Bible Question:
What is the antichrist going to be like? |
Bible Answer: Greetings x0chelrae7@aol.com, Welcome to StudyBibleForum.com! Verses that mention 'antichrist' are: 1 John 2:18, 2:22, 4:3 and 2 John 1:7 Related verses: Daniel 8:9-11, 11:31-38, 12:11; Matt. 24:5,15,23-26; Mark 13:6,21,22; Luke 21:8; 2 Thess. 2:1-12; Rev. 13:1-10, 19:20, 20:10,15 Strong's #G500 - 'antichristos' "From G473 and G5547; an opponent of the Messiah: - antichrist." (Strong's Exhaustive Concordance) Some interesting commentary on 'antichrist': "2:18" ... "antichrist...many antichrists. John assumed his readers knew that a great enemy of God and His people will arise before Christ's return. That person is called "antichrist" (v.18), "the man of lawlessness" (2 Thess. 2:3)" ... "and "the beast" (Rev. 13:1-10). But prior to him, there will be many antichrists. These are characterized by the following: (1) They deny the incarnation (4:2; 2 John 7) and that Jesus is the divine Christ (v.22); (2) they deny the Father (v.22); (3) they do not have the Father (v.23); (4) they are liars (v.22) and deceivers (2 John 7); (5) they are many (v.18); (6) in John's day they left the church because they had nothing in common with believers (v.19). The antichrists referred to in John's letter were the early Gnostics. The "anti" in antichrist means "against" (cf. 2 Thess. 2:4; Rev. 13:6-7)." (1) "2:18" ... "antichrist. John speaks about (1) the spirit of antichrist (4:3), which refers to demonic forces behind anti-Christian teaching and activity, (2) the great coming Antichrist (Rev. 13:1-10), and (3) many antichrists present and active in his time and throughout church history. The ones of whom John is here speaking belonged to the visible church but were not believers (v.19). They denied the reality of the incarnation of Christ and His relationship to the Father (vv. 21-23; cf. 2 John 7)." (2) Some have interpreted 'antichrist' as Communism (see Ezekiel 38,39), but that is only an interpretation, not a direct association made through scripture. The word 'antichrist' has been associated with the man of lawlessness (see 2 Thess 2), Gog (Ezekiel 38,39), the Son of Destruction (or perdition), the Abomination of Desolation, the Little Horn, and the Beast. But a scriptural view of this figure or figures simply points to an opponent or adversary of Christ, which could also include a collectivity of persons such as false teachers. Your brother in Christ, Nolan (1) pgs 1832,1833, copyright 1999, The Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Zondervan Corporation (2) pg 1994, copyright 1995, Ryrie Study Bible, Expanded Edition, The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago |
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