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The TRUE Meaning Of The Little Horn Prophecy For the End
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An impossible idea, and not written in God's Word. You pope haters keep getting farther and farther from the actual Bible Scripture.
Another unwitting victim of Riberan deception.
I do not believe men's false Pre-trib Rapture theory, of which they try to create Revisionist history about the idea using Ribera.
Nor do I, but pretribs subscribe to and perpetuate Ribera's fabricated future antichrist.
Don't you subscribe to a future antichrist? It was hatched by Ribera.
Nor do I subscribe to the false doctrine that what Apostle John warned in 1 John 2:18 that the "antichrist shall come" was a fabrication of Ribera.
I think you've been reading too much propaganda, and not enough of God's written Word...
1 John 2:18
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
KJV
John in the above warned of 2 separate "antichrist". The first one is singular, about a singular false-Messiah like Jesus warned us against for the very end of this world per Matthew 24:23-26, and the "many antichrists" about the followers of that "antichrist". And the fact that John says the brethren there had already heard that antichrist shall come, means they were aware of that warning from Christ and His Apostles.
So I don't appreciate you trying to be 'cute' with your questions to me about this, as you obviously reveal a need to study your Bible more, because the times today are very short, and all Christian brethren should well know about the coming "antichrist" for the end of this world which is well written of by Christ and His Apostles in His Word.
1 John 2:18
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come...
John identified "antichrist shall come" as "ye have heard" hearsay.
1 John 2:18
...even now are there many antichrists...
John identified "now are there many antichrists" as the existent reality when he wrote.
They couldn't be followers of "that antichrist" if he hadn't appeared yet.
There is no future singular "that antichrist". That is Jesuit fabrication spawned by Ribera and swallowed whole by delusional dispensational futurism.
Obviously you're still a "Riberanite" clinging to that fabricated delusion.
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FUNNY! you are basically calling Apostle John a LIAR, like he didn't mean what he plainly said! John meant what he said that THEY HAD ALREADY HEARD ANTICHRIST SHALL... COME.
Where and when... did they first hear that antichrist shall come?? That is the question you SHOULD instead be asking yourself from that verse.
And the answer of 'when' they first heard that antichrist shall come is... written. But I'm not going to reveal it to the unfaithful who mock God's written Word.
THEY HAD ALREADY HEARD hearsay.
And they didn't hear it from John, nor from anyone that he identified.
Pure hearsay.
Nothing else.
Here is my take on this:1 John 2:18
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come...
John identified "antichrist shall come" as "ye have heard" hearsay.
1 John 2:18
...even now are there many antichrists...
John identified "now are there many antichrists" as the existent reality when he wrote.
They couldn't be followers of "that antichrist" if he hadn't appeared yet.
There is no future singular "that antichrist". That is Jesuit fabrication spawned by Ribera and swallowed whole by delusional dispensational futurism.
Obviously you're still a "Riberanite" clinging to that fabricated delusion.
I. The Biblical Usage of "Antichrist"
The term "antichrist" (ἀντίχριστος) appears only in four passages, all written by the apostle John:
1 John 2:18 – "Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour."
1 John 2:22 – "Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son."
1 John 4:3 – "Every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world."
2 John 1:7 – "For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist."
The term is always used in the plural or general sense, not as a singular, future individual. John states that many antichrists were already present in his time ("now already in the world"). The defining characteristic of an antichrist is denying Christ’s identity, not necessarily political or military power. There is no mention of a final, singular, global Antichrist figure in these passages.
Many people mistakenly conflate different figures in prophecy to create a single "Antichrist" at the end of time. Below are the figures often misidentified as "Antichrist":
The Beast (Revelation 13)
The beast from the sea represents a powerful persecuting system with global influence.
It receives authority from the dragon (Satan) and demands worship.
The description matches Daniel’s "little horn" (Daniel 7:25).
This is not called "Antichrist" in Revelation but is widely identified as the Papacy.
The Man of Sin (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
Paul warns about a coming apostasy and a "man of sin" who exalts himself as God.
This matches the blasphemous claims of the "little horn" (Daniel 7:25), which speaks "pompous words against the Most High."
The man of sin is not called "Antichrist", and Paul never uses that term.
The Little Horn (Daniel 7:8, 24-25)
Described as a religious-political power rising from the fourth beast (Rome).
"He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints, and shall intend to change times and law" (Daniel 7:25).
Identified historically as the Papacy, not a singular future individual.
Thus, none of these figures are explicitly called "Antichrist," and they do not represent a single end-time person.
1. The Early Church Rejected the Idea of a Singular "Antichrist"
The Church Fathers did not interpret "antichrist" as a single end-time figure but as a spirit of opposition present throughout history.
Many Protestant reformers (Luther, Calvin, Wesley) identified the Papacy as the fulfillment of Daniel’s "little horn" and Paul’s "man of sin," rather than expecting a future end-time Antichrist.
