Babylon, the antichrist, and the end times

I have been continuing my study of Islam and the connection to the end times. It is truly amazing some of the parallels to the Bible that I have found in doing this. I do not want to put too much stock in what the Quran says, but I would like to emphasize that there are some very intriguing similarities. To take that a step further, if Islam really is an antichrist religion and Satan is Allah, then wouldn’t it make sense that some of their prophecy would be correct? What I mean when I say this is that Satan was a former angelic being. During that time period would he not have learned a thing or two about the end times? Obviously he does not have it all right, considering he still believes he has a chance at victory, but some things may be correct. Then, take into consideration that there are quite a few similarities between both the Quran and the Bible. They are not exact, but close enough to be linked.

An interesting fact that I have come across is that the second most holy book, according to Islam, is the Hadith. The Hadiths are the writings of Muhammad. Hadith 4272 stood out to me because it concerns the end times and the Mahdi of Islam, or their spiritual and temporal leader who will rule before the end of the world and restore religion and justice. Let’s take a look at what Muhammad says.

Hadith 4272

The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The Mahdi will be of my stock, and will have a broad forehead a prominent nose. He will fill the earth will equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years.   

The reason this stands out is because of the seven year reign.

Daniel 9: 27

He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.

As you can see, the Mahdi of Islam will rule for seven years, and the Antichrist of the Bible will make a covenant that leads to the end of the world. These seem to be linked without question. Another link has to deal with Allah as mentioned in the Quran.

Qur'an 3:54

And they (the unbelievers) planned to deceive, and Allah planned to deceive (the unbelievers), and Allah is the best of deceivers.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world

As we can see, another parallel between both the Bible and the beliefs of Islam. Allah is known as the best of deceivers, which is exactly what the Bible says. Satan deceives the whole world. The only way to deceive the whole world is to be very good at deception.

Speaking of being good at deception, the book of Daniel seems to agree with this idea.

Daniel 8: 25

And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Through his deception he will cause prosperity for his people. We already know that he breaks his deal in the middle of the seven years that is deceptive in itself. But, there is another thing that stands out in this verse. That is, through peace he will destroy many. How does that work. Let us think about this for a second. Since we are talking about Islam, how are they related to peace?

We know that Islam is continuously claiming that they are a religion of peace. However, they are also the only group in the world that are continuously killing people that do not agree with their beliefs. Could that be it? Could the book of Daniel be giving us a huge clue? Through peace, he will destroy many.

One final similarity, I have found many more, but for the purpose of this short blog I will leave it at this, comes from the book of Revelation, speaking about the return of Christ.

Revelation 19: 16

"And on his robe and written on his thigh is a name:

King of kings and Lord of Lords"

The Sahih Bukhari volume 8, book 73, verse 225

"The most awful name in Allah's sight is a man calling himself king of kings"

This is absolutely amazing in my eyes. What more could you want to show that Allah is, in fact, Satan himself. Of course the King of kings is the most dreaded and hated name in Allah’s eyes. That is because Allah is about to be destroyed at the hands of the one that bears that name.

I did a quick search of the countries that go up against Israel according to Psalm 83 at the end days. Then, I also did a quick search of the names of the children of Ishmael according to Genesis 25 simply to see if there were any links. I noticed that a lot of these people became the countries that are in direct relation to the end time’s destruction. That being said, these countries either go back to Ishmael, the one that Islam stems from OR Esau, the one that YHWH hates.

Psalm 83: 5-8

For they have consulted together with one consent;

They form a confederacy against You:

The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;

Moab and the Hagrites;

Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;

Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Assyria also has joined with them;

They have helped the children of Lot.

Genesis 32: 3

Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Genesis 19: 36-38

Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.

Moab, and Ammon both stem from an unholy union between father and daughter. They are the result of an incestuous relationship.

Genesis 36: 12

Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.

These are the four that were found in Psalms. Here is what I have found in terms of the countries prophesied against for the last days.

Genesis 25: 13-16

And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations.

Ezekiel 25: 13

therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword.

Isaiah 21: 13

and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.”

Isaiah 21: 11

The burden against Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir, “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”

As we can see, all the end times’ prophetic countries are centered in the Middle East. In our world today, which many consider to be the last days, they are all Islamic countries. That being said, it truly seems that what makes the most sense about who and where the Antichrist will come from must indeed be centered in the Middle East, and Islam.