Gary gives an update on what he’s been working on lately, and responds to an article about the antichrist by Jase Robertson.
No matter what century you study, prophetic speculation was prevalent. There have been numerous antichrist candidates. Early Christian thinkers like Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Hippolytus speculated on the topic, sometimes linking the Antichrist to the Roman Empire and the “man of lawlessness” described in 2 Thessalonians to the Roman Catholic Church. Many Protestant leaders, including Martin Luther, John Calvin, and John Knox, identified the Papacy itself as the Antichrist, viewing it as a present manifestation of evil rather than a future individual.
In modern times, the figure of the antichrist has been applied to a wide range of individuals and institutions, too many to list here. Napolean, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Henry Kissinger, and Mikhail Gorbachev have been popular but now discounted candidates. Remnants of the medieval Antichrist tradition can be found in contemporary popular culture, as in films like Rosemary’s Baby (1968) and The Omen (1976 and 2006) and its sequels. Some see the antichrist as institutional, as in the New World Order and Globalism.
Ultimately, the Bible is the key to understanding this complex, popular, and widely debated topic. So let us “search the Scriptures” to see what they say on the subject.
The Antichrist, Beasts, the Man of Lawlessness, and 666
Across history, sincere believers have repeatedly "found" the Beast in popes, dictators, presidents, barcodes, credit cards, and even children's characters-because their own interpretive methods virtually guaranteed they would. This book exposes how those speculative systems work, why they keep failing, and how they can quietly deceive God's people. More importantly, it offers a careful, historically rooted, and thoroughly biblical approach to prophecy-one that takes time texts seriously, honors the original audience, and helps you read Revelation and the rest of Scripture with clarity, confidence, and conviction, unlocking God's Word without chasing the latest prophetic fad.
Buy NowGary gives an update on what he’s been working on lately, and responds to an article about the antichrist by Jase Robertson. Gary points out that too often Christians read the Bible as if it was written yesterday, rather than thousands of years ago in a completely different historical context. It’s “Bob Beamon Exegesis,” which Gary also explains.