Antichrist?? (It's Not What You Think) | End Times, Part 3

IN THIS EPISODE Search the whole Bible for the word "antichrist." It isn't in Revelation. It isn't in Daniel, the Gospels, or anything Paul wrote. It appears in four verses, in two short letters — and their writer says there were already many. We read John's letters slowly: who the "many antichrists" were, why "come in the flesh" was the dividing line, and the story Irenaeus tells of John walking out of the baths at Ephesus. Then Paul's "man of sin" in 2 Thessalonians 2 — a title the New Testament gives to only one other person — the emperor who nearly put his own statue in the temple ten years before Paul wrote, and the "restrainer" that even Augustine admitted he could not identify. CHAPTERS 0:00 The word that isn't in Revelation 0:50 The elder at Ephesus 1:57 Many antichrists 3:44 Paul's letter to Thessalonica 4:34 The man of sin 5:44 What withholdeth 6:38 Who is he? The readings 7:25 Stand fast 8:04 Next episode SCRIPTURE (KJV) 1 John 1:1; 2:18-19, 22; 4:3-4 · 2 John 1, 7 · 2 Thessalonians 2:2-8, 15 · John 17:12 · Daniel 11:36 · Revelation 13:1 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13 SOURCES Irenaeus, Against Heresies 1.26 and 3.3.4 · Polycarp, To the Philippians 7 · Josephus, Antiquities 18.8 and Jewish War 2.10 · Philo, On the Embassy to Gaius · Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh 24 · Augustine, City of God 20.19 A NOTE ON AUTHORSHIP John's letters don't name their writer. From Irenaeus on, the church identified him as John the apostle; some scholars think "the elder" was a different John. Some scholars also question whether Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians. This episode reads the letters as they present themselves. WHERE CHRISTIANS DIFFER The "man of sin" is read as a first-century figure, as one person still to come, or as a pattern at work in every age that ends in a final figure. Careful, faithful readers hold each view. This series does not identify him with any person, church or nation, and does not set dates. ABOUT THIS SERIES The End Times — Read Slowly. Every line people argue about, read in context and at walking pace: who was in the room, what the King James words actually meant, and what happened next in history. No date-setting. Where Christians genuinely differ, we say so and show the main readings. KJV on screen, sources named. FOLLOW THIS CHANNEL X: @TBYMtv TikTok: @thebibleyoumissedtv YouTube: @TheBibleYouMissedTV Part 4: What Did Paul Actually Write About the Rapture? — coming next. This video uses AI-assisted reconstructions of people and places. Scripture is quoted from the King James Version. #EndTimes #Antichrist #Bible #2Thessalonians #BibleProphecy