Hello Chrisciple. Peace of Christ.
You say >>>Obama is just a man, certainly not the antichrist! He just has a whacky plan for the country, but then again so does McCain.
In regards to the antichrist I think it is more plausible that the antichrist is a spirit, and not a man.
First John 4:3 as you pointed out is an excellent example of this!<<<
The antichrist of John is the equal to the Lawless men in
2 Thess. 2:3 and was in
Acts 8:9 Simon was a Gnostic who had lots of followers, and he joined Christians to get more people..he is the Lawless in 2 Tess....so anyone who does what Simon did is an antichrist....a Lawless....read:
2 Thess. 2:4 He (Simon Magus) He opposes and exalts himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, and even sets himself up in God's temple proclaiming himself to be God....This Simon is the fellow whom the catholics call Simon Peter (The apostle) this Simon is the foundation of the catholic church, a mixture of Jewish Mysticism (Gnosticism) with Greek Philosophy....He opposed to all Holy things of God as:
His Law, His Sabbath-Day, His Oneness, His Name, he mixed the scriptures with paganism.....do you know anyone who does this things?!!!!! That is the antichrist....
God Bless and have a:
Happy, Holy, Joyful,Loving, Peaceful, Wonderful, Sabbath-Day...Brother James