I. The Antichrist of Revelation.
See also Rev. 14:1; Deut. 6:8; Rev. 19:20; Rev. 20:10
II. The Antichrist outside Revelation.
See also 1 John 2:18; 2 Thess 2:1-12
“This man is not merely a pre-eminently godless individual, but … in him the humanity hostile to God comes to a definitive, eschatological revelation.… The figure of the ‘man of lawlessness’ is clearly intended as the final, eschatological counterpart of the man Jesus Christ, who was sent by God to overthrow the works of Satan.” – Herman Ridderbos
III. The Identification of the Antichrist?
See also Heb 2:14-15
“2 Thessalonians belongs among the many prophecies, whose best and final exegete will be the eschatological fulfillment, and in regard to which it behooves the saints to exercise a peculiar kind of eschatological patience.” – Geerhardus Vos
“We conclude that the sign of antichrist, like other signs of the times, is present throughout the history of the church. We may say that every age will provide its own particular form of antichristian activity. But we look for an intensification of this sign in the appearance of the antichrist shortly before Christ’s return.” – Anthony Hoekema
Application
- I urge caution on setting dates and identifying the antichrist.
- Do not fear the number 666.
- Who marks you?
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