Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Will The Antichrist Be A Muslim

By Mollie Burton


Many people have been wondering about who the antichrist in the Bible is, what his race is, and of course what is his role in the society. Among the many theories that stand out, one of the most recent ones and also the most interesting one would be the one that speculates him to be a muslim. It is because of this theory that many wonder will the antichrist be a muslim.

Of course many books have came out with facts that would back up this theory. Many Bible writers and scholars got this theory from the fact that radical Muslims have a goal to conquer the world. So it is also a theory that since the radical Muslims want world domination, then the antichrist probably is someone who is from an Islamic faith.

Philip Goodman is one of the most well known Bible scholars who made a book on this theory. Now he is known to only use Bible texts as his references and of course some facts from history to back it up. Now his argument here is that since the Bible says that the leader would be from the East of the former Roman empire, then he will come from Iraq because this is where the former Roman Empire is now.

He also backs it up by quoting Micah chapter five verse five which states that when the times are ending, the Assyrians would try to take over Israel. Now the land formerly known as Assyria is actually now Iraq. So in a sense, the leader, who is supposedly Assyrian, would come from Assyria which is now known as Iraq and is an Islamic nation.

Of course one cannot only look at the Bible as a full reference but would have to see what the Muslims say as well. Now to do this, one has to take a look at what the Quran says as well. In the Quran, one can see that Muhammad did say something about this man and called him the Masih ad Dajjal.

Now the Masih ad Dajjal is the man who would be ruling the earth for many years before the upcoming Judgment Day. He is known for his blind right eye and his ability to be able to perform miracles. However, he would eventually be struck down by the Messiah during the final hour.

Now if one would look at it, the stories in the chapter of Revelation do actually go hand in hand with what the Muslims believe. However, the Muslims believe that he comes from a land known as Khorasan which contains Iran and Afghanistan. Now if one would look carefully, this Khorasan and Assyria are very close to each other which means that this leader would definitely come from a Muslim region.

So as one can see, there are actually two books that would point out that this leader is a Muslim. It is because of these arguments that many would think whether the antichrist be a muslim or not. Both the Quran and the Bible state many things about this leader, but one thing that is sure is that he definitely shall be brought down.




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