Contrasts between Christ and the Antichrist by A.W. Pink

Contrasts between Christ and the Antichrist 

I. In their respective Designations.
One is called the Christ (Matthew 16:16); the other the Antichrist (1 John 4:3).
One is called the Man of Sorrows (Isa. 53:3); the other the Man of Sin (2 Thess. 2:3).
One is called the Son of God (John 1:34); the other the Son of Perdition (2 Thess. 2:3).
One is called the Seed of woman (Gen. 3:15); the other the seed of the Serpent (Gen. 3:15).
One is called the Lamb (Isa. 53:7); the other the Beast (Rev. 11:7).
One is called the Holy One (Mark 1:24); the other the Wicked One (2 Thess. 2:8).
One is called the Truth (John 14:6); the other the Lie (John 8:44).
One is called the Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6); the other the wicked, profane Prince (Ezek. 21:25).
One is called the glorious Branch (Isa. 4:2); the other the abominable Branch (Isa. 14:19).
One is called the Mighty Angel (Rev. 10:1); the other is called the Angel of the Bottomless Pit (Rev. 9:11).
One is called the Good Shepherd (John 10:11); the other is called the Idol Shepherd (Zech. 11:17).
One has for the number of His name (the gematria of "Jesus") 888; the other has for the number of his name 666 (Rev. 13:18).
II. In their respective Careers.
Christ came down from heaven (John 3:13); Antichrist comes up out of the bottomless pit (Rev. 11:7).
Christ came in Another’s Name (John 5:43); Antichrist will come in his own name (John 5:43).
Christ came to do the Father’s will (John 6:38); Antichrist will do his own will (Dan. 11:36).
Christ was energized by the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:14); Antichrist will be energized by Satan (Rev. 13:4).
Christ submitted Himself to God (John 5:30); Antichrist defies God (2 Thess. 2:4).
Christ humbled Himself (Phil. 2:8); Antichrist exalts himself (Dan. 11:37).
Christ honored the God of His fathers (Luke 4:16); Antichrist refuses to (Dan. 11:37).
Christ cleansed the temple (John 2:14,16); the Antichrist defiles the temple (Matthew 24:15).
Christ ministered to the needy (Isa. 53:7); Antichrist robs the poor (Ps. 10:8,9).
Christ was rejected of men (Isa. 53:7); Antichrist will be accepted by men (Rev. 13:4).
Christ leadeth the flock (John 10:3); Antichrist leaveth the flock (Zech. 11:17).
Christ was slain for the people (John 11:51); Antichrist slays the people (Isa. 14:20).
Christ glorified God on earth (John 17:4), Antichrist blasphemes the name of God in heaven (Rev. 13:6).
Christ was received up into heaven (Luke 24:51); Antichrist goes down into the Lake of Fire (Rev. 19:20).