Anyone against Jesus is an antichrist. "Against" means anyone who does not follow God's Commandments.
"The antichrist" mentioned in Revelation is male, unmarried, from the Turkey/Syria/Iran area (which encompasses the territory of the old kingdom mentioned for his land of origin.)
The 666 refers to Nero as a prototype as to the coming actions of this figure. Nero was already long dead, via suicide, when John wrote Revelation, so we know it doesn't mean Nero, but someone like Nero, who used Christians as torches, chopped off their heads, and tossed them to the lions.
The text specifically mentions the mass beheading by sword of Christians. Two thousand years later, which civilization still uses knife-beheading as an execution method?
Biblical facts:
Anyone against Jesus is an antichrist. "Against" means anyone who does not follow God's Commandments.
"The antichrist" mentioned in Revelation is male, unmarried, from the Turkey/Syria/Iran area (which encompasses the territory of the old kingdom mentioned for his land of origin.)
The 666 refers to Nero as a prototype as to the coming actions of this figure. Nero was already long dead, via suicide, when John wrote Revelation, so we know it doesn't mean Nero, but someone like Nero, who used Christians as torches, chopped off their heads, and tossed them to the lions.
The text specifically mentions the mass beheading by sword of Christians. Two thousand years later, which civilization still uses knife-beheading as an execution method?