The Islamic Antichrist: The Shocking Truth about the Real Nature of the Beast

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Prophecies concerning the emergence of the Dajjal are interpreted in Ahmadiyya teachings as designating a specific group of nations centered upon a false theology (or Christology) instead of an individual, with reference to the Dajjal in the singular indicating its unity as a system rather than its personal individuality. In particular, Ahmadis identify the Dajjal collectively with the missionary expansion and colonial dominance of European Christianity throughout the world, a development which had begun soon after the Muslim conquest of Constantinople, with the Age of Discovery in the 15th century and accelerated by the Industrial Revolution. [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] As with other eschatological themes, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, wrote extensively on this topic. A prophecy writer like Richardson is just one of many newspaper exegetes, interpreting the Bible in the light (darkness?) of current events. His preoccupation with Islam is nothing new. In fact, in good rhetorical style, by confronting the question before it’s raised, he writes: “So the challenge might arise, ‘Aren’t you doing the same thing? Aren’t you just taking today’s bogeyman (Islam) and making it into the Antichrist system?’” ((Richardson, The Islamic Antichrist, 177.)) He says he’s not; I say he is. His Islamic end-time scenario is not new. It’s been done before. While I have not read everything Richardson has written, I haven’t seen him mention the fact that Islam, like the papacy, has been an antichrist candidate.

Yarbrough, Robert (2008). 1–3 John. Ada, Michigan: Baker Academic. p.344. ISBN 978-0801026874. The articles in front of "deceiver" (ὁ πλάνος, ho planos) and "antichrist" (ὁ ἀντίχριστος, ho antikhristos) should be seen as marking out a certain category of persons (Wallace 1996: 227–230). This is a common Johannine usage (1 John 2:23) The similar term pseudokhristos or "false Christ" is also found in the Gospels. [3] In Matthew ( chapter 24) and Mark ( chapter 13), Jesus alerts his disciples not to be deceived by the false prophets, who will claim themselves to be the Christ, performing "great signs and wonders". [4] [5] [6] Three other images often associated with the Antichrist are the "little horn" in Daniel's final vision, the " man of sin" in Paul the Apostle's Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, and the Beast of the Sea in the Book of Revelation. [7] [8] [9] Etymology [ edit ] The non-canonical Ascension of Isaiah presents a detailed exposition of the Antichrist as Belial and Nero. [26] The Mahdi ( lit. 'the rightly guided one') is the redeemer according to Islam. [23] Just like the Dajjal, [1] the Mahdi is never mentioned in the Quran but his description can be found in the ḥadīth literature; [23] according to the Islamic eschatological narrative, he will appear on Earth before the Day of Judgment. [1] [16] [24] [25] At the time of the Second Coming of Christ, [26] the prophet ʿĪsā shall return to defeat and kill al-Masih ad-Dajjal. [1] [16] [27] Muslims believe that both ʿĪsā and the Mahdi will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice, and tyranny, ensuring peace and tranquility. [28] Eventually, the Dajjal will be killed by the Mahdi and ʿĪsā at the gate of Lud, who upon seeing Dajjal will cause him to slowly dissolve (like salt in water). [3]Gregory of Tours claimed that the antichrist would place his image to be worshipped in the temple in Jerusalem, he would assert himself to be Christ and would call for Christians to undergo circumcision. [40] Sunan Ibn Majah 4077". sunnah.com . Retrieved 16 August 2020. In-book reference: Book 36 (Tribulations), Hadith 152; English translation: Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4077

