Antichrist

Hello Ben3rdchaster, I believe the antichrist is on the Earth right now. He may be an infant, child or adult; I don't know. In my personal opinion he is probably an adult as he will rise to power shortly before the rapture of the saints. After the rapture he will become the world leader. Many things are happening right now to fufill end times prophecy.

This really isn't a religious issue, it is a political issue. I believe the Anti Christ is poised to step onto the world scene very soon. He will gain political power, and he will also have a side kick who has the 'religious' sway over the masses. When you hear there is finally peace in Jerusalem, do not believe it. The Anti Christ will break his treaty for peace within three and a half years. And then the world will see his true colors, for he will begin persecuting God's people unmercifully. Many will be martyred for not bowing to the Anti Christ. You see, people like to make boxes in their mind, one for secular life, one for religious life. They are not exclusive to God. What happens in politics effects what happens in religion. And the Anti Christ is not just a religious figure.

Ah... These sort of discussions make my head hurt. If he was here... Well I don't really practice any religion right now. It's been too long a time since I ever allowed myself to dabble with the Bible that I can't quote you anything confidently from the Bible. I just hope I'm not on Earth when all this Apocalypse goes down.

Hi Ben3rdChaster. Here are my two cents. I agree with Callmecat,Deserthabitant, Twistzao, and especially Debracary. I think the AntiChrist is here. Unlike the horror movie Damien, he might not even know it yet. He could have been born on 06/06/2006 or 666 might not have anything to do with his birthday. I've been blessed to have teachings from the Jehovahs Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Catholics, and Baptists and I understand why you think he has already come or that Hitler was one as some Witnesses have said. Two good books to give you an understanding of what other Christians think are Daniel: God's Word For the Biblically-Inept by Daymond R. Duck, and Revelation: Four Views, A Parallel Commentary edited by Steve Gregg. As I said earlier, The AntiChrist is coming. My Bible has a misprint and calls the other ones Antichrists. Jesus warned of them and said some of them were around in his time. One of them, according to Josephus, was The Egyptian. I don't want to sound antisemetic, but it will sound like I am. The AntiChrist will rebuild the Temple. Only the Messiah, or what Jews now call the Moshiach, can rebuild the Temple. Jesus said he would rebuild it in "three days." But they aren't looking for Jesus to come out of the clouds and rebuild the Temple. They are looking for their Messiah. So if you are alive when the Temple is rebuilt (and Jesus hasn't come yet), then you will be witnessing the AntiChrist. Whoever this builder of the third Temple is, he's going to have to be awesomely persuasive because the Muslims will not let them tear down the Dome of the Rock which is where the Temple should be.

Well I don't know much about the religious side of things but I have heard it said that Nepolian, Hitler and possibly one other have all been considered to be the anitchrist as some time. So who really knows, it may be someone who follows their own form of religion.

As another person said, the antichrist can be anyone. I think he is on earth, and he is waiting to rise. And a lot of things are happening right now, things that can make people ask themselves "Why is god not helping us?". For example, the economic crises, people ask "Why is god not helping us?!", and the prophecy of 2012, I think there will be survivors if it happens, and the survivors will ask "Why god didn't help us?" and that things can be caused by the antichrist. He is already in earth. Rising. Interesting theory :)