Hi brother JaumeJ
Paul taught the spirit of the anti-christ was already among us, and that in his time. He also taught the false brethren with doctrines of demons also had managed to wangle themselves into the assemblies, and that too was in his time.
The key seems to be the antichrists were and still are among us, but went out from us, as those of the confederacy .The proper manner of
us must be distinguished from them that went out from us, called the wrong manner of spirit, or again the confederacy..
We can see Peter is used as one of the many antichrists seduced by the one antichrist Satan in Mathew 16. A distinction should be made between the singular use of the word antichrist (Satan no form) and the plural form antichrists (men as that seen) .seeing they are two different entities . Humans who have form and the father of lies who has no form.
1Jo 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
Many times Peter denied Christ in unbelief(no faith) but in the end remained one of the us in Christ and not those who went out from us a stayed out as them who do try and seduce us.. (us , the true union and them, the confederacy )
In that portion of scripture Peter fits all of the requirements of one of the many antichrists in regard to the human form needed to seduce men by Satan who has no form the antichrist (one).It’s the same kind of deception used in the garden to destroy the faith principle making the word of God without effect.
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and
said unto Peter,
Get thee behind me,
Satan: “thou art an offence unto me”: for thou savourest not the “things that be of God”, but “those that be of
men”. Mat 16:22
He was not called the father of lies a man.
The “things of God” are the unseen things ,the faith of Christ, in God .It is Satan goal from the beginning to make it that kind of faith without effect.
We have a warning in 1 John 2 which is one of the clearest chapters that speaks of the methodology of the antichrist(one) Satan, the spirit of error, the father of lies, using human form, the antichrists(many) to seduce others.
These things have I written unto you concerning
them that
seduce you.But "the anointing" which ye have received
of him abideth in you,
and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the "same anointing" teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as
it hath taught you, ye shall
abide in him. 1Jo 2:26 (Christ is the anointing Holy Spirit of God.
The goal of the father of lies is to make it, as in as it is written with the word it representing the faith of Christ, that come from hearing Him who has no form , making it to no effect. Again I emphasize Christ alone is the anointing Holy Spirit of God.
The scriptures are God’s interpretation to us, as it teaches us we abide in Him.
Our Lord and Salvation, Jesus Christ, teaches us the before He returns, apostasy shall abound.
Christ's foretelling of the great apostasy, and Paul's indicating false brethren, and the spirit of the anti-christ began coming about two thousand years ago. It began two thousand years ago, and it has progressed since.
There is no denomination applicable to Jesus Christ nor to His disciples. Even the term Judaism is a non-existent denomination in the Word. The only denominational reference to believers is the faith of Abraham taught by Jesus, and even it is not a denomination.
I would be careful not throw out the baby(the denominations) with the bath water, the water of the word.
Although I would agree there is no denomination applicable to Jesus Christ nor to His disciples. The apostles were shown as being identified by one . The word sect/heresy denotes a denomination.
Acts 24:5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the “sect of the Nazarenes” (Not the Catholic sect/denomination ) two different kingdoms.
Denominations are needed when many gather together in order to maintain some order. It does make them the authority which is not of us but can be useful in the growth of the individual that are given the gifts of ministry.
God uses the term mountains to indicate the denominations/sects of this world . Where the valley or lowland (Judea) would indicate the believer that has no part of the local congregation, for whatever reason . Perhaps lack of opportunity to find fellowship, or God is hiding them in a cave.
They together would be considered as one. In the end they will come as one bride. This is when the kingdoms as denominations of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Luk 21:21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter there into.