The Spirit of the Anti-Christ What and Who is It ?

2-20-15

The Spirit of the Anti-Christ What Is It?

THE SPIRIT OF THE ANTI-CHRIST IS NOT JUST AN ENDTIME PHENOMENON

Because of the unique challenges of false teachers in John’s day (90A.D.) this apostle is the only one to use the term Anti-Christ.   See I John 2:18-23.  John is talking about the last days, the time between Christ’s first and second coming.  During this period, the large apostasy started within the Church as many of the weak brethren were led into belief in a false Christ.  Finally just before the return of Christ, one great, final antichrist will arise deceiving nearly the entire world.

HATRED AMONG BRETHREN IS A SYMPTOM OF THE SPIRIT OFANTICHRIST.

I John 2:9-11 explain that when false teachers divide the Church based on false doctrine they stir up hatred for those who disagree with them.  Remember the words of Christ regarding those who murdered him or supported His murder. ‘Father forgive them for they know not what they are do’.  We should never hate those who give us varying sorts of problems.  Never forget that vengeance is up to God.  In verses 15-16 John warns against worldliness.  Further in I John 2:18-19 he explains that the false teachers were not really spiritually one of us.  If they had been really with us they would have stayed.  A true brother does not let issues become divisive, but false teachers use WEDGE issues to get their own following.

CHRIST IS FULLY GOD AND WE WILL BE IN THE FAMILY

Christ was fully God and became fully human made of flesh and blood.  False teachers challenged this simple concept and John countered with the truth.  See I John 3:1-2.  Christ is the executor and word or spokes person for the God family.  See John 1:1-14.   I John 4:1-3.  False teachers who are in the spirit of the antichrist teach contrary to the truth that Christ is fully God and became fully human, and are condemned by John.   John then mentions that this sprit is very worldly and warns against worldliness, see verses 5-6.  Again, John mentions one sign of the true Church and the true Spirit of SOUND teaching, love which is the opposite of the spirit of the antichrist.

WHO WILL BE THE FINAL ANTICHRIST?

Before Christ second coming Paul elucidates that the ultimate antichrist will come to the temple.  He will stand in place of Christ like Nimrod.  He will proclaim himself God and be worshipped by the world.  See II Thessalonians 2:3-11.  This dictator will succeed because the love of the truth will have been lost by society.  Daniel describes this man as the little horn that speaks blasphemous things and thinks to changes laws and times.  He will stab in the back three of the ten Kings who support him.  See Dan 7:18-25.  The beast will be promoted by a Super Pope.  He will have a short term victory over saints and the two witnesses.  But those who are martyred or jailed will rule in the Kingdom of God when Christ returns and crushes Babylon the Great.   See verses 26-27.

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