THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18

(KJV) 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.

Like other New Testament writers, John viewed the whole period beginning with Christ’s first coming (by birth) as the last days, or “last hour.” It was a reality that gave a sense of urgency and expectancy in relation to Christ’s return (Matthew 25:1-13). Even in John’s time, Christians were aware that a great enemy of God and His people – an antichrist or false Christ – will come before the last days are completed. This person will rise to world power and lead a great rebellion against Christ and the New Testament faith (Revelation 13:1; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 13:18; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10). Yet John says that before this, there will be “many antichrists” (“against Christ”), some of whom had already infiltrated the church and promoted false teachings about Christ. These deceivers claim to be believers, yet they love the world and its sinful pleasures. They twist the message of Christ by denying that He came in human form (1 John 4:2; 2 John 1:2, 7) or that He was truly the Christ (the promised Savior from God, 1 John 2:22). The “antichrists” John refers to in this letter are probably early Gnostics (1 John 1:1).

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1. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
2. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
3. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
4. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
5. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
6. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
7. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
8. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
9. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
10. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
11. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
12. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
13. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
14. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
15. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
16. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
17. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
18. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
19. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
20. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
21. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
22. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
23. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
24. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
25. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
26. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
27. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
28. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
29. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
30. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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THE LAST HOUR ... MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18

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Like other New Testament writers, John viewed the whole period beginning with Christ’s first coming (by birth) as the last days, or “last hour.”

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Margarita Crews

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