1 John 2:22
What is written? (ESV)
Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
What does it say?
The liar is the antichrist – anyone that denies Jesus is the Christ by denying the Father and the Son.
What is its immediate context?
The Apostle John is writing to Christians to remain steadfast.
How 1 John 2:22 is applied across Bible answers
Who is the Antichrist?
John defines the antichrist as anyone who denies (e.g. blasphemes) the Father and the Son.
Who is the man of lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2:3)?
John defines an "antichrist" as anyone who denies (or is against) God and Christ.
Extra Context for this Application:
John further describes "the antichrist" as not just one individual, but many, and they are not to come in the future, but they have already come (2:18, 4:3). He also essentially repeats the definition he gives in this first letter (2:22) again in his second letter (2 Jn 1:7).
