THE ANTICHRIST: PART ONE

Romans 1:20 says, "For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse." In other words, even though God is invisible to man, all of creation testifies to His power and glory. From the complexity of a single-cell organism to the vastness of the Universe, God has revealed Himself to mankind.

But God's Word teaches us that ever since his fall, man has wanted no part of God. Adam tried to hide from God (Gen. 3:8). Men preferred to worship idols rather than acknowledge the one true God (Ex. 32:4). Modern science, "falsely so called" (1 Tim. 6:20), has now added the "theory of antimatter" to its "theory of the big bang," and the "theory of evolution."

Simply put, the "theory of antimatter" is the opposite of the reality of matter. It suggests that an antimatter atom is composed of protons having a negative charge, and electrons having a positive charge. I could not find mention of antimatter neutrons, but it is likely that they are still "neutral." And, contrary to the First Law of Thermodynamics, the theory suggests that when matter and antimatter meet, both are "annihilated." No one has explained how both could coexist at the same time. Perhaps they think that, just as Christ controls matter (Col. 1:17), the antichrist controls antimatter! Joke, Joke! There is one verse in the Bible that perfectly describes modern science: Romans 1:22!

Speaking of the antichrist, it is amazing how much attention believers give a man who is only mentioned by one apostle, and although the word appears five times in his epistles, only the first specifically mentions the individual man. The others are really describing the spirit of those who deny Christ:

1 John 2:18 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.
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

The individual person is better known as "the man of sin" (2 Thes. 2:3), "little horn" (Dan. 3:8), and "the beast" (Rev. 13:1-8). The word, "antichrist," is from the Greek ἀντίχριστος (antichristos). The prefix ἀντί (an-tee') can be defined as: "against," or "opposed to," but it can also mean "instead of," or "in place of." That is why Jesus warned of false christs (Matt. 24:5, 23-28), or men who will come saying "I am Christ" (Lk. 21:8). To be continued, Lord willing.