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"Evil is knowing better but willingly doing worse."
-- Phillip Zimbardo
Every story must have a villain. This is a given. If there's no villain, who will the hero battle to become a better person and save the world? Without the conflict of ultimate evil, there can be no true utopia in which to live.
In our tale of the End Times, there's a bit of a twist. The Antichrist should be the villain of the story, by virtue of his title. But it is his mentor that is the true villain. Lucifer does not like this development. He humors it if it will guarantee that the Beast accepts his destiny, but there will be retribution to be paid.
John Lyons is the embodiment of what the masses view as the coming Antichrist. He thrives on war, famine, blood, and pain. He willingly destroys people and families to achieve his goals. He thinks he knows better than Lucifer. He's in for a very rude awakening.
