They actually do believe that the Messiah will be a worldly leader - a Caesar Augustus type world emperor - and Catholic teaching is that this "messiah" will actually be the Antichrist. He will be the "King of the Jews" and proclaim himself the second Christ, but will focus on leading all peoples into worldly things. Things will get so bad that the Jews will collectively realize they made a BIG MISTAKE and then, as a group, convert into Christianity right before the Second Coming of Christ.
This is interesting. Do you have some citations or references that lead you to believe this? Any mention of this in Revelation that corroborates this prophecy?
They actually do believe that the Messiah will be a worldly leader - a Caesar Augustus type world emperor - and Catholic teaching is that this "messiah" will actually be the Antichrist. He will be the "King of the Jews" and proclaim himself the second Christ, but will focus on leading all peoples into worldly things. Things will get so bad that the Jews will collectively realize they made a BIG MISTAKE and then, as a group, convert into Christianity right before the Second Coming of Christ.
This is interesting. Do you have some citations or references that lead you to believe this? Any mention of this in Revelation that corroborates this prophecy?
It's supposed to come from this passage:
"Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse's heels that his rider may fall backward." -Genesis 49:17
It's not Dogma, but it is a consistent belief amongst Saints that this refers to the Antichrist, who will be born of the tribe of Dan.
Look at these to get you started:
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01559a.htm
https://www.catholic.com/tract/the-antichrist