Church Tradition has always held there will be a literal antiChrist ascendent during the End Times.
Then we must default to the scriptures to prove it. The word antichrist is used by only 1 author of scripture. John.
4 times.
1st John 2:18 - Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
1st John 2:22 - Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son
1st John 4:3 - And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
2nd John 7 - For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Those verses are the "biblical" antichrist.
Scripture should always be the default above tradition. It is speaking of a "spirit" or condition. Not a end time superman.
The Church is well aware of the Spirit of the antiChrist which is “already in the world”, and nevertheless despite this has always asserted that a literal human antiChrist would ascend to global power - along with the Beast and the False Prophet - as an “Unholy Trinity” in mockery of the Holy Trinity.
The two assertions don’t contradict each other - and Holy Tradition completes Scripture, not contradicting it. The Scriptures are themselves part of the Tradition, after all.
Regardless of catholic/orthodox or even protestant tradition, an end time superman titled "antichrist" is not found in scripture.
Jesus gave an entire "Revelation" (along with the book of Daniel) to teach us of the end times. If an end time superman was going to be necessary for us to know of, Christ would have told us. But He did not.
"Antichrist" is not in the bible other then the 4 uses of the word John penned.
Doubt you will listen, but the "beast" which will soon have a "mark", is the roman catholic church. The "false prophet" is apostate protestantism.
Rome and her harlot daughters are who we are to be mindful of. Not an end time superman.
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