Originally posted by Bentley
Read the apocalypse? (the beast that came from the seas and was given the power of the dragon?)
Originally posted by Omega Vision
That's not the Anti-Christ. The little passage from Revelations (Not Apocalypse) you're referring to is now considered by most scholars to be an allegory for the Roman Empire.
Christian theology considers that there are several ways of reading bible passages:
- Historical (here its Rome).
- Spiritual (as a lesson of how to be, not to substitute God by a passing authority).
- Prophetical (a future figure commonly referred as "the anti-chirst"😉.
(And geez, "Apokálypsis" commonly referred by its regular english translation "Revelations"😉
You would be right in saying there is not ONE character referred as the Anti-christ, but more like, a future figure that is meant to replace faith in christianity (lets say science) by providing similar miracles.