User talk:Nazl

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 * It is said at this is the point at which the next round of Christian martyrs will come, as those who refuse to declare the Antichrist as the true God will be tortured in an attempt to force them to "repent" - and many will die gruesome deaths. Those who do accept him will be given the "mark of the beast" which will be a physical mark denoting acceptance of the Antichrist. The specifics of the mark of the beast are unknown, but there is widespread belief that it could be a computer chip implant.

Can you cite a source for the "widespread belief" of these things? It can be included even if it's a minority view, so long as we say who believes it. You can read more about this at NPOV. For the same reason, I've undone your edits at Number of the Beast and The Third Temple. What you removed at the former page was:
 * (In an aside, it should be noted that the serpent's identity as Satan is not explicitly confirmed in Genesis, and that this identification is very much an act of interpretation of the Biblical text, albeit a commonly accepted one).

This is true; you can look at the text. Satan isn't mentioned anywhere in the Five Books of Moses: his first mention is in Kings 1. As for The Third Temple, you have the same point-of-view problem as in antichrist:
 * Orthodox Christians, however, acknowledge that a Third Temple will be built. It is prophesied that the Anti-Christ will enter the Temple and proclaim himself to be God, deceiving many by the ability to perform miracles and wonders all aimed at deceiving the populations of the world. This is said to be a prerequisite for the Second Coming of Christ, which will result in the destruction of present creation and the re-creation, with the manifestation of God's eternal Kingdom.

Do all Orthodox Christians believe this? Do you mean Eastern Orthodox Christianity, or orthodoxy in a more general way? Can you cite a source confirming this belief? --Mgreenbe 11:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)