Is my neighbor the Antichrist?

You know...something was puzzling me until a thought came to me. Nowadays I've heard many Christians guess at who the Antichrist is.{usually someone who is in political power, and has some ungodly traits in common with what they believe the Antichrist will have,}Up till this point they've been wrong, because a lot of the people they labeled as a "candidate for Antichrist" have died.Well I never participated in this kind of thing, but lately something has been happening that blows my mind, so I'm gonna jump in with my little "guess".Ok, we know that, since the fall, we're all mortal.{in the body.}{Unless the rapture comes first}.And how many times we've had loved ones and friends and aquaintances who, when brought to the hospital, their family is told by the drs."There's nothing more we can do.Time to think about "comfort measures."{hospice} And the person dies.Now..I have a neighbor who, at 82 yrs old, has many serious health issues, still doesn't watch his health, yet whenever in that situation, "bounces back".{not once, but over and over.}Now is this because he's a Christian or even a "good person" who's helped many others? Neither!!This guy was into smoking, drinking, holding grudges,vengeful, argumentative,racist,fornicating.One of his daughters said he used to bully them around.{And he still smokes and drinks,so he didn't become saved since then.}Yet there are many, many cases where people with better moral character , and even Christians, have died within the set time and didn't "bounce back" "umpteen times" Now I was creeped out by this , but then, I thought, maybe it's not a coincidence. Many Christians, including Hal Lindsey,believe the Antichrist will come out of the old Roman empire, from Europe. This guy is Italian.The Antichrist having the "mortal wound" that was healed, it's not a "good person" being resurrected. It's the devils champion. This guy had, and still has, a greater level of sins then many yet keeps cheating death.He was also into politics,and some say the Antichrist will come out of the political world.Can it be this guy is being held to get back into politics,then because he never dies, get the mortal head wound and do one of his "bouncesbacks?"It may sound farfetched, and I can't or won't go out on a limb and accuse someone of being the Antichrist, but one thing is certain__there are similarities, given his level of sin, and this mystery about his cheating death.At least, it's not any crazier than the other Christians with their "guesses."

 

[Kroons]

No, the antichrist is the pope.

 

[Intercessor]

Steven,
1) You have to distinguish the difference between anti-christ characteristics, "many anti-christs" and The Anti-Christ.
John the Beloved says "Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come" (1 John 2:18).

2) Daniel 7 has many beasts, horns and a "little horn" that blasphemes, boasts & basically talks too much... It talks about the saints being given into his hand for a time -- then his destruction and dominion given to the saints.

3) Revelation 13 talks about a beast with 7 heads and ONE of the heads received a mortal wound, is revived and becomes a sign -- same blasphemies, same saints given to him for a period of time, same fate as little horn in Daniel 7 shown in Revelation 19:20

4) Beasts are explained by the Bible (In the same chapters, Steve) as massive Empires (Medio-Persian Empire, Greek Empire, Roman Empire, heads and horns as countries that branch out from the empires, and horns as kings over the empires and or countries.

Conclusion:
A) You're safe that your Neighbor is not "The Anti-Christ" unless you live in a neighborhood of royal residences and he has been a king in the past, not a selectman or something...
B) GIve Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 at least a fundamental reading, here are the links, it should take about 10 minutes to see what the Bible is talking about...

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+7&version=NASB
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+13&version=NASB

C) Stay away from Hal Lindsey and Other "Doomsday" prophecy books, yes they have all been wrong, read The Bible for face value.
A commentary or two on Daniel 7 if you want to go deeper https://www.ligonier.org/blog/top-5-commentaries-on-the-book-of-daniel/ A NICNT Commentary on Revelation 13-22 https://www.christianbook.com/book-revelation-revised-international-commentary-testament/robert-mounce/9780802825377/pd/25370?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-20-40|25370&p=1179710&dv=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgtrwstX03AIVC1gNCh2rKwUbEAYYASABEgKeePD_BwE
Vern Poythress also has an easier to read yet scholarly rendition of the entire book of Revelation
https://frame-poythress.org/ebooks/the-returning-king/

Then (Jesus) opened their minds to understand the Scriptures (Luke 24:45)...