Prophetic inevitability is a dangerous thing; it immobilizes the church. Not too many decades ago we were told that communism was the “movement of the antichrist.” ((Josef Tson, “The Cornerstone at the Crossroads,” Wheaton Alumni (August/September 1991).)) Oswald J. Smith assured the world in 1926 that fascism—led my Benito Mussolini in Italy—was the face of antichrist. Of course, Adolf Hitler was an obvious candidate. Some still cling to it. In Robert Van Kampen’s The Sign (1999) we were treated with the claim that Adolph Hitler is still the Antichrist. One day he will rise from the dead and be worshipped by the entire world when they witness his resurrection. Constance Cumbey, in her Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow (1983), identified the New Age Movement as the “spiritual” worldview that would usher in the antichrist religion. The list could go on and on. Prophecy has nothing to do with any of these movements like it had nothing to do with the horrors of the French Revolution, the Civil War, and World War I. Yea, to speak it in plain words; lest that we submit ourselves to Satan, thinking that we submit ourselves to Jesus Christ, for, as for your Roman kirk, as it is now corrupted, and the authority thereof, whereon stands the hope of your victory, I no more doubt but that it is the synagogue of Satan, and the head thereof, called the pope, to be that man of sin, of whom the apostle speaks." [83] See also: Anti-Catholicism, Great Apostasy, and History of Protestantism From a series of woodcuts (1545) usually referred to as the Papstspotbilder or Papstspottbilder in German or Depictions of the Papacy in English, [57] by Lucas Cranach, commissioned by Martin Luther. [58] Title: Kissing the Pope's Feet. [59] German peasants respond to a papal bull of Pope Paul III. Caption reads: "Don't frighten us Pope, with your ban, and don't be such a furious man. Otherwise we shall turn around and show you our rears." [60] [61] Passional Christi und Antichristi, by Lucas Cranach the Elder, from Luther's 1521 Passionary of the Christ and Antichrist. [62] The Pope as the Antichrist, signing and selling indulgences. Harris, Marvin (1989). Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches: The Riddles of Culture. New York: Vintage Books. p. 196. ISBN 978-0679724681. Strong, James (1890). "G5580 – pseudochristos". Strong's Concordance. Blue Letter Bible . Retrieved 27 December 2021. ψευδόχριστος pseudóchristos, psyoo-dokh'-ris-tos; [...] a spurious Messiah:—false Christ. ψευδόχριστος, ψευδοχριστου, ὁ ( ψευδής and χριστός), a false Christ (or Messiah) (one who falsely lays claim to the name and office of the Messiah): Matthew 24:24; Mark 13:22.Hadith also report on the “ Greater Signs” of the end, which include the appearance of the Antichrist (Dajjal) and the reappearance of the prophet Jesus to join in battle with him at Dabbiq in Syria, as well as the arrival of the Mahdī, the “guided one.” As another hadith attributed to Alī ibn Abī Talib puts it, “Most of the Dajjal’s followers are Jews and children of fornication; God will kill him in Syria, at a pass called the Pass of Afiq, after three hours are gone from the day, at the hand of Jesus". [16] Chrysostom, John. "Homily 4 on Second Thessalonians". Translated by John A. Broadus. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 13. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. Smalcald Articles – Book of Concord". 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008 . Retrieved 21 April 2007. quote from McGinn, Bernard, Visions of the End. Apocalyptic Traditions in the Middle Ages, New York: Columbia

Because of the Arian domination of some of the Roman Empire by barbarian tribes, the bishop of Rome could not fully exercise such authority. In 538, Belisarius, one of Justinian's generals, succeeded in withstanding a siege of the city of Rome by Arian Ostrogoth besiegers, and the bishop of Rome could begin establishing universal civil authority. So, by the military intervention of the Eastern Roman Empire, the bishop of Rome became all-powerful throughout the area of the old Roman Empire. [123] The Ostrogoths promptly re-captured the city of Rome eight years later in 546, and again in 550.

Emmerson, Richard Kenneth (1981). "The Life and Deeds of Antichrist". Antichrist in the Middle Ages. Seattle: U of Washington P. pp.74–107. Within the Shiite branch of Islam, there have been twelve imams, or spiritual leaders appointed by Allah. These began with Imam Ali, cousin to Muhammad, who claimed prophetic succession after Muhammad’s death. Around AD 868, the Twelfth Imam, Abu al-Qasim Muhammad (or Muhammad al Mahdi), was born to the Eleventh Imam. Because his father was under intense persecution, the Mahdi was sent into hiding. About the age of 6, when his father was killed, he briefly came out of hiding but then disappeared again. It is said that the Mahdi has been hiding in caves ever since and will supernaturally return just before the day of judgment to eradicate all tyranny and oppression, bringing harmony and peace to the earth. He is the savior of the world in Shiite theology. According to one writer, Imam Mahdi will combine the dignity of Moses, the grace of Jesus, and the patience of Job in one perfect person. Froom 1948, pp.244–245: "The reformers were unanimous in its acceptance. And it was this interpretation of prophecy that lent emphasis to their reformatory action. It led them to protest against Rome with extraordinary strength and undaunted courage. [...] This was the rallying point and the battle cry that made the Reformation unconquerable." The Prophecy of the Popes claims Rome will be destroyed during the pontificate of the last Pope, implying a connection to the Antichrist.