Who Is the Antichrist?: Answering the Question Everyone Is Asking

by Mark Hitchcock

Overview

With the growing interest in the Antichrist these days, curiosity runs high for both Christians and unbelievers--with good reason. In books, movies, and even everyday conversation, so many different ideas about who he is, what he will do, and the timing of his arrival abound that it's difficult to separate biblical fact from human speculation.

Bestselling Bible prophecy expert Mark Hitchcock looks to the one source readers can trust--the Bible--and answers questions such as...

Where will the Antichrist come from?

When will he appear on earth's stage?

What is the significance of the number 666?

How will he rise to power, and what will finally happen to him?

Will we know who he is before the rapture happens?

Using a friendly question-and-answer format, Mark takes readers on a fascinating tour of all the Bible's key passages about the Antichrist--and shares how this information applies to their lives today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736939959
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/2011
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mark Hitchcock is the author of nearly 30 books related to end-time Bible prophecy, including Middle East Burning and 101 Answers to Questions About the Book of Revelation. He earned a ThM and PhD from Dallas Theological Seminary and is the senior pastor of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. He also serves as Associate Professor of Bible Exposition at DTS, and he and his wife, Cheryl, have two sons, one daughter-in-law, and one grandson.

Table of Contents

Who Is the Antichrist?

Answering the Question Everyone Is Asking

Part 1 The Curiosity About the Antichrist 9

Why is there so much interest in and speculation about the Antichrist today? 9

Why should I be concerned about the Antichrist? 17

Where does the Bible tell about the Autichrist? 20

What did the early church believe about him? 25

Will believers know who the Antichrist is before the rapture? Should we to try to figure out his identity? 32

Part 2 The Character of the Antichrist 41

What does the word Antichrist mean? 41

Will the Antichrist be an actual, individual person? 46

What is the "spirit" of Antichrist? 49

What will he be like? 51

Will he be a Jew or a Gentile? 57

Will he be Satan incarnate? 60

Will he be an individual resurrected from the past? 62

What other names and tides will he have? 65

Will he be a homosexual? 70

What is the nationality of the Antichrist? 72

Will he be a Muslim, possibly even the Islamic Mahdi? 77

Could an American president be the Antichrist? 82

Is the Antichrist the same person as "Gog" in Ezekiel 38? 83

Is the mark of the beast (666) past or future? 88

What is the mark of the beast? 92

What's the significance of the number 666? 95

Why 666? 98

What's the purpose of the mark? 99

Does modern technology have anything to do with the mark of the beast? 101

How will the Antichrist persuade people to take the mark? 103

Part 3 The Coming of the Antichrist 107

How will the Antichrist rise to world power? 107

What are some of the signs of his coming? 112

Part 4 The Career of the Antichrist 125

What will the Antichrist do during his career? 125

How long will he rule the world? 128

What is the Antichrist's relationship to Babylon? 128

Will he be assassinated and come back to life? 135

Who is the false prophet, and what is his relationship to the Antichrist? 144

What is the "abomination of desolation" that the Antichrist will introduce? 152

Why will the Antichrist persecute the Jewish people? 157

How will he relate to the two witnesses? 165

Are there any historical figures or "types" who foreshadow Antichrist's career? 171

Will the Antichrist be under God's control? 173

Part 5 The Consummation of the Antichrist 177

Antichrist and Armageddon: What will happen? 177

Is the Antichrist alive today? 179

How does this apply to your life today? 183

Notes 187