In America religious imagery regularly figures in the campaign rhetoric of conservative and Republican candidates.
However, Democrats typically eschew religion, except, in the case of Kamala Harris when she told two Christian students who shouted, “Christ is King!” and “Jesus is Lord!” at one of rallies that they were at the wrong rally, leading Christian observers to wonder who exactly is Lord at her rallies, if not Jesus?
During President Trump’s history making rally at Madison Square Garden pastor Robert Henderson said of Kamala Harris and the Democrats, "The Antichrist spirit says the kings, the rulers, the politicians—they want to do one thing, that are driven by this Antichrist spirit. The Bible says they want to break the bonds of the Lord in pieces and cast away their cords," Henderson said. "In other words, they want to become freed from the influence of who God is."
He added, "This is what is happening in our nation today."
David Rem, another speaker at the rally, said "She [Kamala Harris] is the devil ... She is the Antichrist. At her rally last week, she said that Jesus Christ's followers are not welcomed at her rallies," Rem said while holding a cross aloft reported the New York Post.
Prior to Pastor Henderson and Mr. Rem’s remarks our two most likely contemporary candidates for the position of Antichrist were Barack Obama and George Soros, so the charges the speakers levelled against Vice President Harris prompted us to investigate how the Bible describes the Antichrist to see if Henderson and Rem’s charges could be true.
It turns out that while the books of Daniel and Revelation make a number of allusions to an Antichrist-like figure there are only four specific references in the Bible to the Antichrist, all in the Gospel of John. Dusting off our ancient Greek, the original language of the Gospel of John, (Yes, my formerly Christian liberal arts college, Hanover College, used to offer ancient Greek to undergraduates) it turns out that the word ἀντίχριστος is in the male gender.
Likewise, the biblical text refers to the Antichrist as “he” meaning the Antichrist must be male, so Kamala Harris, as Antichristian as she is, appears to be out of contention.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting – John tells us that MANY deceivers and Antichrists have gone out into the world, meaning that there have been and will be in the future more than one Antichrist.
Thus, according to John’s plain words, we needn’t limit ourselves to choosing between Barack Obama and George Soros as contemporary candidates to be the principal opponents of God’s rule on Earth – there can be more than one.
Given that the Bible does not apparently limit us to identifying one Antichrist, we nominate Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to join Soros and Obama as one of a contemporary triumvirate of what John calls the “many deceivers” who have gone out into the world.
If you have borne with us thus far, we hope you recognize that we are not suggesting that Obama, Soros and McConnell are literally the Antichrists who are about to usher in the end times, as foretold in Daniel and the Book of Revelation, although one must admit there are plenty of signs that could be interpreted that way.
Our point is that the universal hallmark of evil earthly rulers is their penchant for deception. Certainly, few in contemporary politics have been more deceptive than Senator McConnell, who achieved one of the highest offices in our country running as a Republican, while at the same time doing everything in his considerable power to stymie the agenda upon which the Republican Party was founded and campaigns.
Keep in mind Mitch McConnell is no longer Majority Leader of the Senate – he’s just another Republican Senator, albeit a very senior one. So, McConnell’s announcement that there would be no recess appointments of President Trump’s cabinet nominees was a supreme act of arrogance (another hallmark of evil rulers) that betrays his real purpose – which is to stymie the agenda that a majority of American voters just endorsed by electing Donald Trump and Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
No doubt using the Antichrist as a metaphor for one’s political opponents will not be appreciated by some. However, as we check his actions against the signs of the Antichrist enumerated in the Bible, Mitch McConnell certainly seems to have many of the qualifications; deceit, arrogance, exalting himself above all others, and most of all, being a Son of Perdition.
CHQ Editor George Rasley is an ordained Elder of the Presbyterian Church and a member of Faith Leaders for America. The views expressed in this column are his own and not necessarily the views of any denomination, congregation or religious organization.
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