End times?

Question

do you believe we are living in the end times and if so...who is the antichrist?

Answer 1

Yes, I do think we are at least near the end times.

Martin Luther said the anti-Christ is the pope, but Luther was not the first person to claim that the pope is the anti-Christ. John Wycliffe came to the same conclusion some 200 years before Luther did. Unlike Luther, Wycliffe had everything to loose and nothing to gain from proclaiming this, but he did it anyway because that is what he believed. Let us examine the facts.

What is the beast (the anti-Christ)? It is a religious power that rises out of Europe after the fall of Rome (and 3 of the tribes of the fallen empire are taken out) that acts as sovereign nation. It has much wealth and wants to change the laws of God.

"And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. “(Daniel 7:24 - 25 KJV)

The history of Europe settles the matter. There were 10 kingdoms that formed directly after the fall of Rome. After three kingdoms were taken out (the Vandals, Lombards, and Huns), the "Bishop of Rome" rose to power and formed what we now know as the Roman Catholic Church and this position is now known as the pope. With this power, the pope has changed God's times and laws. Many Christians no longer observe the Sabbath (God's time and God’s law) because the pope has instituted Sunday worship; the Roman Catechism even has a different set of Ten Commandments in it than the Bible's. It is also obvious that this kingdom represented by the little horn is different from all the others. The Vatican is a nation that has great wealth (the little horn wares an expensive crown earlier in Daniel chapter 7) but is very small (like a little horn among big ones) and is wholly ruled by a religious leader unlike any other nation in Europe today. The Vatican is a nation because the USA has an ambassador to the Vatican.

There are even more clues to point to the papal system as being the anti-Christ.

"And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast." (Revelation 13:3 KJV)

The pope was taken out of power and made prisoner (wounded) in 1798 by Napoleon. But, the pope was miraculously healed from his deadly wound in 1929, by Premier Mussolini of Italy who gave the pope all his power back!

The whole world has wondered after the pope. Just look at everyone that attended the funeral of the late John Paul II - leaders of almost every nation in the world!

Also, we find this of the anti-Christ. " And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. (Revelation 13:5 - 6 KJV)

What is blasphemy? "The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God." (American Heritage Dictionary)

Does the pope blaspheme?

"Against this background of love towards Holy Church, 'the pillar and bulwark of the truth' (1 Tim 3:15), we readily understand the devotion of Saint Francis of Assisi for 'the Lord Pope', the daughterly outspokenness of Saint Catherine of Siena towards the one whom she called 'sweet Christ on earth'" (Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation VITA CONSECRATA, (On The Consecrated Life And Its Mission In The Church And In The World), March 25, 1996.)

"The Pope is of so great dignity, and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God. and the vicar of God." (Ferraris Ecclesiastical dictionary)

"All names which in the Scriptures are applied to Christ, by virtue of which it is established that He is over the church, all the same names are applied to the Pope." (On the Authority of the Councils, book 2, chapter 17)

"The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth." (Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Chapter XXVII, p. 218, "Cities Petrus Bertanous")

"The Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ on earth...by divine right the Pope has supreme and full power in faith, in morals over each and every pastor and his flock. He is the true vicar, the head of the entire church, the father and teacher of all Christians. He is the infallible ruler, the founder of dogmas, the author of and the judge of councils; the universal ruler of truth, the arbiter of the world, the supreme judge of heaven and earth, the judge of all, being judged by no one, God himself on earth." (Quoted in the New York Catechism)

""To believe that our Lord God the Pope has not the power to decree as he is decreed, is to be deemed heretical." (the Gloss "Extravagantes" o.f Pope John XXII *** inter, Tit. XIV, Cap. IV. Ad Callem Sexti Decretalium, Paris, 1685)

I would say he dose!

I think the papal system matches up with the anti-Christ too much to be a coincidence.

Answer 2

I believe everybody posting on this forum will meet their maker within the next 100 years, so yes WE are living in our end-times.

As far as prophetic end-times to which you are referring, I honestly don't know. I am 55 and I was raised by parents who were "looking up" since before I was born, so I don't think about it a lot anymore. Just the last verse of the Revelation where I agree with John when he says, "Come quickly, Lord Jesus."

Antichrist? I heard a preacher on the radio say this the other day, and it makes sense. He pointed out that since Satan doesn't know when Jesus' return will happen, he has had someone groomed to take that role in every generation since Jesus won the victory at the cross. (Several people in history jump to mind.)

All he will have to do is empower that individual, whoever he may be, when the time is right.

I thought that made a lot of sense.

Answer 3

Antichrist? Hollywood

Answer 4

YES I DO, IF A PERSON DIES THEN IT IS HIS END TIME ISN'T IT.
1jo 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

Answer 5

Even if a person does not believe in the christian end times there still is a lot of problems going on in the world to take notice that something is very wrong. But most people rather stick their head in the sand and live on credit. Use your own brian and educate yourself.

Answer 6

Yes,we are living in end times but sorry i don't understand what do you mean to say who is anti Christ?.I am a Muslim and i can say this because in Quran there are some notification of end times means that in Quran there are some facts which has been told about when the Earth is going to be finished and these facts are slowly and gradually coming in front of our eyes.

Answer 7

I find that impossible for one simple reason: the temple in Jerusalem is still destroyed. If you've forgotten, it is said that the messiah cannot come until the temple is rebuilt and that kinda can't happen with temple mount being on the same location. But then again, I am Jewish and you Christians make your own rules.

And if you've noticed, since the beginning of Christianity, the end of times has ALWAYS been around the corner. You guys are just waiting eagerly to die. You can't stand the suspense.

Answer 8

No, and I don't believe such other nonsense such as the existence of an Antichrist, however I do believe that mans greed and stupidity may indeed cause the events that lead up up to our self-extinction.

Answer 9

Every generation has the end of world theory, why should our generation be any differen't. in the 1600's Christains thought the world would end, then again in the 1800's (I think).
Although scientific research shows there is "strange" patterns in the whether probably the cause of global warmming. So yes its reasonable that it's near the end of civilation as we know it, but no for mankind.

Answer 10

Yes, we are. The signs are all around us.

No one knows who the anti-Christ is yet. But he will rise to power in the Middle East. And as times worsen, people will be known by the mark of the beast, 666.

Answer 11

I don't know... but that sounds like a great idea for a Fox series: you could be the next star on American Antichrist....

Or not. "Like a thief in the night" comes to mind.