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Pedigree of the Coming World Leader? The Genealogy of the Antichrist by Chuck Missler

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Waiting in the wings of the forthcoming global turmoil is the Man with a Plan--the one whom the world will welcome to resolve its many problems. The Bible gives us many provocative clues to his identity¹, and from many prophetic glimpses his genealogical line may prove to be traceable.

Daniel Chapters 7, 8 and 11 describe the career of Alexander the Great and his successors so vividly they constitute some of the most remarkable prophecies in the Bible. We also find that Alexander's four generals--Lysimachus, Cassander,Ptolemy, and Seleucus--divide the empire after his death just as the passages indicated.²

As Israel is sandwiched by the subsequent tensions between Ptolemy (Egypt) to the south and Seleucus (Syria) to the north, it is also amazing to note the precision with which Daniel records their respective successors in Chapter 11.³

Antiochus Epiphanes

The Seleucid ruler that figures so prominently in Biblical studies is, of course, Antiochus IV, who also adopted the label Epiphanes or Coming One. Committed to crushing Judaism, he outlawed the keeping of the Torah, persecuted the Jews, and confirmed his place in history by having a sow sacrificed on the sacred altar in the Temple in Jerusalem and placing an idol to Zeus inside the Holy of Holies itself. This desecration is known specifically as The Abomination of Desolation.

The consequent outrage led to the famed Maccabbean revolt which success fully threw off the yoke of the Greek rulers and ushered in the Hasmonean period of Israel's history. On the third anniversary of the Temple's desecration, on the 25th of Kislev, 165 b.c., the Temple was rededicated. This rededication is celebrated to this very day as Hanukkah.⁴

This historical event took on additional prophetic significance two centuries later when four disciples received a private briefing by Jesus Himself on the Second Coming, in which Jesus alluded to a future reoccurrence of a similar desecration as the key to all end-time prophecy.⁵ This repetition of the Abomination of Desolation is the central milestone in the middle of the climactic seven-year period comprising the Seventieth Week of Daniel Chapter 9.⁶

However, as so often occurs in Biblical prophecy, many times the immediate, local application of a passage clearly transcends the context to yield a glimpse of a larger, more climactic application.⁷While the passage in Daniel 11--up to verse 35--has clearly been historically fulfilled, verses 36-45 seem to strangely overlap both the career of Antiochus Epiphanes of the past and also the final world ruler, portrayed as the Willful King.⁸

After the horrible reign of Antiochus IV, the Seleucid line continued under the same title, with Antiochus V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XIII. The Seleucid dynasty came to an end in 63 b.c. when Pompey declared that Syria would become a Roman province. However, the descendants of the Seleucids continued in importance and became intertwined with the Herodians and the royal houses of Rome.⁹

The Prince That Shall Come

The Coming World Leader--commonly known as the Antichrist - has 33 titles in the Old Testament and 13 in the New Testament. One of these, The Prince That Shall Come, comes from Daniel 9:26-27 in which the people of the Prince that shall come would destroy the city and the sanctuary. The fulfillment occurred in history when the Roman legions under Titus Vespasian destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 A.D.¹⁰

This reflexive reference to the Romans in Daniel 9:26 is one of several reasons why most Bible scholars view the future Prince that shall come as a Roman, or European.

A Continuous Genealogy?

A genealogical link between the original Antiochus Epiphanes and Titus Vespasian would not be surprising, and yet it is very provocative. But there may be more.

In the fifth century the royal line of the Franks intermarried with the Merovingian dynasty, which ultimately links with the family trees of the Habsburgs, the House of Lorraine, Plantard, Luxembourg, Pontzat, Montesquieu, Sinclair, Stuarts, and most of the royal families of Europe. Among contemporary luminaries are Otto von Habsburg of Austria and his son, Karl, and King Juan Carlos I of Spain and his son, Felipe.

[It is from this type of background that some consider King Juan Carlos of Spain or his son Felipe as possible candidates. The lineage of the son includes 2 German emperors, 8 kings of Denmark, 5 kings of Sweden, 7 Czars of Russia, 1 king and 1 queen of Norway, 1 queen of England and 5 kings of Greece.]

