While this is true, there are many antichrists, but there is also
the antichrist.
I believe the antichrist will be the ultimate embodiment of what it means to be against Christ. In the end times/last hour, a man will arise to oppose Christ and His followers more than anyone else in history. Likely claiming to be the true Messiah, the antichrist will seek world domination and will attempt to destroy all followers of Jesus Christ and the nation of Israel.
Other biblical references to him:
The imposing, boastful king of Daniel 7 who oppresses the Jews and tries to “change the set times and the laws”
The leader who establishes a 7-year covenant with Israel and then breaks it in Daniel 9.
The king who sets up the abomination of desolation in
Mark 13:14 (cf.
Daniel 9:27).
The man of lawlessness in
2 Thessalonians 2:1–12.
The rider on a white horse (representing his claim to be a man of peace) in
Revelation 6:2.
The first beast—the one from the sea—in Revelation 13. This beast receives power from the dragon (satan) and speaks “proud words and blasphemies” (verse 5) and wages war against the saints (verse 7).
The antichrist/beast, along with his false prophet, will be thrown into the lake of fire, where they will spend all eternity in torment
Revelation 19:20;
20:10.
The antichrist is the end-times false messiah who seeks, and likely achieves, world domination so that he can destroy Israel and all followers of Jesus Christ.
