History of Antichrist: Concerning the Man of Sin, the Son of Perdition, According to Holy Scripture and Tradition

by Paschal Huchede, KIC (Editor)

It is not a topic about which most of us want to consider –yet since the Church’s foundation, the “man of sin,” “the son of perdition” was prophesied by Our Lord and by His apostles.

Another Catholic classic, “History of Antichrist” provides a succinct and necessary synopsis of the world circumstances (the advent) that precede the coming of Antichrist. Foremost among those terrible conditions will be the resurrection of pagan Rome which will overcome the Eternal City and, with it, the world. It provides an overview of the Antichrist’s life, his tyranny against the elect, the coming of Enoch and Elias, and then the final triumph of Jesus and His one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.

This book has been described as a “readable, yet authoritative outline of the Catholic tradition on Antichrist based on Scripture, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, and Tradition.” It shows that he will come. He will be an individual man, rule the entire world, persecute Christians and, if it were possible, deceive even the elect.

"Watch ye, therefore, praying at all times, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are to come, and to stand before the Son of man" (Lk. 21:36).

Genres: Catholic, Religion

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1976

About the author

The Rev. Father Paschal Huchede was Professor of Theology at the Grand Seminary of Laval, France in the 1800s.

Reviews

[ShepherdsDelight · Rating 5 out of 5]

87/100 (= 5.1/6) ≈ 5 Stars

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Superbly written. This one falls more on the careful side of scripture commentary, pointing out the mind of the Church. He does a fabulous job of categorizing the level of certitude on each point (again there are far more things that are certain for us Catholics than we imagine at first!), but also showing the various opinions on each point and who held which opinion (in the wonderful style of one of the Church's most renowned scripture scholars, Fr. Cornelius à Lapide, SJ).
Highly recommended for information about the final stages of history, look elsewhere for information about the stages just prior to those final stages (concerning the great apostasy/persecution and the great (Marian) triumph/conversion -- the dress rehearsal to the final stages).

[Christian D. D. · Rating 3 out of 5]

For such a thin book (59 pages), it has a lot of stuff to absorb. And the small print isn’t terribly easy on my bespectacled old eyes. Moreover, while it has a lot of detailed (and disturbing) information that members of The Faith (clergy and laity alike) would do well to heed, the author (God rest his soul) has a rather dry writing style that is not the most readable, which makes such a thin book such a struggle to finish.

That said, I do love this passage of Fr. Huchedé on pp: 55-56 regarding the End Times (and something is completely lost which all these whackball quasi-Christian cults who keep cocksurely predicting the imminent End of Days and failing miserably every time): “Moreover, a foreknowledge either of the proximate or remote approach of this terrible catastrophe would only serve to make us the victims either of fear or presumption.” The author backs this assertion with the solid Sacred Scriptural foundation of Matthew 24:36 and 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3.

Dominus Vobiscum.

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

This work draws heavily from the Scriptures and from the Church Fathers, doing a good job staying in the realm of previous interpretation and staying away from future speculation. Originally published in 1844, the work is now a little dated. Despite that, its material is still by and large applicable to the present day.

[Stranniki · Rating 4 out of 5]

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