Could It Be . . .

Could it be Nero?  He put Peter and Paul to death and delighted in the torture of Christians . . .

Could it be Pope Leo X?  He excommunicated Luther . . .

How about Henry Kissinger?  A Jew and a big supporter of a one-world government . . .

What about King Juan Carlos of Spain?  He has the royal pedigree to preside over a revived Roman Empire . . .

And then there's Ronald Wilson Reagan.  His name has the right number of letters . . . Six, six, six . . .

Could it be Damien?  He's that Satanic little brat . . .

How about Benedict XVI?  Many Protestants have thought it could be the pope . . .

How about Nicolae Carpathia?  Not in Tim LaHaye's wildest dreams . . .

George Steinbrenner?  Only if you are a Red Sox Fan . . .

Who could it be?

You'll have to buy the book to find out . . .

I just got my copy from Baker.  It should be available soon!

How's that for a bit of shameless self-promotion!

By the way . . .  Its a book about the Antichrist, not an autobiography!

Update on Monday, May 15, 2006 at 02:12PM by Kim Riddlebarger

Well, I've had my 0.5 seconds of fame and enjoyed it greatly!  As many of you noticed, the History Channel ran a two-hour special on the Antichrist on Saturday night.  This has been run previously, but this time it was tied to the opening of the movie The Omen (on 6/6/06).  The program is really quite good in laying out the history of the doctrine of Antichrist and giving the dispensationalists a chance to speak for themselves.  The editorial view of the program is, however, decidedly anti-supernatural (McGinn and Fuller).

In any case, as I sat there watching, the discussion switched to the current evangelical craze and boom in publishing--especially books associated with the end-times.  Lo and behold, the cover of my book appeared and scrolled across the screen!

So, I've had my brief moment of fame and enjoyed the whole 0.5 second of it!

Comments

[Timothy Spradling]

Looking forward to reading your new book. Love the last one. Afer working in a Christian Bookstore for over 10 years it is nice to read an eschatology book that has sanity!

Tim

[Denise]

Amen to Tim's comment. Year after year the bookshelves are being filled with Tim LaHaye this and Jerry B. Jenkins that. The Left Behind series never ends....
It's nice to finally get some real solid Biblical eschatological writings out on the shelves.
I'm truly looking forward to it.

[inwoo]

hahaha
i might have to go out and get that book.

[Tim Etherington]

Dude, it is your blog: Plug away!

I may get it just to make sure it isn't an autobiography. ;)

[Wayne Rohde]

Amen to all the comments about a "sane," "real," "solid" book on eschatology!

I ordered my copy of "The Man of Sin" months ago, and can't wait for it to arrive.

May more and more people leave that other endless and speculative series (the one that never ends) behind ... in favor of something that does justice to what the Bible actually says!

[Mike Ratliff]

I really liked your first book. I can't wait to get this one. It is quite refreshing to be free of that Dispy/Premil octopus.

In Christ

Mike Ratliff

[Alberto]

Can anyone tell me what specific teachings about the Antichrist will be rejected by the book? I don't always expect sound Christianity from Baker, but its written by a dependable theologian so I don't worry.

[Chris Sheman]

I'm looking forward to this book as well, any chance of reading an excerpt anywhere?

Guess I should order it soon, I don't want to be ummm... left behind. :)

[Joel]

Steinbrenner is definitely the "Man". And now that the beast has fallen (Godzilla) I expect the return very shortly.

[Jeremy]

Looks good! I recently had a discussion at my blog on Amillenialism and referred people to some of your stuff. I'll probably plug this book now and review it later.
Thanks!

[TPK]

Not a biography? Are you sure? I agree with the comments about a good eschatology book. Could the antichrist be Benny Hinn??? Definetly not George Steinbrenner. Looks like a good book I am looking forward to reading it.

[RUSHLVRS]

You left out the most obvious possibility - Bill and Hill are the co-Antichrists...

[Roger Overton]

Not sure about Steinbrenner. Damon sounds more likely...

[Don Plummer]

Steinbrenner might even qualify for Yankees fans. After all, he wants to tear down the House that Ruth Built and build a replica in the current parking area across the street.

I enjoyed your first book tremendously, so I'm also looking forward to the new one.