OHC, I have noticed that Jews, even those who are Christians, have a hard time with the notion that the Antichrist will be a Jew.
Amazing Facts - Doug Batchler, SDA, a Jew. SDA of course points to the Pope/papacy
Islamic Antichrist - Joel Richardson
Islamic Antichrist - Joel Rosenberg (he implies it)
Of course countermissionary Jews, i.e. Jews belonging to Judaism, opposed to Christianity, don't consider the concept of a Antichrist person as even being relevant, and would be beyond reason that such a person would be Jew.
If there is a noted Jew, an author or commentator, who thinks that the Antichrist will be a Jew - I would like for anyone to inform me. It could be that I am just uninformed.
Douggg
You know where I stand on the identity of the beast as I am a SDA.
There are two major issues in understanding prophecy in the Christian world as I see it.
1- Seventy week prophecy of Daniel where most Christians subscribe to the removal of the last week and moving it to the end of time. In so doing this they attribute the last week to the antichrist. No where in the Bible is there another example of a gap in time prophecy or any persons interpretation of a time prophecy. This Gap stands alone in mans interpretation.
We agree that the 69th week ended with the anointing of the Messiah when he was baptized by John. If you continue the prophecy from the baptism to the cross it is 3.5 years which fits the prophecy "And after threescore and two
weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:" then 3.5 years later the gospel went to gentiles after the stoning of Stephen thus ending the seventy weeks of the prophecy. "Seventy
weeks are determined upon thy people" The Jewish nation were Gods people and they were to take the Gospel to the world which they did not do. Instead they crucified the Messiah then stoned one of his prophets right on time.
51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost:
as your fathers did, so do ye.
52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
The people of God, the Jews at the Stoning of Stephen sealed their fate as a nation.
Jesus said
John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. (NOT THE ANTICHRIST)
2- Understanding that Israel in the new testament is not the literal Israel but the Spiritual Israel that Gentiles are grafted into. The promises made to literal Israel were transferred to the spiritual Israel at the close of the prophecy. This issue would go away if the 70th week was properly understood.
