Antichrist and the Red Heifer
Chris Foster (Calvin@clarityconnect.com)
Mon, 27 Jan 1997 07:02:39 -0800
It seems to me that all the speculation about red heifers and antichrist
has become hyper-supposal.
I did not grow up in Pentecost but came into this great one God Apostolic
way about twenty years ago. I saw the truth and obeyed its commands and
have never regretted one minute my decision.
I was taught to believe the bible. My Pastor said Trinity wasn’t in the
bible and He was right. The word nor the concept could be found
anywhere. He told me to look for it and I obeyed the man of God.
Couldn’t find anything remotely close to the trinity. I concluded it was
not a biblical doctrine but an answer to a theological question of Father
Son and Holy Ghost. A wrong answer I might add.
Now concerning Antichrist and the red heifer and all, I find that the
very same people that promote the Bible as the only source in which to
grow in faith are taking on the same unbiblical arguments as the
Trinitarians to justify their beliefs.
Look at the scriptures I’ve listed, notice there are only four scriptures
that use the word Antichrist. They are all found in 1,2,3 John, who it
happens is the scribe of Revelation, which does not have the word
Antichrist found in any chapter.
Some would say, yea the word is not there but the concept is....same
argument as the Trinitarian and it holds no water, no matter who is
saying it. John is the scribe of all these letters and yet is very
precise to use the word in a very pointed manner.
I Jn 2:18-19 Little 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. They went out from us, but they were
not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued
with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they
were not all of us.”
Notice, THEY (antichrist) went out from us THEY(antichrist) were not of
us, if THEY (antichrist)had been of us.....etc. you get the picture.
Antichrist in Johns writing is They not he.
I Jn 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the
Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.”
Do the Jews deny that Jesus is the Christ? Yet I read some posts that
postulated they are just ignorant and not really against Christ at all.
Go and find yourself a Jew and ask Him if Jesus is the Christ. Ask those
men that are trying to get red heifers and all the temple mount material
together if Jesus is the Christ.
He is antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son. Some would
misinterpret this to mean that John is writing about the trinity. No way
hosea, the trinity was not a consideration for years to come. The Jews
believed and still do that God is their Father, but they deny that the
Son has come. John says they are liars and antichrist. He that denieth,
meaning whoever, as many as deny are antichrist.
I Jn 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.”
Then John talks about the spirit of Antichrist as if it is an attitude.
II Jn 1:7 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. “
Here is the answer to the sect that said Jesus did not come in the flesh,
They are antichrist also.
So who is Antichrist. All those that deny that Jesus is the Christ. Are
the Jews Antichrist. It is John that has the opinion that they are,
while some apostolic’s say they are Gods chosen and even elect?
What? How can this be? Apostolic calling antichrist the elect? In a
word nonsense. You cannot have the Jew be Gods chosen and have the Bible
say they are antichrist all in one breath. They are antichrist or they
are Gods chosen but certainly not both.