Years ago right wingers used to say it was the Soviet Union and the European Union that would be the Antichrist that would bring about Armageddon. Hal Lindsey's Late Great Planet Earth used to emphasize things like that back then. Now, all of a sudden Doom's Day is being attributed to Muslims. Strange how a new generation sees things so differently from the past.
By the way, are you calling Jews the antichrist since they also deny that Jesus is Messiah?
By the way, are you calling Jews the antichrist since they also deny that Jesus is Messiah?
People point to things like the US president or Russia or the Pope when talking about bible prophecy because they are things they understand. They believe that all prophecy must have something to do with them directly, there are people out there who cannot accept that the bible was written about a nation different from the nation they are from.
In the OT, all the names of the anti christ refer to the Turkey/Syria/Iraq region. The "prince of tyre", the "cheif prince of Meshech and Tubal", "the Assyrian", the "King of Babylon".
The anti christ will be a religious man. Yes he places himself above all gods, but Daniel wrote right after that that he honors a god of war, and goes off to glorify this god. (therefor the Jews are not the anti christ)
The anti christ must gather against Israel. There is no group out in the world more dedicated to the destruction of the Jews and Israel than the muslims, in fact its very much in their scriptures to make war with the Jews. Buhkari 52:177- "The hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind a Jew will cry out "oh muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so come kill him"
The Mahdi of Islam looks a whole lot like the anti christ of the bible. He will come to break down crosses, tell us Christ was not the Son of God, kill the Christians and the Jews, and even set himself up in the Temple of God in Jerusalem. Muslims will even take a mark from him to show their submission, it will be given to them with the staff of Moses.
I would place all my money on the Mahdi of Islam being the anti christ.