Hi John,

Reference your letter today titled "John & the Antichrist.  2 Timothy 3-16 tells us “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  Therefore, I think it’s most likely that John was not a mathematician, but a recorder of the numbers given to him by God.

It is also my understanding that the original manuscripts did not contain verse numbers or punctuation, so I am skeptical about using verse numbers in calculations to prove anything.

According to the scriptures, the only person that Jesus called the Son of Perdition is Judas Iscariot. Please read the following scriptures from the KJV:

 

John 17:12 While I (Jesus) was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Luke 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (day of the resurrection/rapture) shall not come, except there come a falling away first (Satan permanently cast out of heaven to earth – Rev. 12:7-9) , and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

According to the scriptures above, I think that when Satan arrives on earth, he will resurrect Judas Iscariot and empower Judas to be his antichrist for the next 42 months.

Garry Boggs

Albion, Iowa
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Thanks, Garry.

It's possible to have more than one son of perdition (the same it's true for antichrist(s)).

I hope you can be open to the numbers I shared as they are unlikely man made.

Or at least wait for my post next week.

John