sigh… the antichrist is an alegory. revelations is a story that is meant to act as a fable. the rider on a white horse is not literally a rider on a white horse any more than George Orwelle’s Animal Farm is about a literal farm of animals. it was written in a time when Rome was persecuting jews and christians for not participating in the state religion. it was an awful time to be alive, and writing directly about what was happening was a great way to get yourself imprisoned as a heretic. it’s written so weird compared to the rest of the new testament because it’s a radical piece of warning against authoritarianism written to get past the roman censors.
the antichrist should not be understood to be anything different than a charismatic political leader who represents everything the christ, Jesus, did not. the antichrist would therefor be anyone from any era who brings about death and destrution via:
their thirst for money
their love to weild power over others
their willingness to exploit anyone different from themselves
their relationship with the religious orthodoxy obliterating any empathy they could show
similarly, the return of the christ should not be understood to be literally jesus. the return of christ should be understood to be someone who:
sets aside their pride to spend time with people different from theirselves
allows empathy to override orthodoxy
challenges authority not to weild power themselves, but for the betterment of others
views pacifism not as a virtue, but as an aim
thiel backed the antichrish and slanders the reborn christ because he doesn’t understand the theology. he doesn’t even understand his favorite books, Tolkein, or their messaging. he is an empty hollow vessel of a person masquerading as something more than he is. he is the rider on the white horse
sigh… the antichrist is an alegory. revelations is a story that is meant to act as a fable. the rider on a white horse is not literally a rider on a white horse any more than George Orwelle’s Animal Farm is about a literal farm of animals. it was written in a time when Rome was persecuting jews and christians for not participating in the state religion. it was an awful time to be alive, and writing directly about what was happening was a great way to get yourself imprisoned as a heretic. it’s written so weird compared to the rest of the new testament because it’s a radical piece of warning against authoritarianism written to get past the roman censors.
the antichrist should not be understood to be anything different than a charismatic political leader who represents everything the christ, Jesus, did not. the antichrist would therefor be anyone from any era who brings about death and destrution via:
similarly, the return of the christ should not be understood to be literally jesus. the return of christ should be understood to be someone who:
thiel backed the antichrish and slanders the reborn christ because he doesn’t understand the theology. he doesn’t even understand his favorite books, Tolkein, or their messaging. he is an empty hollow vessel of a person masquerading as something more than he is. he is the rider on the white horse
He could understand and just be that comically two faced and stupid. Thiel is such a deeply weird slime.
either way, he’s a dangerous demogogue whose opinions shouldn’t hold the weight they do
Idk how you can misinterpret Tolkien as bad as Thiel does unless you literally see nothing but the Christian monarchism.
easier to do evil when you think your favorite thing says to do it