The word 'antichrist' appears only twice in the whole of scripture; in John's first epistle. The definite article 'the' accompanies it only once. So the words 'the Antichrist' are only found once in all of the Bible. He does have other names such as 'son of perdition' and 'the lawless one,' but these are merely nominal. The reason there is so much confusion over his identity and activities is because most of the commentators and writers on this topic fail to go to the one source we can trust above all else for answers: Holy Writ. Therefore, can we know for certain who the real Antichrist is, or is this information simply not available to us?
In the Book of Revelation, this man is never referred to as the Antichrist. In this book he is called by one name and one name only; 'the Beast from the Abyss.' How many times is he described as the Beast from the Abyss in Revelation? No less than thirty five times. That is correct. Thirty five. In fact to give him his full title he is called, 'the Beast who ascends from the Abyss having seven heads and ten horns.' How often have prophecy teachers and End Times writers called him by this title and explained its meaning? Practically none. But this is about to change.