\u201c<\/span>We just can\u2019t work with him because our base thinks he\u2019s the Antichrist.<\/i><\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014Barack Obama paraphrasing GOP leaders (8\/25\/16)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n President Putin is the Antichrist, and Russia is<\/p>\n the 10-horned beast of the Book of Revelation.<\/p>\n <\/i><\/span><\/span>\u2014Psychic T. Chase (1999)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Former President Barack Obama has been called many things: a Muslim, an illegal Kenyan immigrant, a socialist, a gay man, a sex offender, and why not, the Antichrist himself. Nothing in the Bible, however, says that the Antichrist would start his career as a community organizer, a role that describes very well Jesus\u2019 work with the poor and the oppressed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTreacherous Traitor\u201d Obama is the Antichrist<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> A local writer, referring to a non-existent letter between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, claimed these men predicted that an ex-president would become a \u201ctreacherous traitor.\u201d This man was unable to provide the reference, but he is certain Obama is this person and the \u201cBible calls this man the Antichrist.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Obama will \u201cbuild an army of agitators,\u201d who will lead \u201cmarches, even riots\u201d and will spread hatred throughout the land. This does not quite describe the kitesurfing ex-president relaxing in the British Virgin Island, but of course this may be one of the Antichrist\u2019s ruses.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Another crazy prediction referring to Obama is that \u201cthe Antichrist will be a man of Muslim\/Arab descent in his 40s who will rule for 42 months.\u201d First, Kenyans are not Arabs (only 20 percent of Muslims world-wide are); and second, Obama of course governed for 96 months. Incidentally, the conservative Conservapedia.com (at the end) has good arguments against Obama being a Muslim.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Christian Website Responds to Antichrist Hype<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> The claim above is too much for the pro-Bible <\/span><\/span>www.gotanswers.org<\/span><\/span><\/a>: \u201cThe Bible nowhere says anything about the ethnicity, religion, or age of the Antichrist. There is absolutely nothing to connect the 42 months (Rev. 13:5-8) with the 48-month tenure of a U.S. President.\u201d One more biblical prophecy, among dozens, that bite the dust.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This site also disputes that charge that the name \u201cBarack\u201d is found in the Qur\u2019an. The word \u201cBuraq\u201d is found there, but it refers to a winged creature that carried Abraham and Muhammed to their destinations. The national airlines of Libya is named after this mythical creature, but moderate Muslim Indonesia has chosen \u201cGaruda,\u201d the Hindu god Vishnu\u2019s flying mount, as the name of its airlines. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n According to the \u201cgotanswers\u201d Christians, \u201cthe name \u2018Barack\u2019 is etymologically unrelated to \u2018Buraq,\u2019\u201d and \u201cBarack\u201d is thoroughly Judeo-Christian, being \u201cthe African form of the Hebrew name \u2018Baruch,\u2019 which means \u2018blessed.\u2019\u201d Yes, I would say that he must be blessed by God to have withstood all these hateful, false charges.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I respect the intellectual honesty of these conservative Christians: \u201cIntentionally spreading such misinformation [about Obama] will likely make it more difficult to recognize the true Antichrist once he appears on the scene. . . .<\/span><\/span>Rather than speculating and demonizing, our responsibility is to be wise and discerning, based on what the Bible says about the Antichrist.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Where are Obama\u2019s Seven Heads and Ten Horns?<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> Obama has failed to grow the Antichrist\u2019s \u201cten horns and seven heads\u201d (Rev. 13:1), and this allegedly weak president did not take over the earth and establish a one-world government. (He has far less power to do so now.) According to Revelation groupies, this is the goal of the first \u201cbeast\u201d of the Book of Revelation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Conservative Christian leaders have backed away from their more extreme followers.<\/span><\/span> Baptist Pastor Robert James Jeffress, who led an interfaith pre-inaugural prayer service, states: \u201cWhile I am not suggesting that President Obama is the Antichrist, the fact that he was able to propose such a sweeping change in God\u2019s law and still win re-election by a comfortable margin illustrates how a future world leader will be able to oppose God\u2019s laws without any repercussions.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Is Trump the Antichrist or just a Fellow Traveler?<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> It is only fair to ask if Donald Trump might be the Antichrist. The \u201cgotanswers\u201d Christians conclude: \u201cWh<\/span><\/span>ile Trump does possess some traits that are similar to the Bible\u2019s description of the Antichrist, the same could be said of many world leaders. In our evaluation, it is highly unlikely that Donald Trump is the Antichrist. Ultimately, though, the answer to the question has to be \u2018wait and see.\u2019\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Antichrist is described as a \u201cman of lawlessness\u201d (2 Thess. 2:3). Obama haters will of course say \u201ccase closed,\u201d but Obama\u2019s sins pale in comparison to Trump\u2019s many infractions: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There are Many Antichrists, not just One<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> Many Christians notice that most of the references to the Antichrist indicate many not just one, and they follow a general, non-apocalyptic interpretation. For them an Antichrist is any person who behaves in anti-Christian ways. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I believe that inclusion lies at the core of Jesus\u2019 teachings. As the greatest feminist in the ancient world, he elevated women over his often-clueless male disciples. He stood for acceptance of the Other in his treatment of the adulteress and the Samaritans. Here is his famous call for compassion: \u201cW<\/span><\/span>hatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me\u201d (Matt. 25:40).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Anti-Christian Trump vs. Christian Obama?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In stark contrast, Trump is anti-Christian in his condemnation of Muslims and Hispanics. His serial lying is not very Christian either. He expressed an inkling of compassion, when he appeared to exempt immigrant families from deportation, but Homeland Security will now separate out women and children. It is Trump, more than any other American leader, who has spread hatred and violence throughout the land.