There is much conversation in these current times about the antichrist. I guess there always has been. But for me, living in this time, and you, it is certainly more relevant. While there’s been much speculation on who the antichrist is or will be, I found it more interesting a topic this morning that John said there are many antichrists. Woah…. many?
The title of antichrist is found only four times in the scripture. All four are in the little Johns, 1 and 2. And are not in the context of the way we think of the antichrist. At least not how I think of the antichrist. I think of the antichrist as the person who comes to deceive the world during the last and final years of earth. As Paul speaks about in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 KJV
[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; [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, shewing himself that he is God.
Though not called “the antichrist” in that text, we see the man who will come to deceive the world in the last days.
But John is speaking of antichrists of having been present in his day, and that they will be present in the future days, because the antichrist as John refers to it in these texts, are not so much a man, but a type of man; and I have no problem seeing his presence in modern times.
1 John 2:18-29 KJV
[18] Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. [19] They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Antichrists in the church
John warns that we’d know them because they went out of the church and made it known that they were not all of us. This is heartbreaking to me, because I’ve known them, some of them I’ve met after they’d left a church and now deny that God is God. They fool people for a while, playing church, but then their true colors are manifest, made known, that they did not truly know the Lord as their Savior. I don’t believe this speaks of people who are in and out of church, saying their saved, but are not. I believe these that John speaks of comes into the church with an agenda, even if they’re not aware of it. People who Satan uses to draw people away from God by worldly deception. There are those that fall away from the church and then there are those that are drawn away into a dangerous territory. They’re often put into a position of power where they can garner a great following and in so doing draw people to them. I won’t say the names that are inside of my head, maybe you have some too, but there are self proclaimed evangelists that draw people out of the local church and into a cyber church where they are feeding the leaders with high dollar salaries and false promises. They preach Christ, but they have a spirit of antichrist. When I think of the almost worshipful allegiance their followers have, its not hard to see how the Antichrist who comes in the end could use them as little shepherds of his evil. And everyone that followed them, would fall right in line to following the antichrist.
Scary times…
Christ in Us!
[20] But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. [21] 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.
How awesome to have the Spirit of Christ living within the heart of a child of God. It is that Spirit that will protect us from falling under the trap and guile of the greatest deceiver of all times, Satan. But just as Satan positions himself for deception, we must position ourself for reception. In the local church to receive the edification of the word of God that will keep us in check agains the wiles of the Devil.
As Gloria and I traveled the roads yesterday, we spoke as usual about our beloved Victory Baptist Church and how much the people of that church mean to us. The people are our brothers and sisters in Christ, but Christ and His teaching through the Pastoral leadership are why we’re there. We have both been in places in our lives that were away from God, so when we found where the Spirit abounds and grows, we’re not leaving. But many have…
I used to get very upset when people would leave. Until I began to notice that sometimes (not always) but sometimes God opened the door. The people were sewing division, or false teaching, or other things that would confuse new believers. So God moved them out!
But what scares me now is that we have many people out of the church because of COVID19 and I’m not sure of where they’re getting fed, and what (if anything) they’re eating. While ours and many other good churches are on line, the internet is not always cooperative. And while online is better than nothing, its not the same as fellowshipping with believers and hearing the word of God uninterrupted.
I understand the fear in the hearts of the people who have underlying health conditions that put them at risk. You have to do what’s right for you. But please guard your heart from believing every word that spoken to the church about the disease. I have a feeling they’re are some antichrists in the medical industry. And I feel it’s my task today to sound the siren on false teaching in and out of the church.
Yes there are many deniers of Christ but there is only one man who magnifies himself equal to Jesus [Matt27;37] & is the 11th king[elected] 8th head as 3 repeat office twice known as BIBI meaning the little horn[son] & 7th head before him was fatally wounded-Rabin ;WAS 1996- WAS NOT1999 subdues 3 kings & WAS AGAIN 2009 returning without the honour of kingship thus fulfilling ALL prophecy as the most popular king opposite Yeshu ha Moshiach. -Binyamin Netanyahu -666 in old Hebrew Gematria-man of sin/ son of perdition/ anti Christ because his 2nd or 3rd act of parliament was to try to ban the teachings of Christ in fake Israel-it is really only Judah-1/12th!……We are in the Last WEEK I believe!..Time of Great Tribulation not in diverse places but in ALL places…Man of sin should be removed mid 2021 !…Maranatha Shalom….Israel …old Messianic Jew…..Please pray for my family that they repent of our crime[Matt27;25]; seek forgiveness & be Baptised to our Messiah-Jesus Christ[& indeed the world’s]….Baruch Hashem…..HE Lives !
I should explain why we are in the Last Week. ….It starts with Daniel 9;27 the Covenant renewal in the Great Synagogue Rome 17th January 2016 where the false prophet Pope Francis was invited to renew the Covenant of old [which he did making him the false prophet as only God or His Christ have that right!] by the anti Christ Netanyahu with the Popes proviso ‘they together’ would build a New Temple in Jerusalem[The Harlot with the blood of Jesus-Rev16;6- & his witnesses Rev11;8&17;6- on it] which was broken 3.5yrs later when BIBI opens his ABYSS[REV11;7] Synagogue[Ezekiel8] satan’s false Temple under the Dome of the Rock which he sanctified with Pure Red Heifer sacrifices on the Mt of Olives September-‘we are only practicing for the real future Temple -they lied!……October Corona Virus appeared changing the world forever! …but there is the Delay of Rev 10;6 which is about 13 mnths mid WEEK….we are in it NOW! …..Shalom.