The eschatological figure Antichrist

“Antichrist,” a term initially found in several New Testament texts, describes an eschatological figure in which features of eschatological opposition against God and God’s elect are combined from Second Temple Jewish traditions. The word antichristos (ἀντίχριστος) in 1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3, and 2 John 7 apparently refers to an opponent (or opponents) of Jesus […]