 

[alijahspal]

As people see The spirit of Jesus through us, we see the spirit of Satan through others. Who he is I don't care. Jesus defeats him in the end and that's all that matters. May be as God is all rolled up into us. Satan is all rolled up into those who are evil. As long as we keep Jesus number one then we have nothing to fear..

 

[Rose7701]

You know...something was puzzling me until a thought came to me. Nowadays I've heard many Christians guess at who the Antichrist is.{usually someone who is in political power, and has some ungodly traits in common with what they believe the Antichrist will have,}Up till this point they've been wrong, because a lot of the people they labeled as a "candidate for Antichrist" have died.Well I never participated in this kind of thing, but lately something has been happening that blows my mind, so I'm gonna jump in with my little "guess".Ok, we know that, since the fall, we're all mortal.{in the body.}{Unless the rapture comes first}.And how many times we've had loved ones and friends and aquaintances who, when brought to the hospital, their family is told by the drs."There's nothing more we can do.Time to think about "comfort measures."{hospice} And the person dies.Now..I have a neighbor who, at 82 yrs old, has many serious health issues, still doesn't watch his health, yet whenever in that situation, "bounces back".{not once, but over and over.}Now is this because he's a Christian or even a "good person" who's helped many others? Neither!!This guy was into smoking, drinking, holding grudges,vengeful, argumentative,racist,fornicating.One of his daughters said he used to bully them around.{And he still smokes and drinks,so he didn't become saved since then.}Yet there are many, many cases where people with better moral character , and even Christians, have died within the set time and didn't "bounce back" "umpteen times" Now I was creeped out by this , but then, I thought, maybe it's not a coincidence. Many Christians, including Hal Lindsey,believe the Antichrist will come out of the old Roman empire, from Europe. This guy is Italian.The Antichrist having the "mortal wound" that was healed, it's not a "good person" being resurrected. It's the devils champion. This guy had, and still has, a greater level of sins then many yet keeps cheating death.He was also into politics,and some say the Antichrist will come out of the political world.Can it be this guy is being held to get back into politics,then because he never dies, get the mortal head wound and do one of his "bouncesbacks?"It may sound farfetched, and I can't or won't go out on a limb and accuse someone of being the Antichrist, but one thing is certain__there are similarities, given his level of sin, and this mystery about his cheating death.At least, it's not any crazier than the other Christians with their "guesses."

Hi, I read your post, and though this seems like not the best person at all. You don't know if this person gets on their knees each night and prays. There are many things you don't know about them, some people hold very tight and hidden their spiritual beliefs, some of them their family don't even know. SO I would guess to say he is not, and at the most he is a sinner, there is no sin bigger, no ones sin are worse than another, sin is sin and we are all judged the same in the end. Their also could be relatives or many people praying FOR him, maybe he donates money to a church he doesn't attend? maybe in his younger days he helped many people? How can you know that? You never know. May God Bless you.

 

[Steven Bobb]

Hi, I read your post, and though this seems like not the best person at all. You don't know if this person gets on their knees each night and prays. There are many things you don't know about them, some people hold very tight and hidden their spiritual beliefs, some of them their family don't even know. SO I would guess to say he is not, and at the most he is a sinner, there is no sin bigger, no ones sin are worse than another, sin is sin and we are all judged the same in the end. Their also could be relatives or many people praying FOR him, maybe he donates money to a church he doesn't attend? maybe in his younger days he helped many people? How can you know that? You never know. May God Bless you.

No, We never really know everything about someone if we're not with them 24/7,but when I heard his daughters talk about his past, he didn't sound like he was too good back then, either.And what I've known of him, he always{and still}seems to like to take from others rather than give to them.{The other neighbors notice this, too.}The only thing at all I might be seeing here,might be mercy on Gods part, God might be holding him to get saved.You're right, the fact that I don't know is what puzzled me,that's why I asked it as a question, not make a definite statement.It just blows my mind that I've never seen someone bounce back from as many serious physical conditions, and as many times, as he has.

