But through years of myth-making and fear-sowing, Christianity meta-morphosed antichrists into a single Antichrist, an apocalyptic villain and Christian bogeyman used to scare people as much as Santa Claus is used to regulate children's behavior. After years of studying the concept, I began to realize the Antichrist is a character--a metaphor--who exists in nearly all religions under different names, and maybe there is some truth in it, a need for such a person. But from another perspective, this person could be seen as not a villain but a final hero to save people from their own ignorance. The apocalypse doesn't have to be fire and a brimstone. It could happen on a personal level. Marilyn Manson
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In the Christian Bible's Book of Revelation, the Antichrist will appear as a "beast," a false messiah who is to be opposed. In fact, the Antichrist is described in the book of Revelation as a man from "the tribe of Dan" who will be worshiped by Jews on behalf of a world of people who have been deceived. You can see why many people have a hard time understanding a person who serves God and yet is also a devil figure.

Source: The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell

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