Antichrist
v24
For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
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v3
and every spirit who doesn’t confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God, and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.
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Inversion
Antichrist inverts blessings to bring about a curse.
Ex:
- weaponized compassion
- Judas: Why wasn’t this ointment sold and the money given to the poor (rather than anointing Christ’s body for burial)?! (St John 12:1-8)
- society: why isn’t XYZ normalized and “centered” (rather than loving and protecting the vulnerable at the margins)
Naming
Antichrist wants to name and count (account) for everything
v17
and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
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Subtlety
v1
Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?“
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Ex:
- St Peter:
- “blessed are you… I will build my Church on you… and give you the keys”,
- “get behind me Satan!”
- Solomon attempting to unite the world (666 talents of gold)