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*Chaos, [[Azathoth|the King of the Old Ones]].
*Chaos, [[Azathoth|the King of the Old Ones]].
*Adrian from the film ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]''.
*Adrian from the film ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]''.
*Slum King from ''[[Violence Jack]]'', a demonic undead samurai created by Ryo Asuka/Satan to punish himself for the murder of Devilman. The Slum King serves as the ultimate antagonist for Violence Jack.
*[[Fuma Monou]] from [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]'s ''[[X (manga)|X]]''
*[[Johan Liebert]] from [[Naoki Urasawa]]'s ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]''
*[[Griffith (Berserk)|Griffith]] from [[Kentaro Miura]]'s ''[[Berserk (manga)|Berserk]]''
*[[Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott]] from ''[[Date A Live]]''
*[[Set Abominae]] from the ''[[Something Wicked Saga]]''
*[[Set Abominae]] from the ''[[Something Wicked Saga]]''
*[[Woland]] from [[Mihail Bulgakov]]'s ''[[The Master and Margarita]]''
*[[Woland]] from [[Mihail Bulgakov]]'s ''[[The Master and Margarita]]''
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*Lucius Wagner in the "[[Lucius (video game)|Lucius]]" videogame series.
*Lucius Wagner in the "[[Lucius (video game)|Lucius]]" videogame series.
*Angel Caine in the 1977 movie ''[[Holocaust 2000]]''.
*Angel Caine in the 1977 movie ''[[Holocaust 2000]]''.
*Anghela Sta. Ana or "NgaHela" in 2016 Filipino horror movie ''[[Seklusyon]]''
*Anghela Sta. Ana or "NgaHela" in 2016 Filipino horror movie ''[[Seklusyon]]'', played by child actress Rhed Bustamante, she is known to execute or exhibit healing powers which heals the sick, heal the wounded and turn the rotten bread into new one with an unknown black liquid coming out on her mouth, though innocent, childly, virgin and poor looking girl at first, some priests, friars and deacons questioned her ability as they continue to investigate, her true power is soon revealed that it did not came from God, but from The Devil and her true purpose and nature was to use every past sin of young priests inside the convent so that to lure them into a trap and to make them praise her as a deity and enslave every human faith, but it soon backfired to her as one of the priest tries to stop her schemes. She is killed by a young priest by stabbing her multiple times so that her influence would not spread.
* Charlie from ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'' is the daughter of Lucifer and Lilith and the princess of Hell.
*Charlie from ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'' is the daughter of Lucifer and Lilith and the princess of Hell.
*Aion in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' anime.
*Aion in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' anime.
*[[Sabrina Spellman]] in the Netflix series ''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]'' is the daughter of Lucifer and is prophesied to bring about the apocalypse by performing satanic perversions of the miracles Jesus performed
*[[Sabrina Spellman]] in the Netflix series ''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]'' is the daughter of Lucifer and is prophesied to bring about the apocalypse by performing satanic perversions of the miracles Jesus performed

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Antichrist characters have been the continuing subject of speculation and attraction, often explored in fiction and media, and the character has developed its own fictional mythology apart from biblical scripture. For example, the Book of Revelation does not say the Antichrist will be the son of Satan (it does not even mention him), but the idea was made popular in at least two movies, The Omen, and its sequels, with the evil child, Damien, who grows up with the destiny to rule and destroy the world, and Rosemary's Baby with her son, Adrian.

In fact, the five uses of the term "antichrist" or "antichrists" in the Johannine epistles do not clearly present a single latter-day individual Antichrist. The articles "the deceiver" or "the antichrist" are usually seen as marking out a certain category of persons, rather than an individual.[1]

Little children, it is the last hour: and as you have heard that Antichrist cometh, even now there are become many Antichrists: whereby we know that it is the last hour.

— 1 John 2:18 Douay-Rheims

Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist!

— 2 John 1:7 NRSV (1989)

Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.

— 1 John 2:22 NRSV (1989)

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world.

