Many Christians these days are wondering, “Who is the Antichrist?” and asking if Barak Obama is “that one.” An e-mail widely circulated in 2008 which contributed to this myth, read: “According to The Book of Revelations … the anti-Christ will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent, who will deceive the nations with persuasive language, and have a MASSIVE Christ-like appeal…. the prophecy says that people will flock to him and he will promise false hope and world peace, and when he is in power, will destroy everything. Is it OBAMA?”

You might think that right-leaning Evangelical Christians would argue that any left-leaning Democratic president is the Antichrist. Not so. While many Americans wondered if Bill Clinton might be the Antichrist, many more were dead sure that George W. Bush was the Antichrist. One of the most definitive books on the subject, written by R. Stephen Hanchett is entitled, Is George Bush the Antichrist? According to journalist Wayne Madsden, the late Pope, John Paul II, believed that Bush might be the Man of Sin. Well, if even W. was considered the Son of Perdition, what hope did Barak Obama have of not being nominated?

Presently being repeated on the Internet is a supposed prophecy by Kenyan Johanwa Owalo, “believed to be a prophet similar to Jesus Christ and Muhammad,” who a century ago, founded the Nomiya Luo Church in Kenya which, among other things, denies the doctrine of the Trinity. The prophecy first chides America for her sins then quotes Owalo as saying, “I have been allowed to see that their [the United States] destruction will come about through the vengeful hands of one of our very own sons.” Barak Obama’s father was from Kenya, and was a Luo. So even if Obama is not the Antichrist, according to this supposed prophecy, he will destroy America.

Daniel prophesied about the Antichrist: “Through his policy he shall cause deceit to prosper in his reign” and “by peace shall he destroy many” (Daniel 8:25), and Obama’s critics will claim that describes him to a T. Of course, the same passage says that the Antichrist will be “a fierce-looking king” (Daniel 8:23)—which Obama is not, unless he doesn’t get a smoke when he needs it—but those already convinced that Obama is “that one” will just ignore the fact.

People who believe that President Obama is working to help destroy America and Israel and the world—and the moon and Mars too, since he won’t give NASA the money to go either place—will be sure to watch this 450-year-old prophecy by Nostradamus, closely. Century 2, Quatrain 62 reads:

Mabus then will soon die, there will come
Of people and beasts a horrible rout:
Then suddenly one will see vengeance,
Hundred, hand, thirst, hunger when the comet will run.
For 450 years, Nostradamus buffs have been trying to figure out who this mysterious “Mabus” is, and since no known world figure ever had that unusual name, the common guess was that it was a code name for the Antichrist….

In actual fact, Ray Mabus (1948– ) is the former governor of Mississippi and Clinton’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was a senior advisor to Obama during his election campaign and was named Secretary of the Navy by President Obama. If I were a Nostradamus enthusiast—I am not—I would speculate that as a former ambassador to a key Arab state and a senior presidential advisor, Mabus will be appointed to draft the final Mideast peace treaty known as the Covenant. After all, Daniel 9:27 doesn’t say that the Antichrist will draft the treaty, merely that he will confirm it:

“He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week [seven years]: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease.”
According to this scenario, when the Antichrist breaks the Covenant, causing the sacrifice and the offering in the rebuilt Jewish temple to cease, he may kill Mabus, the Covenant’s architect, “the prince of the covenant.” Daniel 11:21–22 says:

“In his place shall stand up a vile person [the Antichrist] … and with the force of a flood shall they be overflown before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the prince of the covenant.”
Let’s hope this is way off the mark and that Mr. Mabus lives to a ripe old age and doesn’t go anywhere near the seven-year Covenant!