The end of days

June 6, 2006 at 1:40 am (Uncategorized)

 

 

“Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.” (1John 2:18)

"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7:15-23)

Congratulations. If you are reading this, the diabolical date has not delivered the apocalypse. That alone is cause for celebration. For, who among you can say with certainty that there truly is nothing powerful and wicked about that alignment of numbers?

If the end of days has not come by morning, then the world we know continues to tick and tock at its familiar, prosaic pace. You still need to get the kids to daycare. You need to pick up an extra latte for that mincing new suckup the boss just hired. You need to get to work, punch the clock and earn your wages. Hell has not come to earth this day, in spite of the mark of the beast upon the calendar.

Do not despair. For it is said the end of times will come when the true antichrist walks among the people. He will be handsome. He will be charming. He will have seduced the masses with promises of great things. He will be adored. He will be someone familiar to you and me, yet we will not known his true nature until the time of Armageddon has come.

“He will be king of the Romans and the Greeks. He will be tall of stature, of handsome appearance with shining face, and well put together in all parts of his body…”

For even the staunchest non-believers, it’s not so hard to consider that the true Antichrist has walked among us before. We are only 60 years since the time of Adolph Hitler, an incarnation of evil whose grainy, black and white photos still have the power to chill us. We have seen the likes of Charles Manson, Jim Jones, David Koresh, Osama bin Laden charming legions of followers and leading them to doom.

Because the heart of man is impure, he has also falsely named his rivals as the Antichrist. Among those whom were once labeled thusly: Henry Kissinger, Prince Charles, Sam Walton, Bill Gates, George Steinbrenner, Nelson Mandela, John Lennon, Dick Cheney, Ronald Reagan, Regis Philbin. No really, Regis Philbin.

But while the identity of the true Antichrist can be debated for the self-perservation of humankind or for simple entertainment, the fact is, the identity of the beast is likely to remain a mystery until the end of days is nigh. Yes, nigh.

While you get about naming your loud ass neighbor and peckerhead brother-in-law as the Antichrist, here are a few movies that might get you in the mood: “The Devil’s Advocate.,” “The Seventh Sign,” “The Seventh Seal,” “The Stand,” “The Omen,” “Rosemary’s Baby.”

Today will be a two parter on all things devil. Raise some hell, you crazy imps.