Anti-Christ Manifestations

[Ed Hurst]

I've had questions about this, so it seemed like this was the place to address them.

Ref: 1 John 4:1-3 -- The Apostle references that the Messiah has indeed come and He was Jesus. Anyone who doesn't confess that is a manifestation of the Spirit of Antichrist. In his day, who was most likely to deny that Jesus was the Messiah? Jews, of course. So it stands to reason that the demon of Antichrist is mostly deployed among Jews, though there are lots of Gentile allies who play along.

The final and ultimate manifestation of the Spirit of Antichrist is going to have a Jewish identity. Whether it be single person or a group, it's going to be Jewish, and certainly Zionist. Not all Jews will go along with stuff like that, but virtually every Zionist is pursuing an anti-Christian agenda. Until we see the Zionists rise to global power, we can breathe easy that we aren't in the Last Days. Even if they do rise to power, it may not be their last go-round, so let's just relax. Jesus said even He didn't know when He was coming back. Let us be found faithful to our calling and convictions.

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Not that I disagree, but is the fact the manifestation is going to be Jewish in nature an impression you're getting, or from looking at the general sweep of scripture? Or something else?

[Ed Hurst]

Short answer: A general impression from the sweep of Scripture, particularly the New Testament. All of Paul's biggest hassles came from his own people, and reading between the lines, he seems to expect that to be something that marks the future of mankind until the End.