The scene focuses on the apathetic state of the world and looks forward to the dawning of a new age of hope.
Vainglory, the title of Scene 2, is primarily focused on a tenor playing the Mouth Speaking Great Things and espouses a populist slogan characterized by faith in the progression of society.
The second act starts with Lust, which features a soprano as the Great Whore (Babel), a tenor playing the Scarlet-Coloured Beast, and a mixed choir representing humanity.
The Lie and the Great Whore argue over truth and power, while Hate intervenes in their squabble, while the world begins to perish.
This is followed by the Ephphatha Chorus, sung by the choir, where God gives peace harmony and insight to creation.
Antikrist was premiered as a scenic opera in 1999 at the Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck, on the initiative of the Danish conductor Niels Muus.