The Barnabas Gospel and The Prophetic Second Beast

By Bill Wilson

Daily Jot News Service

WASH–DJNS–WorldNetDaily reports that a 5th or 6th century version of the Barnabas Gospel is being heralded in Iran and Turkey as proof that Islam is the final and righteous religion and that it’s truth will cause the collapse of Christianity. Barnabas was a disciple of the Messiah and a close associate of the Apostle Paul. Islam claims that Barnabas wrote in Arabic a gospel that supports the Koranic claim that Jesus was never crucified, is not the son of God, and actually foretold the coming of the 12th Imam, the Islamic messiah who in the end time will establish the peace of Islam for seven years with Jesus as his prophet. The Barnabas Gospel, is not accepted canon, but it tells a similar story as Revelation 13 and the second beast.

Revelation 13:11-14 speaks of the second beast, many interpret as the false prophet who ushers in the worldwide religion that worships the end time beast: “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exercised all the power of the first beast before him, and caused the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he did great wonders, so that he made fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and deceived them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast…”

The 12th Imam of Islam is very similar to the first beast–who many call the antichrist. According to Islamic doctrine, he reigns for seven years and establishes the peace of Islam on earth. His false prophet, who Islam says is Jesus, denies Judaism and Christianity, and forces people to worship the 12th Imam (the Mahdi). Christians who know end time prophecy recognize the similarities between Islamic eschatology and Revelation with the beast government and religion. The Barnabas Gospel is one way that Islam intends to cast doubt on Christianity and to deceive people into believing the lies of the false religion of Islam.

If the Barnabas Gospel was written in the 1500’s, it has very little worldly credibility in promoting allah as YHVH and Mohammed as the last prophet. But if it were written at a time predating Mohammed, it has worldly credibility in predicting Mohammed and allah. It seems laughable that now in 2012 a new version of the Barnabas Gospel has emerged that predates the old version and Mohammed. Even more laughable is that Imams in Iran and Turkey are promoting this as proof positive that Christianity is a false religion as written by a disciple of Christ. They will deceive many. Just like many will be deceived into worshipping the beast because their faith will have failed them. Take heed that no man deceive you.

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