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Daniel 8:23 "A king shall arise, having
fierce features" (NKJV)
"...a king of fierce
countenance" (KJV, AMP)
"...stern-faced" (NIV)
"...bold countenance" (RSV, Darby)
 
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Though not as concise as the imposing physique of the Antichrist, few would argue that Arnold Schwarzenegger has a particularly chiseled and stern looking face...the kind that can naturally generate intimidating looks even without factoring in his massive size or how he's been adorned in a number of the movie roles he's played. Moreover, he has intimidating bearing in general, from his outrageous size and muscularity to his chiseled facial feature and expressions to his international reputation as an aggressive and violent machine of a man. As his wife said when she introduced him to her uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy, "...think of him as the man who can crush you." Though jesting, the point obviously needed no further explanation Of
course, the figurative implications of this biblical attribute of the antichrist are probably greater than a literal
interpretation conveys, but whether judging by his appearance and/or his words
and works, Arnold quite naturally fits the bill of a political leader with a
particularly fierce countenance; all the more if one factors his most known
images as the "Terminator" and other violent movie roles. |
