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HOW TO IDENTIFY THE ANTICHRIST.

"Who is the liar? Who but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is Antichrist, for he denies both the Father and the Son: to deny the Son is to be without the Father; to acknowledge the Son is to have the Father too." (1 John 2:22,23 NEB).

HOW ANTICHRISTS DENY BOTH ALMIGHTY GOD AND HIS SON.
To establish whether a person is antichrist, apart from knowing anything of their works, one may ask who Jesus Christ is. Some antichrists say, 'Jesus Christ is God'. In maintaining this belief such ones deny both the Father and the Son, as this is proof they do not know, or have, either. This is what the apostle John said: "For many deceivers have gone forth into the world, persons not confessing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist." (2 John V.7). Almighty God Jehovah has never lived on earth in the flesh.

Furthermore, Almighty God Jehovah could not have sent Himself as His only begotten Son in the flesh. Put another way: If, as antichrists believe, Christ is God, then Christ would have had to anoint himself as the Firstborn Son of Himself ! (Matt 3:13-17). 'Christ' means 'anointed one' (of God). Antichrists falsely declare that this 'anointed one' of God is God! But Jesus Christ is the Son of his Heavenly Father Almighty God. The existence of the Son is totally dependent upon his Heavenly Father the One True God Jehovah, known by His works as the Lord and Creator of spirits. But while Gentile antichrists either deny that God exists, or deny that He is One God, the majority of Jewish antichrists do not believe that Christ Jesus the Messiah ever existed at all !

CHRIST: [Gr. Khri.stos', anointed; the Anointed One]. The equivalent of the Hebrew word Mashi'ahh, "Messiah". His future role on earth was foretold centuries before his birth on earth. (Please read: Dan 9:25,26) (See also: Matt 1:21. Luke 2:10,11. Matt 3:13-17. Acts 2:36-38). Some antichrists even refer to the virgin Mary as the mother of God ! But then, who would be her God? And how could the First Cause Almighty God Jehovah also be her son Jesus Christ when they claim that Jesus Christ is God? They are thereby denying the true existence and authority of the Creator Almighty God, for they are falsely attributing to the virgin Mary the power of being the First Cause, of having the power of eternal life, and of having existed before God ! Furthermore, the True God Jehovah would not, nor does He need to, anoint Himself with Holy Spirit, as Holy Spirit comes from, and belongs to, Him. Nor would Almighty God refer to Himself as His Son, or have the need to subject Himself to Himself. His words were: "This is My Son, the beloved, whom I have approved." (Matt 3:16,17. 1 Cor 15:24-28) (Acts 10:38).

Being antichrists opposed to the Spirit anointed Christ Jesus also means that they do not have God. Consequently, they do not have a future hope of heavenly immortal life by the power of Almighty God through His Christ. This is for the all important reason that only through The Christ Jesus our mediator are true believers forgiven for their sins and thereafter spiritually sanctified to inherit everlasting heavenly spirit life in peace, unity and joy. (Please read Col 1:12-23).

The High Priest Christ Jesus has 144,000 Spirit anointed brothers who are heavenly underpriests of God. They will be the heavenly Kingdom of God. When we refer to the name of the Firstborn Son of God before he lived on earth among men, and after his resurrection to an exalted position in heaven, his name was, and is, our Lord Michael (meaning: 'Who is like God').

There are those who, while not publicly denying Jesus Christ, do so by denying or rejecting Christ's anointed brothers. Among them are the "disgusting thing" "standing in a holy place" who usurped and "trampled" on The Christ's Spirit anointed brothers the sons of God. To deny or reject these Spirit anointed sons is also to be without the Father. This is Antichrist. (Matt 7:21-23. Rev 11:1,2. Dan 11:31. Matt 24:15).

12/10/88.