Take a moment to browse over these scriptures about the antichrist.
What does the Bible Say about the Antichrist?
Now my question to you is this, Do you think the antichrist will introduce himself to the world as the antichrist or will he/she be deceptive? Will the antichrist remain in the shadows or seek some political stage of influence? If the antichrist did seek influence, over which country would he seek it? the strongest country or weakest?
Just curious, the questions are of no relation to current events.