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The Second Coming ... of someone other than JC

Jonas

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Fans of end times prophecy remember what Daniel said to expect: an Antichrist like the "little horn," popularly interpreted as meaning Antiochus Epiphanes. He was a Greek King who sacked the Temple in Jerusalem and nearly wiped out Israel long before Jesus arrived. Daniel sees Antiochus, then another like him at the time of the end. But what if it's Antiochus that Daniel sees at the end?

The turn of events fits the prophecy almost to the letter, as well as several other prophecies of the Second Coming used in the plot of the supernatural thriller Something Coming, by J.M. DeBord. The return of Antiochus begins with a miracle at Mt. Nemrut, a mountaintop sanctuary in Turkey, that attracts media attention to the remote wonder. Researchers discover his spirit waiting for them beneath the mountain in an ancient chamber used for magic. From there he sends out his High Priest, Demetrius, to charm world leaders into following a new religion based on the old kingdom that once united West and East.

Readers might think at first that the novel is against Christianity, promoting Antiochus the despised King as the central figure in a second coming story. But you'll see by the end that many other religions are expecting a second coming, too, and Antiochus can fit any mold. Because he is so despised in fundamentalist circles, little else is usually learned about him except that he was really bad. You'll see a deeper character in this version of Antiochus, both an Antichrist and, for some, a Messiah. I recommend it. :thumb :thumb
 
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