Is Bush the Antichrist?

The Covenant News ^ | April 12, 2002 | Chuck Baldwin

[MatthewViti]

During the eight years of Clinton's presidency, I was repeatedly asked, "Chuck, do you think Bill Clinton is the antichrist?" (Of course, I answered no.) Therefore, it is more than interesting to me that since G.W. Bush became president no one has asked if I thought he was the antichrist. Not one single person! Instead, many people attribute to Bush god-like qualities, which actually makes him a better candidate than Clinton was.

You see, one of the chief characteristics of the coming antichrist is that he appears "as an angel of light." Therefore, an obvious reprobate such as Bill Clinton is immediately disqualified. The antichrist, by very definition, is a master deceiver. He must be someone who appears as good and benevolent. The bite is in his tail not in his tongue. In reality, Bush's angelic persona makes him much more dangerous than bad boy Billy.

For example, while Clinton was in the process of appointing numerous homosexual activists to his administration, copious letters from Christian leaders such as Jerry Falwell, James Dobson, and D. James Kennedy flooded America's Christian community. Appeals for protest and resistance were heard from pulpits throughout the country. A massive media campaign began against Clinton.

Today, however, President Bush is in the process of copying Clinton's numerous appointments of open homosexuals to high positions of government, but there are no letters, no warnings from pulpits, and no media campaigns opposing it. Just the opposite. Bush is being defended, lauded, and glorified for everything he does, no matter how unconstitutional or unscriptural it might be.

When Clinton only talked of legalizing embryonic stem cell research, he was castigated and condemned. Bush actually made the procedure legal, and yet, he was praised and honored. Clinton was denigrated when he tried to convince Israel to give up land for peace. Now, Bush is in the process of actually trying to create an independent Palestinian state for Israel's enemies (with Jerusalem as its capital, no less), yet continues to receive glowing adulation. If Clinton even suggested that America's immigration laws might need to be liberalized, he was denounced in the harshest terms; but Bush can actually grant limited amnesty to thousands of illegal aliens, and there is not the faintest whisper of protest.

Do you recall how Clinton was criticized for the "low lifes" he invited to the White House? Well, Bush recently invited wild man rocker, Ozzie Osbourne, to the White House. Have you heard any notable Christian leader take Bush to task for that?

You remember Ozzie Osbourne, don't you? He is the former front man for the heavy metal band, Black Sabbath. He is famous for stage antics such as biting the heads off birds and bats. His abuse of drugs and alcohol are also well known. Furthermore, Ozzie Osbourne desecrated The Alamo by pissing all over it. In spite of this, George W. Bush is said to be one of Osbourne's biggest fans. As such, Osbourne was recently invited to the White House for dinner. Have you heard any criticism of Bush for this?

Obviously, I do not believe President Bush is the antichrist any more than I believed Bill Clinton was. However, I do believe that Bush possesses more deceptive qualities than Clinton did and, therefore, is more dangerous. I also now understand more clearly how even "the elect" can be deceived. Bush' s acceptance by the overwhelming majority of Christian people proves the country is ready for the antichrist, whoever he is.

[buffyt]

Howlin, I LOVE your Freeper Profile Page!

This is so true and it is killing the DemonicRATics. They aren't used to a man who keeps his word after 8 years of Clinton fiddling under the desk with his love slave waxing his presidential post. Hussein didn't think we would attack. He thought Bush#2 was going to be a wuss like Klintoon. He is shocked and awed with the attack!

[general_re]

In reality, Bush's angelic persona makes him much more dangerous than bad boy Billy.

He appears to be good, so therefore he's...bad?

Well, okay - obviously he should start doing more bad things in public so that we can know that he's good. Maybe he can take up wife-beating in order to soothe Chuck's fears that he's an evil guy in disguise. Or something.

[Howlin]

Of course he was there, as were a lot of people. Are you going to blame HIM for somebody else asking Ozzie?

What am I saying! Of course you are!

[cynicom]

Cult of the personality is a very dangerous posture, especially in politics.

[Howlin]

It certainly was. The actually believed the first reports.

[Calpublican]

My understanding that for those who believe in the anti-Christ prophecy (and I grew up with two of them), the anti-Christ is to be of jewish extraction. That made Hitler such a prospect to them as he was part jewish.

So, if you're serious about all this, W isn't jewish.

[BlueAngel]

You are correct. Greta Van Susteren invited the Osbornes.

[cyncooper]

I believe Ozzy was invited to the White House by Greta van Sustern. He went as HER guest.

It was not the White House.

sigh

[Howlin]

Why am I not surprised that you are falling for this guy's lies about Bush.

[SquirrelKing]

Obsess much?

[Howlin]

We're wasting our time. They WANT it to be true.

[moodyskeptic]

Written in the style of a high school student. No research, faulty conclusions, shallow. Not one person has told him that Bush might be the anti-christ? So? This is supposed to MEAN something?

Amazing that any editor let it through.

[buffyt]

Yeah my mom is a democrat and she always thinks the worst about people who appear to be really good. If they are bad, it seems to make her more comfortable. She thinks if they appear to be really good, then they MUST be hiding something bad. Maybe that is how she was able to vote for Clinton twice, and Gore?????

[Zack Nguyen]

Appeals for protest and resistance were heard from pulpits throughout the country.

I must have missed these ringing appeals from the pulpit. As I recall, Bill Clinton's innumerable crimes and disgraces were met with silence from the pulpits, with a few notable exceptions.

[cynicom]

Falling for what???? I am an American Conservative, not a partisan republican that enables and apologizes for everything Bush does. You have chosen the way of the lemmings, many of us do not.

[Mustang]

Did you attend Woostock '69? Did you eat the brown acid?

Are you still on drugs?

Your post is inane...and silly!

Mustang sends from "Malpaso" News.

[cyncooper]

These bogus stories all say things like "reportedly invited", not "attended". Osborne has not been to the White House. And he certainly was not invited by President Bush.

[billbears]

...but Bush can actually grant limited amnesty to thousands of illegal aliens
Yet another lie.
I don't have time to count them all!

Uh, that's not actually a lie. From the Washington Times

The Bush administration wants to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of Mexican illegal aliens now in the United States, according to the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico.

Tony Garza, sworn in this week at the White House, told reporters in Mexico City that reaching an accord legalizing the status of Mexican immigrants — without giving them citizenship — continues to be a top administration priority.

[Howlin]

What you are is a malcontent who believes anything you can contort into making George W. Bush look bad.

Don't try that partisan crap on me. All it shows is you were wrong and aren't going to admit it.

And if you consider it "partisan" to correct blatant lies posted on Free Republic, so be it.

Most of us are interested in the truth, but don't let that hold you back.

[Howlin]

Have they done it?