Was Nero the Antichrist? (and why early Christians thought he’d rise again) @ReligionForBreakfast
Was Nero the Antichrist? (and why early Christians thought he’d rise again)  @ReligionForBreakfast
Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Nero died in 68 CE—or did he? Meet the impostors, rumors, and apocalyptic traditions that convinced many he would return, shaping the meaning of 666 and the Beast in Revelation.

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