It’s official: Obama is not the Antichrist August 8, 2008
Posted by Zack in DC , trackbackUpdate on my previous post…
The Left Behind authors just put out a press release. Turns out the McCain ad that not-so-subtly implicated Obama as the spawn of Satan was just a false alarm:
CAROL STREAM, Ill., Aug. 8 /Christian Newswire/ — John McCain’s campaign ad “The One” has generated a lot of buzz regarding the “Left Behind Series.” Political commentators are comparing McCain’s portrayal of competitor Barack Obama with the blockbuster apocalyptic series’ depiction of the antichrist. But even the series authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins don’t think Obama is the antichrist. What may have been created as a farce has generated a firestorm of controversy on the internet.
LaHaye and Jenkins take a literal interpretation of prophecies found in the Book of Revelation. They believe the antichrist will surface on the world stage at some point, but neither see Obama in that role. “I’ve gotten a lot of questions the last few weeks asking if Obama is the antichrist,” says novelist Jenkins. “I tell everyone that I don’t think the antichrist will come out of politics, especially American politics.”
“I can see by the language he uses why people think he could be the antichrist,” adds LaHaye, “but from my reading of scripture, he doesn’t meet the criteria. There is no indication in the Bible that the antichrist will be an American.”
Jenkins and LaHaye don’t take McCain’s commercial or the antichrist speculation over Obama too seriously.
Pundits have pointed out that there are similarities between the “Left Behind Series” character Nicolae Carpathia and Obama. Other than some vocabulary and charisma, Carpathia, a young Romanian politician who eventually oversees a one-world government, and Obama don’t have much in common. “If even the people who created the character Nicolae Carpathia don’t see the comparisons as warranted, then perhaps this is overblown,” says Jenkins.
“Left Behind” is a series of 16 apocalyptic novels (1995-2007/Tyndale House Publishers) using end time prophecies in Revelation as a framework. All sixteen books reached the “New York Times” bestseller list with seven reaching the #1 spot. Overall more than 63 million copies have sold in the “Left Behind” product line. For more information on the “Left Behind Series,” visit www.leftbehind.com.
Press contact: Beverly Rykerd at Beverly@rykerd.com or (719) 481-0537.
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By making the argument that Obama is the Antichrist, McCain’s handlers invite the charge that McCain’s really the Antichrist, because calling someone the Antichrist is the sort of preemptive strike you would expect from the true Antichrist.
And if McCain won, wouldn’t that prove he’s the Antichrist? Or is McCain suggesting that we can postpone God’s plan by electing a Republican?
The politics of armageddon makes my head hurt.
[…] Jerry Jenkins, authors of the simple minded, poorly written, unbiblical Left Behind series, have confirmed that Barack Obama is NOT the antichrist. […]
adds LaHaye, “but from my reading of scripture, he doesn’t meet the criteria. There is no indication in the Bible that the antichrist will be an American.”
But wait, Obama’s not an American, HE’S A MUSLIM.
“There is no indication in the Bible that the antichrist will be an American.”
Nope. No mention of America at all. *sighs*
Obama’s NOT Muslim. For that matter, neither is McCain.
And I don’t think either of them qualifies as the antichrist OR as “God’s candidate.” They are each just an American senator running for president because they think they have a good vision for the country…and that’s all either of them has claimed to be. Why can’t we just let them BE that without dragging either of them through the religious mud?
Plus, many Americans are Muslims, just as many Americans are Christian. Neither are prerequisites to be an American, and neither disqualify someone from being an American.
[…] 15, 2008 · No Comments I just picked this up from another blog: LaHaye and Jenkins take a literal interpretation of prophecies found in the Book of Revelation. […]
Little joke I read; Obama is not the Messiah, but he may cast out some demons in November.
Obama is of muslim desent, his father, went to a muslim school in Indonesia, promises false hopes, and has a christ like following, he is the anti christ
“But wait, Obama’s not an American, HE’S A MUSLIM.”
America is a country, Muslim is a religion. There are such things as Muslim Americans, dummy.
Most importantly, true discernment will tell the tale.As we know 666 is the number of the antichrist 1= mans religion 2= mans money 3= mans rule (politics).
He’s here, he’s American, he’s political and just arrived modestly on the scene and he bears all these numbers!