The antichrist and the near future

In the not so distant future a new politician will come on the global stage. He will be charismatic, intelligent and by all appearances a man of peace. This politician will gain control or become the leader of a country in the middle east some where around Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq or Iran. Shortly thereafter, he will gain control of two other local countries. From this position of power, he will form a ten country coalition. The ten countries will be allied but it will be a loose confederation, a marriage of convenience. The politician will have a partner. The partner will be a religious leader who also excels in charisma. This religious leader will be able to perform "miracles" and will use this talent to persuade the religions and peoples of the earth to follow the politician. The politician will make a peace pact between Israel and his ten country coalition. A real peace will be enjoyed for a time. The long awaited and wished for peace between the Jews and their neighbors will finally be realized. The world will applaud the peace. The news media will fall in love with the politician. The politician will allow the Jews to start rebuilding their Temple and will even help with the effort. Nations around the world will start to reduce their militaries to better use the money for other needs. All will seem well.

Three and a half years later the politician will break the peace and sneak attack Israel. The goal will be to finally wipe out the Jews. When the politician breaks the peace and attacks Israel he will be possessed by the same demon that possessed Alexander the Great. The politician will now officially be the antichrist. He will have the skill and luck in battle that allowed Alexander to conquer most of the known world. The remnant of the Jews that survive the initial attacks will be driven into the desert. Only the United States and the United Kingdom will stand with Israel but having reduced their militaries and suffering from incredible debt they will be near impotent. While battling the reconstituted tribes of Israel in the form of Israel, United States and United Kingdom, the antichrist will attack Egypt. Seeing their chance to acquire oil rich land, Russia and China will attack the ten country coalition from the east. While all this is going on in the three and a half years after the peace is broken, the world will be experiencing all the horrors in the Book of Revelation. God will be pouring out His wrath on the occupants of the earth. All the pawns in the global chess game will be drawn to the plains of Megiddo for the final battle. The antichrist and his ten country coalition will be on the verge of victory. The Jews will be close to being wiped from the face of the earth. That is when the long awaited return of the Christ will take place. Jesus and His saints will arrive and win the battle. Jesus will bind Satan and all his armies in the pit for one thousand years. The kingdom of Jesus Christ will be established. Jesus and His saints will form a government and rule the earth for a millennium.

Before the politician can be identified and take his place on the global stage a "taking away" must occur. All those who await the return of Christ will be called up to meet Him in the air. They will be taken to Heaven where they will be tutored at the feet of Jesus for seven years. It is they that will return with Christ and be a part of his new government for a thousand years. They will not die because they will be reborn as new creations in Christ. So if you don't want to live through the worst parts of the Bible pray each day that Jesus allows you to be one of the lucky ones who meet Him in the air and go with Him to Heaven for the reign of the antichrist. The choice is yours.