WHO/WHAT IS ANTICHRIST?

                      THE UNHOLY TRINITY...DRAGON/BEAST/FALSE PROPHET

       Revelation 16:13
        And I saw *three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the 
 1.) dragon              {=  satan himself }[Rev.12:9], and out of the mouth of the
  2.) beast               {=  revived Roman empire}[Rev13:1], and out of the mouth of the
 3.) false prophet    {= Roman empire's "religious" leader}[Rev13:11-13].

                                                                                                                             

1Jo 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come 
in the flesh is not of God:
and this is that *spirit *of *antichrist, whereof ye have
heard that it should come; and even now
already is it in the world.

2John1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess
not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This
is a deceiver and an antichrist.

IT SAYS THOSE THAT DENY MESSIAH HAS COME IN THE FLESH ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST...


1john2:18Little 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.


IT SAYS EVEN NOW THERE ARE MANY ALREADY HERE....


1John2:22Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ?
*He *is *antichrist, that denieth the Father* and* the*Son.


THIS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT ANTICHRIST DENIES THE FATHER AND THE SON, IN OTHER WORDS, ANTICHRIST DENIES THE GOD AND MESSIAH OF THE BIBLE, THEREFORE,  ANTICHRIST CANNOT COME CLAIMING TO BE EITHER JESUS OR GOD HIMSELF. DANIEL TELLS US THIS SAME THING...REMEMBER "ANTI" MEANS OPPOSITE [Strongs#473]OR "INSTEAD" (OF).

Daniel 11:36And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall 
exalt himself, and magnify himself *above *every *god,
and shall speak marvellous things *against the *God* of
*gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be
accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

Daniel 11:37Neither shall he regard the *God of his fathers, nor the
desire of women, nor regard *any* god: for he shall
*magnify *himself *above* all.

Rev13:6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy *against *God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them
that dwell in heaven. 

2THESSALONIANS SEEMS TO AGREE WITH THIS AS WELL...

2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself *above all that is called God,
or that is worshipped; so that he *as God (THE TEXTS OMIT "*as God")sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

SO.....TO SUMMARIZE.....

1.) THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST HAS LONG BEEN HERE & IS HERE NOW...

2.)THOSE WHO DENY THE FATHER AND/OR SON ARE UNDER THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST...       

3.) ANTICHRIST WILL NOT CLAIM TO BE GOD (YAHVEH) OR MESSIAH (YESHUA), BUT WILL CLAIM TO BE SOME BEING ABOVE GOD HIMSELF...

CAN WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT ANTICHRIST WILL APPEAR AS...?

2Cr 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth *another [Strongs#243 *allos
{al'-los}another,other] Jesus,whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him].

SOME OTHER JESUS...SOME OTHER SPIRIT...SOME OTHER GOSPEL
NOT THE JESUS OF THE BIBLE.

2 Corinthians 11:14
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an *angel [*MESSENGER] of *light.[Strongs#5457 *phos {foce}
from an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays,)

*ANOTHER MEANING OF PHOS IS...
[Strongs#5457 2d1, the power of *understanding, especially moral and spiritual truth]

IS THIS SECOND MEANING USED TO DESCRIBE SATAN ANYWHERE IN THE BIBLE? YES, IN DANIEL...

Daniel 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance,
and *understanding *dark *sentences, shall stand up.

AND EZEKIEL...

Eze28:12(see12-19)Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of *Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, *full *of *wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

A CAREFUL READ OF DANIEL 8:23-25 & 11:21-12:3 WILL GIVE GREAT DETAIL OF THE ANTICHRISTS RISE TO POWER AND HIS ACTIONS.

DOES THE BIBLE DECLARE THAT ANTICHRIST IS A MAN?

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Eze28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

GOING BY WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRITTEN,  THAT SATAN (1. dragon) LIKELY WILL NOT COME BACK CLAIMING TO BE THE JESUS OR GOD OF THE BIBLE, AS SHEPHERDS CHAPEL TEACHES, BUT EITHER *AS OR MORE LIKELY POSSESSING[see *Prince/King below] SOME GREAT WORLD LEADER (2. beast ), SUPPORTED BY A WORLD RENOWN RELIGIOUS LEADER(3. false prophet).

                                                             "I am a God"

Eze28:2 Son of man, say unto the *prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and
thou hast said, *I *AM *A *GOD, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas....(see Eze.28 to further understand the *prince/king of tyre)

2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called 
God, or that is worshipped; so that he *as God[*the texts omit]
sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is[*A] *God.
(Eze28:2)*I *AM *A *GOD 

Dan11:37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire 
of women, nor regard *any *god: for he shall magnify himself *above *all. [*ABOVE *ALL *GODS, including YHVH.]