The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

THE UNHOLY TRINITY 65
shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.” 1
“I am come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not; if another shall
come in his own name, him will ye receive.” But who is it that He here
saith shall come "in his own name"? He alludeth here to Antichrist.” 2
The Lord also spoke as follows to those who did not believe in Him: “I
have come in my Father's name, and ye have not received Me: when
another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive,” calling
Antichrist "the other," because he is alienated from the Lord. 3
For the Lord said to them: I am come in My Father's name and ye
receive Me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will
receive. And the apostle says, Because they received not the love of the
truth that they might be saved, for this cause God shall send them a
strong delusion that they should believe a lie: that they all might be
damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
The Jews accordingly did not receive the Lord Jesus Christ who was the
Son of God and God, but receive the impostor who calls himself God. 4
Since the true Christ is to come a second time, the adversary, taking
occasion by the expectation of the simple, and especially of them of the
circumcision, brings in a certain man who is a magician, and most expert
in sorceries and enchantments of beguiling craftiness; who shall seize for
himself the power ..., and shall falsely style himself Christ; by this name
of Christ deceiving the Jews, who are looking for the Anointed, and
seducing those of the Gentiles by his magical illusions. 5
What is said above gives us an insight into how the imposter will deceive
Christians too. For we are told that since Christ will come a second
1 Augustine of Hippo: Sermon LXXIX
2 Saint John Chrysostom: Commentary on the Gospel of John
3 Irenaeus: Against Heresies, Book V
4 John Damascene: Expounding the Orthodox Faith
5 Saint Cyril of Jerusalem: Catechetical Lectures