Posted on 08/23/2009 5:16:05 AM PDT by kingattax
One of the central tenets of the Christian belief in a coming Roman Antichrist is under fire because, as the author of a new book shows, the destruction of the Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was actually carried out by peoples from the Middle East, not Europe.
As Joel Richardson, author of "The Islamic Antichrist," writes today in WND's commentary section, one of the pillars of the European Antichrist theory is a prophecy in Daniel 9: "The people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary."
When the Temple was destroyed in A.D. 70 and the city of Jerusalem sacked, while under Roman occupation, many prophecy scholars assumed the future dark prince needs to be Roman. However, historical research by Richardson now suggests otherwise.
He points out Emperor Augustus made a series of sweeping reforms that led to dramatic changes in the ethnic make-up of the Roman armies. After this time, the army was increasingly composed of anything but Italian or European soldiers. Instead, he writes, they were composed of what were known as "provincials," or citizens who lived in the provinces the outer fringes of the empire.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
I didn't say that the Pope would become the Antichrist, I said Anticrist would become the Pope. I think in prophecy it is clear that after the Antichrist manifests, he/it will be made the leader of all the worlds religious organizations. Believers will reject him, and be persecuted.
The "revived Roman empire" is another
The prediction is that the AC will rule over what was the Roman Empire but he is not necessarily a Roman or even a European.
I believe it would be more accurate to say the False Prophet is thought to be a Roman Catholic pope who will lead his religion into a world, ecumenical religion which includes Izlam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc...
This one world religion will usher in the anti-Christ who will bring temporary peace to the world, and who will be accepted and revered by all religions of the world...
He will not necessarily be a Catholic, or a muzlim but they will look to him as their leader...
After three and a half years, he will be struck down and killed...This anti-Christ will come back to life and claim to be God...People will witness the miracle on CNN, Fox, CBS, etc. and all fall in line to worship the 'Christ'...
It is said by many who have researched the scriptures that this anti-Christ will be an Israeli of Arabic descent
One of the central tenets of the Christian belief in a coming Roman Antichrist
Huh? Since when is a minor feature of modern dispensational eschatology a "central tenet of Christian belief", on the level of any assertion in the Apostle's Creed?
That does it. I'm starting a "WND Heresy" file.
Sorry. You are swimming upstream. The historical record shows quite clearly that Titus’ men destroyed the Temple.
Since this is all being invented by dispensational futurists, that can say anything is possible. He could be Colombian or Korean or and Eskimo. It doesn't matter when you are inventing theology on the fly. Folks will still buy the books no matter how nutty the ideas. Richardson is another one who has figured out how to capitalize on the ignornace of the Christian reading public.
I think our REPLACEMENTARIANS et al heresy file would be a LOT longer.
“Prophetic shocker: Romans didn’t destroy Temple”
Yet.
Was it Prisca or Maximilla who spoke at service today?
I see some REPLACEMENTARIANS et al have taken out a license on the
ABSURD BLATHER
communications module! LOL.
Look it up.
Flattering the bloke in your mirror again?
Oh, that’s right, the mirrors were shattered long ago!
My memory of such things is faint, indeed.
It may be that a refresher would be worth it when I have the time.
However, it is striking that some seem to construe themselves as the only readers of such histories . . . somewhat akin to construing their tidy little boxed personal theologies as the only comprehensive REALLY TRUESTLY REAL AND TRUESTLY TRUE “theology.”
And here I thought they kept helium mostly in pressure cylinders and balloons.
LOL.
The revived Roman empire doesn’t necessarily mean Rome itself but all the other countries involved in that. None of us really knows, but it’s fun to speculate.
INDEED.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiachSomehow the Arch of Titus in Rome documents the sack of Jerusalem.
YUP.
Had forgotten that.
Thx.
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