Comments on: Advent and Anti-Christ, Part I http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/29/advent-and-anti-christ-part-i/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Advent and Anti-Christ-Part IV « The American Catholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/29/advent-and-anti-christ-part-i/#comment-5736 Advent and Anti-Christ-Part IV « The American Catholic Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:55:41 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15307#comment-5736 [...] delivered by John Henry Cardinal Newman before his conversion during Advent in 1838.  Part I is here, part II is here  and Part III is [...] [...] delivered by John Henry Cardinal Newman before his conversion during Advent in 1838.  Part I is here, part II is here  and Part III is [...]

]]> By: Latest Antichrist news – Classic Extreme Metal: Besatt – Triumph Of Antichrist (2007) http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/29/advent-and-anti-christ-part-i/#comment-5735 Latest Antichrist news – Classic Extreme Metal: Besatt – Triumph Of Antichrist (2007) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:50:49 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15307#comment-5735 [...] Advent and Anti-Christ, Part I « The American Catholic [...] [...] Advent and Anti-Christ, Part I « The American Catholic [...]

]]> By: Rafael JimenezCruz http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/29/advent-and-anti-christ-part-i/#comment-5734 Rafael JimenezCruz Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:18:11 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15307#comment-5734 To read what the church teaches on the Antichrist go to NewAdvent.com click on encyclopedia click A find and click Antichrist. To read what the church teaches on the Antichrist go to NewAdvent.com click on encyclopedia click A find and click Antichrist.

]]> By: Gabriel http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/29/advent-and-anti-christ-part-i/#comment-5733 Gabriel Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:48:41 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15307#comment-5733 No! I don't believe the Antichrist is Satan himself. Satan also known as the dragon, the ancient serpent of old! Who gave his power, worldly glory, status to the beast, the Antichrist to make war with the saints and to conquer them and there was given to it (by Satan) power over every tribe and people and tonque and nation. And later, the beast or Antichrist was captured along with the false prophet who worked wonders to lead many astray and both were cast alive into the fiery lake of burning brimstone and also those that worshipped the image of the beast. Shortly after that St. Michael the archangel seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan and cast him into the bottomless pit. Since Satan is the prince of this world he can give his power and earthly glory to whom he likes!!!! No! I don’t believe the Antichrist is Satan himself. Satan also known as the dragon, the ancient serpent of old! Who gave his power, worldly glory, status to the beast, the Antichrist to make war with the saints and to conquer them and there was given to it (by Satan) power over every tribe and people and tonque and nation.
And later, the beast or Antichrist was captured along with the false prophet who worked wonders to lead many astray and both were cast alive into the fiery lake of burning brimstone and also those that worshipped the image of the beast.
Shortly after that St. Michael the archangel seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan and cast him into the bottomless pit.
Since Satan is the prince of this world he can give his power and earthly glory to whom he likes!!!!

]]> By: Donald R. McClarey http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/29/advent-and-anti-christ-part-i/#comment-5732 Donald R. McClarey Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:10:02 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15307#comment-5732 I see no evidence in Scripture that the anti-Christ will be an avatar of Satan. I see no evidence in Scripture that the anti-Christ will be an avatar of Satan.

]]> By: American Knight http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/29/advent-and-anti-christ-part-i/#comment-5731 American Knight Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:35:20 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15307#comment-5731 I suppose it is possible that Anti-Christ is Satan but it is also possible that he is just another poor power-hungry, disobendient human given over to Satan through sin. Either way he is a problem and he loses. Tito, we are not above the angels. To my knowledge only one creature is above the angels and she is perfectly human, the Queen of men and angels, our Blessed Virgin Mary. The rest of us are lower than the angels and we are integrated with our bodies and struggle against our flesh. You are correct about the perfect knowledge of angels and their perfect and fixed free wills. Once an angel makes a choice it is eternally fixed. St. Michael will always serve God fully and Satan aka Lucifer will always be disobedient and he knows his time is short. I think Satan and the fallen angels (demons) rebelled against God not because He made us higher than angels but precisely becuase He made us lower than angels. I think when God showed them that He was taking human form, a lower form than an angel, their pride was bruised. The virtue opposite the vice of pride is humility. God humbled Himself to become a small, vulnerable, cold, poor, homeless baby. Satan went nuts and a third of heaven was cast out with him. Come Lord Jesus! I suppose it is possible that Anti-Christ is Satan but it is also possible that he is just another poor power-hungry, disobendient human given over to Satan through sin. Either way he is a problem and he loses.

Tito, we are not above the angels. To my knowledge only one creature is above the angels and she is perfectly human, the Queen of men and angels, our Blessed Virgin Mary. The rest of us are lower than the angels and we are integrated with our bodies and struggle against our flesh. You are correct about the perfect knowledge of angels and their perfect and fixed free wills. Once an angel makes a choice it is eternally fixed. St. Michael will always serve God fully and Satan aka Lucifer will always be disobedient and he knows his time is short.

I think Satan and the fallen angels (demons) rebelled against God not because He made us higher than angels but precisely becuase He made us lower than angels. I think when God showed them that He was taking human form, a lower form than an angel, their pride was bruised. The virtue opposite the vice of pride is humility. God humbled Himself to become a small, vulnerable, cold, poor, homeless baby. Satan went nuts and a third of heaven was cast out with him.

Come Lord Jesus!

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