Antichrist means different things to different people depending on their background, their culture, and their religion. But out of all of the meanings and all of the feelings that it inspires, far and above it is considered to be something negative—even more than that, something terrifying.
For many, the antichrist isn’t just a thing; it’s an entire worldview. The antichrist is seen as a leader at the end time of our present world, a leader who takes the world community down a path of sin and destruction. While preaching peace, he brings devastation, and he does it all with immense deception. It’s a picture and a term that brings chills to many.
But it doesn’t have to be like this. Despite what we might today associate with the term, antichrist originates in the Bible where it is defined and where the followers of Christ are told what to do about it.
In this article, we are going to take a closer look at what the Bible has to say about the antichrist. We must cover a lot of territory to appreciate this, so I ask the reader to be patient. There are unexpected surprises in store.
Before we take this closer look, I would like to lay some groundwork by looking at what many modern Christian writers have said and the way in which beliefs about the antichrist have developed over time.
There have been several well-known Christian writers over the last few decades who have put together a picture of the earth’s last days before the return of Jesus. Books such as The Late Great Planet Earth and the Left Behind series have given details of what is expected. For the most part, all these books agree on what will take place and what will be the role of the antichrist. In what follows, these main points are summarized:
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#4 Rebuilds Jewish Temple
These passages make it abundantly clear that the Jewish people will rebuild the temple in Jerusalem sometime before the midpoint of the coming tribulation period. (Mark Hitchcock, Is the Antichrist Alive Today?, 49)
The Israelis will then be permitted to reinstitute the sacrifice and offering aspect of the Law of Moses. (Hal Lindsey, The Late Great Planet Earth, 152)
And what will be the result of this?
Antichrist—a word that may incite a sense of anxiety or dread. Who really is the Antichrist? What does he have to do with possibly the greatest case of mistaken identity in all history? This article will take you through a fascinating exploration of the antichrist: from a recounting of the...
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