Antichrist gay

Verse 37 is particularly interesting to us here: “Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.” The trait “nor [regard] the desire of women” of the Antichrist has been commonly interpreted as “he will not desire women sexually.” In other words, on the basis of this passage, he is assumed to be homosexual.

Instead, they emphasize rebellion, blasphemy, self-aggrandizement, and deception as defining traits.

Textual and Linguistic Considerations

The Hebrew phrase often rendered “desire of women” uses a term (Hebrew: חֶמְדַּת, chemdat) that can connote “delight,” “desire,” or “precious thing.” Multiple Jewish and Christian commentators throughout history have associated this phrase with the longing of Israelite women to give birth to the Messiah.

At best, the reference to “the desire of women” is ambiguous and surrounded by varied interpretations in Jewish and Christian thought. If this rendering is correct, Daniel 11:37 is saying that the Antichrist will show no regard for “something/someone women love.”

The NLT and CSB translate the phrase as “for the god loved by women” (NLT) and “the god desired by women” (CSB).

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Like any sinner, like any creature following Satan, the Antichrist wants all the praise and worship. When evoked to denounce LGBT emancipation as a form of “evil disguised as good” it may fail to fulfill its purpose as boundary marker between traditional Russian values and those challenging those values.",

keywords = "Antichrist, Russia, Runet, Homosexuality, Public discourse",

author = "Magda Dolinska-Rydzek and \{van den Berg\}, Mariecke",

note = "Also published in: Religious and Sexual Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe : Gods, Gays and Governments.

Using the methodology of Critical Discourse Analysis, it focuses on how the notion of the Antichrist is employed in a secular context by Russian religious nationalists. This rendering likely makes the most sense. Evoking a long history of associations connected to the term, “the Antichrist” dehumanizes LGBT persons and those who support them, placing them outside of normative constructions of Russian national identity.

In this larger framework, the phrase about “the desire of women” might highlight total disregard for normal social, familial, or religious traditions.

Analysis of Primary Bible Passages

1. Nowhere is a sexual inclination singled out. Nor will he show regard for any god, because he will magnify himself above all.”

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Using the methodology of Critical Discourse Analysis, it focuses on how the notion of the Antichrist is employed in a secular context by Russian religious nationalists. The analysis presented in the chapter shows that the use of the figure of the Antichrist serves a number of rhetorical purposes. The analysis presented in the chapter shows that the use of the figure of the Antichrist serves a number of rhetorical purposes.

This figure is anticipated to play a central role in the end times, setting himself against Christ and deceiving many (cf. Is this what we are to conclude from these words?

Let us consider his other characteristics as found in the verse:

• “Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers” means the Antichrist does not worship JEHOVAH God—the God of “his fathers” Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  The Antichrist may or may not be a homosexual, but Daniel 11:37 seems to be speaking of his utter indifference to all deities—male and female. Is it referring to a desire for women, or is it referring to something that women desire? The prophecy focuses heavily on political power struggles, conquests, and the ruler’s self-exaltation over all gods.