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again with the establishment of [the treaty of rome], E.C.C. has became [the roman empire] again today
The old Roman Empire is not antichrist's nation. Islam is.
The "bomb throwers" of Islam are not the aberration, but the root. That is, the bomb throwers are the evidence that evil is present in Islam, all of which can be directly traced to the teachings of the Qur'an.
Islam fulfills every antichrist identifier the New Testament describes. Each one of them is present in the Qur'an or Hadith, Islam's holy sources.
Since its inception in the 7th century AD, Islam has waged holy war, jihad, against anyone who stood in its way. This type of war, i.e., spiritual war, is described throughout the pages of prophetic scripture. The 4th part of King Nebuchadnezzar's statue wages war against the kingdom of God. The 4th beast of Daniel 7 wages war against the saints of God. The great red dragon (the devil) in Revelation 12 wages war against Jews and Christians.
The scarlet beast of Revelation 17:14 does likewise, and the harlot that rides the scarlet beast is "drunk with the blood of the saints" (Rev 17:6). All of these wars are spiritual in nature-- not political. Spiritual wars are fought among demons and angels, the lost and the saints. That depicts Islam vs. Christianity, Satan vs. God, not a war within the body of believers, which is where the advocates of Rome as the seat of antichrist go completely off track.
Each part of the statue represents a kingdom that will conquer. The kingdom that matters the most to those of the present day? The feet. God's judgment begins with the feet of the statue. Iron and clay do not mix very well. The weakness of the iron kingdom is revealed. It will be a divided kingdom. Islam is a divided kingdom -- ever since the death of Muhammad in 632 AD. We see the division clearly defined today.
Many who study "last things" (eschatology) believe that in the Last Days a "revived Roman Empire" will rise up to fulfill many of the Bible's prophecies on the end times. The modern-day European Union is offered as the likely candidate for a future fulfillment of these prophecies. Rome is certainly a part of Last Days; just not where many believe it to be!
Daniel 2:41 states that the final empire at enmity with God will be a “divided empire.” The EU is not a divided empire, but an organization of independent countries seeking to empower the whole through their unification. The EU is an economic and political union of countries that has chosen to combine with one another to gain a singular strength through their combination. Decision-making is “delegated” to member states so that decisions made benefit the whole, rather than individual members. This is the opposite of the characteristic of Daniel 2:41.