This is just a muted question that was clamouring to be asked as I was visiting some friends. Should we really be concerned?
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is barack the anti-christ?
wel its an interesting question & i think that in order to try & answer,we need a better & biblical understanding of exactly who the anti-christ is.
Is it a person or a system?does the anti-christ appear all so clearly for the world to see & point out that behold the anti-christ or he presents himself or indeed his ideas in a canning & deceitful manner that 'even thd very elect' can be deceived.
i think it therefore calls us to do a comprehensive study of the biblical description of this anti-christ(Rev12,13 & 17).
this is exactly the beauty of bible prophecy.God specificaly gave us this gift so we could no were we coming from & were we going so we dont have to ask questions.when events happen,they wouldnt fill us with anxiety but we'l remain calm knowing exactly were we are going & what we are to expect.
lets hear what the bible says about the anti-christ then...
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sorry guys,that was my post.i didnt know i was signed in as ceehga.so anyway letstalk about this anti-christ & it would help if we use biblical referance as much as possible.
God Speed
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Now this' Tendai, James was busy trying to hack my password!I'l have him arrested...Jks!!!Now on a more serious note, while it is a good thing to deliberate on the issue of the anti-christ, i think the doubt issue has been prematurely abandoned especially considering the fact that it (the doubt issue) had reached a certain level.As for the anti-christ lets let the Bible tell us, and this means i have to do some research.It is also considered rude by some saints to use that title of the antichrist to individuals.Im not trying to disrupt this topic but im a bit uncomfortable with using an individual's name directly connected with the antichrist.I'l be back.Grace.
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Hi! well i dont think our beloved obama IS the antichrist. i jus think he MAY be part of the big picture thats unfolding before us:-)
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Guys right now i may not be able to give biblical reference as to support my contribution but i am sure at the core of it all there is wisdom from above. Barack has come with ideas and a language that people want to hear right now, and everyone seems to agree with him. He vied for change and it will come. But like energy its not going to be created from nothing! Some changes will have to be done to welcome the change. Health care, better pay and of course a more relaxed kind of life. I'm just predicting that one of these changes would be to spread out work and eventually bring in saturday to accommodate these changes. I know that people will not succumb to the devil's snare that has a tail sticking from hiding. I'm just saying with the Obama touch to the idea, even i might buy it. The beast is a system and i agree with James there!
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mmh... interesting.so are you guys saying the so called 'system' that represents the antichrist is starting with Mr Obama?grace
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I have a different take on the issue. Without taking away from anything that you guys have mentioned (I am also an Obama supporter by the way), I think, as Christians we may be losing focus of the most important issue that we should be concerned with.
The issue of President-Elect Obama being the anti-Christ has been one of the hottest issues since he started running for president. Chief amongst the culprits responsible for bringing it up are the Protestants (many of whom wanted to use it to drum up support for the Republican Party). Although I believe and that we should be students of the bible, particularly the books of Daniel and Revelation (because they apply to us), the issue/question that I consider more important is: where does our relationship with Christ stand. When Christ comes, will we be commended for pinpointing exactly who (or what) was the anti-Christ or the issue will be how we stand in the eyes of God?
I think there are some amongst us (Christians in general) who are waiting for a particular point and time for them to fully commit to God. The disciples where also curious to know "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" (Matthew 24: 3), Jesus’ answer to them was[W]atch out that no one deceives you.” (verse 4). He goes on to give a litany of signs of His coming telling them that when they see all these things happen they should know that He is near, right at the door (verse 33). If we should learn anything from that it is this: the prophecy regarding the anti-Christ is just one of the many signs of the second coming of Jesus. We should not dwell upon it as if it will be the arbiter of whether we shall be saved or not.
In the parable of the 10 virgins (Matthew 25), the deciding issue was who, among the ten, was prepared for the coming of the bride groom. In the parable of the Talents, the disciples who were commended had used/invested the gifts they were given and brought in more for their master. In the parable of the sheep and the goats, the sheep are honoured for the service they rendered to their fellow brethren. These are the things that God values the most and the ones that we should work on if we are to be prepared when Jesus comes.
The devil is delighted when we focus on contentious issues and forget that at the end of it all we have to be in the right with God; that we should instead worry if our sins are cleansed and forgiven and whether we have been clothed with Jesus’ righteousness. The devil has nothing to lose if we dwell on such issues just as much as Peter focused on the raging waves around him and lost sight of the most important thing that he should have been focusing on: Jesus. As Jesus said, “[W]atch that no one deceives you”.
“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns” (Matthew 24: 45, 46).
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