The Islamic Antichrist Debunked | A Comprehensive Critique by Chris White

Examining the Arguments - Page 10

Chapter 1 - Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream - Page 10

• Why Skip the Romans? - 13
• The Theological Problem - 15
• Did Rome Conquer the Other Empires? - 17

Chapter 1 - Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream - Page 10

Chapter 2 - The Four Beasts of Daniel 7 - Page 19

Chapter 3 - The People of the Prince to Come - Page 23

Chapter 4 - Types of the Antichrist - Page 28

Chapter 5 - The Assyrian in Isaiah and Micah - Page 30

• Isaiah - 30
• Micah 5:5 - 37

Chapter 6 - The Seven-Headed Beast - Page 40

Chapter 7 - Mystery Babylon in Saudi Arabia / Mecca - Page 52

• Why is Isaiah 21 Historical? - 57
• Dumah - 58
• Kedar - 59
• Elam and Media - 61
• The Desert of/by the Sea - 62
• The Merchants and the Red Sea - 63
• The Cup Full of Oil - 65
• The Wilderness - 67
• Wealth, Etc. - 69
• Additional Problems with the Saudi Arabia View - 70

Chapter 8 - The Mark of the Beast - Page 72

• Contextual Problems - 72
• Count/Calculate - 73
• Number - 74
• Restoration Scriptures True Name Edition - 75
• The Greek Text - 76
• Chi - 79
• Xi - 81
• The Line Above Xi - 81
• Upside Down Allah - 83
• Sigma - 83
• Conclusion - 85

Chapter 9 - Gog as the Antichrist - Page 86

• The Timing of the Gog-Magog War - 86
• Pre-Seventieth Week of Daniel - 87
• Mid-Seventieth Week of Daniel - 89
• End of the Millennium - 91
• Similarities - 93
• Problems Solved - 94
• Arguments against a Post-Millennial Gog-Magog War - 94
• Armageddon - 98
• What the True Timing of the Gog-Magog War Means for the Gog / Antichrist Theory - 101
• A Concession - 101
• More From Richardson On Equating Gog with the Antichrist - 102
• Additional Problems - 103
• Is Gog From Turkey - 105
• Nations Mentioned In Ezekiel 38–39 - 105
• Millennial Occurrences - 106
• Gog, of the Land of Magog, the Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal - 107
• Meshech and Tubal - 108
• Gog and Magog - 110
• The Rosh Problem - 111

Chapter 10 - Beheadings in Revelation - Page 114

Chapter 11 - Islamic Eschatology - Page 116

• General Overview of Islamic Eschatology - 116
• Islamic Antichrist Theorist Claims About Islamic Eschatology - 118
• The Origins of Islamic Eschatology and Why It Matters - 118
• An Overview - 119
• How Islamic Eschatology Developed - 119
• Extra-Biblical Texts - 122
• Apocalyptic Pseudepigrapha - 122
• Examples of Islamic Borrowing from the Pseudepigrapha - 123
• The Origin of the Dajjal in Apocalyptic Literature - 127
• Deformed Eyes - 127
• Three Letters on His Forehead - 128
• Skin and Hair - 129
• Description of the Antichrist’s Actions - 130
• Three Years of Drought - 130
• A Test with Enoch and Elijah - 131
• The Origin of the Mahdi in Apocalyptic Literature - 132

Chapter 12 - A Closer Look at the Comparisons Provided by the Islamic Antichrist Proponents - Page 141

• Isa and the False Prophet - 141
• An Unholy Partnership - 141
• The Enforcer - 143
• The Executioner - 144
• Two Horns Like a Lamb - 144
• A More Plausible Explanation - 146
• The Mahdi and the Antichrist - 147
• A Powerful Political and Military World Leader - 147
• The Mahdi as a Spiritual World Leader - 148
• The Mahdi Kills Jews and Christians - 148
• The Mahdi Conquers and Rules From Jerusalem - 149
• The Seven-Year Peace Agreement - 150
• The Treaty is Not With the Jews - 152
• Rethinking the “Peace Treaty” - 152
• Richardson’s White Horse Misquotation - 152
• Dajjal as the Real Jesus - 155
• Conclusion - 156

Chapter 13 - Logical Problems with the Islamic Antichrist Theory - Page 157

• The Antichrist Claims to Be God - 157
• The Antichrist Sits in the Jewish Temple - 157
• The Daily Sacrifice - 158
• Will the Jews Accept an Islamic Messiah? - 158
• What About Christians? - 159
• The Wars of the Antichrist - 160
• The King of the North Debate - 162

Chapter 14 - The Dangers of the Islamic Antichrist Theory - Page 167

• How the Antichrist Will Win Hearts and Minds - 169
• The Role of the Muslim World in the Antichrist’s Plan - 170
• Why Are Incorrect Views about These Wars Dangerous? - 172

Appendix 1 - The Revived Roman Empire Revisited - Page 175

• Nebuchadnezzar’s Vision of a Statue - 175
• The Kingdom Shall Be Divided - 176
• The Kingdom Shall Be Partly Strong and Partly Fragile - 177
• Daniel’s Vision of the Four Beasts—Daniel 7 - 183
• “And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’” - 191

Appendix 2 - The Resurrection of the Antichrist - 198

Appendix 3 - Mystery Babylon - Page 205

• Basics of Mystery Babylon - 206
• Blood of the Prophets - 207
• Harlot - 208
• Items Sold to Mystery Babylon - 210
• What Mystery Babylon Is Wearing - 211
• Common Objections - 211
• Objection 1—What about the Seven Hills? - 211
• Objection 2 — Found No More - 214

Appendix 4 - The False Prophet - Page 217

Appendix 5 - The Seven-Year Covenant - 219

Appendix 6 - Will the Antichrist Claim to Be Jesus? - 223