 

[The LORD IS God]

You know...something was puzzling me until a thought came to me. Nowadays I've heard many Christians guess at who the Antichrist is.{usually someone who is in political power, and has some ungodly traits in common with what they believe the Antichrist will have,}Up till this point they've been wrong, because a lot of the people they labeled as a "candidate for Antichrist" have died.Well I never participated in this kind of thing, but lately something has been happening that blows my mind, so I'm gonna jump in with my little "guess".Ok, we know that, since the fall, we're all mortal.{in the body.}{Unless the rapture comes first}.And how many times we've had loved ones and friends and aquaintances who, when brought to the hospital, their family is told by the drs."There's nothing more we can do.Time to think about "comfort measures."{hospice} And the person dies.Now..I have a neighbor who, at 82 yrs old, has many serious health issues, still doesn't watch his health, yet whenever in that situation, "bounces back".{not once, but over and over.}Now is this because he's a Christian or even a "good person" who's helped many others? Neither!!This guy was into smoking, drinking, holding grudges,vengeful, argumentative,racist,fornicating.One of his daughters said he used to bully them around.{And he still smokes and drinks,so he didn't become saved since then.}Yet there are many, many cases where people with better moral character , and even Christians, have died within the set time and didn't "bounce back" "umpteen times" Now I was creeped out by this , but then, I thought, maybe it's not a coincidence. Many Christians, including Hal Lindsey,believe the Antichrist will come out of the old Roman empire, from Europe. This guy is Italian.The Antichrist having the "mortal wound" that was healed, it's not a "good person" being resurrected. It's the devils champion. This guy had, and still has, a greater level of sins then many yet keeps cheating death.He was also into politics,and some say the Antichrist will come out of the political world.Can it be this guy is being held to get back into politics,then because he never dies, get the mortal head wound and do one of his "bouncesbacks?"It may sound farfetched, and I can't or won't go out on a limb and accuse someone of being the Antichrist, but one thing is certain__there are similarities, given his level of sin, and this mystery about his cheating death.At least, it's not any crazier than the other Christians with their "guesses."

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You know...something was puzzling me until a thought came to me. Nowadays I've heard many Christians guess at who the Antichrist is.{usually someone who is in political power, and has some ungodly traits in common with what they believe the Antichrist will have,}Up till this point they've been wrong, because a lot of the people they labeled as a "candidate for Antichrist" have died.Well I never participated in this kind of thing, but lately something has been happening that blows my mind, so I'm gonna jump in with my little "guess".Ok, we know that, since the fall, we're all mortal.{in the body.}{Unless the rapture comes first}.And how many times we've had loved ones and friends and aquaintances who, when brought to the hospital, their family is told by the drs."There's nothing more we can do.Time to think about "comfort measures."{hospice} And the person dies.Now..I have a neighbor who, at 82 yrs old, has many serious health issues, still doesn't watch his health, yet whenever in that situation, "bounces back".{not once, but over and over.}Now is this because he's a Christian or even a "good person" who's helped many others? Neither!!This guy was into smoking, drinking, holding grudges,vengeful, argumentative,racist,fornicating.One of his daughters said he used to bully them around.{And he still smokes and drinks,so he didn't become saved since then.}Yet there are many, many cases where people with better moral character , and even Christians, have died within the set time and didn't "bounce back" "umpteen times" Now I was creeped out by this , but then, I thought, maybe it's not a coincidence. Many Christians, including Hal Lindsey,believe the Antichrist will come out of the old Roman empire, from Europe. This guy is Italian.The Antichrist having the "mortal wound" that was healed, it's not a "good person" being resurrected. It's the devils champion. This guy had, and still has, a greater level of sins then many yet keeps cheating death.He was also into politics,and some say the Antichrist will come out of the political world.Can it be this guy is being held to get back into politics,then because he never dies, get the mortal head wound and do one of his "bouncesbacks?"It may sound farfetched, and I can't or won't go out on a limb and accuse someone of being the Antichrist, but one thing is certain__there are similarities, given his level of sin, and this mystery about his cheating death.At least, it's not any crazier than the other Christians with their "guesses."

