1John 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.
English “antichrist” and “antichrists” emboldened in 1John 2:18 were translated from Greek masculine noun 500 antichristos from a compound of Greek preposition 473 anti and Greek adjective 5547 christos from Greek verb 5548 chrio meaning to anoint while Greek neuter noun 5545 chrisma is the anointing itself. Greek adjective 5547 christos describes and qualifies Christ and was 569 times translated into English “Christ”. Greek noun 5485 charis is the temporary bestowment of God’s spirit. Greek noun 5486 charisma is the permanent endowment of God’s spirit. English anti means against but Greek preposition 473 anti means in lieu of as documented in Mark 10:45 where Greek preposition 473 anti was translated into English “for” in “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many”. Jesus certainly did not give his life a ransom against many. Jesus gave his life a ransom in lieu of many. Greek masculine noun 500 antichristos are not against Christ they come in lieu of Christ misrepresenting themselves as representatives of Christ. Matthew 24:3-5 “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world” “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you” “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many”. 1Timothy 2:5 clearly says “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus”. There is one God! There are 4,351 different world religions precisely because they come in lieu of Christ.
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