Monday, August 11, 2008

Meet Obama, the Antichrist?

Here's an interesting story from Time in which some people connect Barack Obama to the Bible's most famous end-time baddie. My vote is nay for several reasons, among which is that people who have guessed the identity of the Antichrist have historically been proven wrong every time.

I think we often get off track when it comes to our approach to what the Bible says about how this world will end (and another one will begin). Instead of trying to figure out whether Iran's nuclear program plays a role in the final days, or at what time Russia will invade Israel, or what the mark of the beast will be, why can't we instead just meditate and take comfort in the promise that Jesus is coming?

The events that lead up to our Lord's return aren't as important as the Lord Himself. Any end-times theology that doesn't have Jesus as its center is an idol and needs to be rethought or discarded completely.

We won't know everything that happens before the end, not even famous end-times authors who have had to revise their predictions because their initial guesses were proven wrong. The safest bet is to love Jesus, love others, and trust that God knows what He's doing.

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