To uncover the "Antichrists and the Antichrist" we need to understand the importance of identity. We certainly understand the importance of our own names, connecting us to a family, to a bank account, and for paying our taxes but many fail to pay this kind of attention to our Creator, to our Savior, YaHshua. Letting me express how important this is we will then see the truth in identifying the Antichrists and the Antichrist. It is a battle of names, marks, seals, all having to do with names. We find this simple truth in the question --Which god is your god, whom do you call Lord? This is the same question Solomon ask with an expectation of an answer, "…what is His son's Name, surely you know!" He is not actually asking you to guess, he, under inspiration is saying you know, that, at least, you should know, so, do you?

Proverb 30:4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know! ESV

(John 5:43) I am come in my Father's Name, and you receive Me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.

These teachers are without excuse - along with virtually every Christian minister telling us god is God, lord is LORD. It is the same as telling us that all mountains are Sinai! They see the majesty, they see the beauty and they speak of the power then they tell us that the Name of our Creator and Savior is, Lord, God or Jesus – all titles and an made up name -- supplanting the Savior’s birth Name with a false identity and by this they ultimately ignore our Heavenly Father's true identity as revealed to us by His Son (Mat 11:27).

They call on the Majesty of all Majesties by other names, or resort to using titles as names covering the true identity that separates the Living God and His Son from all the false, dead, gods and lords of this world. To say you have the one true god but do not recognize His true identity increases exponentially the possibility of giving His glory to another. In following this error many major leaders in the Christian Churches tell us we are all searching for god in different ways, that we are all worshiping the same god -- the worship of wood and stone and gods of our own imaginations, some even teaching man is god. This idiotic teaching and attitude is so pagan it hurt my spirit just thinking about it.

How dare anyone give the Glory of our Creator to anyone, or anything else. So, who is your god, do you know (Pro 30:4)? Even Islam make this same mistake, error, they call on Allah as a name and if it is a name, then it too is a false name. The term Allah is a term to replace the term "god" as a name -- in this they are correct but in the name they are wrong -- If we say Allah is the name for God, then what is your name for God? If we say "God" then what is the name of His son - can you tell me? Of course those of the Islamic religion do not recognize the Messiah as a "god" but as a great prophet, so this question is for those Christians saying the term "god" is a name. Allah is in a like manner used as a name but if they say Allah is the Name of God then they are wrong as this name never existed when YaHWeH identified Himself to Moses and, as a name, Allah does not translate or transliterate into or from His revealed Name, YaHWeH. YaHshua is the Name of our Savior, and He came in the Name of His Father, our Heavenly Father -- It is easy to prove, without a doubt, that Jesus is not His name and never could have been -- let’s establish a few things concerning His Identity and the importance of this knowledge as it concerns, also, the identities of the antichrists.

If you do not have the Son, you do not have the Father - (1 John 2:23)
There is only one name found among mankind that can save - (Acts 4:12)
The Anti-Christs (plural -- more than one) can be identified - (1 John 4:1-4)

The liar is the one that denies YaHshua is the Christ, such is the Anti-Christ – not only is the Savior denied but the Father as well, because the Son comes (came) in the Father’s Name. To deny the one is to deny the other, so for all of you that say we do not need to know the Father by anything other designation than "Father" then I say to you, you had better reconsider your position and rethink this the next time you call on Him. The Father’s Name cannot be "Jesus" but we most definitely see His Name in the true "birth name" of our Savior, YaHshua. (1 John 2:22-23) So, who is the liar? The Muslims say YaHshua (Yeshua) was a great prophet but deny Him as the Son of the Living God, and the professing Christians say He, the Messiah of the New Testament, is the Savior but they deny His Name, which is also deny, then, the Father.

YaHshua makes a prophetic statement found in the book of Hebrews, taken from a quote in the Old Testament and it is a very meaningful statement, declaration, and pronouncement --

"I will declare your Name to my brothers; ..." (Hebrews 2:12)

So! Who are the Anti-Christs, those Anti-to the Real Messiah?

If you haven’t guessed the answer to that question you need to reread everything in this article. The Antichrist can be a single personality and it can also be an uncountable number of people, like other professors of the faith and like those of other religions -- Islam acknowledges YaHshua as a prophet but denies Him as the Son of God, they deny Him as Savior. Anyone that denies "YaHshua as the Messiah", come in the flesh, is an Antichrist, an anti-messiah. Anyone denying YaHshua as Savior will also be denied, by YaHshua. If you count yourself a believer and accept "Jesus" as Messiah and deny "YaHshua", then you must answer the question, who is the Messiah? Jesus or YaHshua? If you say "Jesus", knowing better, having the knowledge of His true identity, then you qualify for the title as one of the "AntiChrists". This is a question you need to answer. No, Jesus is not YaHshua, and it does matter.

