I’ve said many times before that understanding Scripture means grasping the patterns contained in Scripture.
Based on this principle, the character and attributes of Saul reveal much about the coming anti-Christ.
However, we shouldn’t overlook his right-hand man Do’eg.
Do’eg was an Edomite (a descendant of Esau).
What’s fascinating is that 1000 years later another Edomite will war against a son of David.
Of course, I’m talking about the Edomite King Herod and Yeshua.
Just as Do’eg the Edomite sought to kill God’s anointed king David…
So will Herod the Edomite seek to kill God’s anointed messiah Yeshua.
Now does this mean the anti-Christ’s right-hand man, the so-called “False Prophet”, will also be an Edomite?
I ain’t gonna be dogmatic about this, but if the Biblical patterns are correct, I’d have to say yes.
Let’s take a quick look at the book of Obadiah.
The book is only one chapter containing 21 verses.
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The setting of Obadiah is a place called Petra (part of Jordan at the moment) situated smack dab in Edom.
Today it’s a stunning tourist hotspot (see the above photo) and if you go there and see all of the caves and cliffs for yourself, you’ll be blown away by how vast the landscape is.
The following verses from Obadiah speak of Petra and its surroundings.
“The pride of your heart has deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rocks
and make your home on the heights,
you who say to yourself,
‘Who can bring me down to the ground?”
-Obadiah 1:3
And we have these verses as well:
“In that day,” declares the Lord,
‘will I not destroy the wise men of Edom,
those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?
Your warriors, Teman, will be terrified,
and everyone in Esau’s mountains
will be cut down in the slaughter.'”
-Obadiah 1:8-9
Now here’s the thing.
Despite being related to each other through Esau and Jacob, Edom and Israel would constantly be at each other’s throats.
David will be the first Hebrew King to defeat Edom.
But after that, it was a roller coaster ride for Edom.
Edom would fight back when Jehoram was king (the son of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel) and install their own king.
Afterward, Amaziah won back control of Edom.
However, it wasn’t until Ahaz’s rule that Edom became independent again.
Then, in the 6th century BC, the Babylonians took over Edom.
The bottom line is that Edom has a major role in the last days, even if we’re not sure which country they’ll manifest as in our modern times.
On top of that, an Edomite has already twice in the past tried to defeat God’s anointed.
So if the scriptural pattern is true, a very influential Edomite will arise to defeat the messiah in the not-to-distant future.
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