Antichrist?

Question

The Apostle John calls the Man of Sin the “Antichrist” for good reason. The name Man of Sin implies an entity that would be against or opposing the righteous ways of Christ. But the Greek prefix anti signifies “instead of” or “in place of.”[6] Anti is used 20 times in the New Testament as a complete word and never does it have the meaning of “against.” Nineteen times it is translated “for” as in Romans 12:17, “Recompense no man evil for evil.”[7] We should not return or replace evil with evil. Thus “Antichrist” replaces the position of Christ. Since Antichrist is also called the Man of Sin, obviously the operating principles of this system would be also against the principles of Christ.

Summary of the Apostles’ Clues:

The Man of Sin was at work in Paul’s day, but was not a literal man for then he would be almost 2,000 years old.
The Man of Sin is a counterfeit body of Christ, that is, a system of lawlessness intent on setting up a pseudo Kingdom of God contrary to God’s arrange

Summary of the Apostles’ Clues:

The Man of Sin was at work in Paul’s day, but was not a literal man for then he would be almost 2,000 years old.
The Man of Sin is a counterfeit body of Christ, that is, a system of lawlessness intent on setting up a pseudo Kingdom of God contrary to God’s arrangement and laws.
The Man of Sin was held back by the Pagan Roman Empire until a Roman Emperor joined forces with the power-hungry element of the Christian Church.
The Man of Sin system would be in full operation, identified and revealed before the dead and living in Christ are “gathered” to him.
The revealment of the Man of Sin system would be preceded by the apostasy, a great defection from pure Christian doctrine.
Professed Christians are the temple of God in which the Man of Sin will be exalted.
“Antichrist” signifies not only against Christ, but in place of Christ.

What are your thoughts?

*H*

Answer 1

Hello and with no disrespect at all against any ones relationship with God, the word Anti does not in this case talk of someone who is at war against military wise it means "in place of" someone showing himself as God, notice ALL the words in 2 Thess. 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,
2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
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Answer 2

Ah, someone who's thinking for himself. It's like a breath of fresh air. Yes, I agree. That "man of sin" spoken of by Paul and the "spirit of antichrist" spoken of by John is not a man but a representation of some wrong way of thinking that would and already had crept into the early church, some deviation from the truth and the true way that gave the appearance of being the truth and the right way. And I agree with you that it could very well be a group of people that look like Christians and claim to be but have denied Christ somewhere in their thinking but become powerful because while they claim to be Christians they offer a message that is very appealling to the flesh. Gee, that sounds to me like alot of TV evangelists and pastors today. The "name it and claim it" ones, the "you give God $10.00 and He'll give you $100.00 back!", the "come to God to get $ and blessings" preachers. But they're just interested in being blessed by your money.

Answer 3

Which would lead you to believe..... satan is the antichrist.
Satan is as jesus said speaking the things of man not the things of God. When he was there being temepted on the mount....

Satan tried to get Jesus to save himself, and forgoe the prophecy of God's will. Satan was everything Jesus was not.
The way I see it Satan is the anti-christ, even in the org. language. He is the man of sin.... the great opposer to the Son of God or son of man as he liked to call himself.

Answer 4

I suppose if that's what one believes then there is little reason to try and change the mind of the christians or the muslems who are so fervantly killing one another now is there. And all with the endorsement of the mythical imaginary god.
peaceout

Answer 5

Who do you see setting up a pseudo kindom of god then ?

Answer 6

Blah blah blah the anti-christ is the pope, it's all a load of ****** crap, there is no anti-christ just a heap of intellectuals that know everything about nothing