Who and What Is the Anti-Christ?
The word “Anti-Christ” is found ONLY in the books of John (1 and 2) and in total there are only five references. That’s it; the leading character in some of the most fantastic fictions ever written all stem from five references from two, tiny, New Testament, epistles! The word itself is a transliteration of the Greek “antichristos” which basically means “one who is against Christ.” Now this definition is important; in modern English usage, the prefix “anti” usually implies that something is the “opposite” of something else; for example, if you get bitten by a venomous snake, you want to take an “anti-venom” to counteract the poison. If you have a cut that could be infected by harmful bacteria, you might use an “antibacterial” agent to prevent an infection. Hence many Christians assume that the “Anti-Christ” must be the OPPOSITE of Christ. In other words, since “Christ” was the incarnation of God, the “Anti-Christ” must be the incarnation of Satan! Yet, if we look carefully at ALL the a