2. A Shift in Interpretation: Jesuit Counter-Reformation
In the 16th century, Catholic scholars Francisco Ribera and Robert Bellarmine developed Futurism, which proposed that the Antichrist is a single future figure. This interpretation contradicted the historic Protestant view that the Papacy was the power prophesied in Daniel and Revelation. Many modern evangelical groups have adopted this Jesuit-influenced Futurist view, despite it lacking biblical basis.
John’s Definition:
- The only biblical definition of "Antichrist" refers to multiple people, not a singular ruler.
- They were already present in John’s time.
No Unified "Antichrist" in Prophecy:
- The "beast" (Revelation 13), "man of sin" (2 Thessalonians 2), and "little horn" (Daniel 7) refer to the Papacy, not a singular future individual.
- Nowhere does Scripture connect these figures under the term "Antichrist."
The Papacy as the Real Fulfiller of End-Time Prophecy:
- The Papacy fits the description of the little horn (Daniel 7:25), the beast (Revelation 13), and the man of sin (2 Thessalonians 2:4).
- It claims to forgive sins, change divine laws, and hold authority over all earthly kings—fulfilling the warnings of Scripture.
The Real End-Times Deception
- The idea of a future Antichrist is a distraction from identifying the Papacy as the power that has already fulfilled these prophecies.
- Many are looking for a future dictator, while the true fulfillment of prophecy has already been active for centuries.
That statement above in red is where you made your error, which negates much of what was said afterwards in your post.
What you said above in red is actually an idea from men's traditions, not actual grammar from the Greek of 1 John 2:18, nor aligned with the subject of who John was pointing to which Lord Jesus also defined in a 'singular' role.
In 1 John 2:18, the first mention of "antichrist" is in the singular tense. Only the "many antichrists" in the latter phrase is plural. And I mean, who can't understand that KJV translation with "many" is plural, when without it has to be singular?
The subject of a singular "antichrist" is about the coming pseudo-Christ that Lord Jesus warned us about in His Olivet discourse of Matthew 24:23-26, and also that Apostle Paul warned us about in 2 Thessalonians 2 with the "man of sin". And also even in Revelation 13:11 about the "another beast" individual that will come with two horns LIKE The Lamb, but speak as a dragon (Satan). That is about the singular "antichrist" that the brethren already shall come. Jesus was first to warn the disciples about it, but I'm not saying where that Scripture is; do your own Bible study homework on it.
The following Scripture is in the SINGULAR tense about the one Jesus is warning us about. The KJV translators brought the Greek word pseudochristos into Englilsh as plural "false Christs", but the CONTEXT of the below is about a SINGULAR FALSE CHRIST...
Matt 24:23-26
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, "Lo, here is Christ, or there"; believe it not.
So by the above what Jesus said there, did He warn about "many antichrists" with that? NO! He warned about a SINGULAR false Christ the deceived will say, "Lo, here is Christ, or there". And He warned US to not believe it.
Thus already, that shows Christ was pointing to a SINGULAR ANTICHRIST, not many.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
That phrase "false Christs" is the Greek word pseudochristos made up of TWO Greek words. It's translation to "false Christs" (plural) is a BAD translation.
Even Dr. James Strong in his Strong's Exhaustive Concordance noticed the KJV translators made a bad translation of that Greek word pseudochristos...
NT:5580
pseudochristos (psyoo-dokh'-ris-tos); from NT:5571 and NT:5547; a spurious Messiah:
KJV - false Christ.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006, 2010 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
(Greek pseudochristos is made up to two Greek words, pseudo which means false, and Christos which is SINGULAR per the Greek. In our English language, when an 's' is at the end of a noun, it most often means it is plural. But not in the Greek. An 's' on the end of a Greek noun does not necessarily mean it is plural. Furthermore, the CONTEXT of Christ's warning in these Matthew 24:23-26 is very easy to recognize. He is warning us about a SINGULAR false-Christ that others will claim is Jesus.
Original Word: ψευδόχριστος (pseudochristos):
When a Greek term, like Christos for Christ singular, is instead plural, usually the ending includes Greek oi, making pseudochristos into pseudochristoi. Some Interlinear Bibles have pseudochristoi instead of the original pseudochristos. So make up your own mind on this matter, but your final decision should be on the actual CONTEXT of the above Scripture which Lord Jesus gave us.)
25 Behold, I have told you before.
Do you realize when God does that above, like He told us before and is now reminding us again, that He is strongly emphasizing this warning??
That means He deems this warning extremely... important for His Church, so we would not be deceived by that singular "antichrist" that shall come.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, "Behold, He is in the desert"; go not forth: "behold, He is in the secret chambers"; believe it not.
KJV
Was Lord Jesus in the above warning us about "many antichrists" there with "Behold, He is in the desert", or "behold, He is in the secret chambers"?? No, of course Lord Jesus was NOT pointing to many false Christs with that, but to a SINGULAR false Christ that the deceived will say... is Christ.
