So that you will understand the concept of "the Antichrist", I put together the verses in this post that explains it. Starting with Jesus as the true Christ.In Greek it can mean "against" or "in place of".
In Luke 1, Gabriel told Mary...
Luke 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
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In Matthew 2, the three wise men said....
Matthew 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
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In Matthew 27, Pilate had a sign placed on the cross above Jesus's head...
Matthew 27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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In Luke 23, a sign was over Jesus head as he was on the cross, written....
Luke 23:38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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In John 4, the woman at the well said...
John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
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In John 12, the crowd praised Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem on the donkey....
John 12:13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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In Matthew 27, the religious leaders mocked Jesus, saying....
Matthew 27:42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
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In Mark 15, the religious leaders mocked Jesus, saying...
Mark 15:32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
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So Jesus is the King of Israel, King of the Jews, Christ - the messiah - who came in the name of the Lord. But was rejected by his own people - the Jews.
Now, the prophecy verse of the coming Anti-christ - instead of and against, the rightful King of Israel - Jesus.
John 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
The Antichrist will presume himself to be the King of Israel messiah, christ.
In Revelation 6, the rider on the white horse, representing a messianic figure, is given a crown.
That crown will be that of being anointed the King of Israel. The rider on the white horse is the Antichrist.
On my chart, Stage 3, you will notice the reference to John 5:43, the prophecy verse about the Antichrist coming in his own name. It will be the Jews who will for a while think the person is their long awaited King of Israel, King of the Jews, thought-to be-messiah, christ.
Stage 3, being the King of Israel, thought-to-be messiah will end in Stage 4 when he reveals himself to be the man of sin - and not the messiah as the Jews will have initially believed. End of his time as the King of Israel, as the Jews will reject him as continuing as their king.

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