(Philippians 2:9-11) Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of YaHshua every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that YaHshua the Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. NIV

(Heb 13:15) Through YaHshua, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that confess his name. NIV (Most Christians and Jews)

(1Jn 2:18) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. NIV

(2Jn 1:7) For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that YaHshua the Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. KJV (Mainly the Muslims of the Islamic religion)

(1Jn 4:3) And every spirit that confesseth not that Yahshua the Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. KJV (The Muslims following the teachings of their Imam's fall into this category)

(1Jn 2:22) Who is a liar but he that denieth that YaHshua is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. (Let no one tell you this is not important – read this verse again)

Reading the above verses it is plain to see there can be more than one "Antichrist", and it is the acceptance or rejection of a NAME – His Name -- that determines this. There is another scripture that speaks of a single individual that is identified by many as the Antichrist, and while this may be true, he is not alone.

(2Th 2:3-4) Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

This "man of sin" is written about and is covered by many commentators covering many different angles to the exclusion of the other "antichrists", in most cases ignoring the aspect of multiple antichrists. What is unusual about this single "antichrist", this "man of sin" is his personal deception. Not only does he deny Yahshua but goes against all that is called God (?) -- all that is worshipped (?) -- seeing himself as God (?). His personal deception is so great it does not only deceive his followers but himself as well -- he believes he is God, or, in God’s stead (?). The ultimate deceiver is one that believes the "lie" also, and while he reached the height of deception, of deceiving and being deceived, he is not alone. This trait is common, in varying degrees, among the great artists of persuasion, the more you believe in your product, yourself, and the message you preach, right or wrong, the more convincing you can be.

(2Ti 3:13) But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

All the same, this special, singular Antichrist is given something other deceivers of the past have not ever been granted, something that will push him over the top as the ultimate deceiver of all time head long into a deception that will end in the worst way -- eternal death. You might say, or see, this coming great deceiver, is the ultimate child of Satan -- Satan's attempt at doing what has already been done, attempting to replace the real Messiah, the true Christ.

(Rev 13:2) "... and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority".

(Rev 13:4) And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?

What do we see? Satan, that old Dragon, receives adulation vicariously through the Beast, that man and Antichrist thinking himself to be God -- Satan's desire, to be as God exhibited in him, the false Christ. The ultimate deceiver is granted the "power" of Satan and even given his seat of authority (Rev 13:2-4).

This has to be a really big deal for Satan, to relinquish power to a human, even to giving up his "seat", the place of his authority? One cloud say this deceiver will be Satan in the flesh (the stuff movies are made of). We can look at history and see what men will do and have done thinking they are doing the will of God, or have been chosen by God for a greater purpose. Some have sacrificed their own lives for the sake of others but others, maybe fewer in number, have caused either directly or indirectly the death of millions. Imagine someone with the full power of Satan? Son of Satan -- the ultimate deceiver and denier of YaHshua as the Christ – thinking himself God. This is what Satan failed at and we know the Beast and his false Prophet will also fail.

Some others have suggested the coming "Antichrist" will be a Muslim, the 12th Imam, perhaps? This is not something new. For anyone with access to a Clark's commentary you will see Clark saw the Islamic religion as a religion of Satan and the Antichrists of his day and of bible prophecy. This bible commentary dates from 1830 AD so the idea Islam is connected with the "antichrist" image is not new, far from it.

During the same historical period when Clark saw the Muslims as the antichrists others were naming the Roman Catholic Pope as the one calling himself God taking titles to himself that belong to our Creator and Savior. Certainly the office of the Pope and the men occupying that seat of power have claimed the right to bind and lose anything on earth and in Heaven. The Roman Catholics accept the word of the Pope over the Scriptures. Maybe this will be the end-time false prophet?
The Jews of the Ultra-Orthodox wing are also "antichrists" and it is conceivable the Beast could be the "man of sin", or the coming Beast whom the False Prophet will cause everyone to worship. We will know that answer to these speculations one day but for today we are witnesses of His Word and its truth as it unfolds on a world scale and in our personal lives.

Consider, the Difference between Jesus and Yahshua!

    One thing is sure, the shepherds and the sheep were still out in the open at that time of the birth. By the month of December the sheep would have been corralled and the shepherds indoors, winters in the area of Bethlehem are not pleasant. Nowhere is the birth of our Savior made into a Holy day, or holiday, and not one of the Apostles suggest we celebrate His birth. There is a lot, however, mentioned about Him being the Passover and our Passover (not Easter, a pagan festival of fertility and rebirth). He is the sacrificial Lamb and is our Passover but few Christians recognize the Passover, opting instead for Easter, of pagan origin, having to do with fertility rites and the resurrection of the Sun (sun rise services). Please, be sure in your own mind as one man honors one day over another and another does not, just be sure it is all in honor of your Savior, be convinced in your own mind. Pagan festivals have no power over you, or shouldn't one way or another. They cannot hurt you nor do you good, but whatever you decide, do in His honor for He has set you free from all commandments of men.