— 1 John 4:2–3 NRSV (1989)

Consequently, attention for an individual Antichrist figure focuses on the second chapter of 2 Thessalonians.[2][3] However, the term "antichrist" is never used in this passage:

As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God.

— 2 Thessalonians 2:1–4 NRSV (1989)

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming. The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders, and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

— 2 Thessalonians 2:7–10 NRSV (1989)

Although the word "antichrist" (Greek antikhristos) is used only in the Epistles of John, the similar word "pseudochrist" (Greek pseudokhristos, meaning "false messiah") is used by Jesus in the Gospels:[4]

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

— Matthew 24:24 and Mark 13:22 NRSV (1989)

Portrayals

Antichrist characters portrayed in fiction and nonfiction include:

References

  1. ^ Yarbrough, Robert (2008). 1-3 John. Ada, Michigan: Baker Academic. p. 344. ISBN 9780801026874. The articles in front of "deceiver" (ὁ πλάνος, ho planos) and "antichrist" (ὁ ἀντίχριστος, ho antikhristos) should be seen as marking out a certain category of persons (Wallace 1996: 227–30). This is a common Johannine usage (1 John 2:23)
  2. ^ Weima, Jeffrey Alan David; Porter, Stanley E. (1998). Annotated Bibliography of 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishers. p. 263. (2) Does the New Testament support the notion of an individual Antichrist in whom all the anti-Christian strife of all ages will be concentrated? 2 Thess 2 answers the second question in the affirmative: an individual Antichrist will bring evil to its ...
  3. ^ Hoekma, Anthony A. (1979). The Bible and the Future. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 159. ISBN 978-0802808516. Whereas Berkouwer states, "There is no reason to posit with certainty on the basis of the New Testament that the antichrist ... 2. particularly his statements about the "restrainer," compel us to believe that there will be a future, individual antichrist.
  4. ^ Mauser, Ulrich (1992). The Gospel of Peace: A Scriptural Message for Today's World. p. 70. From Josephus's writings we collect, first of all, without much critical comment, some statements showing the close affinity of the … nowhere in his extensive accounts of the Jewish–Roman war uses the word "pseudo-Christ" (pseudochristos).
  5. ^ "Movie Capsule Review, The Omega Code, (1999) (Providence, 99 mins., PG-13)". Entertainment Weekly EW.COM. 29 October 1999. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  6. ^ Van Biema, David. "The Omega Code Home Page". Time. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  7. ^ Banks, Ann. "Popular Fiction". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  8. ^ CatholicCulture.org, "Recycled Rapture," by Carl E. Olson (2001 - retrieved on December 29, 2009).
  9. ^ The Sign, 3rd Revised edition (October 20, 2000) (ISBN 978-1581342321) p.224.
  10. ^ Gilliam, Terry; Sterritt, David; Rhodes, Lucille (2004). Terry Gilliam: Interviews. ISBN 9781578066247. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  11. ^ Robertson, Pat (1995). End of the Age. ISBN 0-8499-3966-6.
  12. ^ Matthew Dickens (2004). Wayfarer. ISBN 0-7684-2234-5.
  13. ^ Ken Abraham, Daniel Hart (2003). The Prodigal Project. ISBN 0-340-86234-3.
  14. ^ Robert R. McCammon (October 1988). Baal. ISBN 0-671-73774-0.
  15. ^ Cash, Jonathan R. (1999). The Age of the Antichrist. ISBN 0-8158-0534-9.
  16. ^ Caldwell, Brian (2000). We All Fall Down. Infinity Publishing (PA). ISBN 978-0-7414-0499-2.
  17. ^ Searching for Haizmann Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (IMDb).
  18. ^ "10 Sinister Fictional Tales of the Antichrist". 5 January 2015.
  19. ^ "10 Sinister Fictional Tales of the Antichrist". 5 January 2015.
  20. ^ "10 Sinister Fictional Tales of the Antichrist". 5 January 2015.
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