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>>I'll stick with the Bible. <<

Even some "bible Christians" infect their faith with Zoroastrianism. Stick to your bible, but beware your preacher if you would remain ignorant of Zoroastrianism. Hint: the concept of a personified anti-Christ who wages war against Christ appears nowhere in the bible. There is no mention of an anti-Christ in any biblical apocalypse account, including the entire book of Revelations.

The only references to an anti-Christ appear in the epistles of St. John.

1 John 2:22, 2 John 1:17 and 1 John 4:3 define an anti-Christ as anyone who denies Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.

1 John 2:18 states, "even NOW (i.e., 1st-century!) there are MANY anti-Christs."

None of these references are epistological (apocalyptic), all simply use anti-Christ to mean ordinary people who oppose the gospel.

So where did we get the notion that there was a supernatural opponent of the God of Light who would be born into the world and make war against the God of Light? It's a blending of Zoroastrianism, non-canonical Jewish mythology, and Christian speculation.

Some people believe that one of various characters in Revelations are the anti-Christ. I don't have time to refute each one, (although if you have specific concerns about one, I can get you some more info.) But neither the beast, the dark prophet, the serpent, nor the whore fit the mythology around the "anti-Christ."

What you say is false.

The Book of Revelation in particular goes into depth on the anti-Christ. Daniel in fact the entire Bible makes references to end times. People not familiar with the Bible are not aware of this.

When it comes to eternal life I don't leave it in the hands of superstition. In your book, no one in it claims to be God nor is there evidence as there is for the Bible that events written took place.