It’s not hard to see how some Obama haters might be tempted to make the comparison. In the Left Behind books, Carpathia is a junior Senator who speaks several languages, is beloved by people around the world and fawned over by a press corps that cannot see his evil nature, and rises to absurd prominence after delivering just one major speech. Hmmh. But serious Antichrist theorists don’t stop there. Everything from Obama’s left-handedness to his positive rhetoric to his appearance on the cover of this magazine has been cited as evidence of his true identity. One chain e-mail claims that the Antichrist was prophesied to be “A man in his 40s of MUSLIM descent,” which would indeed sound ominous if not for the fact that the Book of Revelation was written at least 400 years before the birth of Islam.

From: ImpressionableGranddad@aol.com
To: UNDISCLOSED RECIPIENTS
Subject: Re: RE: Fw: BARACK OBAMA ANTICHRIST CHECKLIST

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> > From: MysteriousOnlineFriendofImpressionableGranddad@hotmail.com
> > To: {117 recipients all of whom are registered to vote}
> >
> > PLEASE FORWARD THIS TOO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!  If you dont’ forward this email to at least 15 people YOU
> > WILL NOT BE SUMMONED TO HEAVEN WHEN THE RAPTURE COMES!!! and you’re sex life will be unsatisfactory
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> > The Book of Revelations states that when the Antichrist comes, he will be a man in his 40s of MUSLIM descent,
> >> > left-handed, appear on the cover of time Magazine, AND SPEAK POSITIVELY SOUND FAMILIAR?????
> >> >
> >> > OTHER BIBLICAL FACTS ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST:
> >> >
> >> > is trying to quit smoking
> >> > spent significant portion of childhood in indonesia
> >> > differs with hillary clinton and john edwards on details of u.s. health care overhaul
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > is a beast that shall rise up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> > wife is frightening to white people
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > PLEASE FOREWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!
> >> >
> >> > Yours,
> >> > Literally Tens of Millions of Americans Who Actually Will Be Able to Vote in the Upcoming Presidential Election
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> > Stay in touch when you’re away with Windows Live Messenger. IM anytime you’re online.
> > _________________________________________________________________________
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