The Magdalene Blasphemy

There are a number of occultic groups that hold to the outrageous suggestion that the Merovingian line is directly linked to offspring from Jesus and Mary Magdalene.¹¹ While obviously a blasphemous lie, it is interesting that there are people who take this seriously. Could this Satanic delusion have an end-time purpose?

A Candidate on the Horizon?

History is littered with speculations as to the identity of this final Coming World Leader. While there still remains a 378-year void in the span between Vespasian (69 a.d.) and the reign of Merovee (beginning in 447 a.d.), there may be dusty documents lying in some library that might validate the implied linkage. Let's watch and see.

The more one studies the numerous references to this Man of Destiny in the Scriptures, and the more one examines the many details of the scenario that surrounds his career, the more it appears that the world is plunging into the period in which he will become the man of the hour. Many of the most knowledgeable commentators believe he may be alive today.

He will be the master of deceit (even more than the politicians who presently dominate the District of Corruption!). Jesus warned us that if it were possible he would deceive the very elect.¹² Our protection must be spiritual, not just intellectual.

However, we don't believe that the Coming World Leader will be revealed until after the Rapture of the Church.¹³

It certainly is an exciting time to find out what the Bible really says about the times in which we live! Scripture tells us not to be ignorant of Satan's devices,¹⁴ so for more see our Briefing Package, The Coming World Leader.

But let us remember to focus our attention on our Blessed Hope, our reigning King, and not on the imposter who is destined for destruction.

Sources (Recommended):

1. Missler, Chuck, Behold a White Horse Audio Book, Koinonia House, 1999.
2. Missler, Chuck, Expositional Commentary on Daniel (16 tape cassettes plus extensive notes), Koinonia House, 1994.
3. Pink, Arthur W., The Antichrist, Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, MI, 1988.

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The Future of Babylon Project ~ Bible Prophecy Today: "Jeff Allen"

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“Future of Babylon” Project Preserves History to Some, Ushers in “End Times” to Others

By Bill Berkowitz
July 2, 2009

According to a late-May report by the Art Newspaper’s Martin Bailey, “Iraq’s state board of antiquities and heritage is opposing the move, on the grounds that the site needs further protection and investigation before being reopened.”

An uptick in tourism could transform the ancient city of Babylon back into a major destination for tourists, which according to several conservative Christian evangelicals, could set the stage for the ‘last days’ of history.

n April 10, 2003, one day after U.S. forces established control over Iraq, a number of Iraqis took to doing, to paraphrase Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld “what a free people do”; running amok and looting whatever wasn’t permanently nailed in place. One of the hardest hit targets was Baghdad’s Iraq Museum. When asked about the looting, Rumsfeld—then enjoying matinee idol-type status—made light of the situation, saying: “the images you are seeing on television… it’s the same picture of some person walking out of some building with a vase, and you see it 20 times, and you think, ‘My goodness, were there that many vases? Is it possible that there were that many vases in the whole country?’”

“Despite the presence of American troops nearby,” Hugh Eakin recently wrote in his review of Lawrence Rothfields’s ‘The Rape of Mesopotamia: Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum,’ the looting “lasted three days and resulted in the theft of some 15,000 objects, among them some of the most extraordinary remains of the early history of world civilization.”

While the pillaging of the Iraq Museum was covered extensively by the media, the destabilization of antiquities in Babylon, where U.S. forces built a military base, Camp Alpha—received much less media attention. In January 2005, the Boston Globe reported that according to a report by John Curtis, keeper of the British Museum’s Near East department, “US-led troops using the ancient Iraqi city of Babylon as a base have damaged and contaminated artifacts dating back thousands of years in one of the most important archeological sites in the world.”

A year later, the Independent reported that the “Archaeological cost of invasion” included: The setting up of Camp Alpha; soldiers filling protective sandbags with sand containing ancient artifacts; the crushing of 2,600-year-old pavements by military vehicles; the landing of helicopters causing structural damage to some of the city’s ancient buildings and the sandblasting of fragile bricks in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar; and the contamination of key sites by the gravel brought in to build car parks and helipads.

Now, four years later, the State Department and the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage have established a project aimed at preserving the remains that still exist, and developing a major tourist attraction. For conservative Christian evangelicals Joel Rosenberg and Tim LaHaye, the project could move us all one step closer to the “End Times.”

