Friday, February 25, 2011

How many Antichrists will there be?

One of the things that helps me make sense of prophecy is to not try to attribute all that I know or believe about the Antichrist as references to one man. What if there are several Antichrists yet to come? There have been several in the past. Look at the evil men that the antichrist system spawned during the time surrounding World War II.

By Antichrist I mean someone who is against Christ or someone who stands in his place.

A schismatic Pope or Antipope could be described as an Antichrist.
The Mahdi or Gog from Magog could be described as an Antichrist.
A political or military leader who seeks to dominate the world by means of  force could be described as an Antichrist.
None of these men should be confused with the Antichrist that Scripture tells us will come after the Millennium.

It seems that the antichrist system periodically throws up new Antichrists. It is especially powerful at this moment in history. Are we again on the verge of the appearance of several Antichrists at the same time?

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