Антихрист

The spirit of the Antichrists from the times of the apostles acts through their forerunners, as the apostle writes: For the mystery of lawlessness is already in action, only it will not be completed until the one who now restrains is taken out of the way (2 Thess. 2:7). The apostolic words “holding now” refer to the holding power and church power, against which the forerunners of the Antichrist rebel in order to abolish and destroy it on earth. Because the Antichrist, as explained by the interpreters of Holy Scripture, must come during a time of anarchy on earth. And while he is still sitting at the bottom of hell, he acts through his forerunners. At first he acted through various heretics who outraged the Orthodox Church, and especially through evil Arians, educated people and courtiers, and then he acted cunningly through educated Freemasons, and finally, now through educated nihilists he began to act brazenly and rudely, beyond measure. But their illness will return to their heads, according to what is said in the Scripture. Isn’t it extreme madness to work with all one’s might, not sparing one’s life, in order to be hanged on a gallows on earth, and in a future life to go to the bottom of hell in Tartarus for eternal torment? But desperate pride does not want to look at anything, but wants to express its reckless daring to everyone (2, part 1, p. 38). You are afraid to live until the time of the Antichrist. The Lord is merciful. You and I will hardly live to see this, but we will only be a little frightened by the forerunners of the Antichrist, rebelling against the church and the ruling authorities, since the Antichrist must come during a time of complete anarchy, about which the forerunners of the Antichrist are busy (2, part 3, p. 122). You might be interested in: