SPECIAL TOPIC: THE ANTICHRIST (from 2 Thessalonians 2)

1. There is a personal opposition to God, His Messiah, and His people. This is often expressed by
   1. a supernatural personage, Satan
   2. spiritual representatives of Satan, the demonic
   3. humans empowered and carrying out Satan's schemes and plans
   
   
   1. Satan ‒ SPECIAL TOPIC: SATAN
      
      
   2. the demonic ‒ SPECIAL TOPIC:ANGELS AND DEMONS
      SPECIAL TOPIC: THE DEMONIC IN THE OT
      
      
   3. evil people(s)
      1. nations, groups
      2. individuals
   
   
2. Some of the Evil People who are empowered by Satan and oppose
   1. "the seed" of the serpent ‒ Gen. 3:15
   2. evil kings of Israel and Judah
   3. kings anad judges of the nations ‒ Psalm 2
   4. Gog ‒ Ezekiel 38-39 (see notes online)
   5. Littlehorn of Dan. 7:20-28
   6. Antiochus IV ‒ Daniel 8; 9:24-27; 11:36-39
   7. Belial ‒ Nahum 1:8 (see SPECIAL TOPIC: BELIAL)
   8. "man of Lawlessness" or "man of sin" ‒ end-time "little horn" of Daniel 7, 2; Thessalonians 2
   9. "Abomination of Desolation" ‒ Dan. 9:24-27; 11:36-39; see SPECIAL TOPIC: ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
   10. Antichrist ‒ 1 John 2:18-19; 2 John v. 7
   11. sea beast ‒ Revelation 13
   
   
3. See my exegetical notes on 2 Thess. 2:1-12 at (2 Thess. 2)
   
   
4. See exegetical notes on theological concepts in 1 John 2:18-19 at (1 John 2)
   
   
5. See exegetical notes on Contextual Insights to Rev. 13:1-18 at (Rev. 13)

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