What Are The Grounds For A Muslim Antichrist

By Lisa Williamson


Muslims and Christians have been battling about the events before the final judgment. It is the events proceeding this day that has put the two religions at a war path. Reading the bible alongside the Koran has led people to suggest that there will be a Muslim antichrist. This is a debate that has kept theologians busy as they try to solve the puzzle. It is upon individuals to make their own conclusions.

The Koran points out that at some point, a prophet shall return. The circumstances of his return are just before judgment day. The prophet to return is the twelfth imam who is said to have disappeared while he was still young. His disappearance is linked to persecution that target Muslims at the time. This is the scripture that is interpreted to represent the beast for Christians.

The beast in the bible is called a leader who will emerge moments before judgment day. This is captured in the book of Revelations 13.4. His identity will be a promise of peace to Israelis for a period of seven years. The seven years will not last before this peace deal is broken. This will warn the Christians that the antichrist is now ruling the world.

As a mark of the beast, the treaty on peace for Israelis shall be violated. By breaking the treaty, the beast will take over reigns and demand to be regarded as God. His rule will be that of a despot. These are the signs that will indicate that Christ is returning for the second time. A close reading of the two scriptures has been interpreted to suggest that the twelfth Imam will be the expected beast.

Daniel puts a twist to the debate by mentioning the return or rise of the Roman Empire as signal of antichrist rule. The kingdom will be rebuilt with the king exercising a lot of intrigues, deceit and claiming to be God. There is similarity between the reading of Revelation and Daniel on the antichrist. This is where evidence seems to point away from Muslims.

It is Daniel who exonerates Muslims from this accusation through mention of the Roman Empire. This empire is based in Europe and not the Middle East where most Muslims would be found. There has been continuing hostility between Muslims and Israel which would make a truce of that nature difficult to execute. This means that Muslims would not initiate the seven year treaty that will herald the reign of the beast. They are only likely to destroy Israel.

The theory of the beast has attracted a lot of speculations and construction. It is clear that only a person who would be accepted by Muslims and Jews would cause such a scenario to unfold. It means that such a person will be a half cast between a Muslim and Jew. To Muslims, such a person would be the lost Imam while Jews would consider him as their own.

The mystery of the antichrist being Muslim remains a construction of cross reading the bible and the Koran. Christians are advised to remain cautious and test anyone who comes in the name of the Father. The only way to identify the true leaders is if they confess Christ as the Lord.




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