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People who are against Christ

18 My children, the world will soon end.[a] You have heard that the enemy of Christ will appear. You can see that many enemies of Christ have already appeared. This shows us that the world will end soon. 19 These people used to be in our group of believers. But they left us. They never really belonged to our group. If they had been true believers, they would have remained with us. When they left us, it showed clearly that none of them really belonged to us.

20 But Christ, the Holy One, has given you the Holy Spirit. As a result, you all know what is true.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:18 John was an old man. He wrote to his readers as if they were his children.