There are maybe 500 or so unfulfilled future prophecies in the Bible. There is no reason to think that they will not be fulfilled literally.
That being true, we ought to be able to see certain things that the Bible predicts coming together. We call it stage setting: God is setting the stage for these remaining prophecies to be fulfilled.
For example, the Bible predicts that in the last days, there will be a global government, a global religion, and a global economic system. These will all eventually be taken over by a charismatic leader whom we call the antichrist.
Among the things you would expect is more talk and recognition of a global leader. And if he was also being called the antichrist, well that’s just mind blowing.
The headline read, Peter Thiel To Give 4-Part Lecture Series On The Antichrist To Tech Elites.
Peter Thiel is a German-American billionaire, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author. He co-founded PayPal in 1998, was its first CEO, and later became the first outside investor in Facebook. Thiel is known for backing innovative startups, co-founding Palantir Technologies, and writing Zero to One on startups and innovation.
Thiel identifies himself as a Christian, but there are some lifestyle choices that are at odds with the Bible.
He will hold a four-part lecture series on the Antichrist, starting September 15 at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Thiel believes the development of technology is important because he has ideas that AI and tech could lead to the rise of the real Antichrist.
Thiel suggests that advanced technologies and global surveillance systems could enable the rise of an Antichrist system – one that co-opts fears of existential threats like AI or nuclear catastrophe to promote centralized authoritarian control.
In an October 2024 interview, Thiel offered a glimpse into his perspective on the Antichrist.
“My speculative thesis is that if the Antichrist were to come to power, it would be by talking about Armageddon all the time. The slogan of the Antichrist is peace and safety, which is nothing wrong with peace and safety,” he said. “But you have to sort of imagine that it resonates very differently in a world where the stakes are so absolute, where the stakes are so extreme, where the alternative to peace and safety is Armageddon and the destruction of all things.”
Maybe it’s just me, but I think a major figure on the world stage talking to other elites about the rise of the antichrist, the biblical antichrist, is very telling of the times in which we live.
We believe that the resurrection and rapture of the church is an imminent event. Imminent means it could happen anytime; therefore there is nothing that needs to happen prior to it.
The Great Tribulation is coming. It is designed to save all of Israel at the Second Coming of Jesus.
The Great Tribulation is not for us. It’s not a time for the Church to be purified. It is for Israel.
Revelation chapter 3 verse 10 indicates we will be kept out of that entire time of trouble; not protected through it, but kept out of it.
It begs this question – “Are you ready for the Rapture?” If not, get ready, stay ready, & keep looking up.
Ready or not, Jesus is coming!