READY TO RECEIVE THE ANTICHRIST?

The ascendency of the Antichrist, I have thought, will take place with a wedding of religion with politics in such a way that one is indistinguishable from the other. This week with the Pope’s visit we, I believe, saw this union take place with two entities coming together because of and cemented by each’s leftist dogmatism. The religious side claimed not to be political and the political claimed not to be religious. Their protestations that they were different only leads to convincing us they are not, in fact, different but homogenous. The claims were that the Pope is only being like Jesus in advocating care of the poor. However, Jesus’ appeal was to the individual to be compassionate, caring, etc. It was not an appeal to governments. Jesus’ message was not social reform. Jesus’ message was the repentance, regeneration, and reformation of the human heart—all of which will lead to social reform. A regenerate heart will care for the poor. Jesus’ messages warning the rich were not a railing against a particular economic system (capitalism, in today’s case) in favor of another system (socialism, in today’s case). Jesus was responding to the poor’s plight and the rich’s lost-ness. If there were no political/social reform overtures in the Pope’s message, why did our President thank him for his help in supporting the President’s own social/political causes and beliefs? If the Pope’s message were truly religious and spiritual, why has his visit been lauded by a liberal media, met by a welcoming president, and given the joint meeting of Congress as its audience? Why are not leftists crying foul—no separation of church and state? (One weak explanation is that the Pope is the representative of a political entity, the Vatican State. That but gives weight to concerns of a joint religious/political figure.) The ecumenical reception of the Pope by so many non-Catholics is disturbing in itself. Join that to the widespread, cross-section political reception, and there is real cause for alarm. Protestantism from its inception saw papacy as “antichrist.” That opinion was also propagated by America’s own great philosopher/revivalist, Jonathan Edwards. That is not to say that either this Pope or this President is The Antichrist. It is to say this visit of the Pope and his reception by people, political parties, press, and President reveals that our society seems prepared to welcome a man who is both political and religious all wrapped up as one. I write without political intent but with concern on how ready our world is to accept the Antichrist as world leader. I wondered if Christ Himself this week would have been as welcomed as the Vicar, the one claiming to be His representative. Would Jesus have been invited to address Congress? Would he have been praised by our president for “helping.” I do not think our society is prepared to receive the true Christ—only the Antichrist.

READY TO RECEIVE THE ANTICHRIST?

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