2-John-1v7

2 John 1:7

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

  • Coming-in-the-Flesh

  • Antichrist

  • deceiver(s) - G4108 - planosG4108-planos

    • Strong’s Concordance
      • wandering, leading astray, a deceiver
      • misleading, deceiving, wandering; a deceiver, imposter
    • HELPS Word-studies
      • Cognate: 4108 plános (a substantival adjective, derived from 4105 /planáō, “wander”) – a deceiver, trying to get others to also veer off God’s course (path of safety). See 4105 (planáo).
    • Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
      • deceiver, seducer
      • Of uncertain affinity; roving (as a tramp), i.e. (by implication) an impostor or misleader; —deceiver, seducing.
    • 5 Occurrences in the NT
      • Matthew 27:63
      • 2 Corinthians 6:8
      • 1 Timothy 4:1
      • 2 John 1:7 - 2x
  • key phrase - refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh.

  • antichrist - G500 - antihchristosG500-antichristos

    • Strong’s Concordance
      • antichrist, (one who opposes Christ)
      • either one who puts himself in the place of or, or the enemy (opponent) of the Messiah
    • HELPS Word-studies
      • 500 antíxristos (from 473 /antí, “opposite to, in place of” and 5547 /Xristós, “Christ”) – properly, opposite to Christ; someone acting in place of (against) Christ; “Antichrist.”
    • 5 Occurrences in the NT; all used by John
      • 1 John 2:18 - 2x
      • 1 John 2:22
      • 1 John 4:3
      • 2 John 1:7

1-John-2v18

1 John 2:18

Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

1-John-2v22

1 John 2:22

Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

1-John-4v2-3

1 John 4:2-3

2 By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.