Has Anyone else had Obsessions about This Topic?

[pw89]

Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone else experienced something similar because I'm not sure if this fear is an obsession, but here goes:

I've been fearful and scared that I'm actually the anti-Christ. I feel kind of embarrassed even as I'm typing this, but I'm afraid that somehow, I'm doomed to be the anti-Christ--that even though I do not desire it now, in the future, I will be led in my actions to choose a series of paths that will make me the anti-Christ. I tell myself that I have faith in God's Word and that I'm His because I know and believe by faith that Jesus is my Lord and Savior and that He died on the cross for my sins, but I've felt like I've been seeing all these small "signs" that, in my mind, point me towards the doomed road of being the anti-Christ. For instance, I've been noticing the number "666" in various places or situations and I'm thinking to myself "Oh no! Are all these instances of seeing the number "666" indications of me being doomed to be the anti-Christ or being led to be the anti-Christ?"

I think that there were other small "signs" as well but I cannot fully remember. A source of the fear is that again, even though to be the anti-Christ is something that I completely do NOT desire right now, I fear that in not knowing myself or the dark parts of my heart completely, I will by my own free will, choose a series of choices in the future that will lead me to eventually be the anti-Christ.

These are my fears. Is this just me or has anyone else also gone through a similar experience/fear?

Thanks,

In Christ,
-pw89

 

[annrobert]

I know a man who went through an horrible dark year of fearing that he was the anitchrist.God had him in the palm of his hand that whole terrible year and protected him.After a year he came out of the terrible fear and has been a pastor now for forty years.I think He was early twenties when he got that fear.That fear did not take him out of Jesus hand and he still belonged to Jesus for that whole awful time.He has been a pastor now for forty years.
Jesus says none shall snatch His children out of His hand and they shall never perish.
You are not in this alone.Jesus is protecting you by His almighty power,love mercy and grace.
I am sorry you are going through this awful fear,and I hope you get better soon.
Jesus loves you with all your fears and nothing is to difficult for Him.
You belong to Jesus and He will never let you go.
Having this fear or obsessions about signs has no bearing on you being a child of God.
I hope this helps you some.
blessings
annrobert

 

[keryakos]

listen to ann robert she is right

when i was 12 or 13 i had thoughts like these .. and it is just a product of mental illness or the work of the devil or both ..

But let me ask you a few very simple and logical questions and if you can answer no to this it proves 100% that you cannot be the anti christ ..

Are you against Christ ? Do you hate Jesus with a passion ? If you could be the anti christ as in given the choice ..would you want to be ?

If you can answer No to these I promise you that its not possible ..It can't be

Anyone who isn't against Christ cannot be the Anti Christ ....

 

[dabro]

I truly thought I was the Anti Christ. and liked it before I got Saved...But mine was brought on by a Psychosis. I felt I had great power to control. And my whole life was destine to be this dark man...Well it had the reversel effect on me when God convicted me thru the events I want thru. It aroused my cusiousity to know Jesus and his Father. then I became born again and wanted to be a great preacher..You saying that you know Christ is a clear indicator that your not him but you coming here today wanted to hear that answer is not the answers but accepting that you have this illness. But ya I've never really feared I was I just liked the thought of Power, but when your going thru a mental brekdown everything seems crazy..I desire to be with my savior and my Father I don't want to destroy or hurt people..So pray and let God help you with this. The Devil will show you signs of confusion to put fear into your heart...

 

[pw89]

Thanks for the responses. I was just wondering if anyone else went through something similar to me