Spirit of the "antichrist"

[hippo's hope is HIM]

Is that even biblical????

And what is it????

SEVERAL threads have had that in it lately......spirit of the antichrist.

Someone enlighten me. What does it mean? Where is it Sciptually???

[larryt]

Hi hippo,

1Jo 4:3  And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Hope this can help.

LT

[Dad Ernie]

Greetings Hippo's...

If you have a Bible program then just type in "antichrist" in the search feature. If you don't, d/l an excellent one from www.esword.com.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[other one]

1 John 2:18-23

18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen; from this we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, in order that it might be shown that they all are not of us. 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. 23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also

NASB

1 John 4:2-3

3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.

NASB

1 John 2:21-22

22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.

NASB

Somewhere over the years some have transposed the antichrist name from the things that do not accept Christ coming in the flesh to the beast/s in revelations that rule the earth for a short time. I don't think the Bible really speaks of a single person being "the antichrist". Howeve there is a beast and it is the image of the beast that will do most of the things that are attributed to the "antichrist" in general. Most talked about thing that I hear/read about is the Mark.

This is just an opinion and is subject to further study should it be way out in left field.

[Leonard]

I wouldn't expend too much effort on this. Simply look in Strong's Concordance under "antichrist" and you'll find the word is only used 2 or 3 three times, indicating to me it is a subject which should not occupy too much of our time and interest when we compare it to the number of references about "Jesus" Christ!

[hippo's hope is HIM]

I wasn't going to spend any time on it, but rather refuting it as nonsense, I thought I would at least ask.

I Could care less about anti anything.

I was just wondering if it was another one of those things that is claimed to be a spirit when it isn't....

I don't get all this spririt stuff.

[JesusisGod2]

I don't think the Bible really speaks of a single person being "the antichrist".

It does appear to point to a single person in the following verse:

1 John 2:18

Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.

Notice that John seems to point to an individual here "that antichrist is coming"

However he also points out that there are many who are anti Christ, which as has already been brought up is all who deny that Jesus came in the flesh and was crusified and was buried and was resurected and is at the right hand of the Father in glory. This is the spirit of the anti Christ

In Jesus

kevin

[Jedi4Yahweh]

hippo's hope is HIM,

The word "Anti-Christ" simply means "against or opposed to christ".

The word Anti-Christ is only used 4 times in the bible. And only one time referring to the "Anti-Christ" or the Man of sin that will come in the last days, but the Spirit of the Anti-Christ has always been here opposing Chirst and those who follow him.

Basicly any person or organization or religion who is agaisnt or denies the Lordship and Diety Christ or opposed to Christianity is a of the Spirit of the Anti-Christ.

1Jo 2:22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.

1Jo 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.

2Jo 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

1Jo 2:18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.

God bless,

[larryt]

Hi Hippo,

As Jedi pointed out the prefix anti- can mean against, but it can also mean instead of or substitute.

1) over against, opposite to, before 

2) for, instead of, in place of (something) 

    2a) instead of 

    2b) for 

    2c) for that, because 

    2d) wherefore, for this cause

As the antichrist is most definitely "against" christ the warning can also imply that we are to be on guard for false christs as Paul warned often.

When someone is opposed to something it is usually readily apparent. On the other hand when someone it trying to infiltrate they are trying to conceal as we are told that the ministers of Satan appear as angels of light or wolves in sheeps clothing.

LT