# Sermon: The Apostle John's Warning Against "Antichrists" (1 John 2:18-27)

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Podcast: [The Blue Collar Scholar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458)
Published: 2026-07-08T17:00:00+00:00
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Happy 4th of July! The premier liberal democracy to arise out of the Enlightenment is now a quarter a millennium old. But this sermon is not a patriotic holiday sermon. Instead, we continue in our sermon series through the epistle of First John. In 1 John 2:18-27, John warns us against those who oppose the Kingdom of God, seeming to coin the term "antichrist" in the process. End Times enthusiasts have used the term "the Antichrist" to refer to the figure that the Book of Revelation calls "the Beast." Therefore, this sermon addresses that issue, but expands the term to include all those who oppose Christ or His teachings.

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