In addition, the world itself
remember, is in chaos........
devastation is everywhere;
most of the Palestinian
radicals have been destroyed;
we talked about the prophecy
against Damascus, the Gaza,
and Philistines (Palestinians); then the
War of Gog and Magog.
So while there were many radical leaders and fanatical followers who opposed anything short of the total
annihilation of Israel before ............ Not quite so many now.
Because of all this, the Anti-Christ makes a treaty for seven
years {according to Daniel 9:27}. That’s one of the places where we get the understanding of the 7 year Tribulation Period.
This first 3 ½ years, this first 42 months of the Tribulation period is a time when the Anti-Christ is consolidating his power; there is a ten kingdom/nation/confederation set up around the Mediterranean area. These are the ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue; the ten horns of the Beast of Revelation ~ these ten kings are virtually controlling the world.
Look what
it says in Daniel chapter 8: This is a double application prophecy; we’ve talked about this before......... it has a near prophetic
application and an End Time prophetic application. The Near Application refers to Antiochus Epiphanes who comes into Jerusalem
and sacrifices a pig on the altar of the Temple.
And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.
Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority. I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazedand followed after the beast; they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “ Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him. And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
{Rev. 13:1-6 NASB}
Just as not all Christians fully understand and practice the depth of the Gospel and the Word of God; not all Muslims fully understand
and practice the depth of the Quran and the teachings of Islam. There are Muslims who truly believe that their religion of Islam
is a religion of peace and do not subscribe to the Jihad of Islam ~ at least not at this particular time in history.
The analysis is essentially based upon the mathematical principal: If A = C; and B = C; then A must = B ~ If the information
concerning the Anti-Christ is equivalent to C; and the information concerning the Mahdi is equivalent to C; then the Anti-Christ must
be the Mahdi!
We’ve already determined that the Anti-Christ is one of the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”; the rider of the white horse. “2 I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and
to conquer.” {Rev. 6:2 NASB}
All these factors are natural catalysts for War, Famine, and Pestilence; not to mention creating a vacuum in world leadership, creating the need for someone who can step into the void, rescue world and bring some sort of order and structure to the nations:
Enter the
Anti-Christ!
Several things are happening now on the world scene. Israel is victorious by the power of God and God sends His two witnesses
~ who I believe are Enoch and Elijah; the only two people in the Bible who have escaped death.
There have been a lot of different teachings on the Anti-Christ and who he might be. Some Church leaders after the Reformation
taught that the Anti-Christ would be the Pope. But John taught that the Anti-Christ is one who denies that Jesus is the Son
of God; so in order for the Pope to be the Anti-Christ, he would have to deny the Deity of Jesus. Not likely to happen; at least
not before the Rapture of the Church.
Not too long after the writing of the Book of Revelation, the early Church fathers surmised that Rome would bring forth the Anti-Christ;
some even believed that Nero Caesar was the Anti-Christ and would return from the dead to rule or that he never really died and would
appear at a later time to rule. All throughout history, Church leaders and scholars have tried to decipher who the Anti-Christ
was or will be. Many have been named as the Anti-Christ only to fall short.
Always though, it has been believed that the
Anti-Christ would come out of the old Roman Empire or the renewed Roman Empire ~ out of those nations who made up the Roman Empire. What most, if not all, scholars and prophecy teachers forgot until recent years; was that half of the old Roman Empire became Islamic!
This, I believe is the Anti-Christ and False Prophet John talks about in Revelation Chapter 13 ~ the first beast who rises out of
the sea >> the Anti-Christ verse 1; and the second beast who rises out of the earth >> the false prophet verse 11.
Where do they end up? Jerusalem! All Muslims are taught this from childhood. The Mahdi comes into Jerusalem during the end times with Jesus. When they come into Jerusalem, they tear down the crosses and kill the Jews.
What does Revelation 11:7 tell us ~
the Anti-Christ comes into Jerusalem and kills the two witnesses and takes over the city.
Revelation 20:4 tells us of those who were beheaded for the sake of the Gospel and who did not worship the image of the beast or take
his mark.
Let’s go a little further ...........
I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and
to conquer.
{Rev. 6:2 NASB}
Saddam had one, Qaddafi has one, and I have read that practically every Islamic leader in the Islamic
world has one ~ A White Horse!
Here’s an Islamic quote:
the Mahdi who will ride the
white horse and judge by the
Quran with
justice, with
Whom will be men with marks
Of prostration on their
Foreheads.”
How about this Islamic quote:
“I find the Mahdi recorded in the books of the prophets: for instance, the Book of Revelation says: ‘I
beheld a white horse and he that sat on him went forth conquering and to conquer.’”
