islam tied to revelation beast. The most detailed description of the antichrist is in revelation. On websites, television programs, conferences and books, conservative christians like richardson warn that a muslim antichrist will lead army to arise and attack israel, in fulfillment of the biblical prophets and the book of revelation. The great western antichrist of roman catholicism rev.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the islamic antichrist. His explanation of the relationship between christian endtime prophecy and islamic expectations of world domination has shocked readers and revolutionized. He claims to have been engaged over the years in hundreds of christianmuslim dialogues, including dialogues regarding islamic eschatology. Biblical reasons why antichrist will not be a muslim.
Sep 28, 2014 the antichrist and the muslim mahdi part 1. In the thirteenth chapter of revelation two beasts are there described. Mar 11, 20 islam in the bible 2 of 2 what the book of revelation foretells about the muslims by w. The future antichrist is called the king of the north in the book of daniel. This is a new idea that seems to be catching fire today due to the awakening of islam and the revival of its territorial goal of conquering the world for allah. In recent times, many have suggested the future antichrist will be muslim. Does the antichrist conceal himself through this religion.
The antichrist will come from a muslim nation which was once considered a roman catholic nation during the time of apostle paul. Through the books of revelation and daniel god gives us a thorough description of the antichrist of bible prophecy. Does islam fulfill bible prophecy in the last days. They were antichrist more generally, but there would be one finally really bad antichrist signaling the beginning of the end. There is no mention of an actual singular antichrist in the book of revelation. His book will stun readers unaware of the similarities between the antichrist and the islamic jesus. The muslim antichrist theory is just too easy in my opinion. Mar 19, 2008 now, some people interpret characters in the book of revelation to be the antichrist even though the text doesnt use this word. In the islamic antichrist, richardson exposes western readers to the traditions of islam and predicts that the endtimes may not be far away. Mar 11, 2016 the only problem is, there are no passages that do that. These days, even the fringe has a faithful following. He will come from the italian peninsula the book of daniel says the antichrist will come from among the people who destroy the temple. It is the last book of the bible and starts off with a famous opening that says.
From our special 1 hour question and answer session on the book of revelation featuring very special guests dr. Shiitic islam believes in the prophecy concerning the twelfth imam. Jun 19, 2017 revelation is one of the most read chapters in scripture concerning the antichrist. Antichrist islam s awaited messiah compares christianitys book of revelation with the quran and islamic tradition. Author joel richardson argues pursuasively that the antichrist, his empire, and his religion will come from the middle east and not europe as. Antichrist islam s awaited messiah is endorsed by jihad watch, the voice of the martyrs, walid shoebat and the dean of liberty university.
This is one of the questions im asked most often especially in recent years. Mar 31, 2012 john macarthur explains in this abbreviated sermon. The muslim antichrist theory islam lamb and lion ministries. To evaluate the claim, we can look at the endtimes teachings of both islam and christianity. Aug 12, 2019 they were antichrist more generally, but there would be one finally really bad antichrist signaling the beginning of the end. Many supporters of the muslim antichrist theory believe the bible says the antichrist will come from a revived form of the eastern rather than thewestern wing of the ancient roman empire. The antichrist daniel 7 and revelation bible universe. In revelation, a guy named gog shows up to battle christians. Though there are quite a number of reasons i doubt that to be true, the possibility of a muslim antichrist is not the focus of this writing. Many supporters of the muslim antichrist theory believe the bible says the antichrist will come from a revived form of the eastern rather than the western wing of the ancient roman empire. According to the book of revelations the antichrist.
For centuries, the overwhelming majority of those who have studied bible prophecy have claimed the antichrist will come from a revived roman empire headquartered in western europe. Revelation and a muslim antichrist christian worldview press. The islamic antichrist audiobook by joel richardson. Islam muslims in bible prophecy in the book of revelation. The second beast is denominated, in other passages, the false prophet. The bible predicts in the last days a charismatic leader will establish a global following in the name of peace. The prostitute religious babylon is destroyed by beast and the kings of the earth who hate the prostitute and kill her rev. The author of a recent book, the islamic antichrist, uses the pen name joel richardson.
