From http://christinprophecy.org/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-antichrist/ - hi-lights mine.
political leader in the history of Mankind will emerge from Europe. After taking over that area by diplomatic cunning and deceit, he will launch a military campaign that will result in his acquiring “authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation” (Revelation 13:7). His empire will be the most extensive in all of history, encompassing the entire world, and his rule will be the most demonic the world has ever experienced.
He will begin his rise to power as a dynamic, charismatic, insightful, visionary leader who will astound the world with the cleverness of his solutions to world problems. He will appear to be the savior of the world. But as he consolidates his power, his true nature will be revealed. He will emerge as a Satan possessed and empowered person who hates God and is determined to annihilate both Christianity and Judaism. For this reason, he is identified in scripture as the Antichrist (1 John 2:18), for he will stand against God and His anointed one, Jesus Christ.
2000 years ago the Jewish nations were anticipating a new king who would exhibit great power and might, crushing and conquering the enemies and persecutors of the Jews.
They got Jesus, the total opposite of a mighty powerful war lord. The Jews did not comprehend what was happening before them - which is no criticism of them in anyway.
In our time, Christian are expecting the rise of the Anti-Christ with the attributes described in the article above, and many like them. What if....
Not intending to get political; what if a mighty leader comes along who appears to most, not like the description above, but a bumbling, incompetent, ego driven.... Someone who does NOT, as the article above says "astound the world with the cleverness".
A question I would like to put before this forum is - Are we, in our era, making a similar mistake to the Jews 2000 years ago?
political leader in the history of Mankind will emerge from Europe. After taking over that area by diplomatic cunning and deceit, he will launch a military campaign that will result in his acquiring “authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation” (Revelation 13:7). His empire will be the most extensive in all of history, encompassing the entire world, and his rule will be the most demonic the world has ever experienced.
He will begin his rise to power as a dynamic, charismatic, insightful, visionary leader who will astound the world with the cleverness of his solutions to world problems. He will appear to be the savior of the world. But as he consolidates his power, his true nature will be revealed. He will emerge as a Satan possessed and empowered person who hates God and is determined to annihilate both Christianity and Judaism. For this reason, he is identified in scripture as the Antichrist (1 John 2:18), for he will stand against God and His anointed one, Jesus Christ.
2000 years ago the Jewish nations were anticipating a new king who would exhibit great power and might, crushing and conquering the enemies and persecutors of the Jews.
They got Jesus, the total opposite of a mighty powerful war lord. The Jews did not comprehend what was happening before them - which is no criticism of them in anyway.
In our time, Christian are expecting the rise of the Anti-Christ with the attributes described in the article above, and many like them. What if....
Not intending to get political; what if a mighty leader comes along who appears to most, not like the description above, but a bumbling, incompetent, ego driven.... Someone who does NOT, as the article above says "astound the world with the cleverness".
A question I would like to put before this forum is - Are we, in our era, making a similar mistake to the Jews 2000 years ago?