References to the Antichrist in ecclesiastical writings
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The concept of the [[Antichrist]] has been a vigorous one throughout Christian history, and there are many references to it and to associated concepts both in the Bible and in subsequent ecclesiastical writings. |
The concept of the [[Antichrist]] has been a vigorous one throughout Christian history, and there are many references to it and to associated concepts both in the Bible and in subsequent ecclesiastical writings. |
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==New Testament== |
==New Testament== |
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The words ''antichrist'' and ''antichrists'' appear four times in the [[First Epistle of John|First]] and [[Second Epistle of John]].{{bibleverse|1|John|2:18|9}}{{bibleverse|1|John|2:22|9}}{{bibleverse|1|John|4:3|9}}{{bibleverse|2|John|1:7|9}} 1 John chapter 2 refers to many antichrists present at the time while warning of one Antichrist that is coming.[http://www.wlsessays.net/node/376 A Scriptural and Historical Survey of the Doctrine of the Antichrist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130093419/http://www.wlsessays.net/node/376 |date=2010-11-30 }} by John Brug, p. 1 The "many antichrists" belong to the same spirit as that of the one Antichrist. John wrote that such antichrists deny "that Jesus is the Christ", "the Father and the Son", and would "not confess Jesus came in the flesh." |
The words ''antichrist'' and ''antichrists'' appear four times in the [[First Epistle of John|First]] and [[Second Epistle of John]].{{bibleverse|1|John|2:18|9}}{{bibleverse|1|John|2:22|9}}{{bibleverse|1|John|4:3|9}}{{bibleverse|2|John|1:7|9}} 1 John chapter 2 refers to many antichrists present at the time while warning of one Antichrist that is coming.[http://www.wlsessays.net/node/376 A Scriptural and Historical Survey of the Doctrine of the Antichrist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130093419/http://www.wlsessays.net/node/376 |date=2010-11-30 }} by John Brug, p. 1 The "many antichrists" belong to the same spirit as that of the one Antichrist. John wrote that such antichrists deny "that Jesus is the Christ", "the Father and the Son", and would "not confess Jesus came in the flesh." |
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