Read these words in a Book somewhere. You have heard that the anti-Christ will come. But, I say to you, many anti-Christs have come. Believe it was the Christ talking to his disciples.
Also, the anti-Christ will lead the world astray, Will show great signs in the sight of man. Man will worship (believe in?) him. Following along those lines, MEDIA (Hollywood & TV) seems to fit the criteria.
But that doesn't fit His saying to His disciples: But I tell you, many anti-Christs have come.
How can you be sure that a lot of what John saw on Patmos has not already happened? Some of which is not happening now? Has not the world followed the media, believed the media & been deceived by the media?
Maybe we actually already at, or close to, the end of a time, the beginning of a new time.