From Muhammad the false prophet to Muhammad the conquerer of Constantinople to Soros and the New World Order/Gobal Union, humanity has had precursors of Antichrist from time to time, and perhaps in every generation. But I believe that it was John of Damascus who first used that term.
From the reaction to the Pope's misunderstood (with the help of the New York Times, of course) quote from one of the Palaeologoi about islam by all our peaceniks and "human rightsers", I am sure that if anyone would publish in the popular press quotes from this essay by John of Damascus, these cheerleaders for the caliphate would go balistic!!!! So, of course, would the islamists who are plotting to establish the worldwide caliphate. The two feed off of each other!
Thanks for the ping.
I am absolutely convinced of the truth of +John's statement that Isalm is "God's judgement on an unfaithful church".
Publish away! I always enjoy watching looney leftists' heads explode. Better'n fireworks on the fouth of July ...
It could be. Given the strong Gnostic streat in Islam, namely the denial that Christ died on the Cross, it is understable.