1 John 2: 18 Who do you assumed the Antichrist would be?

Question

1 John 2; 18-young children, it is the hour, and just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now there have come to be many antichrists, from which fact we gain the knowledge that it is the last hour. John stated that the antichrist has already arrived, Who or what do you consider to be the antichrist?

Answer 1

1 John: 21-22; I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth
Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? HE is the Anti-Christ, that denieth the Father and the son.


So it would appear that it is US the ATHEISTS, that are the many Anti-Christs the Apostle John spoke of, with our specious rhetoric and hearts of stone, how could we not have known???

Answer 2

Antichrist is a term that is meant to be descriptive of the way certain pseudo Christians pretend to be followers of Jesus. People like Pat Robertson and Jerry Fallwell, They are a minority, but they are so vocal they drown out the rest.

Jesus always stood for a loving, inclusive, nonjudgmental approach to his fellow man.

The bigot pseudo Christians see their brand of Christianity as an exclusive club from which they judge all others as being unworthy of any fate other than burning in hell.

Their actions are almost the exact opposite of what Jesus Christ taught.

Hence the name Antichrist, or opposite of Christ.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 3

In the letter of 1 John, the apostle writes: "Young children, it is the last hour, and, just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now there have come to be many antichrists; from which fact we gain the knowledge that it is the last hour. THEY WENT OUT FROM US, but they were not of our sort; for if they had been of our sort, they would have remained with us. But they went out that it might be shown up that all are not of our sort. And you have an anointing from the holy one; all of you have knowledge."

This passage is useful as it verifies that the antichrist emerges from among anointed Christians. Even as Judas went out from among the apostles, John indicates that there have been many antichrists, all of whom "went out from us."

One scripture that was fulfilled in Judas was Psalms 41:9, which reads: "Also the man at peace with me, in whom I trusted, who was eating my bread, has magnified his heel against me."

Answer 4

John is in the New Testament. The Gospel of John was written around year 90 of the the first century. 1 John, the Epistle was written after the Gospel of John. It, like the other Gospels, was written by more than one person, who wrote in the name of John. It may have been composed in Ephesus or Syria, or Antioch or even Alexandria, or a combination of all places.

Answer 5

I think silver tongue has it right, basically it is anyone that does not believe that Jesus was the Christ figure.
The world must be over running with little devils then.
It should be mentioned that of all the disciples John was the entrepreneurial figure. Up until he went out to preach all the disciple adhered to Jewish law. It was John that broke with this tradition when he invited non-Jews to eat at the same table, etc.
So we can consider his gospel to be the one that has the spin factor.

Answer 6

We are told that no one knows the hour or the day in which the Lord will appear so we are to ready in and out of season. If no one knows the time, then Satan doesn't either. If Satan doesn't know the time, then it only stands to reason that he would have to have a person in place to be the anti-christ at all times throughout history since the resurrection of Christ. (I John 2:18 tells us that there are many anti-christs)

Answer 7

There are antichrist(s). BUT the antichrist known as 666 WAS Nero.
Anyone who denies Jesus is the Christ is antichrist. I can think of entire religions that are antichrist.

Answer 8

Any person or being against the Christ Jesus is a anti-Christ. As time goes by, our current society has become much more "Anti-Christ" Thus paving the the road for the soon to come times as described in the book of Revelations in the Holy Bible.

Answer 9

He said many anti-Christs, not one. I believe there have always been those who were against Christ, which is what anti-Christ means after all. We will continue to have them, even until the end. Christ said we would not know when God would come, so he told us to always be ready. Christ himself did not know the hour according to the Bible. Many have thought they knew the time, and have been wrong. I think following Christ's suggestion is the best way to go.
Blessed Be

Answer 10

Who Is the Antichrist?

“YOU HAVE HEARD THAT ANTICHRIST IS COMING.”—1 JOHN 2:18.

IF YOU were warned that a dangerous criminal was seen heading toward your neighborhood, what would you do? You would likely search out accurate details about his appearance and methods. You would be on the alert.

