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Bible Verses About The Antichrist

Early Christians taught that the Antichrist was a real end-time deceiver who would oppose Christ, exalt himself, persecute the saints, and try to pass himself off as God. The strongest witnesses are Irenaeus, Hippolytus, Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian, and Ignatius, along with key Bible passages in 1 John, 2 John, 2 Thessalonians, Daniel, and Revelation.

They often linked Antichrist with the "man of sin," the "little horn," and the beast, and they also warned that false teachers and false prophets were forerunners of Antichrist. The evidence is broad and early, though some writers use the title in a wider sense for heretics or deceivers, not only one final person. A few late or weak cards are only background, but the main teaching is clear and consistent.

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24 references

Foundation Texts

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Revelation 19 judgment on beast and false prophet

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.

primary Johannine passage on Antichrist

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

spirit of Antichrist passage

Supporting Passages

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

earth beast passage

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;

man of sin passage used as a base text

And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.

Daniel 7 horn imagery

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

sea beast passage

I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

Daniel 7 little horn imagery

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

Revelation 13 beast authority

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

great words and blasphemies

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

satanic power and lying wonders

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

deceiver and antichrist language

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

denial of Christ defines antichrist

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.

self-deification in the temple

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

lawless one destroyed by Christ

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

mystery of lawlessness

And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:

watchfulness against false claims of Christ

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

parallel false Christ warning

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.