What is the spirit of AntiChrist?
Antichrist with the devil, from the Deeds of the Antichrist (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “And this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” ( 1 John 4:3 ) The four passages in the New Testament that use this term are unique to the apostle John ( 1 John 2:18 , 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7 ).The term itself is a transliteration of the Greek compound word anti plus christos, meaning one who is “against” Christ . John distinguishes between “the” Antichrist ( 1 John 2:18 ) and the “many” antichrists against whom we are continually fighting today. Although a sincere Christian should be aware of the Antichrist (the “man of sin” in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-10 ), far more caution is urged to identify and fight the spirit of antichrist that is already here! To begin with, it should be noted that there is no specific word for “spirit” in 1 John 4:3 . The English word is supplied by the translators to clarify the obvious meaning of th