Questions tagged [antichrist]
A word used in 1 John and 2 John, and sometimes understood to refer to a future false messiah
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How can the antichrist be left alone, and fight with a great army at the same time?
Reading from the book of Daniel Chapter 11, there is a man mentioned near the end of the chapter that most agree is the anti-christ.
Daniel describes his eventual end as him being pressed by several ...
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How do Catholics respond to the Roman Catholic Church being referred to as the sea beast?
I have watched a dozen of YouTube videos on the identity of the Sea Beast mentioned in the book of Revelation. Almost all these channels conclude that the sea beast is a religious institution that ...
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Does the false prophet cause the spirit of Satan to move into the image to give it life?
The Bible mentions in a passage that the flesh cannot have life without the spirit. Both the spirit and the flesh need to be present for that person to be considered a living soul and for this I am ...
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Was St. John referring to schismatic bishops in describing the Antichrist in 1 John 2:18-19? [duplicate]
18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but ...
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Earliest mention of Catholic Church as Antichrist? [duplicate]
What is the earliest recorded instance of the popes being identified as the Antichrist or the Whore of Babylon, and who was the figure responsible for making this claim? Additionally, how did this ...
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Pope anti-christ Protestant belief? [duplicate]
There is no other Head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph
1:22; Col 1:18): nor can the Pope of Rome, in any sense be head
thereof; but is that Antichrist, that man of sin and son of ...
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From the perspective of the theology of the Eastern Orthodox Church, how should Christians react to a political leader who fights the Antichrist?
Suppose the Antichrist has arrived, and there is a political leader who tries to destroy him, while knowing that he is the Antichrist.
I heard an opinion that such a political leader should be ...
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How central is the claim the pope is the antichrist to Protestant theology?
When I read through Luther's writings awhile back, I noticed he said the pope was the antichrist. I thought this was just some of Luther's usual hyperbolic rhetoric. However, I've learned that many (...
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Is the idea that a Pope may be anti-Christ, the same as basically saying the chair of St. Peter is vacant?
Is the idea that a Pope may be anti-Christ, the same as basically saying the chair of St. Peter is vacant?
Chair of St. Peter refers to an actual chair, but also the spiritual leadership. In 2012, ...
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Do any denominations teach that the Pope is an antichrist?
I've heard the claim, mainly from Fundamentalists but also from some Lutherans, that the Pope is an antichrist. Are there any Protestant denominations that specifically teach this, whether it be in ...
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Is the Antichrist supposed to be a human or a demon?
In futurist interpretations of Revelation, is the Antichrist (or the "Beast from the Sea") considered an evil human, or a demon in human form? I've seen unsourced claims that he's supposed ...
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What is the Scriptural evidence for the Protestant view that the AntiChrist will be Jewish?
In Eschatology, there is a lot of speculation about the identity of the AC, and if he's active on the world stage now, [in other words, a well known leader but just not having revealed his true ...
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What does the "second coming of Christ" mean?
I am not up on my scripture but is the 'second coming of Christ', Jesus specifically?
'Christ' is a title, meaning the 'anointed one', so is the 'second coming' Jesus coming down from a cloud, or is ...
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If Satan is unable to become incarnate will he possess and control the Antichrist
While doing research into the Antichrist, I came across an article that suggested Satan will possess and control the Antichrist, the first beast that comes out of the sea. Revelation 13:5 says that ...
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Is the Pope the Antichrist or the spirit of the Antichrist?
According to reformed theology, in the Savoy Declaration of Faith, Chapter 26 (Of the Church), paragraph 4, the Pope is the Antichrist.
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