THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST

1. The Spirit Of Antichrist

a) The prevailing spirit in the world is the spirit of Antichrist, which has been working since the earliest days of the church (1 John 4). The spirit of Antichrist can be summed up as every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. It alleges that Jesus had something that we don’t have, that He was divine, that He didn’t have lusts and desires as a natural man, and therefore, He couldn’t actually sin.

b) But if we believe what’s written in the Word of God, He had the same flesh and blood that we have.

i) “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same.” (Hebrews 2:14)

c) He had the same lusts and desires, which caused Him to be tempted, and He had to fight to keep from sinning. He had the Holy Spirit to guide Him, and strength and help from His Father in heaven. Because of His life, He made the same available to us, and therefore we are able to follow Him on the way that He opened up through the flesh and back to the Father.

d) That means we have to put in the same effort, take up the same battle that He did, fight against the sin that we have in our human nature as a result of the fall in the Garden of Eden. Most people aren’t willing to do that. And that’s how the the Antichrist spirit gets power. It shows people an easier way.