Islam takes this verse in the Bible, that we see as representing the Anti-Christ and apply it to their “End of Days” Messiah. They are teaching that this figure on the white horse is their Mahdi!
Here’s something else:
We’ve heard for years that the Anti-Christ will be a man of peace, he will bring peace and stability to
the world, and he will be accepted by the entire world.
But, the Book of Revelation says:
“ Who is like the beast, and who is
able to wage war with him?” {Rev. 13:4 NASB} Referring to the Anti-Christ.
So where did we ever get the idea that he will be a man of peace?
“And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, {Daniel
9:27 NASB} We understand Daniel’s one week is one period of seven years. The Anti-Christ signs a seven year peace treaty with
Israel.
So why would it succeed at this time when it has failed so many times in the past? For one thing.......God has instilled the
“Fear of God” on the world following the War of Gog and Magog. Listen, for the most part, the Islamic world fears Israel now,
why do you think they attack with “Homicide Bombers”, secret missile platforms, sneak attacks by fringe groups of terrorist, hide
behind civilians and innocent people, and hide in Mosques and schools??? They are afraid of Israel! It’s hard to pin down
responsibility to a legitimate source that can be retaliated against when you use these tactics.
The End Time Application refers to the reign of the ten kings and the Anti-Christ.
“In the latter period of their rule,
When the transgressors
have run their course,
A king will arise,
Insolent and skilled in intrigue.
“His power will be mighty, but not by his own power,
And he
will destroy to an extraordinary degree
And prosper and perform his will;
He will destroy mighty men and the holy people.
“And through
his shrewdness
He will cause deceit to succeed by his influence;
And he will magnify himself in his heart,
And he will destroy many whilethey are at ease.
{Daniel 8:23-25 NASB}
The King James says:
“and by peace shall destroy many”
The NIV says:
“When they feel secure,
he will destroy many”
The word here for “peace” is the Hebrew word “Shalvah”; which means security {real or false}, quietness, prosperity;
rather than the Hebrew word “Shalom” which is true peace meaning safe, happy, well, friendly. Basically it says that they have
the allusion of peace based on being secure from attacks at that time.
Israel is over 60% secular and they will make a treaty with Hamas, with Hezbollah, with anyone who can guarantee them security. That’s why they have given up the West Bank; that’s why they gave up Gaza; that’s why after they were attacked and defeated their
enemies, after they won the victory; they still negotiated land in the peace deals ~ always for the sake of security.
Even
after the Six Day War of 1967; after Israel completely destroyed and decimated their attackers; won back Jerusalem and the Temple
Mount ~ General Moshe Dayan gave the keys to the Temple Mount back to the Muslim authorities to help keep the peace!
So how does this all relate to Islam? What is the Islamic connection to all this?
Here’s what Islamic leaders say:
The
Mufti A.H. Elias quotes the Hadith:
In other words, the fourth agreement, treaty will be
between the Islamic world and the Israeli world
which will be mediated by a direct descendant of
Aaron from the Levitical tribe of Priests. And
before you think that this is not possible to accomplish; let me
tell you that geneticist today have determined a DNA gene that is only found in Kohen Levite; a direct male descendant of Aaron, the
brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel. They have identified over 1000 men who have remained true to their calling
of the Levitical Priesthood and have this specific gene identifying them as Kohen ~ a direct descendant of Aaron ~ Hadhrat Haroon;
one of who will come to prominence and sign a seven year treaty with the Islamic Mahdi!
Here’s another Muslim leader quoting the Hadith:
This person (Imam Mahdi) will distribute the spoils of war after the battle.
He will lead the people according to the Sunnat and during his reign Islam will spread throughout the world. He will remain till seven
years (since his emergence). He will pass away and the Muslims will perform his Janazah salaat."
The prophet Mohammed said about
the Mahdi:
He will fill the world with justice and fairness at a time when the world will be filled with oppression. He
will rule for seven years."
These are just three quotes from Islamic teachings that have the Mahdi ruling for seven years; this is taught in their Mosques and
schools and they didn’t get this from the Bible! They don’t teach it because it agrees with scripture!
So, not only does
Islam have their Mahdi coming on a white horse; the same as the Anti-Christ of the Bible ~ Islam has their Mahdi making a seven year
peace agreement with Israel; the same as the Anti-Christ of the Bible!
But remember, this is a conditional peace accord;
land for security. Freedom from acts of terrorism
but not a friendly peace where everyone suddenly
becomes best buddies.
