1. Lesson 6 for the 8 th of August, 2009

2. When will he come? Who is he? What does he teach? How can we recognize him? How can we resist him?

3. 1 John, 2: 18 When will he come?

4. IN THE LAST HOUR

5. When will he come? IN THE LAST HOUR

6. “Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us” 1 John, 2: 18-19 Who is he?

7. Anti: “Against” or “instead” Antichrists are those who oppose and/or try to take Christ’s place. According to this definition, the Antichrist par excellence is Satan. Christ Who is he?

8. THOSE WHO OPPOSE OR TRY TO TAKE CHRIST’S PLACE

9. “Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.” 1 John, 2: 22-23 “By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.” 1 John, 4: 2-3 What does he teach?

10. 2 Peter, 2: 1-3 What does he teach?

11. “There are those who claim to have great light, who say that they have communication with the spirits of the dead, who deny the divinity of Christ, and in so doing deny the Father whom Christ represented on earth… The classes who deny the Father and the Son are rapidly increasing in the world, and the name given to this class by the Bible is antichrist. There are many who have their names upon the church records, who claim to possess superior piety; and yet should Christ appear among them, they would rebuke the Son of God. There are men who profess to be ministers of the gospel who are teaching heresy, and deceiving many, and leading thousands in the way of apostasy.” E.G.W. (The Youth’s Instructor, September 27, 1894)

12. “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth… And this is the promise that He has promised us -- eternal life. These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.” 1 John, 2: 20, 21, 25-27 How can we recognize him?

15. God prepared a main method to know the truth in our days: through his Word. If anyone preaches a different truth than the Scriptures, he is an antichrist, even if he says he has been inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit won’t reveal anything against everything revealed to those who were inspired to write the Bible. God prepared a main method to know the truth in our days: through his Word. If anyone preaches a different truth than the Scriptures, he is an antichrist, even if he says he has been inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit won’t reveal anything against everything revealed to those who were inspired to write the Bible. How can we recognize him?

16. Having an anointing of the Holy Spirit and accepting the truth at one point in our lives isn’t enough. We’re invited to walk every day deepening the truth through personal study and a life that is consistent with the received truth. “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians, 1: 9-10) How can we recognize him?

17. 1 John, 2: 28 How can we resist him?

18. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John, 15: 5) ABIDING IN JESUS How can we resist him?

19. TEST ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST When will he come? In the last hour. Who is he? Those who oppose or try to take Christ’s Place. What does he teach? He denies that Jesus is the Christ. He denies the Father and the Son. He denies that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. How can we recognize him? Having an anointing of the Holy Spirit. Knowing the truth. Following the received teaching. How can we resist him? Abiding in Jesus.