[DieHard the Hunter]

> Thank YOU Diehard, as you can see, the pummeling is just starting, lol

Yes, it’s rather disappointing but to be expected. I’ve read the thread now, and will be asking a few to Cowboy Up with their own explanations. I think that’s only intellectually honest.

I was always taught that the Antichrist was the Pope. So was the Man of Sin and the Beast and the Harlot. Now, I am not at all sure — except that what I was taught was probably too simplistic.

[mkjessup]

Thank YOU Diehard, as you can see, the pummeling is just starting, lol
Yes, it’s rather disappointing but to be expected. I’ve read the thread now, and will be asking a few to Cowboy Up with their own explanations. I think that’s only intellectually honest.
I was always taught that the Antichrist was the Pope. So was the Man of Sin and the Beast and the Harlot. Now, I am not at all sure — except that what I was taught was probably too simplistic.

I too, originally thought that the Pope indeed was the Antichrist, and I read Alexander Hislop's "The Two Babylons" cover to cover (that was decades ago) and I found it a scholarly work, honestly a bit over my teenage head at the time, but it wasn't a conspiracy theory, it was a genuine study of the Papacy and how it could (and still might) fit into End Times theology.

This article I've posted is a think-piece. The author (John Tng) will be the first to admit that he is prone to error (as are we all), but I believe that he has pointed out previously hidden data that deserves to be examined, proven or disproven.

Any fool can say "it's WRONG, it's WRONG, it's CRAZY!", that is the path of least resistance and the simplest response. It takes someone willing to actually put some brainpower to work if they're going to actually disprove and debunk the theory being put forth, as opposed to just denouncing it.

Hope all is well with you DH!