The First Epistle General of John
Chapter 2:18-23
Geneva Bible Translation (1599 Ed.)
18 Little children, it is the last time, and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now there are many Antichrists: whereby we know that it is the last time.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us: for if they had been of us, they should have continued with us. But this cometh to pass, that it might appear, that they are not all of us.
20 But ye have an ointment from that Holy one, and know all things.
21 I have not written unto you, because ye know not the truth: but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is that Christ? the same is that Antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son.
23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father.
From the time that Jesus pronounced judgment on this world, “the last hour” has been upon it, a final intensification of opposition to God that ends with the final Judgment. This prediction began to be fulfilled in the New Testament era (Matthew 24:24) with those who denied the Father and the Son (v. 22) and left the church to propagate their false teaching (v. 19). Their denial of the Son was a rejection of the Father who sent Him (2:23; John 15:23). In contrast to the antichrists, believers have an anointing from the Holy Spirit (vv. 20, 27) that opens their hearts and minds to know the saving truth. The Spirit Himself is the best teacher; He will remain with us always and protect us from falsehoods that could lead us away from Christ. The Spirit abides wherever the message of the gospel is received, and wherever the Spirit abides, the Son and the Father are present as well (v. 24). - Notations from The Reformation Study
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