You know...something was puzzling me until a thought came to me. Nowadays I've heard many Christians guess at who the Antichrist is.{usually someone who is in political power, and has some ungodly traits in common with what they believe the Antichrist will have,}Up till this point they've been wrong, because a lot of the people they labeled as a "candidate for Antichrist" have died.Well I never participated in this kind of thing, but lately something has been happening that blows my mind, so I'm gonna jump in with my little "guess".Ok, we know that, since the fall, we're all mortal.{in the body.}{Unless the rapture comes first}.And how many times we've had loved ones and friends and aquaintances who, when brought to the hospital, their family is told by the drs."There's nothing more we can do.Time to think about "comfort measures."{hospice} And the person dies.Now..I have a neighbor who, at 82 yrs old, has many serious health issues, still doesn't watch his health, yet whenever in that situation, "bounces back".{not once, but over and over.}Now is this because he's a Christian or even a "good person" who's helped many others? Neither!!This guy was into smoking, drinking, holding grudges,vengeful, argumentative,racist,fornicating.One of his daughters said he used to bully them around.{And he still smokes and drinks,so he didn't become saved since then.}Yet there are many, many cases where people with better moral character , and even Christians, have died within the set time and didn't "bounce back" "umpteen times" Now I was creeped out by this , but then, I thought, maybe it's not a coincidence. Many Christians, including Hal Lindsey,believe the Antichrist will come out of the old Roman empire, from Europe. This guy is Italian.The Antichrist having the "mortal wound" that was healed, it's not a "good person" being resurrected. It's the devils champion. This guy had, and still has, a greater level of sins then many yet keeps cheating death.He was also into politics,and some say the Antichrist will come out of the political world.Can it be this guy is being held to get back into politics,then because he never dies, get the mortal head wound and do one of his "bouncesbacks?"It may sound farfetched, and I can't or won't go out on a limb and accuse someone of being the Antichrist, but one thing is certain__there are similarities, given his level of sin, and this mystery about his cheating death.At least, it's not any crazier than the other Christians with their "guesses."

Pray for your neighbor Steve & never give up believing that God is able to intervene in his life & show him His salvation.

 

[DeaconSummerville]

Do not worry who the Antichrist is, or the predictors of Jesus arriving the end of the year. Worry about where you will end up when Jesus calls you home to heaven. Worry about your unsaved family and friends and coworkers. Your nextdoor neighbors need Jesus too. They are so far away from the Lord. If they party all night and drink so much, then they are on their way to hell. Open your house for them to pray and read Gods word. Invite them to church. Fast and pray daily to God. He will hear from heaven and will answer your prayer.

 

[Martha Buthelezi]

