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Islamic Antichrist: The Shocking Truth About The Real Nature Of The Beast (2014)

by Joel Richardson(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1283010232 (ISBN13: 9781283010238)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

WND Books

review 1: Very well researched and fairly balanced. I like that he is hypothetical in his notions when making his final comparison of Christian eschatology vs Islamic eschatology and that he recognizes that he doesn't have all the answers. Honestly, this is one of the best theology books on eschatology I have ever read (and it is on Islamic theology of all theologies), and I have read many Christian books on eschatology that seem less researched, realistic or even biblically accurate let alone balanced and well thought out on the subject. So clearly I was really impressed!! I say this is a must read, especially when Iran is making claims that the 12th imam, Mahdi is already here and just waiting to step out into the light when the time is right. We still have not seen the lawless on... moree yet! Is this Mahdi character the beast and a false Jesus his false prophet? We shall see.
review 2: I grew up in Tim LaHaye's church, so I was curious to see this eschatological perspective. The anti-parallels Richardson draws between Christian and Islamic end-times prophecy are striking. For instance, I remember thinking years ago that beheading seemed an odd way for the Tribulation saints to be killed--isn't that rather archaic? Why wouldn't they be shot or electrocuted? But beheading fits perfectly into an Islamic scenario. John 16:2 also makes sense in this context:"...the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service." Neither secular humanism, atheism nor communism, despite their antipathy to Christianity, have any concern with offering service to God. As Richardson admits, care needs to be taken not to interpret prophecy in light of present-day circumstances, which I think is a potential problem with his case. I found the most powerful part of the book to be Richardson's appeal to the believer to live faithfully in preparation for the Lord's return. His thoughts on martyrdom are profound: "Everyone who claims the name of 'Christian' should be preparing his or her heart for potential martyrdom. . . Isn't that what we signed up for? A lifelong exercise of daily dying to ourselves, living for God's glory and not our own? We cannot expect to walk according to our own ways today and yet expect to die for God tomorrow. Martyrdom is something that we need to begin living now." less

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