John Nelson Darby and the Rise of the Future Antichrist When Christians today talk about a future Antichrist—a coming world ruler who deceives the nations, persecutes believers, and rises during a seven‑year tribulation—they are often drawing from a prophetic framework shaped not in the early church, but in the 19th century. And at the center of that shift stands John Nelson Darby. Darby didn’t invent the Antichrist. Scripture speaks of the “man of sin,” the “little horn,” and the “beast.” … Continue reading →