No joke, I really dont want to be the one to write this article. Not that anyone really reads my blog, but nonetheless, I feel I have a responsibility to ask
So when does the Anti-Christ get here? Once you put something like that in type, you pretty much can consider yourself labeled a kook! Even though I believe a majority of Americans are thinking it, no one is saying it. I believe guys like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Joel Rosenburg and Tim LaHaye are all probably thinking it right now. I even think George W. Bush is thinking it and has been for a while.
Let me say this, I do not believe President Obama is the Anti-Christ. In my opinion, he just doesnt fit the bill. It is strange to hear so many call him the messiah though isn't it?
Mathew 24:
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Obama certainly has not claimed to be Christ, at least not publicly. His supporters however have labeled him the Messiah and I have not heard him rebuke any whom have applied this label. He does send chills up some journalists legs though. Oh Chris Mathews, you truly do need help. Perhaps shock therapy? I kid!
Mark 13:
6For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Luke 21:
8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Christians believe that there will be signs before Christ raptures His church. Mathew 24, Revelation 6, Mark 13 and Luke 21 all outline signs such as False Messiahs, False Prophets, Wars, International Discord and Natural and Cosmic Phenomena. I think multiple generations have all felt at some point like they have seen these signs. One passage of the Bible that often times is overlooked is 2 Timothy 3:
1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Does any of this sound familiar? But if you really want scary, look no further than Revelation 13:
16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Alright, Ill give it to you that those verses from Revelation seem very cryptic, but are they? Pre-Trib Christians believe they will not be here to see the completion of these verses, but I believe we are seeing the infrastructure being laid for these verses to come true. Two words for you: Global System! All will receive the mark; no man will be able to buy or sell. Are you catching this? All. No man.
I dont want to get to far off track though. The purpose of this article was to ask the question: So when does the Anti-Christ get here? Is he already here? What should we be looking for? Should we even be looking? Ill answer the should we be looking question at the end, but for now lets take a look at what the Bible has to say about this Anti-Christ.
Political Genius: Daniel 11: 21 He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honour of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue.
Commercial Genius: Daniel 8: 25 He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.
Military Genius: Daniel 8: 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people.
And perhaps the most prolific passage: 2 Thessalonians 2:
1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers,
2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.
3 Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshipped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
So should we really be looking for the coming of the end time, the Anti-Christ and such? Well, Jesus said this in Mathew 24:
42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
I once read that when prophecy is preached and taught that the body is challenged to holy living. I look around the world and I see wars and rumors of wars, revolutions, false prophets and messiahs, natural disasters, increase in lawlessness, talk of Global Governments and Global Economies. There certainly isn't a whole bunch of "Holy Living" going on. Is it time to challenge the body? I could totally be off base in what I am seeing. More events likely have to play out yet and none of us will know God's timing.
I do know this; Ronald Reagan said it best when he said: We are never defeated unless we give up on God. Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
Is it fair to say then that Socialism in America starts with Obama or does Socialism in America start without God? Prolific, I know.
I dont know if Gods hand is still on America, but I believe His hand is still on many Americans. God is still here and He is still with us. Ask Captain Sully and all who were aboard the US Airways flight that landed safely in the Hudson if Gods hand was on them?
America: IN GOD WE MUST TRUST ONCE AGAIN.
Let me say this, I do not believe President Obama is the Anti-Christ. In my opinion, he just doesnt fit the bill. It is strange to hear so many call him the messiah though isn't it?
Mathew 24:
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Obama certainly has not claimed to be Christ, at least not publicly. His supporters however have labeled him the Messiah and I have not heard him rebuke any whom have applied this label. He does send chills up some journalists legs though. Oh Chris Mathews, you truly do need help. Perhaps shock therapy? I kid!
Mark 13:
6For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Luke 21:
8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Christians believe that there will be signs before Christ raptures His church. Mathew 24, Revelation 6, Mark 13 and Luke 21 all outline signs such as False Messiahs, False Prophets, Wars, International Discord and Natural and Cosmic Phenomena. I think multiple generations have all felt at some point like they have seen these signs. One passage of the Bible that often times is overlooked is 2 Timothy 3:
1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Does any of this sound familiar? But if you really want scary, look no further than Revelation 13:
16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Alright, Ill give it to you that those verses from Revelation seem very cryptic, but are they? Pre-Trib Christians believe they will not be here to see the completion of these verses, but I believe we are seeing the infrastructure being laid for these verses to come true. Two words for you: Global System! All will receive the mark; no man will be able to buy or sell. Are you catching this? All. No man.
I dont want to get to far off track though. The purpose of this article was to ask the question: So when does the Anti-Christ get here? Is he already here? What should we be looking for? Should we even be looking? Ill answer the should we be looking question at the end, but for now lets take a look at what the Bible has to say about this Anti-Christ.
Political Genius: Daniel 11: 21 He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honour of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue.
Commercial Genius: Daniel 8: 25 He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.
Military Genius: Daniel 8: 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people.
And perhaps the most prolific passage: 2 Thessalonians 2:
1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers,
2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.
3 Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshipped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
So should we really be looking for the coming of the end time, the Anti-Christ and such? Well, Jesus said this in Mathew 24:
42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
I once read that when prophecy is preached and taught that the body is challenged to holy living. I look around the world and I see wars and rumors of wars, revolutions, false prophets and messiahs, natural disasters, increase in lawlessness, talk of Global Governments and Global Economies. There certainly isn't a whole bunch of "Holy Living" going on. Is it time to challenge the body? I could totally be off base in what I am seeing. More events likely have to play out yet and none of us will know God's timing.
I do know this; Ronald Reagan said it best when he said: We are never defeated unless we give up on God. Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
Is it fair to say then that Socialism in America starts with Obama or does Socialism in America start without God? Prolific, I know.
I dont know if Gods hand is still on America, but I believe His hand is still on many Americans. God is still here and He is still with us. Ask Captain Sully and all who were aboard the US Airways flight that landed safely in the Hudson if Gods hand was on them?
America: IN GOD WE MUST TRUST ONCE AGAIN.
I have honestly never heard or seen him called that by anyone who wasn't mocking him or those who voted for him. 
Maybe the Lord ment for us to be more concerned with living right and serving the people around us then in trying to figure out who the anti-Christ is? 
