Prophecy Update: False Messiah’s and Globalism 5/1/20
1 John 2:18, “Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”
The Bible teaches that one day the antichrist will rise. Until that day, many antichrists will rule. They will be people who wish to rule over the earth and have ultimate power. Claiming to be god, their subjects worship them. In the last century, Adolph Hitler and Mao fit the bill for types of antichrists. These types of antichrists always have a hatred for Israel and the church. Today, we have an interesting movement in dealing with the pandemic. In the Islamic world, there is a cry for the Mahdi to rise and take over the world. In the western world, there is a cry for a one-world leader.
The Muslims have a belief in a person called the Mahdi. The Mahdi is a person who has been in hiding for the past 1141 years. Here is a quote about this belief, “Writing in the Jerusalem Post on January 20, Brian Schrauger explained that the Mahdi “is Islam’s messiah, the 12th of 12 Imams who are successors to Mohammed. Said to have been born in 879 CE, the Imam Mahdi is believed by Shi’a Muslims to still be alive, but hidden from mankind in ‘occultation’ until a time of such upheaval on the earth that only his reappearance will rescue mankind and, in fact, usher in an age of global peace; Islamic peace, that is; a kind of peace in which all mankind is living in submission to the Allah of the Koran.” As bizarre as it may sound to our American ears, the leaders in Shia Islam believe that they are talking to this Mahdi and he is giving them directions for war with Israel and the USA.
I remember when one of the leaders of Islam came to speak at the UN. “Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad surprised not only many Westerners but also many Iranians when, during his first speech at the United Nations, he prayed for the hasty return of the Hidden Imam, the Mahdi, Shi‘i Islam’s messianic figure.” Ahmadinejad claims that he has met the Mahdi personally. Many Islamic leaders since then claim that they have met with the Mahdi and he is giving directions to the Iranian government. This is very strange for us as Americans. We do not believe that you can get directions on how to run your government from a person who is 1141 years old!
Mahdi means the “guided one” in Islamic eschatology, a messianic deliverer who will fill earth with justice and equity, restore true religion, and usher in a short golden age lasting seven years or maybe longer. “The Imam Mahdi is invoked in every public gathering, both civil and military; he is the singular inspiration for every policy, every tactic, every mission; indeed, he is nothing less than the regime’s reason for its existence and, as such, its singular and unwavering motivation for the future.” This is why we need to heed Jesus admonition to us:
Matthew 24:5, “For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Christ, and will mislead many.”
Here is an article about this:
Pandemic Setting The Stage For World To Accept Counterfeit Messianic Figure? 4/28/20, by Dr. Michael Brown. “A number of recent developments help illustrate how quickly a false Messianic figure could emerge on the earth, in both religious and secular circles. The events surrounding the coronavirus have demonstrated how quickly the status quo can be overturned, how dramatically the fortunes of nations can shift, and how a call for one-world cooperation can arise.”
What is a Messiah? The biblical definition from Bakers Bible Dictionary: “The term “messiah” is the translation of the Hebrew term masiah, which is derived from the verb masah, meaning to smear or anoint. The biblical idea of the messiah and his work is divinely revealed. It did not originate in human thought. While the act of anointing was not foreign to non-Israelites, the intent and consequences of the act are not found in nonbiblical documents.” The Bible is unique in this regard because God revealed that the Messiah would come from one tribe and through one person. Messiah comes from the tribe of Judah and specifically from the line of David. The Messiah would specifically be the king of Israel and King of Kings! The Mahdi is disqualified, he does not come from the tribe of Judah.
Messiah takes on another meaning for the general public. Websters dictionary says, “a professed or accepted leader of some hope or cause.” Today, the President of France is being hailed as a messiah figure. When Emmanuel Macron became the leader of France, he was pictured on the front page of the ‘Economist’ magazine walking on water. It was a bizarre picture, it illustrated that people are longing for a leader that will fulfill all of their dreams. “Newropeans” Magazine had this headline. “How the elites are divorcing from reality: The Economist “what if” 16-08-2017. “The Western globalist elites have not digested Trump’s victory or Brexit yet. They are having a hard time dealing with their ideological failures, and when the reality dares not to comply with their day dreaming, they go online and create a parallel world. Its latest piece attributes magical powers to the new hero of the elites, Emmanuel Macron, who soundly defeated “evil” Marine Le Pen in May. For The Economist, Macron is nothing short of Jesus as he was correspondingly depicted on the monthly’s cover walking on water.”
“Emmanuel Macron, who became President of France on the 14th of May, 2017, has generated more end-time buzz than any other world leader that I know! This is because Macron seems to fit the exact characteristics of the Antichrist in so many ways… Macron has already claimed he will “Rule like the Roman god Jupiter,“ in homage to the highest pagan god in the Roman and Greek pantheons, the king of all the gods in ancient roman religion.” What about his name?
Emmanuel – God with us
Jean – gift from God
Michel – who is like God?
Frédéric – peaceful ruler (“Prince of Peace” is the title for Jesus Christ – Isaiah 9:6-7)
Macron – a written or printed mark (Revelation 13 tells us “the mark… is the name of the beast (Antichrist)”.
