The Age of the Spirit of Antichrist
1 John 2:18-19

Introduction:
I. The presence of the spirit of antichrist v.18
A. The time period
-The last hour, the end times
B. The antichrist
-Dan. 7:8, 2; 2 Thess. 2:3; Rev. 11:7, 17:8; Rev. 13:11-18;
16:13
-The worship of the antichrist Rev. 13:4, 8
C. The many antichrists
-1 Jn. 4:3; 2 Jn. 1:7
II. The people with the spirit of antichrist v.19
-They deny that Jesus is the Christ
-They deny that Jesus came in the flesh
-They deny that Jesus is the Son of God
A. They were with us at one time
1. They have gone out from us
2. They were not of us
-Matt. 22:12
B. They did not continue with us
1. The perseverance of the saints
2. The perseverance of God
C. They are visibly not of us
Conclusion:

Questions and Applications:

1. Define the spirit of antichrist?

2. If it is the last hour, how close are we to the
revelation of the antichrist? Could the antichrist come from the Christian church?

3. If these antichrists come from our churches,
how will they go out from us?

4. What does the habitual absence and deviance
demonstrate in a person that left the Church of Jesus Christ?

E. Can a person with the spirit of antichrist be
saved?