Antichrist is a power or person opposed to Jesus Christ. According to the Bible, the Antichrist will rise to power before the Last Judgment, but will then be defeated by Christ. The idea of such a final war between good and evil occurred among Babylonians, Persians, and Jews before being adopted by Christians. In the Bible, the term Antichrist appears only in the First and Second Epistles (Letters) of John. However, the concept of the Antichrist appears in various passages in the New Testament. For example, it is symbolized in the Book of Revelation as a beast—a form of Satan.
