Post by B.G. KentPost by Terence NesbitWhat did Jesus mean when he said, 'beware the antichrist.' If we are not to
fear anyone, and power comes from God, who is he refering to? I mean, in
the first part of the 'beware the antichrist' message, he was telling us to
not fear those that can cause physical harm. Was Jesus speaking of his
antithesis? Jesus can't mean revelation's dragon controller, or the six
hundred, three score, and six beast (DCLXVI) because we all know he is a
trickster that harms bodies, and will lead to the infliction of a huge
amount of pain. Have comments combining this message with others been
misguided?
B - Antichrist is anything that is the opposite of what the Christ stands
for. It is not a "person or being" ...at least not in my opinion.
You have to remember when the Bible was written...who collated it...who
decided which version to have come out...who decided when it was time to
let the rest of the populace read it...how many reinterpreted and then
wrote it down with the words to not touch a jot or tittle (never mind that
they did it themselves) and we could go on and on.
People would demonize other faiths...other strangers and their ways and
thus we have a bit of a jumble.
BRen
I will agree that certain things in the Bible may be tainted by the hands of
man, but I don't think things that they could not understand, or things that
seem innocent are not included in this.
If you could be warned that a basic tenet was in reality something offensive
to God and a reason not to go to heaven, would it be worth hearing to you?
I think that is the problem with people that want to edit things out for the
benefit of not offending someone, or a group of people. It would only be
fair for the person holding back to incur God's wrath, don't you think?
But then again, why be so cynical? Why not just assume that certain things
may be tampered with (and I believe that certain things have been)? This
has to be so because some people throughout history were willing to play the
role of the antichrist, for instance.
This being said, even if I am correct in stating that Jesus did not mean the
antichrist that is against him, but that is only his counter, and not as
strong, he would only be comparable to Moses or Jonah. Jesus came not to
condemn the world, but that the world, through him, might be saved. Moses
and Jonah offered their enemies an opportunity to correct their mistakes.
That is power. What Jesus describes in that particular passage is no
different.
Some things are destined to be known too.