• Charles Buck's Theological Dictionary

    141 Antichrist

    ANTICHRIST An adversary to Jesus Christ. There have been various opinions concerning the Antichrist mentioned in the Scripture, 1 John 2:18. Some have held that the Jews are to be reputed as Antichrist; others Caligula; others Mahomet; others Simon Magus; others infidelity; and others, that the devil himself is the Antichrist. Most authors agree, however, that it applies to the…

  • Robert Hawker's Poor Man's Morning Portions

    February 19—Morning Devotion

    "The prisoner of Jesus Christ."—Ephesians 3:1 My soul! art thou a prisoner of Jesus Christ? See to it, if so, that, like the apostle, thou art bound with Jesu's chains for "the hope of Israel." They are golden chains. When Paul and Silas were fast bound in the prison, the consciousness of this made them sing for joy. Men have…

  • Charles Buck's Theological Dictionary

    140 Devil

    DEVIL Calumniator, or slanderer; a fallen angel, especially the chief of them. He is called Abaddon in Hebrew, Apollyon in Greek, that is, destroyer.--Angel of the bottomless pit, Rev. 9:11.--Prince of the world, John 12:31.--Prince of darkness, Eph. 6:12.--A roaring lion, and an adversary, 1 Pet. 5:8.—A sinner from the beginning, 1 John 3:8.—Beelzebub, Matt. 12:24.--Accuser, Rev. 12:10.--Belial, 2 Cor.…