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In this paper I survey the Times of the Gentiles which started with the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians and will conclude with the liberation of Jerusalem by King Jesus at his second coming to earth at the end of the seven year tribulation period. During the Times of the Gentiles no Jewish king sits on the throne of David ruling Israel. Jerusalem was conquered in the past by four Gentile nations: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. Jerusalem will be conquered in the future by a Revived Roman Empire and the future Antichrist. The times of the Gentiles will end when King Jesus returns to earth a second time, defeats the nations at Armageddon and set up his kingdom on earth (Revelation 19-20). King Jesus will reign over Israel and the world from the throne of David in the future millennial kingdom in fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:16).
The figure of Antichrist, linked in recent US apocalyptic thought to President Barack Obama, forms a central component of Christian end-times scenarios, both medieval and modern. Envisioned as a false-messiah, deceptive miracle-worker, and prophet of evil, Antichrist inversely embodies many of the qualities and characteristics associated with Max Weber’s concept of charisma. This essay explores early Christian, medieval, and contemporary depictions of Antichrist and the imagined political circumstances of his reign as manifesting the notion of (anti)charisma, compelling but misleading charismatic political and religious leadership oriented toward damnation rather than redemption.

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