In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [Jesus Christ -Yeshua]
was in the beginning with God.
THE SPIRIT OF THE ANTICHRIST
The apostle John is the only writer in the Bible to use the word
Antichrist in reference to a person. The person of the
Antichrist is described in
various
ways by the Old Testament prophets. Regardless of semantics used to
describe the Antichrist, Jesus referred
to the same person as the
‘abomination of desolation’ spoken of by the prophet
Daniel. He is the
one who will set himself up as God in Jerusalem. He will hate anyone and
everything associated with the one true God represented in the name of
Jesus Christ, the Messiah. His hatred will cause desolation among those
who resist him. For this reason, Jesus warned those who are in Judea
during this time to flee to the mountains. Jesus further warned that
there would be great tribulation such as the world has never experienced. And unless those days are shortened, no flesh would be
saved. But for the elect’s sake, Christ will
return to earth the second
time to destroy the Antichrist and set up His kingdom on earth for 1,000 years,
which will be the Millennium age. After this period, God will establish His eternal
kingdom on a new earth and in a
new heavenly Jerusalem.
Before the person of the Antichrist can come to power, there must be
the spirit of the Antichrist prevalent in the world. Jesus and the
apostles Paul and John specifically warned of this. False christs and
false prophets will appear in great numbers. Cults, heresies and false
doctrines will seduce the world. The apostle Paul warned that there
would be a falling away from the Truth. So by definition, the spirit of
the Antichrist will be ‘against’ or ‘in place’ of the true Christ. It
will manifest itself in many forms. It might sound appealing and
helpful, or, it might be as threatening as the Islamic Jihad. But the
common thread among them will be the denial of Christ. The apostle John
clearly states that any spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ
has come in the flesh is not of God; this is the spirit of the
Antichrist.
A false form of the Christian church will be
prevalent in the world after Christ returns in the air to
rapture His
true church. Only those Christians who embrace the Truth with faith and trust
in the Lord Jesus Christ through repentance will be raptured.
Opposition against true
believers is on the increase. This trend is also increasing
in some mainstream churches; it reflects the ascent of the
harlot church.