Netlore Archive: Email rumor claims charismatic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is the Antichrist prophesied in the New Testament

Description: Email rumor
Circulating since: March 2008
Status: Downright silly

Email example contributed by C. Green, March 13, 2008:

According to The Book of Revelations the anti-Christ is:

The anti-Christ will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent, who will deceive the nations with persuasive language, and have a MASSIVE Christ-like appeal.... the prophecy says that people will flock to him and he will promise false hope and world peace, and when he is in power, will destroy everything. Is it OBAMA??

link to full text http://www.wkrg.com/forums/viewthread/325/

I swear this was like a car wreck for me, knowing I didn't want to see it but couldn't help but looking. Not surprising it was just a crash from 3 months ago that hasn't been towed away yet.

I am puzzeled ove this wild aclaim ove Obama . He hypnotizes people with his speeches. I heard of another man who hypnotized millions with his speeches, HE WAS A MAN NAME HITLER, remember him.

churchkey - 20 April 2008 02:07 PM

I am puzzeled ove this wild aclaim ove Obama . He hypnotizes people with his speeches. I heard of another man who hypnotized millions with his speeches, HE WAS A MAN NAME HITLER, remember him.

Godwin achieved. thread closed.

Dragynwing - 21 April 2008 02:09 AM

churchkey - 20 April 2008 02:07 PM

I am puzzeled ove this wild aclaim ove Obama . He hypnotizes people with his speeches. I heard of another man who hypnotized millions with his speeches, HE WAS A MAN NAME HITLER, remember him.

Godwin achieved. thread closed.

Yeah, look what Hilter did...people shouldn't be "wooed" by charisma.

If you know anything about the Bible then you will know that this absolutely ridiculous.

Take a look at this website...


Obama is the AntiChrist - FALSE

See: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/blackwell.asp

You can learn the history and background on most chain letters at: http://www.snopes.com/info/search/search.asp

When I think of an Anti-Christ, I think of a leader that would lie to trick his country into going into a war that would bucher thousands of women and children, and I'm not talking about Hitler.

Nobody seems to have seen this: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/iraq_usa_intelligence_dc

Wow! I didn't know that article existed either. The only reason we are in this war is because Iraq hates BUSH.

Well I don't believe I have ever read anything in the Bible that describes the anti-christ as being a mid-40's muslim. It says he will be able to charm people, in so many words, so that leaves GW out too.