You know...something was puzzling me until a thought came to me. Nowadays I've heard many Christians guess at who the Antichrist is.{usually someone who is in political power, and has some ungodly traits in common with what they believe the Antichrist will have,}Up till this point they've been wrong, because a lot of the people they labeled as a "candidate for Antichrist" have died.Well I never participated in this kind of thing, but lately something has been happening that blows my mind, so I'm gonna jump in with my little "guess".Ok, we know that, since the fall, we're all mortal.{in the body.}{Unless the rapture comes first}.And how many times we've had loved ones and friends and aquaintances who, when brought to the hospital, their family is told by the drs."There's nothing more we can do.Time to think about "comfort measures."{hospice} And the person dies.Now..I have a neighbor who, at 82 yrs old, has many serious health issues, still doesn't watch his health, yet whenever in that situation, "bounces back".{not once, but over and over.}Now is this because he's a Christian or even a "good person" who's helped many others? Neither!!This guy was into smoking, drinking, holding grudges,vengeful, argumentative,racist,fornicating.One of his daughters said he used to bully them around.{And he still smokes and drinks,so he didn't become saved since then.}Yet there are many, many cases where people with better moral character , and even Christians, have died within the set time and didn't "bounce back" "umpteen times" Now I was creeped out by this , but then, I thought, maybe it's not a coincidence. Many Christians, including Hal Lindsey,believe the Antichrist will come out of the old Roman empire, from Europe. This guy is Italian.The Antichrist having the "mortal wound" that was healed, it's not a "good person" being resurrected. It's the devils champion. This guy had, and still has, a greater level of sins then many yet keeps cheating death.He was also into politics,and some say the Antichrist will come out of the political world.Can it be this guy is being held to get back into politics,then because he never dies, get the mortal head wound and do one of his "bouncesbacks?"It may sound farfetched, and I can't or won't go out on a limb and accuse someone of being the Antichrist, but one thing is certain__there are similarities, given his level of sin, and this mystery about his cheating death.At least, it's not any crazier than the other Christians with their "guesses."

As Christians, I think we are not to judge and condemn other people. We should be desciples of Jesus. If we observe that a person is not living according to the word, we should influence him to change his behavioural pattern. He keeps on surviving fatality because God is giving him a chance to repent and choose to follow Christ. "The sherped trying to find a lost ship".There are many christians who live double lives. On Sunday they testify to be perfect but on other week days you can hardly recognise them. Politicians are following their carrier choices. Some are christians some are not. Jugde not lest you be judge. I chose to golliw Christ. Its not sn easy journey but it is the safest and gouranteed.

 

[Intercessor]

As Christians, I think we are not to judge and condemn other people. We should be desciples of Jesus. If we observe that a person is not living according to the word, we should influence him to change his behavioural pattern. He keeps on surviving fatality because God is giving him a chance to repent and choose to follow Christ. "The sherped trying to find a lost ship".There are many christians who live double lives. On Sunday they testify to be perfect but on other week days you can hardly recognise them. Politicians are following their carrier choices. Some are christians some are not. Jugde not lest you be judge. I chose to golliw Christ. Its not sn easy journey but it is the safest and gouranteed.

We have to be careful to interpret Matthew 7:1 "Judge not lest you be judged" in context to the rest of the Bible. The foundation is always the Law and The Prophets:

Leviticus 19:15
"You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

1) We are not to "judge" whether someone is going to heaven or hell, that's God's job, and if we are in the same sin or worse, but we are able and encouraged to be pure so we can help others. Jesus said to first take the beam out then deal with the other's speck (Matthew 7:3-5). Summary: We are supposed to take the speck out is the point so let's get the logs out so we can do God's will.

2) Jesus again said we were not to to judge at all, but we were to judge correctly: "24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” (John 7:24). Summary: again Jesus only condemns hypocritical judgement, or judging by the seeing of the eye or hearing of the ear (Isaiah 11:3). Jesus again encourages righteous judgement.

3) Whereas we are not the final Judge of anyone's eternal fate (God owns His creation and has power to do with a person or a nation or the world "whatsoever He pleases" (Ps 115:3), we are definitely called to be fruit inspectors: “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 “You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 “So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. 19“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 “So then, you will know them by their fruits." (Matthew 7:16-20).

In the same sense, we are even commanded to examine our own fruit and lives, "Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!" (2 Cor 13:5). I believe this is what Jesus means when He says to "first remove the board that is in your own eye, then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye" (Matt 7:5).

This is in keeping with Paul in Galatians 6, "Brothers,a if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.

This is in keeping with Jude, And have mercy on some, who are doubting; "save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh" (Jude 1:22-23).

Let us do what the Lord emphasizes, judge correctly, with no ulterior motive or hypocrisy. Luke 24:45, in Jesus' Name.