{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Weird Stuff in the Bible","title":"The Antichrist: An Underworld Spirit","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1798,"description":"Hang around Christians long enough, listen to sermons long enough, or pick up just about any prophecy book sitting on the bookstore shelves, and you’re gonna hear about this dude called The Antichrist- an end-times world ruler who takes control in the last days. \nAnd he’s referenced all throughout the Bible. The Old Testament has 33 names for him; the New Testament has at least 13. Daniel calls him the little horn. Revelation calls him the Beast. And I and II John call him the Antichrist. This guy carries more ID cards than Jason Bourne. \nI John 2:18 tells us (NKJV)\n\nLittle children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming…\n\nIn the end times, in the apocalypse, this man will appear and dominate the world. But wait, there’s more to that verse. It continues:\n…even now many antichrists have come…\n\nWell what is that talking about? It gets even more confusing when you throw in\nI John 4:3\n\nevery spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.\n\nOK, so wait: is the Antichrist a man or a spirit? Is he coming, or is he already here? And if he is here- what do we do about him?\nI find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible. \nTurn to I John 2, and let’s get weird.\n\n——\nIf you do want to know more about hell, check out my interview with Megan Medick on Uncommon Sense right here:\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncommon-sense-with-meagan-medick/id1884935580?i=1000777122024\n\n\nSign up for the weekly newsletter! Get additional insights and Bible study tips for unpacking strange things in scripture. Enter your email here:\nhttps://weirdstuffinthebible.beehiiv.com/\n\nCheck out the website! www.weirdstuffinthebible.com\n\nTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction1:55 - Who is the Antichrist?4:55 - The Spirit of the Antichrist11:25 - The Beast out of the Sea15:50 - Leviathan the Twisting...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DJ0tfJ3XSg1opjzzlnBLv703XymHRviv_4zjUMvY4RU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjcw/Nzk2YTExZTI1NjBl/MTZmYjkzNDViM2Q3/NWJiMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}