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[Teenager]

Is the Antichrist actually ever mentioned in the OT/NT?

[jimwalton]

The term is actually used in 1 Jn. 2.18-22, but that's a generic reference to anyone who opposes Jesus.

In Revelation 13, however, the text speaks of a beast who comes out of the sea and then a second beast who comes from the land. The first one (the beast from the sea), in some traditions, is considered to be the Anti-Christ, and the second one (the beast from the land) is the False Prophet. The three together (the Dragon who is Satan, the 1st beast [the anti-Christ], and the 2nd beast [the false prophet]) seem to be portrayed as a false and deceptive trinity who oppose God. There are other places in the Bible (such as the mention of the Little Horn in Dan. 7.8-24) that are thought to refer to the Anti-Christ as well.