1. Warnings About the Antichrist

The Antichrist may or may not be alive today. There is much speculation about the identity of the Antichrist. Many popular targets of today are figures like Vladimir Putin, Prince William, Former President Barack Obama and current President Donald Trump. The Bible doesn’t say specifically where the Antichrist will come from. Second Thessalonians 2:3-4 tells us how we will recognize the Antichrist: “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.”

While many try to speculate who the Antichrist is and the date and time we will encounter him, we should focus on what the Bible says. Revelation 13:5-8 says, “The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander His name and His dwelling place and those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast – all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.”