Antichrist by Thracia Gharst

My article on the Antichrist.

There was never an antichrist in the bible as in one person. It was many people and according to the following scriptures it was someone who didn’t believe

These are the only antichrists' and antichrist scriptures I found in the new testament.

1 John 2:18

18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us

This scripture is talking about the people who had gotten saved and then stepped out of the church back into law and those were the antichrists. It could not have been Nero Cesar or future entity as some teach because he was never in the church to go out of the church. There were many Antichrists. Including those who left the church * and returned to law keeping. Notice this scripture is directed towards the first century church, because he addresses them as “my little children.” All are for that matter. The scriptures were addressing the first century church. I will highlight the parts of the scripture proving this and notice that they all are talking about how soon his coming is or about anti-christs or AntiChrist spirit being in the world already.

1 John 4:3

but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

2 John 1:7

I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh,have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

1 John 2:22

Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son.

1 Timothy 4:1

The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

The last scripture clearly is addressing the first century believers calling them “dear friends” and then giving them a warning. I also noticed in 1 John 2:22 that if you denied Jesus as being the Christ that you are denying the father and the son, meaning they truly were one if you denied Jesus and in turn it caused you to deny the father. 1 John 4:3 makes it clear that the anti-Christs was a spirit and not a person. When you read the rest of the scriptures it becomes clear that the spirit deceived people into not believing that Jesus was the son of God.