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ANTICHRIST
A symbol of the adversary of the Higher Self,
which is the lower principle or the desire-mental nature.
"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesseth
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and every spirit
which confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the spirit of
the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it cometh; and now it is
in the world already." - 1 JOHN iv. 2, 3.
Hereby know ye the Spirit of Love and Truth: every impulse which is
in harmony with Jesus Christ now born in our lower nature (flesh) is
"of God": and every impulse which annulleth Jesus in us, is "not of
God," and this is the antichrist which is the impulse of the
desire-mind in opposition to the indwelling Jesus. The antagonist of
righteousness and truth is in our mental condition (world), but
"greater is he (Jesus Christ) that is in you than he that is in the
world " (verse 4), for he that is of the lower nature is Antichrist.
"St. John is not speculating on ultimate existences; he is dealing
with active powers; and from this point of view the power of evil
has its place in his system. As Christ is the principle of truth, so
the devil is the principle of error. He remains as the anti-Christ,
though all his attendant demons have vanished in this Gospel. The
devil is de facto ruler of this world, which as his domain is
contrary to God." - W. R. INGE, Camb. Biblical Essays, p. 272.
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