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Thoughts on the Antichrist

Discussion in 'Other Christian Denominations' started by steaver, Oct 1, 2018.

  1. steaver

    steaver Well-Known Member
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    According to Jewish teaching......

    1) Messiah will be a great political leader
    2) Messiah will be Jewish
    3) Messiah will be a well-versed Rabbi
    4) Messiah will be a charismatic leader
    5) Messiah will be inspirational
    6) Messiah will be a great military leader who will win battles for Israel
    7) Above all, Messiah will be a human being
    8) Messiah will be the head of all world government

    9) Messiah will rebuild the temple and restore worship therein

    Compare these beliefs with what the Word of God tells us about the Antichrist to come. Jesus said,

    Jhn 5:43 "I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive."

    The following are three quoted topics from the Jewish website http://www.jewfaq.org/mashiach.htm#What


    The Mashiach
    "The mashiach will be a great political leader descended from King David (Jeremiah 23:5). The mashiach is often referred to as "mashiach ben David" (mashiach, son of David). He will be well-versed in Jewish law, and observant of its commandments (Isaiah 11:2-5). He will be a charismatic leader, inspiring others to follow his example. He will be a great military leader, who will win battles for Israel. He will be a great judge, who makes righteous decisions (Jeremiah 33:15). But above all, he will be a human being, not a god, demi-god or other supernatural being.

    It has been said that in every generation, a person is born with the potential to be the mashiach. If the time is right for the messianic age within that person's lifetime, then that person will be the mashiach. But if that person dies before he completes the mission of the mashiach, then that person is not the mashiach."

    What Will the Mashiach Do?
    "Before the time of the mashiach, there shall be war and suffering (Ezekiel 38:16)

    The mashiach will bring about the political and spiritual redemption of theJewish people by bringing us back to Israel and restoring Jerusalem (Isaiah 11:11-12; Jeremiah 23:8; 30:3; Hosea 3:4-5). He will establish a government in Israel that will be the center of all world government, both for Jews and gentiles (Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:10; 42:1). He will rebuild the Temple and re-establish its worship (Jeremiah 33:18). He will restore the religious court system of Israel and establish Jewish law as the law of the land (Jeremiah 33:15)."

    What About Jesus?

    "Jews do not believe that Jesus was the mashiach. Assuming that he existed, and assuming that the Christian scriptures are accurate in describing him (both matters that are debatable), he simply did not fulfill the mission of the mashiach as it is described in the biblical passages cited above. Jesus did not do any of the things that the scriptures said the messiah would do.

    On the contrary, another Jew born about a century later came far closer to fulfilling the messianic ideal than Jesus did. His name was Shimeon ben Kosiba, known as Bar Kokhba (son of a star), and he was a charismatic, brilliant, but brutal warlord. Rabbi Akiba, one of the greatest scholars in Jewish history, believed that Bar Kokhba was the mashiach. Bar Kokhba fought a war against the Roman Empire, catching the Tenth Legion by surprise and retaking Jerusalem. He resumed sacrifices at the site of theTemple and made plans to rebuild the Temple. He established a provisional government and began to issue coins in its name. This is what the Jewish people were looking for in a mashiach; Jesus clearly does not fit into this mold. Ultimately, however, the Roman Empire crushed his revolt and killed Bar Kokhba. After his death, all acknowledged that he was not the mashiach.

    Throughout Jewish history, there have been many people who have claimed to be the mashiach, or whose followers have claimed that they were the mashiach: Shimeon Bar Kokhba, Shabbatai Tzvi, Jesus, and many others too numerous to name. Leo Rosten reports some very entertaining accounts under the entry for meshiekh in The New Joys of Yiddish. But all of these people died without fulfilling the mission of the mashiach; therefore, none of them were the mashiach. The mashiach and the Olam Ha-Ba lie in the future, not in the past."

    Thoughts?

    Compare with Revelation 13...

    How spot on are the Scriptures in revealing what the future worship of the Antichrist by the Jews and Gentiles shall be.
     
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    Some even have seen him as being an Islamic leader!
     
  3. steaver

    steaver Well-Known Member
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    Seeing how God is always dealing with Israel from within Israel, it seems to make sense that the False Prophet and the Antichrist will rise out of Israel. Especially since Jesus said, Jhn 5:43 "I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive."

    The Jews teach, according to the website, "But above all, he will be a human being, not a god, demi-god or other supernatural being".

    In order for the Jews to accept a Messiah, the Messiah would have to be Jewish. Of course we know this will be a false messiah and in fact will be the Antichrist which should come and was foretold to us. God is going to give Israel what they have stubbornly asked for, to their own demise and the judgment of God. Before He then saves a remnant, when Jesus Christ intervenes on their behalf and their blindness is removed.
     
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