Nicola Barker

The End of Times and the coming of the Antichrist

Philip C. Almond traces the religious and cultural history of the figure variously seen as the Beast, an evil pope, Napoleon or Mohammed

The Antichrist depicted in 12th-century Spanish version of The Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana. Credit: Bridgeman Images 
issue 19 December 2020

Two things it may be wise to know before picking up this relatively short and surprisingly cheerful brand spanking NEW biography of the Antichrist: (1) the meaning of the word ‘eschatological’ (it’s fairly critical); (2) the fact that the Antichrist is not the devil (a common misapprehension). The Antichrist is actually the son/spawn of the devil, and Philip C.

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