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1 | Could this be the anti-Christ? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 226995 | ||
I heard today someone say anti Christ is the Imam. Is there any reason to think so? | ||||||
2 | Could this be the anti-Christ? | Bible general Archive 4 | Holmes | 227137 | ||
Question (full): I heard today someone say anti Christ is the Imam. Is there any reason to think so? Hi Justme, The answer to your question depends on what you mean by antichrist and what you mean by Imam. The actual term “antichrist” is found only four times in scripture, in 1 John and 2 John. It refers to someone who denies Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God. It is not an individual person. An Imam is the title of a Moslem religious leader, such as the head of a Mosque. In this context, yes an Imam would be an “antichrist,” a person who is against the true Christ. • 1 John 2:18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. • 1 John 2:22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. • 1 John 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. • 2 John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh This is the deceiver and the antichrist. The person who spoke to you was likely making reference to the “12th Imam.” He might be described as the Islamic Messiah. The President of Iran is a staunch believer in the “12th Imam” and would like to hasten his return, meaning the infidels must be destroyed. The Koran has many parallels to the Book of Revelation and this has led some to believe that the “12th Imam” could be the antichrist. There is one particular Antichrist who appears shortly before Christ returns. In II Thessalonians 2:1-12 he is known as the “man of lawlessness” and “that lawless one.” In Revelation 13 he is referred to as the Beast. He will work in combination with the false prophet. • II Thessalonians 2: 3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, • 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. • Revelation13: 4 they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?" • 5 There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him. • 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven. The Beast (Antichrist) is the head of an end time kingdom as described in Daniel 2: 41-43. However, that kingdom is a divided kingdom, consisting of a revival of the Holy Roman Empire and Babylon. This is possible because they will have a common goal. • Revelation 17: 17 "For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled. Yet the Beast will hate Babylon and will turn on her and destroy her with fire. For more on Babylon, see post 226713. Babylon is Islamic, as is the 12th Imam. The 12th Imam, even if he were to exist within Babylon, would join with the Antichrist for a time, but he is not “The Antichrist.” For your consideration, Holmes |
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