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Paul VanderKlay released a video, ARC2025 as Salvation of Western-Civ or the Rise of Anti-Christ
ARC is the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. It is fronted by Jordan Peterson, and is in some way supposed to be an alternative to the World Economic Forum. From their website:
The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship is an international movement with a vision for a better world where empowered citizens take responsibility and work together to bring flourishing and prosperity to their families, communities, and nations.
Antichrist is…
1 John 2: 18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. … 22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
The Greek word pseudokhristos is used here, by Jesus:
Matthew 24: 24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
An antichrist is one who denies Jesus is the Messiah, and, in His stead or without submission to Him, is a savior or liberator. In my view, and as the apostle John has written, there have been and are many of these. Further, it seems to me that the antichrist is not limited to a person; an idea can be viewed as a savior or liberator.
ARC is struggling with this: there is a favorable bent toward Christianity in this organization and in the discussions; witness Jordan Peterson and many other atheists who find utility value in Christianity toward a stable and prosperous society.
At the same time, ARC is not overtly Christian – finding utility value in Christianity is not the same thing as humbly submitting to Christ. Instead, if there is an overriding theme of ARC, it is that we must return to classical liberal values – recognizing that these values function best if a culture is nominally Christian.
Classical liberal values, if not place under submission to Christ, present an antichrist: a false savior.
In VanderKlay’s video, he referenced something written by Jonathan Pageau, struggling with just this question: ARC and antichrist. I commented at VanderKlay’s site:
Pageau: ARC...antichrist?
Jonathan is right to consider this. Healing will come with Jesus Christ at the center, not with Jesus Christ as a social influencer.
No doubt Jonathan will talk to his priest about this. The fact that he publicly raised this concern suggests that we may soon see Jonathan changing how he participates in the Jordan Peterson corner of the internet.
