Claim: Both believe a global world human leader will arise is the last days to establish a one world religion, and he will rule for 7 years

Bible: "The ruler will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven, but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds, he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration, until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him." - Daniel 9:27 (NLT), Revelation 13:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, Revelation 13:5, etc.

Hadith: "The Prophet said: The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah. Allah will rectify him in a single night. He will fill the Earth with equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years." - Sunan Abu Dawood 4282, "The Prophet said: The Mahdi will appear among my Ummah. Allah will send him to make people prosperous. People will be blessed with livestock and will cultivate plenty of crops. He will give wealth generously. He will rule for seven years." - Musnad Ahmad 10898, etc.

Commentary: This global world leader is known as the Antichrist in the Bible and is known to Muslims as the Al-Mahdi. In Shia Islam, particularly within the Twelver sect, the Mahdi is believed to be the 12th Imam. He is believed to be from the lineage of the Prophet Muhammad, specifically through Fatimah, the Prophet's daughter. He is prophesied to unite the Muslim Ummah (community) and lead them in battles against injustice and tyranny. According to Sunni Islam (i.e the majority of Muslims), his name will be Muhammad ibn Abdullah, while Shia Islam refers to him as Muhammad ibn Hasan. In Arabic, ibn or bin means "son of." The name Abdullah means "servant of Allah," with Allah being the Muslims' God. There are different variations of the name Abdullah. On the other hand, the name Hasan, or Hassan, means "handsome," "good," or "beautiful," reflecting both physical and moral excellence.

Claim: Both believe in the emergence of a deceiver, who many will flock to during the last days

Bible: "The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world." - Revelation 13:5-8 (NIV), Revelation 13:1-4, etc.

Hadith: "The Prophet said: The Dajjal will be one-eyed and will have a mark on his forehead. He will claim to be a god and will deceive many people." - Sahih al-Bukhari 7130, "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: There is no trial greater than the Dajjal, from the time of Adam until the last hour." - Sunan Abu Dawood 4329, Sahih Muslim 6922, etc.

Commentary: Both Christianity and Islam speak of a deceiver in the last days, but they are not the same figure. In Christianity, the deceiver is the Antichrist, also known as the Beast out of the Sea in Revelation, who is anti-Christianity. In Islam, the deceiver is the Dajjal, who is anti-Islam. A truly devouted Muslim cannot be pro-Christianity, and a truly devouted Christian cannot be pro-Islam. That being said, what if the Dajjal is both anti-Islam and pro-Christianity, and the Antichrist is anti-Christianity and pro-Islam? Would that be surprising? Keep that question in mind as you continue reading.

Claim: Both believe their God will bring about the final judgement and redemption

Bible: "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats." - Matthew 25:31-32 (NIV), Revelation 20:11-12, Romans 14:10-12, etc.

Quran: "On that Day, people will depart in different groups to be shown their result. So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it." - Surah Al-Zalzalah (99:6-8), Surah Al-Imran (3:185), etc.

Commentary: Both Christianity and Islam teach that their God will bring about the final judgment, but in Christianity, this will be through Jesus Christ (John 5:22-23), while in Islam, it will be through Allah (Quran 22:7). The God of Christianity loves all people and died as Jesus for humanity's sins so that they can enter paradise, while in Islam, Allah, did not die for anyone, but instead requires His followers to die in Jihad for Him in order to enter paradise (Quran 9:111). Additionally, Allah is not viewed as a Trinity, in contrast to the Christian understanding of God as Father, Son (i.e Jesus), and Holy Spirit. These differences in addition to many others demonstrate that Allah and God are not the same.

Claim: Both believe that they will be someone who will raise the dead in the last days

Bible: "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned." - John 5:28-29 (NIV), 1 Thessalonians 4:16, Revelation 20:12-13, etc.

Hadith: "The Dajjal will come, and it will be said that he will stop the rain, and some of the people will be unable to get enough food and water. He will have control over the rain and the crops, and people will follow him out of desperation." - Sahih al-Bukhari 7131, "The Dajjal will be followed by a large number of people... He will claim to be God and will perform miracles, such as raising the dead, to deceive people into believing his false claims." - Sahih Muslim 2937, Sahih Muslim 157, Sahih Muslim 7091, etc.

