en_tw/bible/kt/antichrist/01.md

# antichrist

## Definition

The term "antichrist" refers to a person or teaching that is against Jesus Christ and his work. There are many antichrists in the world.

* The apostle John wrote that a person is the antichrist if he deceives people by saying that Jesus is not the Messiah or if he denies that Jesus is both God and human.
* The Bible also teaches that there is a general spirit of antichrist in the world which opposes Jesus' work.
* The New Testament book of Revelation explains that there will be a man called "the antichrist" who will be revealed in the end times. This man will attempt to destroy God's people, but he will be defeated by Jesus.


## Translation Suggestions



* Other ways to translate this term could include a word or phrase that means, "Christ-opposer" or "enemy of Christ" or "person who is against Christ."
* The phrase, "spirit of the antichrist" could also be translated as, "spirit that is against Christ" or "