THE ANTICHRIST

Just what is the Antichrist? "Anti" means "to be against." Therefore to understand the Antichrist one must first know the meaning of the word Christ. No, it doesn't mean Lord, or savior, or the third person of the trinity, nor is it Jesus' last name-like Mary Christ or Joseph Christ. Some who are knowledgeable know that it means anointed, but anointed of what? The word Christ comes from the Greek word "Christos," or the Hebrew word "Messiah." The full meaning of the word Christ is the "Anointed son of King David." The very first line of the New Testament reads:

"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David." And in verse 16: "And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who was called Christ." (Matthew 1:16)

In Luke 3:23 and 31 it reads:

"And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli."

Here it says that the people supposed that Jesus was the son of Joseph, but Luke then assures them that Jesus is indeed the son of Joseph. Continuing Jesus' genealogy in verses 23 to 31, verse 31 reads:-

...which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David.

If Jesus was not the son of David, he could not be the Christ, for that is the meaning of the word Christ. Some Christians argue that Joseph was Jesus' foster father. But Paul sets us straight on that false conception:--

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ, which was made of the seed [sperma] [1] of David according to the flesh; and [only] declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness… (Romans 1:3,4 KJV)

If Jesus was not the sperm son of Joseph, he would be the biggest charlatan of all ages by claiming to be the Christ. If Jesus was the literal son of God, he could not be the Christ, for God is not a son of David. If Jesus' genealogy was traced back to David though his mother Mary instead of through Joseph, then Jesus could not be the Christ, for Mary doesn't have a sperm, she had an ovum. David was of the tribe of Judah, the kingly tribe, and Mary was of the tribe of Levi, the priestly tribe. Mary's cousin Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron of the priestly tribe [2], and she was married to Zechariah the High Priest. Elizabeth was pregnant with John (the Baptist) while Mary was pregnant with Jesus.