A similar situation exists today. We have been warned by the apostle John’s words: “Every inspired expression that does not confess Jesus does not originate with God. Furthermore, this is the antichrist’s inspired expression which you have heard was coming, and now it is already in the world.” (1 John 4:3) Is there such an antichrist, an enemy of God and deceiver of men, now threatening the well-being of all humanity?

John used the term “antichrist” five times in two of his epistles. It refers to an entity that opposes what the Bible teaches about Jesus Christ and includes impostors who present themselves as Christ or as sent by him. The Bible gives reliable information about the antichrist. But as sometimes happens with felons, unfounded reports regarding this enigmatic entity have received more notice than the truth.

A Case of Mistaken Identity

Since the days of the apostle John, men have claimed that John’s words about an antichrist designate one specific individual. People have proposed various candidates. Centuries ago many thought that Roman Emperor Nero was the antichrist. Later, the flood of hatred and terror let loose by Adolf Hitler convinced many that he was the antichrist. The term was even applied to German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Yet others believe that the antichrist is still to come and that he will appear as a shrewd, ruthless politician who is out to rule the world. They believe that the wild beast of Revelation chapter 13 is a specific reference to the antichrist mentioned by John. They say that its mark of 666 will somehow identify this future champion of wickedness.

Those promoting these ideas assume that John pointed to just one antichrist. But what do his words show? Consider 1 John 2:18: “Just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now there have come to be many antichrists.” Yes, “many antichrists,” not one, were responsible for the spiritually troubled situation back in the first century. Today there are, not one, but many antichrists who form the antichrist class. Collectively, they have heaped spiritual ruin upon mankind. (2 Timothy 3:1-5, 13) Who make up the antichrist?

Let us look at the wild beast of Revelation chapter 13 as a possibility. The apostle John wrote: “The wild beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were as those of a bear, and its mouth was as a lion’s mouth.” (Revelation 13:2) What do these elements signify?

Bible scholars have noted a connection between Revelation chapter 13 and Daniel chapter 7. God gave Daniel a vision of figurative beasts, including a leopard, a bear, and a lion. (Daniel 7:2-6) What meaning did God’s prophet assign to them? He wrote that those wild animals symbolized earthly kings, or governments. (Daniel 7:17) So we can logically conclude that the wild beast of Revelation represents human governments. Since these governments oppose God’s Kingdom, they constitute a part of the antichrist.

Who Else Make Up the Antichrist?

When the Christ, the Son of God, walked the earth, he had many enemies. Although he is now beyond physical reach, he has modern-day opponents. Note who are included among them.

The apostle John stated: “Who is the liar if it is not the one that denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one that denies the Father and the Son.” (1 John 2:22) Apostates and leaders of false worship twist the clear teachings of Jesus into knots of religious deceit. Such ones reject Bible truth and spread lies in the name of God and Christ. They deny the true relationship of the Father and the Son by their Trinity doctrine. Therefore, they too are a part of the antichrist.

Jesus forewarned his disciples at Luke 21:12: “People will lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons . . . for the sake of my name.” Since the first century, true Christians have endured savage persecution. (2 Timothy 3:12) Fomenters of such treatment work against Christ. They too are a component of the antichrist.

“He that is not on my side is against me, and he that does not gather with me scatters.” (Luke 11:23) Here Jesus proclaims that all who oppose him and the divine purposes he supports fall into the category of the antichrist. What end awaits these?

What Awaits Antichrists?

“[God] will destroy those speaking a lie. A man of bloodshed and deception Jehovah detests,” says Psalm 5:6. Does this apply to antichrists? Yes. The apostle John wrote: “Many deceivers have gone forth into the world, persons not confessing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.” (2 John 7) For their lies and deception, Almighty God will bring ruin upon antichrists.

As the time of executing that sentence draws near, true Christians must not allow anti-Christian deceit and pressure, especially from apostates, to weaken their faith. John’s warning is urgent: “Look out for yourselves, that you do not lose the things we have worked to produce, but that you may obtain a full reward.”—2 John 8.