Can We Know Who The Antichrist Is?

I find it interesting that both Judas (John 17:12) and the Antichrist (2 Thess. 2:3) are called “son of perdition (or destruction)” and that Jesus called Judas a “devil” (John 6:70-71).

Remember during the scene in the Upper Room (John 13:21-30), Jesus told His disciples point blank – “one of you will betray Me” (v. 21).  Wanting to know who it was, the disciples began to ask one another, “who is it?” (v. 22).  Peter gestured to John to ask Jesus who it was that was going to betray Him (vv. 23-25).  Jesus gave a direct clear-cut answer: “That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him.”  So when he dipped the morsel, Jesus gave it to Judas (v. 26).  Satan therefore entered into Judas (v. 27). But verse 28 tells us that “no one knew” what was going on.

In other words, Jesus kept Judas’ identity and hidden agenda a secret until after he had fulfilled his million. Why? Because if the rest of the disciples knew, they would probably do all they could to stop him.  But Jesus did not want Judas to be stopped. Jesus wanted Judas to fulfill his destiny – betray the Son of Man so He could start walking the road to Calvary.  

Judas was living, breathing, working and eating with the disciples of Jesus and not one of them knew or understood that he would turn into a betrayer or antichrist.

So it is today. I believe in our midst, we have the man of sin, the son of perdition, the Antichrist living, working, eating and breathing among us. We do not know who he is because Jesus is keeping his identity and intentions a secret. There is a veil placed by God over the eyes of the church and the world regarding the identity of this global leader.

It won’t be until after the Rapture of the church and sometime during the start of the Tribulation Period (2 Thess. 2:6-9), God will lift the veil and the world will get its first revelation of Satan’s ultimate betrayer of God.

Therefore, I find it stupefying that Satan’s ultimate global leader is someone whom is possibly living, serving, working and teaching among us.  And at the same time, we cannot know who this person is until his mission is well underway.

God doesn’t want anyone to kill or harm this “son of perdition.” He has a job to do. He has a destiny to fulfill. God will take extreme measures to keep this man’s identity a secret, thus protecting his life, until he begins his journey to hell. 

Keep in mind that everyone (saved and unsaved) are indestructible in the watchful protection of God until He removes His protective restraints.