(58) The Coming Muslim Antichrist & the False Prophet? - YouTube
Very sadly Joe Schimmel has joined the speculators and has not taken the time to do his due diligence regarding the subject of the Antichrist. Many so-called "prophecy experts" have had a knee-jerk reaction to the recent tragic events in Israel and are engaging in sloppy exegesis. Schimmel's eschatology has always been problematic and he has mistaught the book of Revelation for years. In general terms, Schimmel's teaching has deteriorated, and his badly prepared sermons are delivered at warp speed in an almost crazed manner. The reason given for his failure to deliver clear concise teaching is that he is working against the clock. However, it seems the more likely cause of his poor presentation technique is due to a lack of discipline and preparation.
The people of the prince who is to come
And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. (Daniel 9:26)
The Arab auxiliaries mentioned by both Tacitus and Josephus were about 6,000 in number, compared to the 60,000 Roman soldiers who came against Jerusalem in 70AD. Chris White points out that only about 10% of the soldiers in 70AD could have been considered non-Roman.
Chris White: "It should be noted here that the reason people joined the
auxiliaries was so they could be awarded Roman citizenship at the end of
their term of service.
The other 54,000 men were all Roman citizens from the 3rd, 5th, 10th, 12th
,
15th
, and 18th Legions. Since it was required that a soldier must be a
Roman citizen to be in the legionnaires, we can be pretty sure that these
54,000 men were, in fact, Roman citizens.."
David Reagan: “A good example of [this kind of] tortuous logic can be found in [an] attempt to explain away the meaning of Daniel 9:26.. This is really grasping at straws in the wind! It doesn’t matter whether or not the legions were composed of Australian Aborigines, it was the Roman government that decided to destroy Jerusalem, it was the Roman government that gave the orders, and it was Roman generals who carried out the destruction. Rome was the rod of God’s judgment and it is from the Roman people that the Antichrist will arise.” 1
Daniel 11:40-45
Schimmel fails to even mention Daniel 11:40-45. In this critcal passage, the Antichrist turns against the Muslim enemies of Israel and he destroys Egypt, Libya, and an Arab coalition including Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, and others. Furthermore, when the Antichrist invades Israel to take his throne, his primary targets are the Islamic nations surrounding Israel.
At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through. He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites. He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train. But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction. And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him. (Daniel 11:40-45).
Thanks Treena. Jay Smith has done a fine job debunking the Quran, these scholarly efforts have weakened the Muslim religious system and I believe will help diminish it. It seems the Anti-Christ Religious system does away with other religions by deceiving through the interfaith movement to incorporate his own system, which will be much worse than anything we have seen before. I see the Muslim religion as useful tools and a means to an end giving rise to the Anti-Christ and he may have a mixed heritage to help deceive the people but the religion he brings is Satanism in full. I pray for Christian leaders to keep from deception and to humbly repent if they realize error as the targets on their backs are large and the arrows many and I pray the sheep be Bereans and follow Christ closely. Thanks for your honest analysis, it has been extremely helpful.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Treena. Joe Shimmel has lost the plot, unfortunately.
ReplyDelete"Schimmel fails to even mention Daniel 11:40-45. In this critcal passage, the Antichrist turns against the Muslim enemies of Israel and he destroys Egypt, Libya, and an Arab coalition including Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, and others. Furthermore, when the Antichrist invades Israel to take his throne, his primary targets are the Islamic nations surrounding Israel."
ReplyDeleteBecause Satan doesn't care about Muslims and Islamic countries.
That said, is it POSSIBLE that Islam COULD be the vehicle for the "Assyrian" and his armies, and/or that the man whom Satan incarnates in the middle of the week, when he is evicted from heaven, COULD also be a Muslim? Of course. All the nations that are mentioned with respect to the end times in Psalm 83 and elsewhere are Middle Eastern and African geographically, and ALL are Islamic today.
Hi Anonymous.. There are several reasons why the Antichrist is not a Muslim. Chris White addresses the issues point by point in his book "The Islamic Antichrist Debunked". I recommend that you read his book which is free online. Chapter 13 is relevant to your particular question.
Deletehttps://bibleprophecytext.com/books/islamic-antichrist-debunked/chapter-13/#wars-of-antichrist
God bless