It is a very different thing being against Christ while not knowing him and being anti Christ while knowing him. And many who are for him in name do not know him and would turn against him when he became known.ndjili wrote: ↑September 30th, 2009, 9:51 am I was reading in Alma the other night and was reading about Amlici. He being after the order of Nehor. In the footnotes Nehors teachings are called "antichrist". So Amlici's teachings are anti Christ. It's interesting that the teachings of the new age are from channeled beings who reinterpret the teachings of Christ and twist them into meaning the opposite than the original intent. Thus they are anti Christ. Now the followers of Amlici wanted to distinguish themselves from the Nephites (people of God). What did they do? They marked themselves with a visible mark of red on their foreheads. It was a mark that they CHOSE. In choosing the mark they took upon themselves a curse. Free agency makes it impossible to be cursed by a mark that was FORCED upon the people or something that was not clear to be something that comes with a curse. The people willingly chose to follow antichrist teaching, they WANTED to be separate from the Nephites (people of God) and they knowingly CHOSE the mark. So much of the BofM is a type and shadow. This mark whatever it is, must be something willingly chosen by the recipient and the people will be warned by the prophet of the curse that will fall on them by getting said mark. I used to think it was a chip but now I dont think so. Though it doesnt mean I'm going to get a chip I just think the mark something far different then we think it is.
One who is against Christ but will turn to him when shown the truth is not an antichrist. The true antichrist is he who calls upon his name but when his face is revealed, will turn against him.
Antichrist is the spirit of Judas. It is the spirit of Baal worshipers. It is the spirit of those who assume what they have not seen with their own eyes; this is very different from the doubting Thomas who must see to believe, or the Saul who turns Paul as witness is beared, or the Jacob who wrestles with angels until he earns his glory - these who challenge are not antichrist - they are of Christ himself. It is those who fight against Christ while claiming to be of his name, who are of the false churches, who are antichrist. The new age is no different than the antichrist church - the focus is always bliss (feeling good) and scorning those who believe differently (ignorance, violence against free thought). Modern churches are more interested in keeping the status quo and feeling good; compare to the pioneering nature of the early Mormons when they faced true adversity. All churches who are based on Acceptance of today are false ones.
God wants us to challenge, question, lead, and test. Those who cowtoe are of a lesser quality; they are tested, and they fail. So too are those who spout jargon they do not understand, speak as authorities and make threats of damnation against those who do not imbibe their dogmatic rhetoric. They do not have the spirit of Christ. When they utter the words, "he will say I never knew ye", they sentence themselves.
If only Man were brave enough to support those in authority, and listen to their spirit of what is just and right, rather than what feels good in the moment, and what other men have written and spoken from pride.
Corruption is always obvious. When "prophets" worship a "pope" as "Holiness", they take His name in vain, and castrate their herds.
But Allah uses even false prophets to great effect. God does not want followers- he wants friends.