The Apocalypse of Elijah

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The Apocalypse of Elijah is an Egyptian apocalypse, written by Jewish-Christian communities between the 1st and 4th centuries, that describes the coming of the Antichrist in greater detail than anywhere in canonical scripture. The Antichrist will be a thin-legged, long-faced youth with a tuft of grey hair, who performs miracles, claims to be God, and can be recognised as a fraud by his inability t

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TraditionMystery Schools

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01 / Historical context

1st–4th century. Egyptian Jewish-Christian apocalypse. Contains details about the Antichrist absent from Revelation. Cited and condemned by Origen as too vivid in its imagery.

02 / Why it matters

A physical description of the Antichrist. The Church preferred you not have it.

From / associated with the text

““The shameless one will stand up in the holy places. He will say: I am the Christ, though he is not. He will say: I am God, though he is a liar.””

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The Apocalypse of Elijah

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