Anti-Christ Villain

[Mrs Jason Whittaker]

This again?

The thing that's so appealing about Dispensationalism (aka "Left Behind" theology) is that it gives you a sensational story of a fantasy-style, epic battle between good and evil. And then you miss the that the true battle between good and evil happens every day. We are constantly faced with choices and the daily decision of following Christ or following our own selfish desires.

Sure, story arcs like Blackgaard and Novacom make for exciting adventures, but they are only a small part of the battle between good and evil. That battle happens every day in your own heart, and it's the everyday slice-of-life episodes that give us hope and encouragement in the daily dying to self and living for Christ.

An antichrist villain? The antichrist is anyone or anything that opposed Christ. Odyssey is already full of those villians.

[TigerintheShadows]

Besides, no one wants a story element comparable to one in Left Behind.

If I had the choice, I'd rather see AIO discuss 9/11. They've done Pearl Harbor and other WWII stories; the second Day of Infamy isn't that much different except for how recent it is. (This isn't something I'd push for, mind you, but I'd rather have an episode about a relevant real-world event than an entity about whom we, until the appointed time, are not intended to know more than general information.)