World War 3 is at Hand
While we wait for Iran's annihilation and its regime change, let's check our own Christian faith, doctrine and knowledge of Him and His words.
1Jn 2:18-19 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you were given word that the Antichrist would come, so when (now) a number of antichrists have come to you; and by this we are certain that it is the last hour. They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us. (BBE)
1. The Antichrist will appear only in the last days as the incarnate of Satan. He is also known as the End-time Antichrist, the man of sin who will sit in the temple of God proclaiming himself God.
Before the End-time Antichrist (the Devil's incarnate) appears, many antichrists will fill the churches with their heresies, lies, deceptions and abominable sins, behaviours and practices (e.g sodomy, covetousness).
2. The antichrists - (they went out from us but they were not of us) are fallen Christians. They are today's false prophets, covetous church leaders and rich televangelists, whose heresies and abominable practices though destructive yet pleasing to the ears of depraved and carnal Christians.
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.
The antichrists deny the Triune Godhead of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They also deny that Jesus Christ was the Word (God the Son) made flesh. They preached the heresy that Jesus was created by God the Father.
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.
Lies of antichrists
Mat 10:33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
1. Deny the Trinity
2. Deny the Divinity of Jesus
With Jesus reduced to a creation, these antichrists replace Jesus commands and words by keeping the Mosaic Law meant only for the rebellious Israelites.
3. Deny the Word was made Flesh
Luke 22:19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, " This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
Whenever a Christian partakes of the bread (His body or the Word), he must remember and celebrate the Word was made flesh at the birth of Jesus (Christmas).
4. Deny the Death of Jesus on the Cross
I Cor 11:25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."
At the last supper just before His crucifixion, Jesus made the New covenant in His blood. He told them to drink from the cup the wine, which symbolised His blood. We are reminded to believe that Jesus, who was the Word made flesh, poured out His blood on the cross for the propitiation of man's sins.
5. Deny the resurrection of Jesus
6. Deny Jesus' coming for His saints (Rapture)
I Cor 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.
Sadly to say that churches in many denominations today have fallen from His grace (salvation lost) for they have been deceived by Satan and the antichrists to deny Jesus Christ the Son of God.
Fallen Covetous Christian Leaders
2 Pet 2:1-3 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.