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I found this on newadvent.org:
Nearly all commentators find Antichrist mentioned in the Apocalypse, but they do not agree as to the particular chapter of the Book in which the mention occurs. Some point to the "beast" of 11:7, others to the "red dragon" of Chapter 12, others again to the beast "having seven heads and ten horns" of 13, sqq., while many scholars identify Antichrist with the beast which had "two horns, like a lamb" and spoke "as a dragon" (13:11, sqq.), or with the scarlet-coloured beast "having seven heads and ten horns" (17), or, finally, with Satan "loosed out of his prison," and seducing the nations (20:7, sqq.). A detailed discussion of the reasons for and against each of these opinions would be out of place here.
Notice that Antichrist, according to newadvent.org, comes into the Book of Revelation many chapters after the horsemen.
It looks like there's a hierarchy here:
Satan is at the top of the foodchain of evil, as God is in charge of all that is good. He hangs out in hell, as God hangs out in heaven. They can't leave their domains. (This puts the lie to the "God can do anything" meme--the one thing he cannot do is leave heaven.)
Antichrist: As Jesus was God in human form, Antichrist is Satan in human form. This requires that Antichrist be as evil as Satan himself--Bush is too fucking stupid to be that evil.
The Horsemen: These are Antichrist's disciples--or, more appropriately, henchmen--and given that the number seven is used repeatedly in Revelation I don't know why there aren't seven horsemen. But we've got four so we'll have to live with it. These guys have a limited sphere of influence.
Now let's look at Bush: they don't let him say anything that isn't written down and that he hasn't practiced. They don't let him do anything he hasn't rehearsed seven or eight times. Look at the shit he tried to pull in China, where he tried to run away from a press conference that was going badly for him through a locked door. If he speaks off-the-cuff or acts on the spur of the moment he always fucks it up. He is the most stage-managed president in history. The antichrist needs to be able to work completely independently, and he needs leadership skills. Bush can't do either. He doesn't have the skill set to be the antichrist.
Besides, doesn't he just look like a guy who's destined to work as an assistant all his life?
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