Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.
~ 1 John 2:18-19
the Antichrist. This is the first occurrence of the term antichrist. Its usage is found only in John’s epistles ( 1Jn 4:3; 2 Jn 1:7). Here, it is a proper name and refers to the coming final world ruler energized by Satan who will seek to replace and oppose the true Christ (Dan 8:9-11; Dan 11:31-38; Dan 12:11; Mat 24:15; 2 Th 2:1-12; see notes on Rev 13:1-5; Rev 19:20).
many antichrists have come. While the term’s first occurrence refers to a particular person prophesied in Scripture, this one is plural and refers to many individuals. John uses the plural to identify and characterize the false teachers who were troubling John’s congregations because their false doctrine distorted the truth and opposed Christ (Mat 24:24; Mar 13:22; Act 20:28-30). The term, therefore, refers to a principle of evil, incarnated in people who are hostile and opposed to God (2 Co 10:4-5). John writes to expose the false teachers, the wolves in sheep’s clothing, who purvey damning lies (Eph 5:11). ~ MacArthur Bible Commentary
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New Testament: 1 John 2:18-3:6
Summary: Warning Concerning Antichrists, Children of God
No one who remains in Him sins continually; no one who sins continually has seen Him or knows Him.
~ 1 John 3:6
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