I know this is different than you’ve probably heard
taught over the years; it’s certainly different that
what I have taught in the past. “The Anti-Christ is
a man of peace, the world will love him, he will be
a Jew from the tribe of Dan, he will make a ‘Shalom’ peace with Israel”.
But.........when we truly read and
discern the Word of God, we find out that the truth of the Anti-Christ is totally different than what we have been taught over the
years. The Anti-Christ is a man of WAR; he may offer security for a season, but he comes into the middle of the Tribulation
and attacks Israel and kills the Jewish people.
Just as predicted in 1 Thess. 5:3 ~
While they are saying,
“ Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly
like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.
The Anti-Christ will form an End Time Empire and establish rule over the earth:
And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.
The ten horns represent ten kings of the ten nations or coalitions of nations that are represented in the final empire ~ three of which we know are Egypt, Ethiopia, and Libya ~ because the Anti-Christ uproots these three.
{Daniel 11:43}
The seven heads represents
the 7 world empires that have directly affected Israel. 1-Egypt, 2-Assyria, 3-Babylonia, 4-Medo-Persian, 5-Greek, 6-Roman, and 7-Empire
of the Ten Kings. But the whole beast represents the Anti-Christ’s Empire; the eighth empire which is a cumulative of all the
others put together. This empire occurs in the middle of the Tribulation. The Empire of the Ten Kings is at the beginning
of the Tribulation and is united, brought together by the Anti-Christ, but final control comes in the middle of the Tribulation.
Now,
here’s the key; most of these Empires represented have all been consumed by Islam either entirely or to the point of having great
influence over them. Islam is the unifying factor in bringing all these nations together; the Anti-Christ/Mahdi will be the
man to bring them all together.
You know what he did, he took a lot of his money and invested it in building 15,000 schools with 100 kids in each school. So now there are 1.5 million children who believe that he is the Mahdi. This man is trying to set himself up as the Mahdi. This is how real this teaching is on the Mahdi.
But this is all a sham ~ remember what Daniel said about the Anti-Christ: “and by peace shall destroy many”.
How does he do this; he says come with me and follow my religion, if you don’t follow my religion, we’ll kill you; take the mark, if you take the mark you can buy and sell, if you don’t take the mark we’ll kill you; take the mark and you’ll eat, don’t take the mark and you’ll die. Do what I say and we’ll leave you alone, oppose me and you will be destroyed.
Don’t forget, he breaks his agreement in the middle of the Tribulation and comes into Jerusalem and takes over the Temple.
Tribulation timeline
First 42 months ~ 3 ½ years
· War of Gog and Magog
· A world wide massive 10.0
or greater earthquake {known as the Wrath of the Lamb} rocks the earth
· Israel wins and takes over complete control
of all of Israel and the Temple Mount
· The Church of the First Born, the Redeemed of the Lord, the Born Again Believers
are Raptured out of this world ~ either DISAPPEAR off the face of the earth; or, as I believe, their corrupted bodies are left behind
as CORPSES and their Spirits are raptured out
· The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up on the scene bringing
world wide War, Famine, and Pestilence
· The Anti-Christ makes his 7 year peace agreement with Israel
· The two witnesses show up in Jerusalem;
144,000 Jewish Evangelist go forth preaching the Gospel of Jesus throughout Israel
· Elijah and Enoch, the two witnesses,
supervise the rebuilding of the Temple on the Temple mount and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus; cause a world wide drought for 42 months;
cause plagues and turn water into blood ~ probably in response to those who oppose them; destroys anyone who tries to harm them, with
fire from Heaven
· Hail and fire mixed with blood falls on earth and a third of the trees, a third of
the earth, and all the grass is burned up
· A third of the sea is turned to blood and a third of life in the sea
is destroyed
· A third of the worlds fresh water supplies is poisoned and many are killed from drinking it
· A third of the Sun, Moon, and stars are darkened so that a third of the day and a third of the night are without
light
· Demonic locust plague the earth for five months and their sting and bite is so painful that men want to die;
men will seek death but will not be able to die
· A two hundred million demonic army is released upon the earth to
kill a third of mankind with fire, smoke and brimstone from the mouths of the horses
Middle of the Tribulation
· The Anti-Christ comes into Jerusalem and kills the two witnesses; stops the sacrifices
in the Temple;
· The two witness raise from the dead after 3 ½ days; an earthquake that kills 7000 people and destroys
a tenth of the city
· another world wide earthquake occurs and THUNDER, lightning, and a great hailstorm
· The Jews flee Israel into the wilderness where they are supernaturally protected by God for 42 months
When we look at all this and the Anti-Christ coming to power; he appears to me to be the same person that the Muslims have predicted
will come to power in the End of Days ~ the Mahdi!
