The relevance of biblical prophecy for youth.
‘Holy grails’ for Christian youth are things that young people can become obsessed about. Things we can be tempted to pursue without godly discernment.
We are not talking about the medieval legend of the holy grail. That is a myth. The Bible puts no importance on the cup that Christ used at the Last Supper. (or on the other cups that He drank from, for that matter). But things can become like a ‘holy grail’ that we chase recklessly.
One of the names for the Antichrist is “the Assyrian”, but he is the future Assyrian. There are a number of influential world leaders today who come from the area of that ancient empire known as Assyria.
Is the prophecy of a type of person or of the racial origin of the Antichrist? There are two strong leaders today who just might fit these descriptions.
Just when it looked like President Trump was pulling U.S. forces out of the nation of Syria, he ordered another missile strike there – “rumors of wars”? Western nations accused President al Assad of a chemical weapons attack, but Russia said it was a fake. The Saudis were talking about sending troops.
Is all of this just co-incidence or is there a motive behind all these “rumors of wars”, all these conflicting statements and actions?