Antichrist
in Christian theology, an imposter, anti-messiah, and enemy of Christ mentioned in the Book of Revelation
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Summary
Antichrist is a biblical character[1]. They draws 17,634 Wikipedia views per month (biblical character category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: literary character[3], eschatological figure[4]
- Part of: Christian eschatology[5]
- Commons category: Antichrist[6]
- Said to be the same as: The Beast[7]
- Opposite of: Christ[8], Jesus Christ[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Antichrist[10]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[11], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[12], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[13], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[16], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Kościelna encyclopedia[22]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/antichrist[23]
- Native label: Χριστός[24]
- Different from: Masih ad-Dajjal[25], The Antichrist[26], Messiah of Evil[27]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Antichrist include number of the beast[28], a symbol[29]; they[30], a film[31], directed by Lars von Trier[32]; and The they[33], a written work[34], written by Friedrich Nietzsche[35].
Why It Matters
Antichrist has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] They is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for them include number of the beast[28], a symbol[29]; they[30], a film[31], directed by Lars von Trier[32]; and The they[33], a written work[34], written by Friedrich Nietzsche[35].