We’ve already mentioned they both ride the white horse, both make a 7 year peace agreement with Israel, the many Islamic nations that make up the Anti-Christ’s empire, they both behead people,
they both deny that Jesus is the Son of God, they both come into the Tribulation conquering and making war to take over the world.
But there’s even more.........How about this;
How about this: How many theories have we tried to come up with to explain the disappearance of millions of people as a result of
the Rapture of the Church? Have you heard the UFO theory ~ the Anti-Christ explains the disappearance of millions and millions
of people by claiming they were abducted by UFO’s? Think about it......... how will they explain it? Will they even try?
Now wouldn't that be convenient? The world has an answer and Islam takes credit and the world is suddenly conquered
by fear and the Anti-Christ ~ the Mahdi has the leverage to control the world!
Look at what Daniel 7:25 says about the Anti-Christ:
‘He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest
One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half
a time.
He will change times and law; he will change the calendar and institute a lunar calendar to a 360 day year ~ the Islamic Calendar. Remember we talked about how the days could be shortened and mankind saved from total destruction?
The calendar is changed from a 365
solar calendar to a 360 lunar calendar; shortening the Tribulation time by 35 days and thus fulfilling the prophetic statement by
Jesus:
“Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; {Matthew 24:22 NASB}
The first thing an Islamic leader will do is change the calendar to an Islamic calendar. For example: One of Colonel Muammar
Qaddafi's first acts as dictator was to rework the calendar and rename all the months.
What Else:
Daniel says that the Anti-Christ will change the laws. In fact the Mahdi will initiate Sharia Law. Islam is
now trying to get Sharia Law established in countries all over the world. Many countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern
Europe in the former Soviet Union States are already familiar with Sharia Law.
Once most of the world is introduced to Sharia Law, it is no far stretch to have it implemented world wide by the Mahdi.
What Else:
“He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any othergod; for he will magnify himself above them all.
{Daniel 11:37 NASB}
The King James puts it this way:
Neither shall he regard
the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
The God of his fathers: I looked this up and the Hebrew word here is “elohiym” (el-o-heem). Now while the NASB is a correct translation,
because this word is plural; the King James is also correct because this word is specifically used in the plural to designate the
Supreme God Head ~ God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit. Especially when used with the definite article “THE”.
I’ve heard teachings on this a couple of different ways; some say that this means the Supreme God, the God of Israel, the God of Abraham;
and proves that the Anti-Christ is a Jew from the tribe of Dan.
Others say no, the term “gods” refers to pagan gods and indicates that
the Anti-Christ is from the old Roman Empire who had multiple gods.
Have you heard of Ismael?
The angel of the LORD said to her further,
“Behold, you are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you
shall call his name Ishmael,
Because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.
“He will be a wild donkey of a man,
His
hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will live to the east of all his brothers.”
{Genesis
16:11-12 NASB}
Then his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, facing Mamre,
the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.
{Genesis 25:9-10}
The God
of Abraham is also the God of Ismael.
There’s more........... Father Abraham had many sons, many sons had Father Abraham..........
GE 25:1 Now Abraham
took another wife, whose name was Keturah. She bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. Jokshan became
the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. The sons of Midian were Ephah and
Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. Now Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac; but
to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the
land of the east.
{Genesis 25:1-6 NASB}
Where did Ismael go ~ East; where did Abraham send these sons ~ East; what’s East of Israel?
The point is; only Isaac engaged what became the Jewish religion, only Isaac
was a pure descendent of Shem and the Hebraic lineage. The rest of Abraham’s sons were of other ethnic groups and embraced the
Islamic religion, where Allah became their god; not the God of their fathers.
Let’s go on:
The Anti-Christ will have no desire for women. Many Bible scholars teach that this means that the Anti-Christ
will be homosexual, or at least bi-sexual and prefers men over women.
Did you know; according to certain research done, and some
by Muslims themselves; that because of the strict Sharia Law governing the relationships of men and women, the dress of women, the
strict code of ethics regarding the conduct of women and their proximity to men, and the punishment of women who violate these laws;
many Muslims are believed to be bi-sexual and/or homosexual? {secretively I’m sure and not openly}
When we begin to look at all these prophecies concerning the Anti-Christ, that for years we have had little or no concept of their
application to reality; suddenly when we view them through the Islamic connection and Islamic End Time Prophecies about the Mahdi
~ we begin to see a real connection. Things begin to make more sense; our understanding is illuminated.
Like I’ve said, you don’t have to accept this; you don’t have to receive this ~ that’s up to you. I can clearly see the connection.
