What Are The Grounds For A Muslim Antichrist

By Lisa Williamson


Muslims and Christians have been battling about the events before the final judgment. It is the events proceeding this day that has put the two religions at a war path. Reading the bible alongside the Koran has led people to suggest that there will be a Muslim antichrist. This is a debate that has kept theologians busy as they try to solve the puzzle. It is upon individuals to make their own conclusions.

There is an indication of the twelfth imam who disappeared at a tender age. The Koran points out that his escape was prompted by persecution that befell the people at that time. He is said to have fled into the desert but will return at a certain point before judgment befalls humanity. This is what Christians flip around to claim that a beast will come from the Islamic world.

The bible points out at a leader who will be the last ruler before Christ returns to judge the world. This scripture is found in Revelations chapter 13, verse 4. What will signal the nations that the beast has arisen is the fact that he will promise peace to Israel. According to the treaty, peace will reign for seven years. Before the period is over, the truce will be broken and dictatorship will reign.

As a mark of the beast, the treaty on peace for Israelis shall be violated. By breaking the treaty, the beast will take over reigns and demand to be regarded as God. His rule will be that of a despot. These are the signs that will indicate that Christ is returning for the second time. A close reading of the two scriptures has been interpreted to suggest that the twelfth Imam will be the expected beast.

Daniel puts a twist to the debate by mentioning the return or rise of the Roman Empire as signal of antichrist rule. The kingdom will be rebuilt with the king exercising a lot of intrigues, deceit and claiming to be God. There is similarity between the reading of Revelation and Daniel on the antichrist. This is where evidence seems to point away from Muslims.

It is Daniel who exonerates Muslims from this accusation through mention of the Roman Empire. This empire is based in Europe and not the Middle East where most Muslims would be found. There has been continuing hostility between Muslims and Israel which would make a truce of that nature difficult to execute. This means that Muslims would not initiate the seven year treaty that will herald the reign of the beast. They are only likely to destroy Israel.

The theory of the beast has attracted a lot of speculations and construction. It is clear that only a person who would be accepted by Muslims and Jews would cause such a scenario to unfold. It means that such a person will be a half cast between a Muslim and Jew. To Muslims, such a person would be the lost Imam while Jews would consider him as their own.

Cross reading the Koran and the bible has lead some people to conclude that the said beast will rise from the Islamic world. Christians are required to exercise caution and vet anyone who claims to come from the father. Before accepting such a person he has to confess his belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and savior.




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