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1 | Who is the antichrist? | 1 John 2:18 | Tim Sheasby | 22320 | ||
I was in a Bible class recently when this verse came up in discussion (along with related verses -- 1 John 2:22, 4:3; 2 John 1:7) and the question asked was "Is the antichrist a specific individual?" Discussion was quite animated with many opinions being thrown about including Hitler, Sadam Housein, Osama Bin Laden, George Bush and the Pope. The person who brought up this last name had an interesting argument based on his own linguistic studies. He said that the word antichrist is made up of the name Christ prefixed with the Greek preposition 'anti'. Anti, he said, does not mean 'against' in Greek but rather 'in the place of'. Since the Pope claims to be 'The Vicar of Christ' (or the one who stands in the place of Christ) he points out that it logically follows that the Pope is the antichrist. According to Catholic doctrine the Pope has the power to allow or disallow anyone from entry into heaven. They claim that salvation is only through them (the popes). Further to this he expressed the idea that the "beast" of Revelation is the Catholic Church. I do know that they no longer preach the gospel as it is written in the Bible and believe the Pope has authority to supercede the Bible. What do you think? |
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2 | Who is the antichrist? | 1 John 2:18 | Makarios | 22366 | ||
Greetings Tim Sheasby! I will begin a Forum-wide study on 1 John, the entire book, very soon! In it the subject of 'antichrist' comes up (as you have previously pointed out), and I would appreciate any input there that you have to offer. I have not started the study yet for two reasons- 1) I'm feeling a little less than 100 percent healthy right now (probably the change in weather here in Indiana), 2) I haven't had a whole lot of time this week to devote to it. But I do plan on starting the study very soon. Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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3 | Who is the antichrist? | 1 John 2:18 | Tim Sheasby | 22701 | ||
Get well soon! God bless you Tim Sheasby |
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