When I say "we," I mean all of us here at GAW. Most of us here are able to spot fraud fairly easily I would think. If I remember from Sunday school classes as a kid, the anti-christ is supposed to be seen as some kind of a hero to the normal people. Some of the people will even think he's Christ himself, if I remember how the story goes. The anti-christ is supposed to be some kind of a leader that people can trust. What I don't remember though is the exact timeline as to when the anti-christ will first appear. I can't remember if it's before or after the big war in the middle East. Some of you biblical scholars can chime in. I also can't remember if the anti-christ will be Satan himself or one of his minions. When the market crashes, the anti-christ is supposed to relieve everybody of their personal debt if I remember correctly. That was one of the reasons why the anti-christ got to be so popular was because the people no longer had to pay off their debt. People were grateful for the anti-christ. Let me know in the comments how this thing is supposed to play out.
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Daniel 8 and 11, taken together, indicate that the Antichrist is from Turkey. He is described as the king of the north from the 4 kingdoms that arose from Alexander the Great’s empire. The northern kingdom started out as Turkey and Syria, and had its capital in Turkey for its entire existence.
We won’t know exactly who it is though, until he signs a 7 year covenant with Israel that lets them rebuild their temple. Since this event kicks off the Tribulation, the Rapture will happen right before or during the signing of this agreement.
I personally think there will be a war between Israel and a combo of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. If Isaiah 17, Amos 1, and a few other prophecies are considered together, Israel wins this war but at heavy cost. Then comes the Ezekiel 38 war, where Russia and Iran (Gog and Persia) come against Israel, possibly as retaliation for Syria’s destruction since they are allies. God miraculously intervenes. At least one scripture (I’ll find the reference in a little bit) says that God blows a trumpet here. Where else does “the trump of God” sound? During the rapture. Note that the 7 trumpets of the Tribulation are blown by angels, not God; this is a different event.
It is after this Ezekiel 38 war and the Rapture that the Antichrist makes a covenant with Israel, so that the Antichrist can be viewed as a peace bringer. Then the Tribulation begins.
I don't know where the hell you guys got this concept of the rapture from but from what I can gather that is a uniquely American Christian thing.
It’s right there in Scripture. The doctrine of a Pre Trib Rapture has been taught at least as far back as Iraneus, a 2nd century church father who was mentored by Polycarp, who in turn was a disciple of John, who wrote Revelation. Pre Trib Rapture is based both in scripture and the earliest church fathers. Not a uniquely American phenomenon in the slightest. And even if it were, that doesn’t mean it’s not true.