2 Thessalonians 2:1–12: The Man of Lawlessness
Paul's answer to a panicked church is not a chart of candidates but a guard against deception. The man of lawlessness is real, yet he is revealed on God's schedule and destroyed by the coming of Christ.
Who is the antichrist in the Bible? A Biblical Guide
John tells his readers that many antichrists have already arisen, and he identifies them by what they deny about Jesus. The safeguard he gives is not a chart of future events but remaining in the teaching they heard from the beginning.