Copyright © 2016 by Michael Youssef

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Names: Youssef, Michael.

Title: End times and the secret of the Mahdi : unlocking the mystery of Revelation and the Antichrist / by Michael Youssef

Description: Franklin, TN : Worthy Publishing, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015037825 | ISBN 9781617956621 (tradepaper)

Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Antichrist. | Antichrist--Islam. | Mahdi.

Classification: LCC BS2825.52 .Y68 2016 | DDC 236/.9--dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015037825

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