This blog is for all you eschatology, or future event, thinkers out
there. I have an important announcement: You may think seriously
about adjusting your “charts,” particularly if you are a follower of Lindsey,
LaHaye, or Hagee, because this study considers why the Antichrist is a Muslim, a conclusion from
the book The Islamic
Antichrist by Joel
Richardson. His best proof for that claim is by proving that the same man is in the Bible and in the
Quran. The irony is, this man is the Antichrist in the Bible, but the
Savior in the Quran! This one chapter in the book that I will summarize might convince
you too.
Now, first, keep in mind that there is more than one
sacred text to their Scripture: In addition to the foundational Quran
(Mohammed’s writings of God's actual words through the angel), you have the
Sunna (presumably Mohammed’s life and thoughts) and the hadiths (presumably Muhammed’s sayings);
these are sacred as well. A true Muslim believer will follow any of these
to the death, if need be.
Why is this study worthwhile? The Quran records five things that a Muslim
must believe in to be a true Muslim; these five areas are fixed and
non-negotiable. As it says in sura 2:177: “righteous is he who believeth in
(1) Allah and (2) the Last Day and (3) the angels and (4) the Scripture and (5)
the prophets.” Note the importance of the Last Day to them.
Eschatology (study of future events) may be optional for study to us Christians, but their scary Last
Days may lead to some irrational and murderous action—on us. We need to
know their predictions of their future, in thinking about a defensive strategy
against the determined Muslim who wants to help bring about their version of
the Last Day. There is no doubt in their minds how those days will go if they act,
and their scenario does not look good for us.
Of their many key figures in the Last Days, the man
above all men was al-Mahdi,
which means “the Guided One.” Other names given to him by Shia Muslims
are Sahib Al-Zaman and Al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar. These names mean “the Lord of the
Age” and “the Awaited Savior.” Let me quote hadiths, for much of the details
Muslims have in their theology about him.
Then we’ll compare to what the Scripture says about the same man.
From the hadiths: The Mahdi will be a world ruler through revolution
To quote Al-Sadr and Mutahhari, “He will reappear on
the appointed day, and lead a world revolution, and set up a new world order… " Quoting Izzat and ‘Arif again, this will bring ”victory of the Truth and
the fall of all tyrants.” According to
Islamic tradition, the Mahdi is said to preside over the entire earth as the
final caliph of Islam.
Now the Bible truth about the Antichrist: The Antichrist will be a world ruler through military
power (Daniel 7:23)
‘The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which
shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth,
Trample it and break it in pieces
The first three kingdoms (“beast” or “beasts” can mean
kingdoms or people). were Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece, most experts agree. Each of those dominated the known world. Based on Daniel 7:24-25, a revived fourth kingdom
will be worldwide, but is yet future. Some say the fourth kingdom was the Roman
empire in two parts. Part 1 has already
occurred. Part II is future, they say. We’re
suggesting that this latter kingdom is Islamic.
Revelation 13:7:…authority was
given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Hadiths say: The Mahdi will be worshiped, a popular political
genius
“Allah will sow love of him in the hearts of all
people…everyone only talks about Him.” He will have control over the wind
and the rain and the crops; the world will live in prosperity, says Sahih Hakim
Mustadrak.
Bible: The Antichrist will be worshiped, a popular political
genius (Revelation 13:3,4,8):
3And I saw one of his heads as if it
had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world
marveled and followed the beast.…they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make
war with him?”… 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have
not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of
the world.
Hadiths: The Mahdi will be spiritually good and a Messiah;
Sahih Hakim Mustadrak claims: “He will give away
wealth profusely, flocks will be in abundance.” He will be perceived to
be a miraculous archaeologist, uncovering Jewish and Christian sacred treasures,
perhaps to convert them to Islam at the beginning: he finds the Torah (first
five books of the Old Testament) from a mountain in Syria, and the Gospel from
a town called Antioch (a major town in south-central Turkey). And if that
weren’t enough, the Ark of the Covenant (a wooden chest clad with gold, containing
the Ten Commandments) will be brought forth from the Lake of Tiberias and will
be placed in Jerusalem. As quoted by Ayatullah Baqir al-Sadr: “For
the ultimate salvation of mankind he is the Pole Star of hope on which the gaze
of humanity is fixed…He stands high above the narrow walls in which humanity is
cut up and divided.” To quote Al-Sadr and Mutahhari, “He will…set up a
new world order based on justice, righteousness, and virtue.” From
Sachedina again: “He will create a just social order and a world free
from oppression.”
The Bible has a different view: The Antichrist will be spiritually the embodiment of
evil, with hate and murder at his core beliefs:
II Thessalonians 2:4 shows his hunger
to be worshiped, his blasphemy:
…who opposes and exalts himself above
all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself
that he is God
Revelation 13:4a shows the Antichrist (the beast) gets
his authority from Satan (the dragon):
So they worshiped the dragon who gave
authority to the beast
In further proof of his Antichrist nature,
let’s quote Muslim sacred texts which indicate his hatred and murderous
spirit. As Sunan Abu Dawud says, “Every
believer will be obligated to support him.” As Ibn Maja says, “Give him
your allegiance, even if you have to crawl over ice.” The Mahdi’s means of
accomplishing world revolution will include multiple military jihads (holy
wars), as Abdullrahman Kelani says. Even Harun Yahya, supposedly a
moderate, says, “the Mahdi will invade all the places between East and West.”
