OT: Is Bill Gates the Anti-Christ?

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The article referenced does not claim that Gates is the Antichrist. It points out yet another trend in our society (or new technology) that would allow biblical prophecies to come to pass. It wasn't all that long ago that doubters had a great time making fun of biblical prophecy, pointing out how ridiculous it was to think that:
a) anyone could control world finance and commerce to the degree predicted;
b) horrible painful sickness could be spread by flying things with people inside;
c) 1/3 of humanity could be wiped out in a single calamity;
d) people all over the world could watch events in Jerusalem as they occurred;
e) the antichrist could be fatally wounded, yet live (heart transplant?, clone?, AI?, something else?);
f) the "king of the east" could field a million-man army; or
g) the West would trade democratic freedom for safe dictatorship.
I could go on, but you get the point. Regardless of your religious views on the Bible, the prophecies are at least no longer funny.