Greetings Brethren;
There are only four verses in Scripture referring to "antichrist" by name and one has to ask why the apostle John -- and only John -- mentions him. Well, when were John’s books written? Around 95 to 105 A.D.. The other apostles had all been martyred and John was the only one still alive. By that time, many heresies had entered the church: the Marcionites, the Gnostics, the Nicolaitans, the Balaamites, etc., etc., and John knew about them all.
In my opinion, John’s Gospel and his epistle’s were written primarily to combat those heresies. For instance, John 1:1-18 directly refutes the Gnostic view of the nature of Jesus while the rest of John’s Gospel flatly declares Jesus’ deity and His oneness with God the Father. In my opinion, the four versus in 1st and 2nd John referring to antichrist were written for the same purpose: to combat false views that existed in the early church. The phrase "you have heard" shows that the idea of a coming super bad character called "The Antichrist" was already in the Church. . . .
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Salam Saudara-saudara;
Hanya ada empat ayat dalam Alkitab yang merujuk kepada “antikristus” dengan nama itu dan orang harus bertanya mengapa rasul Yohanes – dan hanya Yohanes – yang menyebut dia. Well, kapan kitab-kitab Yohanes ditulis? Sekitar tahun 95 sampai 105 M. Rasul-rasul yang lain semuanya sudah menjadi martir dan hanya Yohanes sendirilah yang masih hidup. Pada waktu itu, banyak penyesatan yang telah masuk ke dalam gereja: ajaran-ajaran Marcionit, Gnostic, Nicolaitan, Balaamit, dsb, dsb, dan Yohanes tahu mengenai mereka semua.
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