| Orthodox Christianity understands the Bible to teach | | | | materialistic theology. |
| that Antichrist is any man, group, or movement that is | | | | This religious fantasy can only be speculation since the |
| in opposition to Christ and His Gospel (I John 2:22). The | | | | term antichrist is not associated with that doctrine in |
| only references in the Bible to Antichrist or Antichrists | | | | the Bible. Orthodoxy believes that the whole science |
| have to do with persons and forces at work in the | | | | fiction drama about an antichrist in the future is a |
| days of the Apostles (I John 2:18, 4:3, II John: 7) or who | | | | diversion and a part of the grand deception designed |
| would come before they had all died out (St. Mat. | | | | to take our minds away from the present spiritual war |
| 24:24, 34). Orthodoxy knew nothing of a certain | | | | and what is really important to the Church in the |
| person arising in the earth after the rapture of the | | | | Kingdom of God. |
| Church who would be known as The Antichrist. To | | | | This is the last and greatest dispensation in the history |
| Orthodoxy, Satan is The Antichrist. | | | | of the world and when it is over the end of the world |
| In dispensation formulations, the terms The Man of Sin, | | | | will come (I Cor. 10:11; Heb. 9:26; I Cor; 15:23-36; II Peter |
| The False Prophet and sometimes The Beast have | | | | 3:10-12). Any religious theory that directs the minds of |
| been associated with the term The Antichrist and an | | | | God's people away from the Mission of the Church |
| interpretive scheme has been constructed that calls | | | | and to a non-existent future dispensation after Christ's |
| for him to make his appearance on this earth after the | | | | return is false. It may be promoted by good men who |
| catching away of the Church. This view is rejected by | | | | are deceived and misled but the author of this |
| Orthodoxy, because is based upon imagination and | | | | monstrosity is none other that Satan Himself. |