Commentary: In the Bible, Jesus Christ raised people from the dead, demonstrating His divine authority over life and death. According to Christian eschatology, Jesus is expected to raise the dead at the end of times. Islam, which emerged about 600 years after Christianity, acknowledges Jesus's ability to raise the dead and His identity as the son of Mary but denies His crucifixion. It also mentions prophets like Elijah and Elisha, who were granted the power to raise the dead by God. In Islamic eschatology, the Dajjal is the only figure who will appear and is said to possess the ability to raise the dead. If the Dajjal has such abilities, does that mean he could actually be Jesus Christ? Or is that too much of a wide guess?

Claim: Both talk about the emergence of a rider on a white horse

Bible: "I looked up and saw a white horse standing there. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the victory." - Revelation 6:2 (NLT)

Hadith: "The Mahdi is one of us, the family of the Prophet. Allah will rectify his affairs in a single night. He will appear at a time when the Muslims will be divided. He will fill the earth with justice as it was filled with oppression. He will ride a white horse." - Sunan Ibn Majah 4084, "The Mahdi will appear riding on a white horse and will have the mark of a sword strike on his face." - Sunan Abu Dawood 4285, Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4082, etc.

Commentary: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Revelation 6 represent conquest, war, famine, and death. The rider of the fourth horse, traditionally described as "pale," actually rides a green horse, as the Greek word chloros (the original language of the New Testament) means green, symbolizing decay, disease, and widespread death. This translation error has led to several misinterpretations. White, Red, Black, Green. Those are the colors of the Islamic Brotherhood flag, by the way. In addition to Palestine, UAE, Somaliland, Western Sahara, Syria, Libya, Kuwait, Jordan, Sudan, and Iraq, which are all Islamic nations. Could that just be a coincidence? Many Christians also argue that the rider on the white horse is the Antichrist because he is imitatating Jesus Christ who is believed will come down from Heaven on a white horse to put an end to all the chaos going on in the world as detailed in Revelation 19:11-16.

Claim: Both believe the global human leader will have great political and military power

Bible: "The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie." - 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 (NIV), "People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?" The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months." - Revelation 13:4-7 (NIV), Revelation 13:2, etc.

Hadith: "He will have great political and military power. He will lead the Muslims to a great victory and will fulfill the prophecy of a just ruler in the end times." - Sunan Abu Dawood 4282, "The Mahdi will have the support of heaven. He will fight against those who oppose Islam, and the victory will be granted to him." - Sunan Abu Dawood 4284, Sunan Ibn Majah 4085, etc.

Commentary: The Mahdi will unite Muslims, fight against those who oppose Islam, and implement Sharia law worldwide. This will involve a strong opposition to non-Islamic religions, particularly Christianity and Judaism, where followers will either be forced to convert to Islam or face severe consequences, including death. In contrast, 2 Thessalonians 2:3 speaks of Christianity's great apostasy in the last days, while Islam is predicted to draw in an increasing number of followers.

Claim: Both believe the global leader will be accompanied by an influential assistant

Bible: "Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people. Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived." - Revelation 13:11-14 (NIV), "At that time if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Messiah!" or "There he is!" do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect." - Matthew 24:23-24 (NIV), etc.

Hadith: "The Mahdi will be from my family, from the descendants of Fatimah, and Jesus son of Mary will descend to the earth... He will be with the Mahdi and fight against the false messiah (the Dajjal)." - Sunan Ibn Majah 4085, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, the son of Maryam (Isa) will shortly descend among you people (Muslims) as a just ruler... He will break the cross, kill the swine, and abolish the jizyah. Allah will destroy all religions except Islam, and he will kill the Dajjal." - Sahih Muslim 2933, etc.

