Every person -> is either saved or lost -> is either a wheat or a tare -> is either going to heaven or going to hell -> is either a ChildOfTheHolySpirit or a ChildOfSatan<p>What a person does with the LordJesusChrist makes all the difference.<hr>It is interesting that John, being a Jew, was levying a charge against his people - that they, as a group, were under the control of the SpiritOfAntiChrist.<p>We sometimes too directly associate the SpiritOfAntiChrist with the Beast of Revelation.  Yes, the Beast will embody that spirit but he is not the originator of it. The Jews were - they denied that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ - even to the point of crucifying Him.<p>In Matt 23:38 we hear Christ cursing the house of Israel.  Why?   Because their rejection of Him was simultaneously an invitation for the SpiritOfAntiChrist to take over their society.<p>The SpiritOfAntiChrist is not easily overcome.  -> It is different than being ignorant of Jesus. ->  It is different than worshipping another god or following another religion.<p>To be AntiChrist is to have been informed of the Messiah, Jesus, yet knowingly and willfully rejecting Him as Creator, MightyGod, Saviour, Lord and King.<p>Recognize the SpiritOfAntiChrist in the people you interact with.  Such will eventually align themselves with the Beast who will begin genocide of Christians.