|
The purpose of this series is to share what the Bible
teaches concerning the Christian church, Judaism and the coming
Antichrist system because there is a trend within Christianity to
adopt rituals and holidays from Judaism and messianic rabbis are
often quoted with authority, almost as if they have special insight
to God that Christians filled with the Holy Spirit do not possess.
Jesus was the "Anointed One" or the "Messiah of Israel" who was born
to a virgin, lived a sinless life and died on the cross for our
sins. He was resurrected on the third day and is now seated in
heaven as the King of kings and Lord of lords. When the apostle John
refers to the Man of Sin as the "Antichrist," he is essentially
calling him the "reverse messiah." He is the anti-messiah that will
deceive much of the world. Jesus tried to gather the Jews 2,000
years ago but He was rejected by the Jewish leadership because they
were interested in the kingdom of Israel and wanted an earthly
messiah that would restore Israel to its former glory. This is
precisely what the Antichrist will do; he will set up an earthly
kingdom with Jerusalem as its capital but it won't be with God's
blessing. |
 |