(I used the "He" capitalized in verse 26 above because the KJV study Bible I use, The Companion Bible, has it capitalized, showing they also realized this is about a SINGULAR FALSE CHRIST. The 19th century British Bible scholar E.W. Bullinger is who put together the King James version study Bible called The Companion Bible).
Not in my Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. Provide a link or copy/paste validating your claim.
Matthew 24:4 Greek
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DECEIVERS
Matthew: “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you, For many shall come in my name saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many” (24:4,5).
Mark: “And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you; For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many” (13:5,6).
Luke: “And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived; for many shall come in my name saying, I am Christ, and the time draweth near; go ye not therefore after them” (21:8).
We notice that all three accounts warn about deceivers. But Luke’s account explains WHEN these things would happen. Jesus Said: “And the time DRAWETH NEAR: go ye not therefore after them.” Jesus was not talking about something that would take place hundreds or thousands of years later. Jesus was warning his disciples about something that was drawing near in their time. This is plain.
Did such deceivers or false Christs arise and deceive many in those years before the destruction of Jerusalem? Yes.
According to Josephus, the noted Jewish historian, twelve years after our Saviour’s death, a certain impostor named Theudas persuaded a great multitude to follow him to the river Jordan which he claimed would divide for their passage. At the time of Felix (who is mentioned in the book of Acts), the country of the Jews was filled with impostors who Felix had put to death EVERY DAY — a statement which indicates that there were many of such in those days.
An Egyptian who “pretended to be a prophet” gathered 30,000 men, claiming that he would show “how, at his command, the walls of Jerusalem would fall down.”
Another deceiver was Simon, a sorcerer, who led people to believe he was the great power of God (See Acts 8). According to Irenaeus, Simon claimed to be the Son of God and creator of angels. Jerome says that he claimed to be the Word of God, the Almighty. Justin relates that he went to Rome and was acclaimed as a god by his magical powers.
Origen mentions a certain wonder-worker, Dositheus, who claimed he was the Christ foretold by Moses. Another deceiver in those days was Barchochebas who, according to Jerome, claimed to vomit flames. Bar-jesus is mentioned in Acts 13:6 as a sorcerer and false prophet.
These are examples of the deceivers of whom history says there were a great number, and of whom Jesus had prophesied that there would be “many.”
Great Prophecies of the Bible
Ralph Woodrow
Brethren in Christ Jesus, if you have read a few of my posts, then you have heard me preach our Lord Jesus' and His Apostle's warning about the coming of a false-Messiah prior to Lord Jesus' future return to gather us.
Haven't you wondered just why... many Churches today are NOT giving that strong warning about that coming false-Christ that is written in God's Word? (see Matthew 24:23-26; Mark 13:21-22; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-9; Revelation 13:11-14; 2 Corinthians 11).
Not only are many Christian Churches omitting that 'warning' in their preaching today, but they instead are busy trying to point to some pope in Rome, or some goon in New York, or Brussels, or some other place, ANY OTHER PLACE other than JERUSALEM where God's Word reveals that false-Messiah is going to show up at the end!
In those above Bible references I gave, that coming false-Christ, or "antichrist", or false-Messiah, or "little horn", or "dragon", or 'beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit and will go into perdition', is going to appear in... today's JERUSALEM.
Why would our Heavenly Father allow that coming event at the end of this world? Because many won't listen to HIM in HIS WORD. They instead fill their bellies up with soothsayers and smooth talkers, just as old Israel did back in the days of Isaiah...
Isa 30:9-16
9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
10 Which say to the seers, "See not"; and to the prophets, "Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us."
12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
16 But ye said, "No; for we will flee upon horses"; therefore shall ye flee: and, "We will ride upon the swift"; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
KJV
How many times have you heard them say things like that above, "We are going to FLY AWAY! we won't be here! we shall escape the great tribulation!"
Haven't you wondered just why... many Churches today are NOT giving that strong warning about that coming false-Christ that is written in God's Word? (see Matthew 24:23-26; Mark 13:21-22; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-9; Revelation 13:11-14; 2 Corinthians 11).
Not only are many Christian Churches omitting that 'warning' in their preaching today, but they instead are busy trying to point to some pope in Rome, or some goon in New York, or Brussels, or some other place, ANY OTHER PLACE other than JERUSALEM where God's Word reveals that false-Messiah is going to show up at the end!
In those above Bible references I gave, that coming false-Christ, or "antichrist", or false-Messiah, or "little horn", or "dragon", or 'beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit and will go into perdition', is going to appear in... today's JERUSALEM.
Why would our Heavenly Father allow that coming event at the end of this world? Because many won't listen to HIM in HIS WORD. They instead fill their bellies up with soothsayers and smooth talkers, just as old Israel did back in the days of Isaiah...
Isa 30:9-16
9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
10 Which say to the seers, "See not"; and to the prophets, "Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us."
12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
16 But ye said, "No; for we will flee upon horses"; therefore shall ye flee: and, "We will ride upon the swift"; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
KJV
How many times have you heard them say things like that above, "We are going to FLY AWAY! we won't be here! we shall escape the great tribulation!"
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