The pharisees are not the antichrist.
They hated Christ and had Him crucified.
Reminiscent of the ancient Romans or Greeks- all ungodly .. who if not all, each called themselves God.
You got this one pretty close.
By contrast, the pharisees of Jesus day were religious leaders
They are way more than just religious leaders. They are also a political force.
No one knows for sure what the mark of the beast will entail so all are guesses..
This makes you more correct than most Christians!
The Mark is much older. The Mark is in money, but the Mark itself is much older than money. It pre-dated Christ. And all leads goes to the Pharisees.
Clearly there is no "world ruler- beast" now.
This ruler would be a master of deception (Daniel 8:25).
If most Christians have a good / accurate idea this person or organization is already in power or not, then that person or organization isn't as cunning as the Bible tells him to be, doesn't it?
Put yourself in the shoes of this cunning, master of deception leader. What would be the best way to rule the world?
If I can make you need / crave / beg for what I have in great abundance like worthless garbage, then I can control you and I'll have great power. I Don't have to be standing in a pulpit, don't have to be in the white house. I can pull the strings completely obscured, completely unseen!
Only a fool would want to rule the world in the spotlight. If you are seen and known. Then others can fight you, they can kick you out.
Not every huge power in this world is supernatural in nature. It can also be great cunning. And if you want to be the most powerful in this world, you will not leave anything to chance.
Using the Jews in a derogatory manner to support your statements is erroneously and disrespectfully anti-semetic.
I'm talking about the Pharisees. Is that anti-semitic?? Not every Jew is a Pharisee. And many Jews are now Christians.
You don't think the Bible / Jesus also tells a lot of very bad things about the Pharisees?
John 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
The "Father of Lies" gets us back to Daniel 8:25.
But I think it's safe to say that neither Jews or Christians who love God practice the love of money. Being blessed of God is not a sin but not helping others with it is a sin. As Jesus told the rich young ruler. As for worldly people it's a sin to pursue wealth at the expense of the poor as the ungodly do.
That's right!
But consider this: If a person have in abundance of the thing he says he don't love, then what is he?
Think about garbage. If we don't throw them out of the house, garbage will accumulate. Eventually, you'll have an abundance of garbage. Obviously, we throw them out because we don't love them. And we leave as little of them in our possession.
There's nothing wrong about making tons of garbage as long as you get rid of them and get rid of them properly without destroying the environment and also getting rid of them by recycling them. Get what I mean?