The messiah/savior as Christos and it's anti-thesis.

Are they literally single individuals, or forces/ideas?

This has created factions, with the literalist winning out in the Roman Council of Nicea. (by assassinating the other side of the 'discussion').

To promote the incorrect explanation would make one an anti-christ in the second example. 'And the church will become the whore.' was always an interesting phrase always attributed to 'the other guy'.

Esoteric Christos or Exoteric 'Jesus Christ'

Discover the differences.

The messiah/savior as Christos. Christos as messiah/savior.

And it's anti-thesis.

Are they literally single individuals, or forces/ideas?

To promote the incorrect explanation would make one an anti-christ in the second example. 'And the church will become the whore.' was always an interesting phrase always attributed to 'the other guy'.