Brother Irvin Baxter Jr Endtime Magazine

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by yvette210

It doesn't really matter if he is right or wrong, we will soon find out for ourselves. You have to listen and compare it with the bible. Most of the comments online are made by people who do not believe in God or the prophecies at all and they just want to make endtime teachers look bad.

I suggest to pray and diligently study the scriptures, God will take care of the rest.

Are you saying Bible eschatology is determined by current events matching up with what is written in the scripture? Please forgive me If I'm not understanding your post. Please explain.

[yvette210]

Isn't that what prophecy means. How else would we know? All prophecies have to match up with what is happening in the world at the time they are taking place. Take a look at all the prophesies that were foretold in the past. If we are not paying attention to the times then we will miss them.

Matthew 24:32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Interesting article. Neat they included his testimony.

Reading the comments there once again affirms to me an observation I have had for the past 10 years or so: a frightening number of Americans are functionally brain dead.

Anti-christians are generally rabid, bigoted, barely literate, mouth-foamers looking to replay Kristallnacht.

Good grief.

I find reading the comments of anything posted whether on the news sites, youtube, or anywhere... the people that take the time to post are generally obnoxious, hateful, and quite ignorant. I generally don't even read comments anymore.

But in relation to the original article... I don't get caught up in any one man's prophecies or understanding of "what is to come". My focus is on Jesus Christ, and if my heart is willing to follow Him where He leads, He is able to protect me, lead and guide through whatever storms our world may be facing. Certainly with the natural eye one can see a storm imminent on the horizon... but how it will all fit in with biblical prophecy is yet to be seen.

Our best hope is Jesus! Whether I live or whether I die, I am alive in Christ, and that is my hope. Generally the fear mongering that goes on with "prophecies" is generally followed by dollar signs ... and this I want no part of.

[Aquila]

I think this stuff makes more sense than Ervin Baxter...

[Aquila]

What I find interesting about the theory that the Antichrist will appear as the Islamic al Mahdi is that Islamic prophecy teaches that this al Mahdi will do exactly what the Bible states the Antichrist will do. It's a mirror image of Christian Futurism... and they have been expecting this for centuries. The Islamic jihadists that are destabilizing the entire planet right now are radicals who believe that al Mahdi is coming and they are essentially trying to throw the non-Islamic world into chaos so that he has the advantage when he appears. The goal of ISIS is to establish a purely Islamic State, a Caliphate. Why? Because the Islamic prophecies teach that this coming al Mahdi will assume leadership of a revival of the Caliphate. Should a miracle working "al Mahdi" appear... nearly 1.6 billion people would be prepared to embrace him and then kill or die for him... nearly overnight. The prophecies concerning the Temple Mount also feature in Islamic prophecy. The al Mahdi conquers the Jews and takes Jerusalem, offering worship and praise to Allah upon the Temple Mount. Many believe that the Jews have to rebuild their temple for the Antichrist to do this. However, as we speak there is a religious structure already built on the Temple Mount.. the Al Aqsa Mosque (Dome of the Rock). It is here the Islamic prophecy has the al Mahdi performing worship and praise to Allah for victory over the Jews. It is from here that he begins a global campaign to bring the entire world into subjugation to Islamic law (changing of times and laws for the entire world). Also, Islam is the only culture today that values "beheading" as an execution for unbelievers and apostates. The Revelation specifically mentions how the martyrs were "beheaded". Halal laws govern food and the economy in Islam. Should such a man gain power over the oil in the Middle East, gain control of the holy land, bring the global community of Muslims under his control, and acquire nuclear weapons... the entire world would be at his feet. Also, in Islam, the al Mahdi even marks his followers on the right hand or forehead. EVERYTHING is a mirror image of biblical Futurism. The most shocking thing is that this isn't a theory... it's happening right before our eyes on the news every night. On 9/11 we were propelled into a global war against radicals awaiting the al Mahdi... and he hasn't even arrived yet. We're already engaging his believers. It's now. And if this is so... the end could begin the moment it is reported that Islamic leaders are consulting with a man they believe to be the al Mahdi.

I have attached an image that shows three characters in on column written in Greek... the second column in Arabic praising Allah. Notice the similarity in the characters. In the Greek language... the Arabic symbols would mean, 666.

[Aquila]

Muslims have videos and banners warning their people to prepare to embrace him:

[Aquila]

The Abomination of Desolation... the temple needed is already built on the Temple Mount.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Aquila

What I find interesting about the theory that the Antichrist will appear as the Islamic al Mahdi is that Islamic prophecy teaches that this al Mahdi will do exactly what the Bible states the Antichrist will do. It's a mirror image of Christian Futurism...

There's a reason for that, but it ain't quite what people think.

Side note: MUCH of what you think is "muslim activity" isn't... it's directed by very definitely non-Islamic forces for certain reasons, and it goes back a long time. To the Ottoman conflicts and even back to the very founding of Islam.

Things are not what they seem. Also, it's pretty much been demonstrated quite clearly that "the media" is purely a control mechanism with various agendas. Trying to understand current events while relying on "da media" is not going to result in any accurate assessment of what's going on in the world... much less what bible prophecy is about.

Which, by the way, is mentioned in bible prophecy.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Aquila

The Abomination of Desolation... the temple needed is already built on the Temple Mount.

Exactly what could be MORE of an abomination

[Aquila]

I believe that there will be a man who rises to power in the Middle East and he will be embraced as the al Mahdi. This man, I believe, will be the Antichrist. And the Caliphate that he establishes will be the Beast.

Here is an Islamic propaganda video directed to Sunnis about the al Mahdi: