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Antichrist is a term for a person or force that opposes Jesus Christ and claims to be a savior in his place before the Second Coming. The term is found in the New Testament, especially in the Epistles of John, and in other Christian writings, but its meaning and identity are disputed.
Historicist interpretation associates biblical prophecies with historical events and identifies symbolic beings with historical persons or societies. It was widely used by Protestant Reformers to identify the Papacy as the Antichrist, the vicar of Christ, and the little horn of Daniel 7.
The animal Antichrist in the South Park episode "Woodland Critter Christmas", though at the end of this episode it is revealed that he was only part of a story made up by Cartman; The 'Damien' Antichrist from the South Park episode "Damien" Adolf Hitler, in Robert Van Kampen's novel The Fourth Reich. Hitler's spirit is released from Hell and ...
Al-Masih ad-Dajjal, also known as the Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology who will pretend to be the Messiah and later claim to be God. Learn about his etymology, description, miracles, role in the Day of Judgment, and sources from Quran and Hadith.
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament, written in Koine Greek and attributed to John of Patmos. It contains a series of prophetic visions, including figures such as the Seven-Headed Dragon, the Serpent, and the Beast, which culminate in the Second Coming of Jesus.
He identified the Antichrist with Paul's Man of Sin, Daniel's Little Horn, and John's Beast of Revelation 13. [30] He sought to apply other expressions to Antichrist, such as "the abomination of desolation," mentioned by Christ (Matt. 24:15) and the "king of a most fierce countenance," in Gabriel's explanation of the Little Horn of Daniel 8 ...
A list of dates and details of predictions for the return of Jesus to Earth from various Christian and Islamic groups or individuals. The article also covers the concept of the Second Coming, its biblical basis, and its relation to eschatology.
Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600 - 1661) was a Presbyterian pastor and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly. He wrote Lex Rex, a treatise on the sovereignty of God and the limits of civil authority, which was condemned by the Restoration Parliament and burned by the hangman.