THE ANTICHRIST
In my opinion, the Antichrist will be a Muslim. The Islamic religion refers back to Ishmael. Ishmael was the first born son of Abraham and Hagar. God did not make his covenant with him because Abraham was married to Sarah, and God made the covenant with them. Their first born son was Isaac who was born about 14 years after Ishmael.
Genesis 17:18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
The Muslims and Jews have been fighting for thousands of years. The Muslims are the aggressors in this battle. I don`t see how a Jew could bring a false peace. It would have to take a Muslim to make the Muslims stop attacking. The Antichrist might even claim to be a descendant of Ishmael.
Genesis 16:11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
I believe this prophesy includes the descendents of Ishmael also. The Muslims and Jews both occupy Jerusalem and have been continuously fighting.
I was talking to a Muslim girl, and I asked her about her beliefs on the end times. She believes the twelfth Mahdi will come, along with Jesus and put down the rebellion. The Mahdi is a ruler or religious leader, and the Muslims don’t believe Jesus died on the cross. They believe he was replaced just before he died. When she told me that, it gave me a cold chill. It confirmed my belief that the antichrist would be a Muslim and the false prophet would be a Jew. Jesus was a Jew and the Muslims know that, and if the false prophet claimed to be Jesus, then he would have to be a Jew. Of course the Mahdi has to be a Muslim. Therefore the antichrist would be a Muslim.
Genesis 21:20 And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow. (ESV)
The boy is Ishmael. I have wondered why it is mentioned that he used the bow.
Ezekiel 39:1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus sayeth the Lord God; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal;
2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon thee mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Gog is the antichrist and God says he will knock the bow out of his hand.