I know we will not know who the ac is.... nor do I care really because we will be gone. But I'm curious if the bible says we cant figure out or know who the false prophet is? This is just my opinion and not verified scripturally so feel free to disagree all you want, but I'm really feeling this pope is the false prophet. He's doing a lot of things that seems to be paving the way for the ac to take over (speculation on my part) So can we know before the rapture? Or does the bible say we wont know who either one is until after the church is gone? Through study and prayer, we all could offer up some very likely candidates. And some of us may be right! But our job is to know Christ, not the Anti-Christ! He will be revealed later at a specific time, first to the Jew, then the world. Even if we had that knowledge, we still couldn't use that as a gauge for God's timing. TR True, but that's why I said that about the ac. We wont be here so who cares. I'm just personally curious if the bible says anything about knowing who the false prophet is before we fly. I don't think the False Prophet can be known before he steps fully into the role. We certainly have enough uncapitalized false prophets these days, just as we have an abundance of antichrists, but the main role won't be filled until we're gone, as you mentioned. The pope would be in a good position for that role because he is the leader of what is likely the biggest "Christian" church currently in existence. But so would the leader of the mormon church, particularly in light of wiki's description of that role: "The President of the LDS Church is the church's leader and the head of the First Presidency, the church's highest governing body. Latter-day Saints consider the president of the church to be a "prophet, seer, and revelator" and refer to him as "the Prophet," a title that was originally given to Smith. If there was an established islamic leader accepted by all, that would also be a good candidate for the job. TxThom...I just saw somewhere recently...maybe it was on Ritan...or just on YouTube...that the pope and the head of the Mormon church had met together...very interesting!