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Obama used the phrases \u201cGod bless America,\u201d \u201cGod bless the United States of America,\u201d or \u201cGod bless you\u201d frequently. Trump, however, was the first president-elect since Ronald Reagan\u2019s \u201cthank you\u201d in 1980 not to use any such language in his victory speech. Instead, Trump finished by saying \u201cThank you, Mike Pence. Thank you.\u201d OK, they do say that Pence is a godly man.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Even though Trump claims that the Bible is a \u201cspecial\u201d and \u201cincredible\u201d book, he ignorantly said \u201cTwo\u201d instead of \u201cSecond\u201d <\/span><\/span>Corinthians, and he punted when asked what his favorite Bible verse was. At the annual Prayer Breakfasts, Obama talked about his Christian faith and referred to his favorite scripture verses, but at his first breakfast Trump made a fool of himself by criticizing Arnold Schwarzenegger for his poor ratings on <\/span><\/span>The Apprentice<\/i><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Own Presbyterians Reject Him<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> When Trump told Christian Broadcasting Network\u2019s David Brody that he \u201cwill be the greatest representative of the Christians that they’ve had in a long time,\u201d one might interpret this as one of \u201cthose people\u201d comments\u2014not his people. One might also take the following boast as blasphemous or at least hubristic: \u201cI will be the best job producer that God ever created.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/a> Trump always puts himself first, not other people, presumably not even God. The Antichrist \u201c<\/span><\/span>will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God\u2019s temple, proclaiming himself to be God<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(2 Thess. 2:3\u20134<\/a>). Trump appears to assume omnipotence in his claims that he will fix every single problem. He should know that only the Hindu Goddess can wipe ISIS from \u201cthe face of the earth.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Trump proclaimed that he is a \u201cvery proud Presbyterian,\u201d<\/span><\/span> but his home church Marble Collegiate had not seen him in years and reported that he was no longer a member. The Rutgers Presbyterian Church sought to excommunicate him because of his anti-Muslim statements, but found out that that they obviously could not boot a non-member.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Trump: An \u201cImmoral and Ungodly Man\u201d\u2014not Born Again<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> Even though 80 percent of evangelicals voted for him, some of their leaders doubt very much if Trump is a Christian. <\/span><\/span>Christian writer Rachel Held Evans declares that \u201cDonald Trump hasn\u2019t been born again. The Religious Right has simply sold out.\u201d John Stemberger, President of Florida Family Action, contends that<\/span><\/span> \u201c<\/span><\/span>Trump is the most immoral and ungodly man ever to run for president.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Does this mean that Trump is an Antichrist? We should be very suspicious about a person, claiming to be a Christian, who obviously flunked Sunday School and claims that he does not need God\u2019s forgiveness. With regard to forgiveness, this is what Trump told a CNN reporter: \u201c<\/span><\/span>I don’t bring God into that picture. I don’t. I don’t do a lot of things that are bad.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Revelation\u2019s Two Beasts: It Must be Russia and America<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> Trump has expressed admiration for Vladimir Putin, and in 2008 his son bragged that <\/span><\/span>\u201cwe see a lot money pouring in from Russia.\u201d<\/span><\/span> Last summer Paul Manafort, Trump\u2019s campaign manager was forced to resign because of his business dealings with Ukrainian and Russian oligarchs. We now know that last December former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner talked directly to the Russian ambassador.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In the 1950-60s it was common to hear from conservatives Christians that the Soviet Union was the \u201cbeast,\u201d which had \u201c<\/span><\/span>feet like those of a bear\u201d (Rev. 13:2). The bear is of course the Russian totem animal, and some Revelation junkies still support this thesis. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Eduardo Freire Canosa<\/span><\/span> once believed that the beast\u2019s seven heads represent the number of Soviet leaders up to Gorbachev, and its ten horns are the seven Warsaw Pact nations plus the three Baltic States. After the break-up the Soviet Union in 1989, Canosa conceded that the prophecy is not fulfilled, along with, if I might add, dozens of others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In 1999 psychic T. Case was convinced that \u201c<\/span><\/span>President Putin is the Antichrist, and Russia is the 10-horned beast of the Book of Revelation.\u201d Case acknowledges that the <\/span><\/span>beast does incur a fatal wound, but the wound has healed (Rev. 13:3) under Putin, so the Bible is still correct. Except for the fact that it now must have ten heads (Yeltsin, <\/span><\/span>Medvedev,<\/span><\/span> and Putin added) and only one horn=nation! Oh, those prophecies are always so hard to get right!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There is also a second beast, which comes from the earth, and this has led to a flurry of speculation. Is the first one Obama and the second Hillary? No, Obama must be paired with the Pope, who for centuries was the first wicked beast. No, that\u2019s not right either, because the beasts are nations, not persons. (The Antichrist is a person.) So, of course, it must be Trump\u2019s America and Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Artful Deal with Russia<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/span> There you have it, folks. Trump\u2019s ties to Russia artfully seal the deal, the first of seven seals (Rev. 5:5) on the book that Christ will open at the End of Time. And, if Steve Bannon, Trump\u2019s right-hand man, is correct about total war with Islam and China, then the six other seals will also be broken. After a great cosmic war, a mere 144,000 (Rev. 14:1) will be taken up to heaven and the rest of us, including millions of Trump supporters, will be lost forever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cWe just can\u2019t work with him because our base thinks he\u2019s the Antichrist.\u201d \u2014Barack Obama paraphrasing GOP leaders (8\/25\/16) President Putin is the Antichrist, and Russia is the 10-horned beast of the Book of Revelation. \u2014Psychic T. Chase (1999) Former…<\/p>\n