On Wednesday, July 1, the Iraqi military arguably assumed the major responsibility for maintaining security in Iraq. While thousands of U.S. trainers and advisors will remain in place, “many Iraqi troops will indeed be on their own,” the New York Times’ Rod Nordland recently reported. While many Iraqis will be applauding the pullback of U.S. troops, some observers question whether the Iraqi military is up to the task—especially considering the recent up tick in violence.

Meanwhile In Babylon, the city-state of ancient Mesopotamia that is near the city of Al Hillah, plans are underway to convert that city’s historic past into a must-see stop for tourists.

Stars and Stripes recently reported that “the rapidly improving security situation in surrounding Babil province has persuaded the U.S. State Department and the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage to embark on the preservation project, dubbed the Future of Babylon Project.” The project intends to preserve “the remains of what was once the greatest city in the world,” and by doing so, develop a local tourism industry.

“Soldiers with the 172nd Infantry Brigade are exploring the ruins as part of a U.S.-Iraqi effort to preserve the ancient city and plan for the return of Western tourists,” Stars and Stripes reported.

Gina Haney and Jeff Allen, “two people with expertise developing tourism plans for historic sites in third-world nations,” are running the U.S. side of the project, Stars and Stripes reported. “You could throw money at it and do all this work, but unless you can create a sustainable situation, your opportunities for tourism will run out,” Allen said. “The idea is to develop something that is going to be here 30 to 40 years from now and has benefits for the local people. We don’t want something that will only benefit outsiders.”

“If you have 200,000 people a year coming to this site, you will have people staying at hotels, visiting restaurants, buying souvenirs,” Allen said. “The site is in some ways a revenue generator for the local community.”

Joel Rosenberg, the best-selling author of several apocalyptic novels about the Middle East, sees the path to the “End Times” going through the rebirth of Babylon. In a recent blog post Rosenberg wrote that, “Bible prophecy says the ancient city of Babylon, Iraq will be rebuilt and become the greatest center of wealth, commerce and power in the ‘last days’ of history.” According to Rosenberg, “The books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Revelation are explicit on this subject.” While “Skeptics and cynics” may disagree, “the fact is Babylon is being rebuilt right now, in part with U.S. taxpayer funds [and] Iraqi leaders hope that eventually millions of tourists will come to visit…”

In a post at Examiner.com, Marianne Davis pointed out that in Tim LaHaye’s book, Revelation Unveiled, the co-author of the mega best-selling Left Behind series of apocalyptic novels, also discusses the question of Babylon as it relates to “Bible prophecies that foretell the end of the world.” “According to LaHaye’s interpretation, ‘the city of Babylon will be rebuilt and become the commercial center of the world’ and the center of the Antichrist’s kingdom:

“Ever since the days of Nimrod, human beings have tried to rule the world. To do so they must control the economy. During the Tribulation Antichrist will rule the world, not only by an army but also by controlling commerce. People will not be able to buy or sell without his permission except on the blackmarket.”

Davis added that “According to LaHaye’s explanation of Revelations 16:18-19, the city of Babylon will be destroyed at the end of the Tribulation, a time Jesus said would be worse than anything known in human history (Matthew 24).”

Regardless of Rosenberg’s gushing, the rush to fully open the ancient ruins to the public is not without its critics.

According to a late-May report by the Art Newspaper’s Martin Bailey, “Iraq’s state board of antiquities and heritage is opposing the move, on the grounds that the site needs further protection and investigation before being reopened.”

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Though We know Babylon will be rebuilt, I would have been surprised to see it happening so fast without some major investors.

With Tourism down, economy down, hotel occupancy down, Iraq still unstable, venture capitalist sitting on their money, even China not willing to give up cash, I thought;

WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD INVEST IN BABYLON?

A careful re-read of the Post reveals....no one..., It's being 'Talked" about and not vested in....

There are committee's who want the money to come in, but no one is biting the media buzz to build something somewhere no one can afford to go see, and fewer still can spend the money to build. Once again its hype with hyperbole to entice the Prophecy Scholar and Prophetic Timetable to create effect with no real substance to it....yet.

It will happen, and we will see it, just no today or tomorrow.....,

Prove ALL THINGS in PROPHECY only God can Fulfill HIS Word.

Michael James Stone