Is Muhammad Morsi the Antichrist?
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Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi
If you are reading this post then I am assuming that you know who Muhammad Morsi is. I am also assuming that you know the reason why Morsi has received an avalanche of publicity in the past week. What you may not know is why Morsi received the most recent publicity (beginning Thursday, 11/22), and why the specific search engine terms (“Antichrist”) were used that directed so many people to prophecy blogs like this one.
Muhammad Morsi just granted himself “far-reaching powers and immunity from legal oversight.” Morsi issued a series of measures preventing Egypt’s courts from challenging any laws or decrees passed since he assumed office in June. Since former President Mubarak and most of his officials were acquitted by Egyptian courts of wrong doing, Morsi’s recent actions include a retrial of the former President. Supporters of Mubarak protested Morsi’s actions by declaring them to be those of a dictator, and effectively returning Egypt to the style of government that existed prior to the protests of Arab Spring which removed Mubarak from office and resulted in former Muslim Brotherhood official, Morsi, being elected.
But why did so many include the word “Antichrist” along with Muhammad Morsi in an Internet search? First, because Morsi is a representative of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist organization committed to Islam’s dominion over the world. The significance is that this satisfies the first step of an Islamic end-time paradigm. Revelation 13:7-8 prophesies that “… authority over ever tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.” Islamic teachings include Muhammad’s prophecy that one day the entire world will be under the dominion of Islam; and the Bible prophesies that one day the entire world will be under the dominion of a false religion (except those who hold to the testimony of Jesus). Second, because Morsi is also the president of Egypt, and he recently used his influence to establish a cease-fire between Israel and HAMAS, prophecy students liken this event to that prophesied by Daniel 9:27. Daniel 9:27 prophesies of a “firm covenant” [generally interpreted as a "treaty," but a cease-fire also qualifies as a "firm covenant"] with the “many” [the cease-fire was between Israel and a "group," i.e., not a nation. In fact, there is no nation identified in the cease-fire agreement other than Israel] for “one week” [generally interpreted as a 7 year period, but an indefinite period could also fulfill the meaning of "one week"].
The interpreter of Daniel 9:27 quite easily might conclude that the current cease-fire negotiated by Morsi fulfills this prophecy. If this is the case, then the negotiator, i.e., Morsi, would be the “he” of Daniel 9:27, i.e, the coming Antichrist. Daniel 9:27 prophesies that the “treaty” will be broken in its “mid-point” when the Antichrist puts an “end to sacrifice and grain offering…” Let us suppose that this phrase (contrary to what this writer has previously concluded) is a reference to the practice of Judaism in the same sense that it was when Antiochus Epiphanes IV attempted to do the same in 164BC. This means that Israel will likely be overrun for 42 months (3 1/2 years) in fulfillment of Revelation 11:2 (and Daniel 11:41) following the breaking of the cease-fire and Israel’s fall to its enemies.
Another question that needs addressing concerns the Gaza Strip. Does the Gaza Strip fit in end-times prophecy? Possibly. Daniel 11:45 states, “He [the Antichrist] will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain.” To “pitch the tents of his royal pavilion” means that the “king,” will set up his headquarters at a particular location; that location is given to us—“between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain.” 
The Gaza Strip is the tiny patch of land on the southwest tip of Israel (red on the map), between Israel and Egypt with its eastern border being the Mediterranean Sea. The only “seas” that the text could be speaking of are the Mediterranean Sea to the west of Israel and the Dead Sea to the east of Israel. The “Holy Mountain” is a specific reference to Jerusalem (see Isaiah 27:13). There is but one strip of land between Jerusalem and the Mediterranean Sea—the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip has been occupied by Israel ever since Israel’s 1967 Six-Day War.
The Gaza Strip is the tiny patch of land on the southwest tip of Israel (red on the map), between Israel and Egypt with its eastern border being the Mediterranean Sea. The only “seas” that the text could be speaking of are the Mediterranean Sea to the west of Israel and the Dead Sea to the east of Israel. The “Holy Mountain” is a specific reference to Jerusalem (see Isaiah 27:13). There is but one strip of land between Jerusalem and the Mediterranean Sea—the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip has been occupied by Israel ever since Israel’s 1967 Six-Day War.
The point – in some way, the Gaza Strip appears to be of significance in the end-time paradigm.
Some might bring to light the prophecy of Daniel 11:42-43 which prophesies that Egypt “will not escape” nor will its “precious things.” However, we must remember that Morsi has a dual role — he is president of Egypt and also an important official of the Muslim Brotherhood. In a prior post, we discussed the possible fulfillment of the Muslim Brotherhood as the “many peoples” of Ezekiel 38:6. If this interpretation is correct, then the Muslim Brotherhood is one of the attacking forces of Israel in the end-times which includes an extensive alliance of nations this writer has interpreted to include both Russia, Iran, and Egypt (but through the Muslim Brotherhood).Are the pieces of an end-time paradigm fitting? Only time will tell.
May God bless His people, the “saints,” who never bow to the “beast of the earth,” Allah (Rev 13:7-8).
