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Will The Antichrist Be A Muslim

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

By Eliza Mendoza


The debate about judgment day only leaves human kind with more questions than answers. A common dilemma for Christians is, will the antichrist be a Muslim. Christianity and Islam have scripture that give indication to a possible yet controversial answer. This is a puzzle whose answer can only be delivered by time. It is theological and only time is likely to provide an answer. However, there are writings that support the notion for and against the motion.

Islam is brought into the picture because Shiites tell of an imam who disappeared at a tender age of six. He is said to have sort shelter in caves to escape persecution. This imam is said to have been the twelfth after Mohamed. The Shiites belief that he shall return before judgment falls on mankind.

In the bible, Revelations narrates about a leader who shall conquer and rule the world before judgment day. This information is contained in verse four of the thirteenth chapter of Revelations. The ruler is to ride to power by promising peace to Israel. The peace will be said to last seven years, but the deal shall collapse before the end of that period.

The broken treaty shall signal to Christians that the beast is reigning. It is one of the signs given by early prophets. With the collapse of the peace deal, the king shall seize absolute power and dictate over nations. He will regard himself as God over nations. This tyrannical king before the second coming is said to coincide with the return of the twelfth imam as given in the Quran.

Daniel touches on the subject when he foretells the revival of the Roman Empire. It is said to be the last among the four empires to rule before the final Day of Judgment. The ruler of that last kingdom is given three traits. He will regard himself as superior, cause deceit to prosper and be master of intrigues. This is the description given of the antichrist in revelation.

The bible seems to exonerate Muslims from blame when it constructs the images of the final days. It describes four kingdoms with the last being a regrouped Roman Empire. Muslims are not part of this Roman Empire and therefore escape the net. Fighting between Muslims and Jews makes it almost impossible to get the seven year truce to be promised by the king. This seems to exclude Muslims from the equation.

The origin and nature of this antichrist remains speculative. The information also indicates that the king is to deliver peace to the Middle East region. The only possibility in this line would be a person of mixed decent. Muslims would accept him as their twelfth imam while Jews would see him as their king too.

The question, will the antichrist be a Muslim remains with Christians until the completion of time. The bible requires Christians to be vigilant and scrutinize anyone who claims to come from God. A simple test would be to establish whether that person recognizes Jesus as the Lord and savior. Such words must be supported by actions.




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