The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Who is the Antichrist?

I'm not sure that the North Americas' "lack of suffering at the hands of the slaughterhouse of souls . . ." is the problem with many in regard as to how they view Romanism as it is the lack of proper biblical understanding of the issues, e.g., justification by faith. In fact, the lack of having a history of such atrocities committed by Rome may in fact be to one's advantage, since it would not be of any influence in wanting to force one's personal views upon the sacred text. And let us not deny that those atrocities, although committed on both sides of the chasm, albeit to varying degrees, are "history" and not something current. Living in the past is not conducive to one holding the necessary objectivity when reading God's Word, especially if it is intermixed with hatred and/or vindictiveness.

I may live here in North America but let me assure you that I have no affection for Rome. Neither do I consider the RCC to be a part of the true Church. My objections are strictly objective ones, not excluding my interpretation and/or application of Scripture when it comes to the identity of THE antichrist. So, once again, I defer to the matter of hermeneutics; i.e., the right interpretation of those passages which speak of the antichrist and the spirit of the antichrist as penned by the Apostle John. The Roman pope simply doesn't meet the qualifications of THE antichrist. Again, it is not an "office" to which John writes but of a specific person. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,