A spirit of antichrist is marked by opposition to the teaching that there are two distinct powers in heaven. Yet many mainstream Christian leaders, rather than resisting this spirit, instead support doctrines that seek to portray God the Father, Jesus the Son, and even the Holy Spirit as a single being. In doing so, they reshape the faith into something different from what some believers find directly revealed in Scripture, as was in the gospel and faith originally given by God.
Many of us are convinced that the Father is a real, distinct being, and the risen Son is also real and alive forever. Some monotheists struggle with the idea that more than one divine being can possess heavenly power at the same time. But Scripture teaches that both the Father and the Son hold highest authority, with the Father as supreme and the Son ready to subject himself to the Father forever. There is no conflict or rivalry—only unity of purpose and truth. This understanding appears clearly in the Book of Revelation, as well as in other parts of the Bible.
When God chooses, He reveals this reality to those who follow Jesus faithfully. Jesus Himself can reveal it, and the Holy Spirit further affirms it. Philosophical attempts to merge the Father, Son, and Spirit into one indistinguishable Trinity or Oneness entity may feel clever, but they do not reflect the straightforward truth presented in Scripture. Instead, they often obscure the message and confuse honest seekers, replacing joyful faith with abstract reasoning.
Those philosophical religious thinkers have “stolen the key of knowledge”—unable to believe in more than one heavenly power, they neither enter into the truth of this nor allow others to do so. But faith in Jesus as the second power in heaven—the true Son of God—brings believers into a righteous way which leads to obedience to His teachings, which in turn brings truth, and thence freedom from wrongdoing: salvation from doom.
