Which Bible verses specifically mention the Antichrist and what do they say?

1. Where the exact word “antichrist” appears — John’s letters

The explicit label “antichrist” occurs only in the Johannine epistles: 1 John 2:18 warns “children, it is the last hour… many antichrists have come”; 1 John 2:22 and 1 John 4:3 identify the antichrist as the one who denies Jesus is the Christ or who denies the Father and the Son; and 2 John 1:7 calls those who do not confess Jesus Christ “antichrists” ^{[1] [4]}. These passages frame antichrist language as both a present “spirit” and applied to persons who deny core Christian claims ^[1].

2. Passages that describe the Antichrist without using that word

Preaching and popular commentaries tie several other biblical texts to the Antichrist idea. Paul’s 2 Thessalonians 2 speaks of a “man of lawlessness” who exalts himself in God’s temple and receives divine‑like worship; ministries treat that description as the Antichrist or “son of perdition” ^[2]. Revelation 13 portrays a beast who rules, performs wonders, and is marked by the number 666; many writers call this beast the Antichrist and the chapter the “classic reference” for him ^{[3] [2]}.

3. How different traditions connect the verses

Scholars and ministries disagree about whether John’s “antichrists,” Paul’s “man of lawlessness,” and John’s Revelation beast are the same person. Futurist readings commonly unify them into one end‑time world leader; older views (preterist, historicist) often read some references as first‑century or symbolic and not all as a single future individual ^[1]. Popular ministries and blogs typically present a single charismatic, deceptive leader tied to both Daniel and Revelation passages ^{[5] [6]}.

4. What these verses say about the Antichrist’s character and actions

Across sources the composite portrait includes deception (denying Christ; performing counterfeit signs), lawlessness and self‑exaltation (setting himself above God), political and religious authority (global influence or temple activity), and ultimate destruction at Christ’s return ^{[4] [2] [3]}. Ministries emphasize practical markers — false teaching, miracle‑working deception, and attempts to monopolize worship or commerce — while noting theological differences on timing and identity ^{[6] [7]}.

5. How contemporary writers use these texts

Contemporary ministries and websites often extrapolate from the biblical texts to modern signs (e.g., technology enabling control of buying/selling, revived empires), and sometimes identify likely geographic or political origins (a leader from a Roman‑empire territory), but these are interpretive overlays rather than explicit biblical statements ^{[6] [5]}. Sources vary widely in specificity: some compile many verses as “about the Antichrist” (topical lists), others focus tightly on a few canonical texts ^{[8] [7]}.

6. Limitations, disagreements, and what sources do not say

Primary biblical usage of the exact term is limited to John’s letters; the linkage to 2 Thessalonians and Revelation is interpretive and contested among scholars ^{[1] [3]}. Available sources do not provide a single, agreed‑upon verse list that all traditions accept as definitively naming one future individual; rather, they present overlapping motifs and contested identifications ^[1]. If you are seeking any verse that literally writes “this man is the Antichrist” the sources do not show one.

7. How to read these verses responsibly

Read John’s epistles for theological warning about denial of Christ and deceptive teachers (the word’s biblical home), then treat 2 Thessalonians and Revelation as prophetic literature requiring interpretive caution; note the differences in genre and historical context and the range of scholarly positions reported by sources ^{[1] [3]}. Ministries and commentators add application and modern scenarios, but those are interpretive steps, not direct scriptural citations ^{[6] [5]}.