"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. 19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us." 1 John 2:18
This states that those that departed from the apostles are manifest that they are Antichrist.
As Protestantism is not part of the Church that Christ built on His apostles but others who only accepted some of the original faith, then why doesn't this apply to them and why want the protestant gatherings accept the original faith?
Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Seeing how protestants worship Jesus according the canonical books, no. Remember why Protestantism was formed: the Catholic church had forgotten what Christianity was about. Martin Luther realized that and started a stir and argued for Jesus's teachings. After that, the Catholic church stopped selling indulgences and the corruption of the church greatly decreased.
The Antichrist is someone who will act as if he is God. Protestanism didn't add anything to the scriptures.
It's these little petty fights that tear apart religions and create all these branches. Protestants WORSHIP JESUS. That's the exact opposite of Antichrist. They attend Chucho for the same reason as catholics, and that's to follow the word of god. How could you even make such a decree towards your own kind?
and by the way, your precious bible that you quote so viciously from is written by MEN, ordinary people, just like yourself. It isn't some brick wall meant to prove others wrong and declare them to be hell bound.
Christ did not found a Church. He told the Pharisee that he would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in 3 days. The Temple he was referring to was one of the mind not of any specific church. In fact there was no organized Christian Church until Constantine picked someone to be in charge of the Christians.
The Original faith was Jewish if you read your bible. If Jesus were to come back to earth again, which Church do you think he would go to? He would probably go to a synagogue where he could talk to the people and recognize the prayers and readings.
So technically all Christian Churches are Anti-Christish. (I am Catholic by the way.)
The term "anti-Christ" properly refers to ANYONE that denies the divinity of Christ. It should not be confused with "the anti-Christ" of Revelations which refers to one individual in particular (666 and all that).
Conversely, anyone who affirms Christ's divinity is NOT an anti-Christ - regardless of their denomination.
The Antichrist is not a person but a state of mind. You're busy looking for some revolutionary figure to plunge the world in darkness when really, it's already happening slowly and invisibly within all of us. Every time someone says something hateful, divisive or deceptive, they are doing the real evil here.
If you can't even accept people of your own faith but a different denomination, what hope do you give to the world?
The Roman Catholic Church High jacked the Name of Christ. They know nothing of the Christ, for if they did their stores would not be full while one child in this World went hungry. May Jehovah God All Mighty rebuke them. Those of the True Christ are few, the time is coming soon, we will all have to choose. Are you with Jesus Christ and you except His mark, or you have sided with the wicked, and you will refuse to repent.
The First Pope changed Laws and times, in so they have blasphemed. The pope has no more power than an Old Goat, you can tell him Bob Bitchen said so. If you see that Satan character tell him Jesus is coming and I hear Chains. LOLOLOLLOLOLOLOOLOOLOO!!!!!!!!!!
The Word ?Antichrist? applies to all who deny what the Bible says about Jesus Christ, all who oppose his Kingdom, and all who mistreat his followers. It also includes individuals, organizations, and nations that falsely claim to represent Christ or that improperly ascribe to themselves the role of Messiah by presumptuously promising to achieve that which only Christ can do, bring about true peace and security.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST
1 John 2:18
Young children, it is the last hour, and, just as YOU have heard that Antichrist is coming, even now there have come to be many Antichrists; from which fact we gain the knowledge that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:22
Who is the liar if it is not the one that denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the Antichrist, the one that denies the Father and the Son.
1 John 4:3
but every inspired expression that does not confess Jesus does not originate with God. Furthermore, this is the Antichrist?s [inspired expression] which YOU have heard was coming, and now it is already in the world.
2 John 7
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.
The words of both Jesus and John plainly indicate that the Antichrist is not a single person but is made up of many individual Antichrists. Because they are false prophets, one of their main objectives is religious deception. What are some of their devices?
Spreading Religious Lies: The apostle Paul warned his fellow worker Timothy to beware of the teachings of apostates. Also ?loose conduct,? which is a discard for hi sh moral principles.
Jesus lived his life and died as a Jew. He never built a church, it was men who did and it was men who also built alternative forms of Christianity when they got fed up with the dealings of the Catholic Church. I've attended numerous Catholic and Protestant services. One religion can never chastise another, only God and not religion can do that. One reason why religions can't get along, is because they have turned God into a competitive business.
Like everyone else said, the Reformation (the historical term for Protestants separating from the Catholic church, if you ever want to look it up) wasn't Antichrist so much as it was a cry for reform of Christianity.
The very fact that you are quoting the Bible in English (or, if you aren't familiar with Latin, the very fact that you are quoting the Bible at ALL) is thanks to Protestantism. Rather than "Antichrist", Protestants pushed for important religious changes such as:
1. No corruption from the church,
2. A return to the simplicity and the truth of the Bible, rather than religion based off social traditions and misconceptions, and
3. A Bible for the average Christian, one written in the vernacular. (The everyday language of the believer, not a dead tongue such as Latin. Which is, of course, a beautiful language, but is difficult for the common man to learn.)
Rather than accept only "some" of the "original faith", Protestants accepted all of it and rejected the faith that social corruption had added.
A few years afterward, the Catholic Church cleansed itself of its corruption and redefined itself, but, by then, Protestants had formed their own church.
On a side note, calling anyone who believes in Christ and his resurrection an "Antichrist" just because of a different denomination label is kind of messed up. To quote one of the most famous verses of the bible, John 3:16 states "whosoever believer [in Christ]" (NOT "whosoever believer [in Christ] and has the right label".)
The concept of an Antichrist is pure mythology. There is no hell, no Satan and no Antichrist..Why would God create such things? End your confusion by reading Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch..God bless
Is Protestantism Antichrist?
