Prim, I've never thought about a name making me comfortable.
When it comes to doctrinal identity, I've told people to consider me a biblicist.
As to a religious title, I have none because I am not religious. Faith, as defined in scripture, and religion are mutually exclusive. They are not synonymous.
If you ask what I am, I'm simply a follower of Christ with no need for a special identifier or label.
Throughout human history, mankind has been obsessed with titles, even making "elder" a title within the institutional systems throughout history...calling men "elder" who were not mature in the faith, but simply had been elected by a sheeple grouping who see elders as more of a political position within the organization than a biblically functional position that has qualifications that many elected "elders" throughout history never did aspire anywhere near those heights.
Some even call me, "Hey you..." I take no offense, for I am less and less, that Christ may be magnified and elevated in the eyes of others.
No. I am Israeli. That points to the northern ten tribes that comprised the northern kingdom, the people of whom had been destroyed or taken captive by the Assyrians in about 721 BC, never to return to the land of Israel until 1948 and thereafter. The southern two tribes were the ones labeled as "Jews". It was not until recently that the two sticks were joined into one, as prophesied.
There are things that we do not yet know. Many speculate from where the antichrist will originate. As for now, dare we gauge possibilities, there is only one in all the world right now who is lauded as being the authority over all authorities on the earth; the only one who is said to be the only sovereign who can depose kings, and that's the guy who sits on a throne in Vatican City. Their own declarations have made this abundantly clear that he is indeed seen precisely in that light by their own literature, which I can prove from historic writings of their own making if anyone has questions about that.
If there arises another one who is lauded as being a higher authority than him, who rules over all kings of the earth, then the world will will know who he is, and from where he came. If he does not desire women, as stated in Daniel 11:37, then he likely will be homosexual, as may be a confirmed thought given recent declarations by Francis of late in relation to homosexual unions being blessed by their priests. It's in the news all over the world, so I'm not making stuff up.
No other singular man in history has ever been considered to be above all apart from the kings of ancient Babylon. Actually, that verse can also be reference to something else where the word "desire for women" is concerned. The Hebrew word translated as "desire" in that grammatical sense is defined as this:
נשׁים ח׳
Daniel 11:37, apparently reference to some object of idolatrous worship, perhaps
Adonis =
Tammuz Ew Bev (
Astarte, Meinh). [Brown, Drivers and Briggs Hebrew Dictionary.]
That would seem to indicate that the antichrist will not venerate the roman catholic Mary.
So, at this time, nobody can say for sure who he is, although he is likely alive in this world right now, and possibly is already in the limelight for all to see, but just not yet empowered since the Restrainer is still restraining him from coming to full power. All we have yet seen are the "rumblings" of his power structure over all the kings of the earth.
Future antichrist? He's already here...in this world if Christ is soon to receive His own unto Himself...
MM
MM you speak of the future Antichrist. How do you view Daniel 9:37( Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of woman, nor regard any God: for he shall magnify himself above all ) Your Christian Prim : )
MM Throughout history you say many have been possessed by the power that titles bring . Be that that religious or secular. For some yes for others no .The true reality is that we must have titles of position and authority in order for society to function properly be that religious or secular to work. Imagine a world with no titles or position of law in order. Yes imagine 8 billion little earthlings running around without law & order doing as they please the whole world would be a entire shambles I should think. So perhaps we must think a little deeper when thinking upon such things as titles and why we need and why we have. 
Well there be no strawman. The reality is that titles and positions there be rule of law as also in every other aspect of society. It equally applies to the church. Even if be we one in Christ. Even in the world to come you will have rule of law. It’s called theocracy. I guess We would have respectively disagree on that one. Yes best we continue on with the post at hand.
