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NASB | 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 John 1:7 ¶ For many deceivers [heretics, posing as Christians] have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge and confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh (bodily form). This [person, the kind who does this] is the deceiver and the antichrist [that is, the antagonist of Christ]. |
Bible Question: Does Islam fit here? Has the church been deceived by the message "Islam is a religion of peace"? Does the church have a responsibility to recognize and declare Islam as "antichrist? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Mommapbs! I suggest this Scripture: Revelation 13:2-17 The Beast out of the Sea …The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was astonished and followed the beast. Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?" The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. He who has an ear, let him hear. If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints. The Beast out of the Earth Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men. Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. Historically, we know that Islam was forged through violence: those who did not submit were beheaded on site! Throughout the world they have systematically eradicated or occupied most Christian establishments... which includes the Holy Land! They expressly flaunt their brand of supremacy by demanding that any Christian symbols be removed from public sites... this includes in the United States! They speak or the coming era where all infidels will be forced to submit to their god or be decapitated on the spot! The are the only religious group that is actively persecuting Christians worldwide seeking forceful conversions, implementing torture and death for those who would not submit! Recap: Islam claims God's Throne (theirs is the true god), it persecutes and kill Christians for the sake of subjecting them to its god--direct assault on Christ, it eradicates or usurp places of Christian worship and actively seeks to remove from public site any reference to Christ (Cross, Nativity...)--indirect assault on Christ; it professes that its god requires that infidels (their term for both nonbelievers of their religion and for Christians) be converted even if by force or be exterminated from the face of the earth... What is the function of the anti-Christ? (Revelation 13:5-7, 14-17) God Bless! Angel |