What is holding the Antichrist back if not for the Church?

Vanity | Feb 16th, 2009 | TARAP

[TaraP]

Ping...:)

[Perdogg]

Who is the antichrist?? Do we have a good idea?

[MrLee]

We may have a good idea of who the AC is or will be, but I don’t believe he’ll be revealed to us before we (as a Church) depart.

I for one, think he’ll be a Muslim but that’s just conjecture on my part.

We’re told to be watching, but not for the AC, but for Him!

[angkor]

Isn’t there a better online forum for this sort of discussion?

[evets]

God to Jesus:
"Sit at my right hand,
until I make a footstool
of your enemies"

[GOP Poet]

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[TaraP]

What do you mean?

[righttackle44]

I think Scripture teaches that it is The
Holy Spirit. Jesus speaks of the Spirit
that is stronger than the one in the world.

[tx_eggman]

Thoughts?

OK ...your escahatology needs some work.

[TaraP]

Elaborate Please....

[LiteKeeper]

Is the next seal to be opened the 6th Seal? The Rapture of the Church and the Great Quake that will block out the Sun and turn the moon blood red.

This happens during the Tribulation. Since the Rapture happens before the Tribulation, the 6th Seal can't be as you have stated.

[GOP Poet]

Who is a great question. Yet my question these days is not who, but where does evil not dictate the person, place, or thing. It is rare these days to find true purity and honoring of the holy. The honoring of the Eucharist in specific churches is a start, but it really has whittled down to a few inner cells of our worlds and more often displayed in increments by her people.

[angkor]

I mean this is a conservative political forum.

Your thread about the antichrist is an oddity - like something from The Onion - but some people might take it seriously and even as an indicator of the conservative philosophy, which it most certainly is not.

Surely with the thousands of blogs and forums out there, at least a handful must be better suited for your interest in the antichrist and other matters apocalyptic.

[Grizzled Bear]

Thoughts?

Contrary to popular belief, a barrel of monkey's is not fun; in fact, it can be quite terrifying.

You asked.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

http://www.christnotes.org/bible.php?q=2+thes+2:3-12

suggests that if we are to know, then he/she/it will “be revealed”.

a key would appear to be the enforcing (often read “signing”, but literally enforcing) of a treaty to some effect with Israel

but as others have indicated,
http://www.christnotes.org/bible.php?q=Proverbs+24:19
http://www.christnotes.org/bible.php?q=Psalm+37:7
http://www.christnotes.org/bible.php?q=Matthew+24:5-6

[TaraP]

I have posted this on the *Religion Forum*

You are saying discussing the antichrist and apocalyptic matters is not important to Conservatives? only Conservative Christians, which do not have a place here on the religion forum?

[evets]

The Little Horn – Daniel 7:8 (NLT)
The Fierce King, a Master of Intrigue – Daniel 8:23 (NLT)
The Prince Who is to Come – Daniel 9:26 (NLT)
The Worthless Shepherd – Zechariah 11:17 (NLT))
The Man of Lawlessness – 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (NLT)
The One Who Brings Destruction – 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (NLT)
The Beast – Revelation 13:11 (NLT)

http://www.raptureready.com/featured/gillette/bg46.html

[GiovannaNicoletta]

Scripture teaches that the Church will be removed before the Tribulation begins and before the Antichrist is revealed.

The One Who restrains evil (the Holy Spirit) must be removed before the Antichrist is allowed to wreak havoc on earth and, because the Holy Spirit indwells those who know Christ as Savior, when they are gone He is gone.

[Uri’el-2012]

FR has had a religion forum for years.

This is the religion forum; it is the correct place.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai