More and more, I am believing this interpretation is wrong. The Anti Christ comes out of a Muslim nation, or should I say a revived Caliphate? Europe is not the place to look. It is the Middle East.
Think about it from Satan's perspective. What better way to mock God/Christ than to get millions to believe your Mohamed is the true prophet; not your Son. Did not Scripture again and again predict the suffering of the Messiah, just as Jesus was? Psalms 22 and Isiah 53? How can this be Mohamed? It's not! No, Islam is the Anti Christ, or the Anti Christs realm. From this blasphemousness he will come.
Absolutely agree. Five have fallen, one is now, one is yet to come, then the 8th, who is of the 7th.
1 - Egypt
2 - Assyria
3 - Babylon
4 - Medo/Persia
5 - Greece
6 - Rome
7 - Ottoman
8 - revived Islamic caliphate
Sequential empires who ruled the “beautiful land” over time.
The 8th CAN’T be a revived Roman Empire, based on John’s clear distinction. He says that 6 IS, then 7 is different, and 8 is of the 7th, NOT the 6th. He also says that the beast WAS and IS NOT - can’t be Rome.
Looking at eschatology with Islam in mind brings a bone-chilling clarity. The caliphate was wounded, seemed dead, and will come alive again. The head wound is not on an actual person but a kingdom. I highly recommend Joel Richardson’s book on this subject.