4. The time of writing.
It is hardly able to be doubted that this Epistle was written in the precipitous decline of old age. For, for no better reason does it appear that Saint John calls himself the πρεσβύτερον/elder in the Inscription, than that he, being very old, and with his Apostolic office almost fulfilled, wrote the Epistle. Nevertheless, the time of writing is not able to be defined with certainty.
Dr. Dilday's Sermon: "Antichrists and the Antichrist, Part 4"
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1) Review of context
2 John 7b: This is the deceiver (ὁ πλάνος, ho planos) and the antichrist (ὁ ἀντίχριστος, ho antichristos).
2) Doctrine: The Apostles taught that a certain, great apostasy was coming, led by a certain, great leader.
a) Explanation of the doctrine
b) Bible proofs
i) 2 John 7
ii) 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
iii) 1 Timothy 4:1-8
iv) 1 John 2:18-26
v) 1 John 4:1-3
vi) Excursus: the Johannine Antichrist and Rome
vii) Revelation 12; 13; 17:5-18
Dr. Dilday's Sermon: "Antichrists and the Antichrist, Part 3"
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1) Review of context
2 John 7b: This is the deceiver (ὁ πλάνος, ho planos) and the antichrist (ὁ ἀντίχριστος, ho antichristos).
2) Doctrine: The Apostles taught that a certain, great apostasy was coming, led by a certain, great leader.
a) Explanation of the doctrine
b) Bible proofs
i) 2 John 7
ii) 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
iii) 1 Timothy 4:1-8
iv) 1 John 2:18-26: Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist (ὁ ἀντίχριστος, ho antichristos, the antichrist) shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but the…
Dr. Dilday's Sermon: "Antichrists and the Antichrist, Part 2"
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1) Review of context
2 John 7b: This is the deceiver (ὁ πλάνος, ho planos) and the antichrist (ὁ ἀντίχριστος, ho antichristos).
2) Doctrine: The Apostles taught that a certain, great apostasy was coming, led by a certain, great leader.
a) Explanation of the doctrine
b) A forgotten doctrine
WCF 25:6: There is no other head of the church but the Lord Jesus Christ: nor can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof; but is that antichrist, that man of sin, and son of perdition, that exalteth himself in the church against Christ, and all that is called God.
c) Bible proofs:
i) 2 John 7
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Dr. Dilday's Sermon: "Antichrists and the Antichrist, Part 1"
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1) Analysis
a) Position in the general outline
i) Salutation (vs. 1-3)
ii) Body (vs. 4-11)
(1) Truth and love in the life of the Church (vs. 4-6)
(2) Threats to truth and love in the life of the Church (vs. 7-11)
b) Observations on verse 7
i) The connection with the preceding section
ii) Description of the deceivers’ error
iii) Characterization of the errorists
2 John 7b: This is the deceiver (ὁ πλάνος, ho planos) and the antichrist (ὁ ἀντίχριστος, ho antichristos).
2) Doctrine: The Apostles taught that a certain, great apostasy was coming, led by a certain, great leader.
a) Explanation of the doctrine
b) A forgotten doctrine
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