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The apostle John, among other writers in the New Testament, mentions certain characteristics of the anti-Christ. In the first place, there is the Anti-Christ with a capital “A.”. There were also many anti-Christ’s in the world at the time of the New Testament church with a lower-case “a.”.
The Antichrist in the Bible. The Bible mainly discusses the Antichrist or Man of Lawlessness in the context of the last days or the Rapture. The last days are when evil is unleashed on earth. They will be characterized by an intense and horrifying battle between God and his enemy (2 Thessalonians 2 ; 1 John 2:18).
The Bible speaks of a mysterious character called the Antichrist, the false Christ, the man of lawlessness, or the beast. Scripture doesn't specifically name the Antichrist but does give us several clues as to what he will be like.
The Bible is clear that one man, the Antichrist, will rise up to unite the world under one government during the Tribulation. This global dictator will pose as an angel of light, just like his father the devil, but will later act out of his true, evil nature. Here are six answers to questions about this future sign of the Apocalypse:
In Christian eschatology, Antichrist refers to a kind of person prophesied by the Bible to oppose Jesus Christ and falsely substitute themselves as a savior in Christ's place before the Second Coming. [1]
15 Characteristics and Signs of the Antichrist. Revelation 13:1-4. 1. A beast - I saw a beast rising out of the sea (13:1): Revelation pictures the antichrist as a beast 32 times. The image...
Revelation 13:1-4 describes the antichrist as the beast that comes out of the sea. The sea represents a place of evil, wickedness, chaos, and resisting God. It also represents the Gentiles. The antichrist will be an evil, wicked, Gentile leader who stands to resist God.
