Will There Be A Muslim Antichrist

By Lisa Williamson


Muslims and Christians have been battling about the events before the final judgment. It is the events proceeding this day that has put the two religions at a war path. Reading the bible alongside the Koran has led people to suggest that there will be a Muslim antichrist. This is a debate that has kept theologians busy as they try to solve the puzzle. It is upon individuals to make their own conclusions.

The Koran points out that at some point, a prophet shall return. The circumstances of his return are just before judgment day. The prophet to return is the twelfth imam who is said to have disappeared while he was still young. His disappearance is linked to persecution that target Muslims at the time. This is the scripture that is interpreted to represent the beast for Christians.

In the bible, the antichrist is said to rule before judgment comes upon the earth. The relevant reading for this is the fourth verse of chapter thirteen in the book of Revelations. His promise of peace to Israel for seven years will herald the reign of the beast. Before this period of peace has lapsed, the treaty will be broken and anarchy will reign.

The violation of this peace treaty will indicate the rise of the prophesied beast. What will follow the violation of this treaty is a reign of anarchy where the ruler will demand recognition as God. He will rule with an iron fist. Such signs will point at the end of times and coming of judgment day. The similarities in the Islamic and Christian text indicate the possibility of an Islamic antichrist.

Daniel puts a twist to the debate by mentioning the return or rise of the Roman Empire as signal of antichrist rule. The kingdom will be rebuilt with the king exercising a lot of intrigues, deceit and claiming to be God. There is similarity between the reading of Revelation and Daniel on the antichrist. This is where evidence seems to point away from Muslims.

Away from the scriptures, there are some readings that distant Muslims from the claim. The religion is dominated by Arabs while the Roman Empire is for Europeans. Further, the hostility between Israel and Muslims is unlikely to lead to a truce. This makes it unlikely for the seven years of peace to happen should this beast be Muslim. The only possible thing would be destruction of Israel.

The theory of the beast has attracted a lot of speculations and construction. It is clear that only a person who would be accepted by Muslims and Jews would cause such a scenario to unfold. It means that such a person will be a half cast between a Muslim and Jew. To Muslims, such a person would be the lost Imam while Jews would consider him as their own.

The mystery of the antichrist being Muslim remains a construction of cross reading the bible and the Koran. Christians are advised to remain cautious and test anyone who comes in the name of the Father. The only way to identify the true leaders is if they confess Christ as the Lord.




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