wish to limit this research to those texts that shed light on the essence of the Antichrist. This should enable us to compose a definition of’Antichrist’ that is both as clear as possible and as early as possible, and to find an answer to some questions. Are there many antichrists throughout the course of history, or will there be only one Antichrist at the end of times? Can he be identified with Satan, or is he a man, albeit with a special relationship to Satan? How can the Antichrist’s activities