Antichrist

Spirit of Antichrist

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The Antichrist Spirit works to destroy the church from within, especially through deception propagated by false teachers and other deceivers – 1 John 2:18-22.

In popular preaching, the Antichrist is a political tyrant bent on world domination. However, Jesus and his Apostles expressed more concerns about the deceivers who would spread false teachings in the Church than world leaders. The New Testament applies ‘Antichrist’ and related terms to false teachers infiltrating the Body of Christ to distort apostolic teachings.

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The Danger from Within

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The greatest threat to Christ’s disciples comes from the deceivers inside the Church who spread false teachings and generate false expectations.

It is not the surrounding society, its culture, or the political system that will destroy the Body of Christ, but the satanic forces working feverishly inside the Church to mislead believers, especially false teachers and false prophets driven by the “Spirit of Antichrist you heard was coming, and even now it is in the world” – (1 John 4:1-3).

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The Recurrent Beast

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The subject of the “Antichrist” raises certain questions. Who is he? When will he appear? How will we recognize him? What is his “mark” or “number”? In popular preaching, he is a global political leader who uses military might to subjugate other nations and attack Israel in the Middle East. However, if Satan is truly cunning, why would he do the things we expect?

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The Ancient Beast

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History repeats itself. It is littered with past efforts by tyrants and regimes to dominate the Earth. Each may experience some success, but so far, every empire that has appointed itself sovereign over humanity has floundered in the end. For example, the kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar and Caesar’s imperial realm both ceased to exist thousands of years ago.

Unfortunately, the imperial effort never ceases, and today, we find the latest incarnation of the World Empire marching across the globe, imposing its will, seducing Christians, and subjugating nations that refuse to bow to its demands.

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IN THE CHURCH

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John labels false teachers in the church as “antichrists,” and their deceptive teachings confirm that the “last days” have commenced.

The term “antichrist” occurs only in the second and third letters of John, and he applies the plural noun to deceivers that are causing dissension in his congregations. Their very presence constitutes irrefutable evidence that the “last days” have commenced. These troublemakers are “antichrists” and forerunners of the “Antichrist” who is to come.

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