You could very well be right.
I am.
I have spiritual mentors who share similar views.
Tell them I said hi.
However, truth is when it comes to Bible prophecy being fulfilled no one ever gets it 100% right.
True since I am 99.9% accurate. Just kidding. Seriously I agree.
Even after it is fulfilled it usually takes time for people to catch up.
What fulfillment did you talk about that people had to catch up?
So, I believe it is possible that it will be a single person.
Of course, because you have been indoctrinated on this. Allow me to correct this theory...
I can only tell you that the "single man" theory is
not the "Biblical" view. The Antichrist is neither one single individual person, nor a political entity, nor the Pope, nor the Papal system. Antichrist is the
spirit that was in the world long before the Papal system existed. Long before the Dispensationalism was created by man. Long before Jesus Christ was born. Obviously! According to Scripture, it is the
spirit of Satan.
1st 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."
It is abundantly clear from the mouth of God that Antichrist is a spirit and was in the world when the Apostle John was inspired to pen this passage, and is in the world now. The only spirit that would qualify is the
spirit being Satan. Why some Christians cling to the church convention and customs of Antichrist being the Papal system, a single man from Europe or Middle East, or political power, has more to do with
following tradition and interpretations of men, than with sound exegesis of the texts. Period!
Now as for the 2nd Thessalonians verse, the man of sin is merely descriptive, just as I would say, "
Christ came that the man of God would be revealed." It doesn't mean there is just one man of God, it means the man of God is revealed in Christ.
Each one of us with the Spirit of God is "the man of God!" The righteous man. By that
same token, each one with the spirit of Satan is the man of sin (lawlessness) or antichrist.
2nd Timothy 3:16
- "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
- That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
This doesn't mean there is one singular "Man of God," rather it is descriptive of the man who is righteous. Likewise, the man of sin coming is descriptive of sinful man who will be revealed (or uncovered) at this later time to rule as the "authority" in God's house. In other words, to rule in lawlessness in place of God like Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyers, etc. For example, he rules by the spirit of Antichrist, which means the substitute or false Christ.
Selah!
Again, when it comes to Bible prophecy yet to be fulfilled, we'd would all be wise to remember that we will be wrong about how it will unfold at some level. If we could figure it all out ourselves, what would that say about God? But what I do know is: when it does happen, it will all line up and make sense.
Well, the Lord Judges!