Is it known who first associated the Beast of Revelation with the Antichrist, and when?
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I am NOT asking the similar question "Why is the second beast of Revelation called the Antichrist?" Rather, my question is specifically, when was the first connection made between the two--equating one of the beasts in Revelation with THE Antichrist--and if known, who made the connection?
I am looking for a firm connection here. For example, Justin Martyr spoke of "the man of apostasy, who speaks strange things against the Most High". This is a clear reference to Revelation 13, but he never uses the title "Antichrist".
Does Irenaeus, writing between about 175 and 185 AD make the connection? If so, was there someone before him?
Asked by Rocky Scott
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Nov 8, 2014, 04:54 PM
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