#229: Is the Antichrist Here? — Dr. Ralph Martin

The letters of St. Paul and St. John, along with the Book of Revelation speak clearly of a figure of evil who will arise and oppose the Church and deceive Christians everywhere. In the anti-Christ is growing as the manifestations of evil spread in the  Church and the world. Where to find the truth. Start with this conversation with renowned Catholic Bible scholar and evangelist Dr. Ralph Martin.

In this Episode You Will Learn

• The biblical passages where the anti-Christ is mentioned (see below)
• The various names and forms the anti-Christ will take 
• Signs that we may be entering into the “end of days” at last in a remote way
• The key difference between “an anti-Christ” (someone who rejects that Jesus came in the flesh) and THE anti-Christ, the Man of Perdition
• How the papacy of Pope Francis has fed into the confusion and the rumors over what Catholics must believe and do to be saved
• Sources for clarity, renewal, and tips for keeping your discipleship of Jesus Christ robust and active

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

• Church In Crisis: Pathways Forward, by Ralph Martin
• Bible passages on the anti-Christ:

1 John 2:22  Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.

1 John 4:3  And every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.

1 John 2:18  Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this, we know that it is the last hour.

2 John 1:7  For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

Daniel 7:8  While I was contemplating the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth uttering great boasts.

Matthew 24:24  For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4  Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

Revelation 13:1-10

And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority. I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast.

2 Thessalonians 2:6-10  And you know what restrains him now so that in his time he will be revealed. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming.

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