Commentary: In the Bible, Jesus is the only person described as the Lamb, the Lamb of God, symbolizing His innocence and sacrifice. Based on Revelation 13's description, the false prophet (i.e the Beast out of the Earth) is depicted as a mimic of Jesus, a literal wolf in sheep's clothing. The false prophet's actions parallel those of Jacob in Genesis 27:1-40, where he pretended to be Esau to deceive his father, Isaac, in order to receive his brother's blessing. In this analogy, the blessing is synonymous with the salvation of the people on earth. Muslims believe in Jesus too, a Muslim Jesus, a prophet of Allah, whom they call Isa. Isa is believed to return as a radical Muslim to assist the Mahdi in establishing Islamic dominance. A new version of Jesus, who emerged about six centuries later interestingly. Furthermore, in Islam, pigs are considered impure, and eating pork is forbidden. The act of "killing the swine" can be seen as a symbolic statement about the eradication of impurity when Isa returns. However, it's noteworthy to mention that in the Quran, certain disobedient groups, particularly some Jews, are metaphorically referred to as apes or swine due to their violation of God's commands. For instance, in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:65), a group of Jews who broke the Sabbath are called apes, while in Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:60), those who worshiped false gods are described as being transformed into apes and swine.

Claim: Both believe a non-human creature will arise, which will mark people in the last days

Bible: "The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name." - Revelation 13:15-17 (NIV)

Hadith: "The Beast will emerge and place a mark on the faces of the people. There will be so many people marked that it will be known who is a believer and who is a disbeliever." - Sunan Abu Dawood 4310 (Book 37), Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3186, Sahih Muslim 110 (Book 54), etc.

Commentary: Verse 16 of Revelation 13 states, "It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads." This verse refers to the image, not the Second Beast (i.e., the False Prophet) as is popularly believed. Something that is given breath, can speak, and enforces worship mimics human form and intelligence, much like Artificial Intelligence (AI) with robot features. In biblical and historical contexts, idols and images were often seen as representations of deities with real spiritual powers. For example, in Daniel 3, King Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue demanded worship, and refusal to worship it led to execution. Once the image is given breath, it becomes an independent enforcer, and nothing in the grammar of Revelation 13:16 suggests that the Second Beast takes back control. The Second Beast is called the Beast out of the Earth in Revelation. Similarly, in Islamic eschatology, there is a creature called Dabbat al-Ard, the "Beast of the Earth", which doesn’t match the description of the Bible’s false prophet, but it aligns with the Bible’s description of the false prophet’s AI creature. Dabbat al-Ard is said to be a creature that will emerge from the earth, speak to humanity, and mark individuals based on their faith, with disbelievers marked by a dark sign of rejection.

Claim: Both prophesy a final, apocalyptic war involving Gog and Magog before peace is established

Bible: "After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety. You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land." - Ezekiel 38:8-9, Revelation 20:7-8, etc.

Hadith: "On the Day of Judgment, Allah will say, ‘O Adam, bring forth (your descendants) to Hell.’ He will say, ‘O Lord, how many?’ Allah will say, ‘Out of every thousand, 999 will go to Hell and one will go to Paradise.’ That day will be so severe that children will turn gray-haired, and it was said, ‘Who will that one be?’ He said, ‘Be glad, for among Gog and Magog, there will be 999, and among you, one." - Sahih al-Bukhari 3348, "Gog and Magog are digging through the barrier every day until they can almost see sunlight. Then their leader says, ‘Go back, and we will finish tomorrow.’ But Allah restores it stronger than before. When their appointed time comes, their leader will say, ‘Go back, and we will finish tomorrow, if Allah wills.’ This time, they will find the barrier as they left it, and they will break through and emerge to corrupt the earth." - Sunan Ibn Majah 4080, Sahih Muslim 2937a, Sahih Muslim 2937b, etc.

Commentary: Gog and Magog (Ya’juj wa Ma’juj) are a major sign of the Last Day in both Islamic and Biblical eschatology. In Islam, they are a corrupt people once contained behind a barrier built by Dhul-Qarnayn, a Muslim ruler and righteous figure, who tirelessly attempts to prevent their devastation. They try to break free every day until Allah allows their release at the appointed time. Their destruction comes through divine intervention, with a plague wiping them out. Similarly, in the Bible, Gog leads a force from the land of Magog to invade Israel in the Last Days, but is destroyed by God's fire (Ezekiel 38-39). In Revelation 20, Gog and Magog symbolize nations led by Satan in a final rebellion, ultimately being defeated by God. Both accounts highlight their role as agents of destruction that will ultimately be vanquished by God's power.