The Antichrist – Who is He?

The Antichrist – Who Is He?

Church Age The Great TribulationThe 1,000 Year

Reign

Rapture Return

The Day of the Antichrist1 John 2:18; 2 Thess. 2:3-12

Daniel 7; Revelation 13

7 Years

According to premillennial doctrine, the seven-year period of “Tribulation,” which will follow the “Rapture,” will be divided into two parts of three and one-half years.

During the first part, the Jews will make a covenant with a powerful world ruler.

It is generally taught that this ruler will be the head of a revised Roman Empire containing ten nations.

They point to Daniel 7:7,20 for this, but Daniel was not speaking of our time at all.

After three and one-half years, this ruler is expected to break the covenant and be revealed as the “Antichrist.”

The seven-year period is based upon an absurd interpretation of Daniel 9:24-27.

Theories vary on who this personal Antichrist will be. Over the years, many names have been suggested.

The Antichrist – Who is He?♦ The Pope of Rome♦ Charlemagne♦ Napolean♦ Aliester Crowley♦ Franklin D.

Roosevelt♦ John F. Kennedy♦ Stalin♦ Mussolini♦ Adolf Hitler♦ Henry Kissinger♦ King Juan Carlos of

Spain♦ Ayatollah Khomeini

♦ Michael Gorbachev♦ Sun Myung Moon♦ Yassir Arafat♦ Saddam Hussein♦ Louis Farrakhan♦ Barney the Purple

Dinosaur♦ Ronald Reagan♦ Sam Donaldson♦ Bill Gates♦ Prince Charles of

Wales♦ Bill Clinton♦ George W. Bush

Who Is The Antichrist ofDaniel 11:36-39?

Arrogant, blasphemous tyrant Will succeed till wrath is

accomplished (vs. 36) Considers himself greater than God

and all gods (vs. 37) Honors only the god of fortresses

(vs. 38) Will make rich those who

acknowledge him (vs. 39)

Who Is The Antichrist ofDaniel 11:36-39

Who is he? To premillennialists, he is a future

personage The context & secular history point

to Antiochus Epiphanes

Hal Lindsey has gone on record that all scripture must be translated as literally as possible.

But in his book, There’s A New World Coming, he wrote in the introduction that it would be quite impossible to interpret Revelation 19 & 20 as literal.

He said that the locusts “might symbolize an advanced kind of helicopter.”

If locusts can stand for helicopters, why can’t the 1,000 years stand for the victory of Christ over Satan?

The Antichrist – Who is He?(Revelation 13)

Will come to power during the “second phase” of the Roman Kingdom

Magnetic personality, attractive, and a powerful speaker He will be like a Leopard, Bear, and Lion (vs. 2)

Receives a fatal wound, but he lives (vs. 3) He will be worshipped as God (vs. 4, 8) He will speak great blasphemies (vs. 5-6) He will make war with Christians (vs. 7)

Peacemaker for 3 ½ years

Makes covenant with Israel

Dominated by Babylon – the world religion at the time

Russia attacks Israel and are destroyed

Receives a fatal wound, but lives

Becomes World Dictator

Destroys Babylon and begins persecuting Christians

Kills the 2 Witnesses after 3 ½ years

Is attacked by Russia – He wins

He is attacked by China – He wins

He now turns on the Jews and kills two-thirds of them

Jesus returns and destroys him

The Antichrist – Who is He?

Daniel 2 and 7 Focus on KingdomsGold (2) Lion (7) BabylonSilver (2) Bear (7) PersianBronze (2) Leopard (7)

GrecianIron, Clay (2) Un-Named (7) Roman

John describes the same thing in Revelation 13 and we know that he is speaking of Rome (chapter 17).

Daniel and Book of Revelation

Matthew 24:23-24

He describes “False Christs” who would deceive the elect.

Christ was speaking of a time after His death and before the destruction of Jerusalem.

Christ describes “signs” that lead up to the “abomination of desolation” when the Roman armies surround the city (Luke 21:20-22).

“This generation shall not pass until all these things be fulfilled” (Matt. 24:34).

There are only four verses in the Bible which contain the

word “Antichrist.” All of these are in the writings of John. A

reading of these verses should be sufficient to demonstrate that no one person is being

considered.

“Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come...”

1 John 2:18 (ESV)

“Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.”

1 John 2:22 (ESV)

“And every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.”

1 John 4:3 (ESV)

“For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.”

2 John 7 (ESV)

These verses show that anyone who

denies the truth about Jesus as the Son of

God is antichrist!

It is clear that the term “anti-Christ” refers not to any one single figure in

history. It includes anyone at any time who opposes Christ and His

word.

1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7

John wrote to overcome a false doctrine known as Gnosticism, a denial that Jesus came in the flesh.

He calls these false teachers liars, deceivers, false prophets, and antichrists.

The spirit of antichrist was already in the world. It wasn’t looking into the future!

The “Man of Sin” in 2 Thess. 2:3-10

Lawlessness was already operating.He will elevate himself above every god.He will insist on being worshiped as God.♦ Caligula tried to have his statue erected in the

temple.♦ Nero further developed “self-deification”.♦ Domitian – enforced Emperor worship.♦ Paul’s description matches that of John.♦ The Beast in Revelation 13 is the Roman Empire.

What (Not Who) Is The Antichrist?

Antichrist means “against Christ” (not used in Revelation).

The “man of sin” and the “Antichrist” are the same!

All New Testament references are associated with different situations.

Any human spirit that is “against Christ” can and will be found throughout history.

There have been many Antichrists.There will be more Antichrists.

John and Paulare not describing

an individual—but a principle

of lawlessness!

Are you on the Lord’s side or

are you an antichrist?