L & T of the AC Part 4: Integrating Islam Eschatology

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE ANTICHRIST

PART 4

INTEGRATING ISLAM ESCHATOLOGY

Will Islamic eschatology play a role in the last-days antichrist drama?  It certainly will for the Arabs and may be integrated into Jewish circumstances as well.  Most of the Islamic ideas and figures do not come from the Quran, but from a collection of writings known as the hadiths, which means “traditions”.  The hadiths are a collection of sayings attributed to Mohammed, and were amassed by his supposed companions after his death in AD 632.  At some point during the 9^th century, Islamic scholars had to choose which ones were authentic due to the number of contradictory or inaccurate writings.

Tracking and separating the various Islamic and Jewish eschatological figures is where things get somewhat complicated.  In Islamic theology the Mahdi will gather an army to battle the Jewish Messiah (the actual Christian antichrist) who the Islamics will view as Dajjal (their concept of the antichrist).  Someone will apparently kill the Jewish Messiah (Christian antichrist) (Islamic Dajjal) and this person doing the killing will be considered Armilus (the Jewish antichrist) by the Jews and as Isa (returned Jesus) by the Islamics.

According to Revelation 13 someone will kill the Jewish Messiah (Christian antichrist) (Islamic Dajjal) with a sword.  The murderer will be known as Armilus by the Jews  and Isa by the Islamics.  Christians shouldn’t care.  The Jewish Messiah, ben Joseph, will be resurrected from the dead and appear as ben David to the ecstatic Judeans and to the total devastation of the Islamic Arabs.  [For information concerning messiah ben Joseph and messiah ben David link on the link below:  The Life and Times of the Antichrist Part 3]

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)

To the Muslims the Islamic Mahdi will probably not personally appear, although someone may be appointed to that position; to their knowledge, Isa will not personally appear (at this time) although the figure who kills the Dajjal will be considered Isa; and the person the Islamic’s consider to be Dajjal will be resurrected as the Jewish Messiah ben David.(Christian antichrist or beast)

After the destruction of many Arab countries and a resurrected Dajjal the Islamic Arabs may conclude that they have been deceived by their religion.  If Satan (or a demon) is responsible for dictating the Koran to Mohammed, he (Satan) will have accomplished his purpose at this point and have no further need of the Islamic Arabs.  After all, Satan is a liar and the father of lies and has no respect for any person.

This should be the time when the resurrected antichrist (beast) (ben David) will declare himself to be “God” and halt the daily sacrifice, which will be unnecessary at this point since the messiah is now present.  Animal sacrifices will possibly be changed to offerings of gold, silver, and precious stones.

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:  (Revelation 17:4 KJV)

An image or statue of the beast’s likeness shall be made and placed in the temple or a wing of the temple.  The second beast or false prophet will give some semblance of life to the image so that it can speak.

The declaration of divinity by ben David (beast/antichrist) will not be for the purpose of divorcing himself from Judaism as some have commented.  It will be to augment his claim as the Jewish messiah and will closely resemble Christian eschatology.  It will also fulfill Biblical prophecy which of course is under the Lord God’s control.

Jewish Expectations of a Messiah

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The Life and Times of the Antichrist Part 1

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The Life and Times of the Antichrist Part 2

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The Life and Times of the Antichrist Part 3

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