As others have already pointed out, the antichrist is not merely one individual person or entity, for the Bible says that there are "many antichrists." (1 John 2: 18) Rather, the term "antichrist," which comes from a Greek word meaning "against (or instead of) Christ," refers to anyone who does the following:
Umphik' ukristu akuyena nje umuntu oyedwa ngoba iBhayibheli lithi "sekunabaphik' ukristu abaningi." (1 Johane 2:18) Kunalokho igama elithi "umphik' ukristu" elivela egameni lesiGreki elisho ukuthi "ngokumelene noKristu," libhekisela kunoma ubani owenza lokhu okulandelayo: