The end times spoken about in the Bible have always been a subject of speculation. We read about an evil man who will rule over the whole world with an iron fist but there is no literal explanation of where he comes from. Some people think that this person will be a Jew and others are sure that a Muslim antichrist is most likely. According to scripture we will know him because he will exalt himself and say he is God.
Many Bible scholars today speculate that he will come from a confederacy of ten nations and they regard this as the European union. Some say that he has to be a Jew in order to claim to be the Messiah. During the 1940s many believed that Adolph Hitler embodied the beast. A large number of traditional Biblical interpreters believed that Islam was the antichrist and currently this view is being embraced once more.
Proponents of this view are convinced that there are many Biblical prophecies being ignored today that refer to the Islamic nations. They are being ignored because the Bible is being interpreted too much from a Western perspective. They say that there are many literal references in the Bible to Islamic nations being destroyed by the Messiah when He returns.
Those holding this belief use the denial by Islam of the Trinity as one of their arguments. One of the central beliefs of Islam is that God has no son. And this is blasphemous to Christians. These people say that just like the Christians, Muslims also predict a battle but they see the outcome battle as the destruction of the Jews.
The Bible mentions in Revelation that people will need to have the mark of the beast in order to trade. The Koran also talks about a mark on the forehead. This mark can be regarded as a literal mark or it can be seen as allegorical. It may refer to the fact that the creed of the individual will be clear for all to see.
The name antichrist is not used in the Bible when it comes to end time prophecies. Many other titles are used for this individual. However, there is no confusion about what he does. He fights against all who stand against him and exalts himself. His complete control brings peace of a kind. However, this peace ends when God brings about the destruction of his rule.
There are those who feel that Islam may appear to be a peaceful religion but this is merely a cloak. In the light of recent world events, many Muslims in fact do not want to be classified together with the fundamentalists who kill innocent people in the name of Allah. Others speculate that a European antichrist will be able to take over as the one who is protecting the world against Islam.
There is so much speculation about this issue and people can become extremely passionate about one theory or another. This is likely to continue as events in the world escalate and the end times seem to be drawing closer. We do not actually know for certain what is to come and that is why the speculation will continue.
Many Bible scholars today speculate that he will come from a confederacy of ten nations and they regard this as the European union. Some say that he has to be a Jew in order to claim to be the Messiah. During the 1940s many believed that Adolph Hitler embodied the beast. A large number of traditional Biblical interpreters believed that Islam was the antichrist and currently this view is being embraced once more.
Proponents of this view are convinced that there are many Biblical prophecies being ignored today that refer to the Islamic nations. They are being ignored because the Bible is being interpreted too much from a Western perspective. They say that there are many literal references in the Bible to Islamic nations being destroyed by the Messiah when He returns.
Those holding this belief use the denial by Islam of the Trinity as one of their arguments. One of the central beliefs of Islam is that God has no son. And this is blasphemous to Christians. These people say that just like the Christians, Muslims also predict a battle but they see the outcome battle as the destruction of the Jews.
The Bible mentions in Revelation that people will need to have the mark of the beast in order to trade. The Koran also talks about a mark on the forehead. This mark can be regarded as a literal mark or it can be seen as allegorical. It may refer to the fact that the creed of the individual will be clear for all to see.
The name antichrist is not used in the Bible when it comes to end time prophecies. Many other titles are used for this individual. However, there is no confusion about what he does. He fights against all who stand against him and exalts himself. His complete control brings peace of a kind. However, this peace ends when God brings about the destruction of his rule.
There are those who feel that Islam may appear to be a peaceful religion but this is merely a cloak. In the light of recent world events, many Muslims in fact do not want to be classified together with the fundamentalists who kill innocent people in the name of Allah. Others speculate that a European antichrist will be able to take over as the one who is protecting the world against Islam.
There is so much speculation about this issue and people can become extremely passionate about one theory or another. This is likely to continue as events in the world escalate and the end times seem to be drawing closer. We do not actually know for certain what is to come and that is why the speculation will continue.