Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h…

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    Remember, the Antichrist is not just “really evil person”. It’s “really evil person who convinces a lot of people that he’s a good person and a prophet”.

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        The term is open to interpretation, but it certainly doesn’t simply refer to non-christians.

        Some interpretations view the antichrist as a specific individual or figure who opposes Christ in some hypothetical, end of days type situation, while others see it as a broader symbolic representation of a certain figure or person that represents the complete opposite of Christ’s teachings or the spirit of Christianity.

        “Anti” can mean “opposite” just as much as it can mean “against”.

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        That is a whole lot of “probably” and “looks like” disclaimers for such an absolute claim.

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          At the time, it was more the Romans. It’s only after Rome became Christian that the narrative shifted to blame the Jews for everything.