OOPsThe Anti-Christ has come in an unholy trinity: Oprah, Obama, and Nancy Pelosi, co-equal and of one substance of pure evil
*WowâŚitâs a joke. *
Hello Flame of Christ,
I might can help you with this, But first you will have to acknowledge that you may be wrong about YOUR INTERPRETATION.
I have to repeat this all the time. CONTEXT is important. Understanding the Communication and who it is directed at.Most fail right out of the Gate in these things written in the scripture.First John is an apostle to the Jew as was most the Apostles. The Gospel is being spead to the Jew First. It should also be noted that the theology of Christ is Israelite Theology not Gentile. In other words Gentiles weren't anticipating a Christ or Messiah only the Jews were. One might ask what is the Difference between the two terms?
Second and important is John is talking and refering to the Jew who either is in denial or has gone into a state of denial that Jesus is the Christ. John says he that is anti-Christ is he that denies that Jesus is the Christ, and that can only be a Jew who is denying or turning to denial after once believing. And this is what is happening at that time. See they are going out from among them. They may have believed for the wrong reason? They may have been converts thinking Christ was about to return, and when it didn't happen as they thought? They would began to slip into denial.. It could be any number of reasons for the denial but whatever it sets in..In understanding anti-Christ you have to have a complete understanding of certain things in scipture and not be confused or overlap meanings. Like 666 the mark of the beast, the whore of Babylon, The false Prophet,the abomination of desolation, the son of perdition...
Even some so called christians can be a false Prophet and even do that which is anti-christ. The muslim believes that Jesus was Israel's messiah. So they can't be anti-Christ, But can be heretical and schismatic and even a False Prophet and other things.
One should also notice that the term Anti-Christ is discriptive and can be many Anti-Christ's. A following because of deception or intent. But the many are Charactorized in a single entity of Expression as well as a single type. Like we are one in Christ they are one in Anti-Christ.
There is a whole lot more to all of this and a lot of things that need to be clarified and distinguished.I beleive that God wants the teachings of Islam stopped because basically if you talk with any muslim who is practicing his religion, he will try to convince you that Jesus is not the Son of God. If you want to encourage that sir, then I am not sure if you realize the ramifications of such a teaching. According to scripture, that teaching is the teaching of the Anti-Christ.
Who in the Christian world doesnât want the teachings of Islam stopped? As the Church for centuries tried⌠Even trying to keep its own people from telling lies about God no matter what they believed or interpreted things to mean to themselves.
Hello BW,
But the Jews donât have this thing called taqiyya and kitman (deception by omission) which is deception to advance Islam. Deception is a big part of Islam. Isnât that what you guys are talking about? That the devil is about lies? Islam is also about lies.
Sorry, my bad. I misinterpreted the Sticky.
I didnât say agnostics - I said Gnostics. Thereâs a big difference.
Please quote me where He did. God clearly says that His covenant is not with Isaac, but with Ishmael, and from this covenant came Christ. Muslims claim Mohammad to be part of this same covenant, even though the account in Genesis says otherwise.
What a great post.
Thanks for that Byzantine_Wolf. The words of John above have incredible implications which I have really never considered. Would not all non-Christian religions (and even a few who call themselves Christian) fall into the category of the spirit of the Antichrist? That is, any who deny the Incarnation. That would include approximately 75% of the worldâs population. Iâm not quite sure why everyone is focused almost solely on Islam, it is only one of the many religions that deny the Incarnation.
Unfortunately, yes. When Christ says He is the Truth, the Life and the Way, and that he who denies Him will be denied before the Father, that unfortunately covers most groups that call themselves religions. I donât know why some people choose to pick on Islam, as really it is but a blade of grass of false beliefs that grow out of the tarnished soil of a fallen world. It could very well be the amount of exposure that Islam gives itself and most Muslims supply, but either way you are right in saying that Islam is not solely guilty of this.
Ah yes, the âJesus was a Jewâ argument. Of course, Woody Allen is a Jew too.Judaism would hold a different status I would think as Christianity is basically the fullfillment of Judaism. But what about Judaism subsequent to the beginning of Christianity. Do they not deny the Incarnation also? At the same time I cannot bring myself to make the statement that Judaism is the spirit of the Antichrist, especially since Jesus was a Jew.
While Christ, during His earthly life, existed in the traditions and lifestyle of a 1st century Palestinian Jew, He was also the Lord and God Incarnate, and the Gate for the Sheep through whom they could find salvation. To say He was a Jew forgets the larger part of His Person.Of course Iâm Catholic. Three quarters of the world is not Catholic and denies Christ. That doesnât make me superior to them. Humility is the mark of Christ. And your tone is of bigotry.
If you had the mark of Christ you wouldnât be standing against what is quoted in 1 John 2:22.
Oh Please! Lighten up my friend! It was a joke. Bill Clinton, George Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Ronald ReaganâŚoooooooooooh!
Ummmm I think more than just Muslims donât accept Jesus as a diety⌠and knowing so.
Let God be the judge. Not you. I have no use for haters.