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| The Interfaith Movement: Unity without truth |
Though the late rocker John Lennon never considered himself to be a prophet, his song, Imagine that was released in 1971 has since turned out to be quite prophetic.
Like many agnostics and atheists, Lennon attributed much of the world's ills to organized religion. He believed that global peace and tranquility would never be achieved until the world did away with religion.
That belief was reflected in the lyrics of his song: "Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us only sky. Imagine all the people living for today. Imagine there's no countries. It isn't hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for. And no religion too."
And of course, Lennon's creative imagination dreamed that a world without religion would beat its swords into plowshares and live together as one. Certainly, with Islam causing serious trouble throughout the world, many people would love to see Lennon's prophetic song fulfilled.
And indeed, it will be fulfilled--to an extent. The world will live as one, but with only one religion instead of the myriad of religions that currently encompass the planet. What will that religion be? It certainly won't be Islam because Islam is eventually going away. And for good.
Many nations are finally realizing that there will never be peace in the world as long as Islam exists. Islam is a violent religion that can't coexist peacefully with anyone, anywhere. Thus, either Islam goes, or the free world will eventually be subjugated to Islam. Since we can find no reference to Islam and the coming one-world government in the last days preceding the return of Jesus Christ, we have to conclude that Islam will be going away for good.
For many folks, that sounds like good news. However, what comes after Islam is going to be much worse than Islam ever was. Why? Because it will be partnered with a global government. That means that everyone will either follow the one-world religion, or they'll be going away. But to where? To the graveyard.
What is this coming religion? It will be a counterfeit form of Christianity that will be headed by the Antichrist himself. The Antichrist will be an elaborate counterfeit of Jesus Christ who will gain the world's attention through the supernatural. The apostle Paul wrote: "The coming of the lawless one (Antichrist) will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)
When this begins happening, the world will embrace this man as divine. However, he will be backed by Satan and he will be invincible. The apostle John wrote: "The dragon (Satan) gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority." (Revelation 13:2) And then John revealed this: "He was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb (Jesus Christ) who was slain from the creation of the world." (Revelation 13:7-8)
John revealed that this man will force the world to worship him as God. Those who refuse will be killed. John wrote: "He also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name." (Revelation 13:16-17)
When the Antichrist appears and begins performing incredible miracles, the world will be convinced that it's finally achieved global peace and tranquility, just as Lennon dreamed of with Imagine back in 1971. However, it won't last long. Paul warned: "While people are saying, 'Peace and safety,' destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape." (1 Thessalonians 5:3)
Concerning that dreaded time, Christ issued this caveat: "For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened." (Matthew 24:21-22)
There will never be true peace and unity on earth until the real Prince of Peace Jesus Christ lives in the hearts of all human beings. That's the only way peace will come. It'll never come through political alliances, interfaith movements or the utopian dreams of songwriters such as John Lennon.
For many folks, that sounds like good news. However, what comes after Islam is going to be much worse than Islam ever was. Why? Because it will be partnered with a global government. That means that everyone will either follow the one-world religion, or they'll be going away. But to where? To the graveyard.
What is this coming religion? It will be a counterfeit form of Christianity that will be headed by the Antichrist himself. The Antichrist will be an elaborate counterfeit of Jesus Christ who will gain the world's attention through the supernatural. The apostle Paul wrote: "The coming of the lawless one (Antichrist) will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)
When this begins happening, the world will embrace this man as divine. However, he will be backed by Satan and he will be invincible. The apostle John wrote: "The dragon (Satan) gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority." (Revelation 13:2) And then John revealed this: "He was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb (Jesus Christ) who was slain from the creation of the world." (Revelation 13:7-8)
John revealed that this man will force the world to worship him as God. Those who refuse will be killed. John wrote: "He also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name." (Revelation 13:16-17)
When the Antichrist appears and begins performing incredible miracles, the world will be convinced that it's finally achieved global peace and tranquility, just as Lennon dreamed of with Imagine back in 1971. However, it won't last long. Paul warned: "While people are saying, 'Peace and safety,' destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape." (1 Thessalonians 5:3)
Concerning that dreaded time, Christ issued this caveat: "For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened." (Matthew 24:21-22)
There will never be true peace and unity on earth until the real Prince of Peace Jesus Christ lives in the hearts of all human beings. That's the only way peace will come. It'll never come through political alliances, interfaith movements or the utopian dreams of songwriters such as John Lennon.
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