I was really turned off by this revelation and almost decided not to read. Several american evangelical and fundamentalist theologians, including cyrus scofield, have identified the antichrist as being in league with or the same as several figures in the book of revelation including the dragon or serpent, the beast, the false prophet, and the whore of babylon. For those of us like me who believe the bible teaches a pretrib rapture, the antichrist is a muslim debate holds little importance, as we wont be here to find out. Islam holds that jesus was given an actual book or dictation from god, and that christians dont have that book. The false prophet of revelation is the muslim isa jesus. Jun 06, 2008 nothing in the bible in revelation or elsewhere describes the antichrist as being a man, in his 40s, of muslim descent.
Islamic prophecy also predicts that a man will rise. If a mahdi figure were to come onto the scene, every person that has ever heard of the book of revelation and the antichrist would immediately assume the mahdi to be the prophesied antichrist. Specifically, in chapter there is a beast having seven heads. Apr 24, 2008 nothing in the bible, in revelation or elsewhere, describes the antichrist as being a man, in his 40s, of muslim descent. As you read, ask god to help you understand his word psalms 119. Oddly, the closest avatar of the antichrist in islam is christ himself. This clears the way for antichrist to get people to worship him rev. With the increasing tensions in the middle east in recent years, the statements by shiite muslim extremists regarding the twelfth imam are causing many people to ask how muslim prophecy relates to bible prophecy. In fact, since the book of revelation was complete by the end of the second century, but the religion of islam wasnt founded until about four hundred years later, the notion that revelation would have mentioned a muslim at all is rather farfetched and even if it. Jan 12, 2009 our discussions here have been eyeopening in that i now understand how important the antichrist is a muslim debate hinges on a posttribulation rapture view. He serves as the host of a television program called gods news behind the news. It is quite clear from the bible that anyone who denies christ as god coming in the flesh is the antichrist. Mencarow free mp3 there are two great antichristian religious systems of deceit revealed in the book of revelation.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Howard kainz on the eschatology of christianity and islam. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. The shocking truth about the real nature of the beast. Religions free fulltext antichrist as anticharisma. To better understand the person of the antichrist, you can begin by reading revelation. May 21, 2008 people say its written in the book of revelation that the antichrist will be of muslim descent. The figure of antichrist, linked in recent us apocalyptic thought to president barack obama, forms a central component of christian endtimes scenarios, both.
He quotes from muslim sources that have been written and accepted as authoritative for many centuries. It is important to identify the antichrist because from it will come the sign, or mark, of its authority. The word antichrist is not used in the book of revelation so this is important to point out, said dr. In this scripture passage, we witness the rise of the antichrist, who will come into great power during the tribulation period. The shocking truth about the real nature of the beast kindle edition by joel richardson. In fact, if you want to find out where the antichrist comes from, i dont knowwell, the book of revelation does talk about it in chapter. Will antichrists dominion and the mark of the beast be. I recently read four books that relate to this topic. In christian eschatology, the antichrist, or antichrist, is someone recognized as fulfilling the biblical prophecies about one who will oppose christ and substitute. Revelation is one of the most read chapters in scripture concerning the antichrist. According to the book of revelations the antichrist is. The fate of islam in bible prophecy islam lamb and lion. How the islamic antichrist reflects our eras anxieties. Barack obama during this presidential race have been rampant and ruthless.
Islam muslims in bible prophecy, in the book of revelation. Today, were seeing the beginning signs of that exact prophecy coming to pass, warns richardson. How could the book of revelation state the antichrist will. The revelation of john is normally called the apocalypse. The antichrist daniel 7 and revelation print friendly through the books of revelation and daniel god gives us a thorough description of the antichrist of bible prophecy. Joachim tied the final antichrist to gog, using that name, and after 1,000 years, revelation and the antichrist were finally connected.
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