Sheikh Kabbani says, “black flags coming from the area of Khorasan (in Iran)
will signify the appearance of the Mahdi is nigh.” The black flag is the
flag of jihad. On the flag is one word written in Arabic: punishment. Here are some
really ugly quotes showing their anti-Semitism: Egyptian
authors Muhammad ibn Izzat and ‘Arif: “The Mahdi will be victorious and
eradicate those pigs and dogs and idols of this time…will abolish the
leadership of the Jews…and put an end to the domination of the Satans who spit
evil into people and cause corruption in the earth, making them slaves of false
idols and ruling the world by laws other than the Sharia of the Lord of the
worlds.”
To quote a famous Islamic tradition: “the last
hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews, and the
Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide behind a stone or a tree and
a stone or tree would say: “Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a
Jew behind me; come and kill him.”
Hadiths: The Mahdi will have his seat of authority in Jerusalem
As Tirmidhi says, “No power will be able to stop them
and they will finally reach Eela Baitul Maqdas, where they will erect their
flags (i.e., the jihad black flags).” This place is the Jewish Temple Mount, in Jerusalem, which
no longer exists—but will then.
To quote Izzat and ‘Arif again: Jerusalem will be the location
of the rightly guided caliphate and the center of Islamic rule, which will be
headed by Imam al-Mahdi.
Bible: The Antichrist will set his throne in God’s Temple
(Jerusalem) and desecrate it
Zechariah 14:2: For
I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be
taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But
the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Matthew 24:15, 21:
“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the
holy place (i.e., in Jerusalem)…21 For then there will be great tribulation...
Hadiths: The Mahdi will present Jews and Christians with a
“Hobson’s Choice”
To quote the Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini: The Mahdi will offer the religion of Islam to
the Jews and Christians; if they accept it, they will be spared, otherwise they
will be killed.
Bible: The Antichrist will present Jews and Christians with a
“Hobson’s Choice”
This is in Rev. 12:17, keeping in mind that the
Antichrist is the embodiment of Satan (the dragon). Note the reference to “her offspring,
who….keep the..testimony of Jesus Christ.”
This refers to Christians. Thus,
we Christians will not escape the Antichrist’s intense persecution:
And the dragon was enraged with the
woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the
commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ
Hadiths: The Mahdi will ride a white horse
The Muslims’ authority for that is the Bible, of all
things (which they consider it a source, but “less than sacred” book). They quote Revelation 6:1-2:
Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures
saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had
a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
Obviously, the Bible agrees: The Antichrist will ride a white horse
The same Bible verse is used. But it actually proves that this is not a
messiah, but a deceiver. For proof, first,
we look at the word “crown” in Rev. 6:2. The Greek
word is “stephanos,” used for the winner of war games. Jesus’ crown is a “diadem,” a kingly
crown. Plus, note the events of
subsequent seals in Revelation 6:3-17:
war, famines, death and Hades, martyrdom, and cosmic disturbances. There is no way this follows a triumphal
entry of a Messiah. No, it follows a
deceiver, one who pretends to be a Messiah.
And the world then chaotically reels under his hatred and destruction.
The best one of all: From the hadiths: The Mahdi will make a Seven year treaty with Jews
This is the most shocking and convincing testimony
that the Antichrist and the Mahdi are the same.
Note the hadith first: this is
called the “fourth treaty,” to be made with a descendant of Moses’ brother
Aaron the priest. Now to quote Muhammad
Ali Ibn Zubair: There will be four peace
agreements between you and the Romans (i.e., Christians, Westerners). The fourth will be mediated through a person
who will be from the progeny of Hadrat Aaron and will be upheld for seven
years. The people asked, “Who will
be the leader of the people at that time?”
The prophet said: He will be from my progeny and will be exactly 40
years of age.
Bible: The Antichrist will make a seven year treaty with Jews
This is from Daniel 9:27. Note the use of “abominations” and
“desolate,” which we tie in to Jesus’ reference to the Antichrist (from Matthew
24, above). Using “seven” to mean “seven
years” works best. Few negotiated treaties of importance are only for seven weeks, or months.
27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for
one seven; But in the middle of the seven he shall bring an end to sacrifice
and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who
makes desolate.
Thus, in these seven important areas, what happens when the
Antichrist comes to power will mean the Muslims who read their sacred texts will
be completely deceived into thinking this horrible man, this embodiment of
Satan, is Their Messiah! This will bring
about, I believe, an intensity to follow their sacred texts—which are texts of
murder and hatred. (I have a blog on
their version of Allah vs. our Biblical God). And with over a billion Muslims
in the world, they would rise up in religious fervor and perform whatever their
sacred texts tell them to. This would lead to unbelievable deaths and
chaos.
Christians, think nothing of your bodies, which are temporary
abodes. If all this happens in this age,
be ready to be a martyr if given the choice of Jesus or al-Mahdi. Your reward will be a place in heaven for
eternity.
Acknowledgement: The Islamic Antichrist, Joel Richardson
Acknowledgement: The Islamic Antichrist, Joel Richardson
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