The last three years Macron has demonstrated that he is a weak leader. Many in power think that he is a great leader. For instance, the Pope. The coming antichrist will try to unite Europe around himself, Macron believes that he not only can unite Europe, but the world. He wants to be the leader of the New World Order. Haaretz News had this to say about Macron:
“When he takes the stage at rallies, you can feel Emmanuel Macron’s messianic dimensions – the audience’s near-sexual ecstasy, his followers’ blind faith, his speech writers’ evangelical messages. People yearn to get a picture with him, speak with him, touch him.” I think that Macron gets this type of praise because of misplaced priorities. That is the case with what happened last week with the Pope.
“POPE FRANCIS GIVES EMMANUEL MACRON HIS BLESSING AND ANOINTS HIM TO TAKE THE GLOBAL STAGE AS LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER. 4/23/2020.” When I saw this article it made me feel like I was living in an end time movie. The Pope, a world religious leader, is giving a politician his blessing to be the leader of the world. If you think it is bizarre to believe in a Mahdi, how about Emmanuel Macron for leader of the world. I just had to start laughing. How can he lead the world when he can’t even lead France. Macron cannot be the Messiah because he is not from the tribe of Judah or the line of David.
Here is where it gets interesting—when the antichrist rises, he will have a running mate. We call him the false prophet and he will usher in a false church to cause everyone, great and small, to worship the antichrist. This is why the behavior of the Pope is so strange. Most Popes have a commitment to basic Christian doctrine in believing in One God and one savior of mankind, Jesus Christ. This Pope has gone off the reservation and is causing a civil war among Catholics. Here is an article about this:
Shapiro Accuses Pope of being a Pagan. 4/27/2020, By Ben Shapiro. “Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro took to the airwaves on his Daily Wire program blasting Pope Francis for promoting what Shapiro considered pagan after the Pope commemorated Earth Day which Shapiro said was a “Pagan holiday.” This is an interesting quote by Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld April 27, 2020, “Catholicism is the most hierarchical religion in Europe. In his Easter message, delivered to an empty St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis called for global solidarity to fight the coronavirus, warned that the EU risks collapse, urged debt relief for poor nations, and called for the relaxing of international sanctions. None of these topics touch on religious issues, and his authority in these areas is weak at best.” Several other commentators pointed out that the Pope’s claim of Mother Nature taking revenge on humanity was idolatry. April also saw the Pope claim that Judas was a friend of Jesus and may be in heaven? The Pope, for the first time in history replaced the title, ‘Vicar of Christ’ with his own name. That caused a stir! There was a fantastic article about this civil war last year that I would like to highlight from the “Catholic Thing” newspaper.
Our New Civil War: David Carlin, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2019. “The two negative pillars of progressives are (1) anti-Christianity and (2) anti-American nationalism. Progressives seek to replace these with two positive pillars called (3) secular humanism and (4) “multicultural” cosmopolitanism. The attack on Christianity is an attack, not on liberal or modernistic Christianity, but on old-fashioned Christianity: I mean the Christianity of the New Testament, the Christianity of the Nicene Creed, the Christianity that is the common ground shared by Catholicism and Evangelical Protestantism. If progressives are successful in getting rid of that nasty thing, Christianity, they will need a new “religion” to replace it. And they have long had one ready, going back to the days of John Dewey if not Karl Marx. This new religion is secular humanism, that is, atheism with a human face.” Unfortunately, the Pope has been on the side of the progressives.
Earlier in the year, I highlighted the Amazon conference at the Vatican in which they worshipped an idol. They set the idol up in a church down the street from the Vatican. Several faithful Catholics took the idol out of the church and threw it into the river. Jesus warned us in the last days that there would be great deception coming into the church. This is one of many examples. Jesus highlighted the fact that deception would be the clear sign of the end times. In Matthew 24 Jesus repeated four times, ‘do not let anyone mislead you.’ The key word is ‘mislead.’ This word means, to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the right way, to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive. Here are some other verses that emphasize the nature of deception:
2 Timothy 3:13, But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
1 John 3:7, Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;
Revelation 13:14, And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the wound of the sword and has come to life.
This last verse is about the false prophet deceiving the whole world to worship the antichrist. The coronavirus tragedy is full of deception and little antichrists. The globalists want to destroy nations and remake the world into their one world government utopia. Anyone who wants to stay free from international law, international norms, and preserve freedom in their nation are the enemy. Benjamin Franklin once said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The virus is a perfect example of Americans giving up their freedom for safety. I think the church needs to think hard on the admonition from God in Galatians 5:1, It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.
As the states start opening up, Satan will inspire his minions to take liberty from citizens and especially Christians and Jews. Where will you stand in this fight? Will you heed Jesus call to stay true to TRUTH and LIBERTY? Will you give in to the pressure? Churches need to resist fines, persecution, and pressure. Do not violate the first amendment or the Lordship of Christ over all of life. When the state is sovereign over the church, the state has lost its way! The admonition of the Lord is to abhor what is evil and cling to what is good! As I pray for revival, I pray for the churches to stand firm, stand on the Bible, listen to the Holy Spirit, and never fear! When Daniel was told not to pray, he prayed anyway! I want to publically give thanks to the Lord that there are no deaths from coronavirus in my county. God has been gracious to the United States and we did not get anywhere near the projection that 2.2 million Americans were going to die from this virus. Praise God my friends! Joemaggelet.com
