let me tell you why i think the expectations/prophecies of these religions/institutions could be the devil’s most likely “vehicle” for the Antichrist-related events in the Tribulation, my friend. i want to make it very clear that this is not something that Scripture explicitly/directly teaches, but is from investigation of external events, systems, and logic that i have to come to this as the most likely conclusion myself. that said, i would kindly suggest you not bring this up to anyone else as being your own view until you have done thorough research and investigation on it yourself as well! :) and if you have therefore come to a similar conclusion from your own research/study.
alright, let’s get into this, friend!
so, this might seem very foreign to you and you may not have considered anything even in the realm of these related things and possibilities (i barely understood not even 1/4 of what was going on in Revelation until a couple months ago or around a year ago!), but I am going to try to provide a complete harmonization/synthesis of all of the end-times prophecies, expectations, and interpretations from apostle-era Christianity, Islam, Rabbinic (non-Christian) Judaism, and the official doctrines/views/approvals of Catholicism:
| apostle-era Christianity | Rabbinic Judaism | Islam | Roman Catholicism |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Antichrist (a.k.a. the Beast, the Beast from the Sea, the man of lawlessness, the prince to come) | Mashiach ben David (”Messiah, son of David” in Hebrew) | the Mahdi (”the Guided One” in Arabic) | the Great Monarch (also called “the Last Emperor” in the earliest texts) |
| the Two Witnesses | “false prophets” who will be rejected | “the Dajjal” OR followers of “the Dajjal” (which means “the false one” in Arabic) | “the final Antichrist” or “agents/messengers of the Antichrist” |
| a false “heavenly council” where, after the midpoint, angels on Satan’s side meet in Jerusalem (or in Iraq, since Islamic texts say that the main Sharia Law headquarters could be there) and rule unjustly alongside kings of the nations under the False Prophet as the “head judge” (not prophesied in Christianity; just inferred from all the other expectations) | “the true Sanhedrin” council that will be created/affirmed by the Mashiach | Sharia Law judiciary system (its headquarters could be in Iraq, as some Islamic texts say) | |
| False Prophet (a.k.a. the second Beast, the Beast from the Earth) who will authenticate the Antichrist by being allowed by God to call down fire from heaven (which only Elijah has ever done in Jewish history) | “Elijah” prophesied to resolve disputes about the Law and show who the Mashiach is, the Nasi whom the Mashiach will appoint as head of the “true Sanhedrin” | Isa (”Jesus” in Arabic) which is the false Jesus, and is prophesied to resolve disputes with the Law and enforce Sharia law throughout the world | the Angelic Pope (or “Angelic Shepherd”) who is prophesied to purify corrupt clergy/leadership of the Church and restore the Church |