Church Father's views of the Antichrist

[Not David]

Is there any Christian writer who talked about the Antichrist?

 

[HTacianas]

Is there any Christian writer who talked about the Antichrist?

Tons of them. They all held fairly "standard" views on the subject. Just google "antichrist" and "church fathers".

 

[disciple Clint]

Is there any Christian writer who talked about the Antichrist?

Several starting with John

 

[Not David]

Tons of them. They all held fairly "standard" views on the subject. Just google "antichrist" and "church fathers".

What do you mean by "standard"?

 

[HTacianas]

What do you mean by "standard"?

Generally, that some charismatic world leader will come on the scene and at first be "everyone's friend", then turn evil. They are pretty much unanimous in that description.

 

[Not David]

Generally, that some charismatic world leader will come on the scene and at first be "everyone's friend", then turn evil. They are pretty much unanimous in that description.

So is it not that different from the Evangelical view of the Antichrist?

 

[HTacianas]

So is it not that different from the Evangelical view of the Antichrist?

They're pretty much the same.

 

[jgr]

John clarifies that it is not a single future individual.

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.

 

[Berean Tim]

Is there any Christian writer who talked about the Antichrist?

Hippolytus of Rome is one. I don't share his views 100%