The Antichrist Error (1 John 2:18-27)
Early Errors
A Study of 1st John
18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. 22 Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist—he denies the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
24 See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is what he promised us—even eternal life.
26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
1. What does the Bible mean when it speaks of the ‘last hour’ or ‘last times’ or ‘end of the age’?
a. Some say it meant Jesus was going to return very shortly and this is an error in the Bible
b. Some say it meant Jesus was going to return very shortly and Jesus did just that
c. Some say the wording speaks of the entire time between Christ’s 1st & 2nd Comings
d. Some say it meant the age of the 1st Covenant was very shortly going to pass away
2. What information does the Bible actually give us in regards to “The Antichrist”?
3. Is it worthwhile for Christians to spend much time speculating about “The Antichrist”?
4. Is eschatology important for Christians? How?
5. What are the marks of these antichrists?
a. There were many of them in John’s day
b. They leave the Christian community
c. They were never truly Christian
d. They deny that Jesus is the Christ
e. Their motive was to lead the church astray
f. They claim some kind of new authority
6. How do we avoid being deceived by antichrists?
a. Keep focusing on the Gospel
b. Don’t rely on human authority, but on the Spirit
A Study of 1st John
18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. 22 Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist—he denies the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
24 See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is what he promised us—even eternal life.
26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
1. What does the Bible mean when it speaks of the ‘last hour’ or ‘last times’ or ‘end of the age’?
a. Some say it meant Jesus was going to return very shortly and this is an error in the Bible
b. Some say it meant Jesus was going to return very shortly and Jesus did just that
c. Some say the wording speaks of the entire time between Christ’s 1st & 2nd Comings
d. Some say it meant the age of the 1st Covenant was very shortly going to pass away
2. What information does the Bible actually give us in regards to “The Antichrist”?
3. Is it worthwhile for Christians to spend much time speculating about “The Antichrist”?
4. Is eschatology important for Christians? How?
5. What are the marks of these antichrists?
a. There were many of them in John’s day
b. They leave the Christian community
c. They were never truly Christian
d. They deny that Jesus is the Christ
e. Their motive was to lead the church astray
f. They claim some kind of new authority
6. How do we avoid being deceived by antichrists?
a. Keep focusing on the Gospel
b. Don’t rely on human authority, but on the Spirit
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