WHY THE WORLD WANTS THE ANTICHRIST

Why on earth would the nations of our world yield their sovereignty to one man? The answer must be found in the only two things that unite people: a common enemy, or a common goal. History has proven that both have a way of bringing people who hate each other together into strange alliances. We even have an idiom describing such partnerships: "Politics makes strange bedfellows." An example of both can be viewed in the alliances formed during World War II. Many democracies, including the United States, joined forces with Communist Russia to defeat Germany. On the other side, Italy joined Germany in an effort to create a world empire, perhaps to revive Rome. That being said, under what circumstances would nations submit to the Antichrist? What enemy do the nations of the world have in common, or for what purpose would they be willing to join together?

Their enemy is obvious: Judaism and Christianity. Both have been given the responsibility of shining light on evil and standing against moral decay. Jesus, speaking to the Jews, said they were light and salt to the world (Est. 8:16; Prov. 6:23; Matt. 5:13-14). Because the Jews rejected the True Light (Jn. 1:11; 9:5), the task has been given to the Church (2 Cor. 4:6; Phil. 2:15). So in a sense, Jews and Christians have both, a common enemy, sin, and a common goal, revealing the God of the Bible.

This world will continue to face war, famine, disease, poverty, etc., but on a much greater scale. Why? Because of the character of man in the last days. In 2 Timothy 3:1-5 as being:

"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."

In other words, man will hate the things of God because they interfere with his desires. He will prefer lawlessness. The word "wicked (one)" mentioned in 2 Thessalonians 2:8 actually means "the lawless one." The Antichrist will not only be the man of sin, but the man of lawlessness. He will have no regard for the law of God. He will be a rebel against all that represents God and His standards. That is why he appeals to man. Unfortunately for them, he has his own religion and his own set of laws (Rev. 13:7-8); and while attractive to man, they bring nothing but world-wide Tribulation!

Be very careful; if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!