1) The fact is that only under the AntiChrist a totalitarian one-world government that will dominate the earth can be established. Mere men cannot reach this level.
Only he is capable of pulling off something like that because he is the seed of Satan (the devil incarnate, literally), the ultimate dictator the world has ever seen. In Islamic eschatology, he is called “Al-Masih ad-Dajjal” “the false messiah” or “the deceiver“.
2) Daniel 11:37 – he shall not regard the God (Elohim) of his father’s – means, he ought to be from a Jewish lineage.
3) The ensuing Tribulation is known as “Jacob’s Trouble” – Jeremiah 30:7 – even though it is the Great Judgment on the world – Matthew 24:21.
4) Since the Jews are still awaiting their Messiah, and that, the Jews would never accept a gentile Messiah – then must he rise from their own clan from the European side (the revived Roman empire – the last phase of the kingdoms of the world, which the king Nebuchadnezzar had seen – Daniel 2) to deceive them. He shall destroy the mighty and the holy people (Daniel 8:24).
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel – Genesis 49:16
5) As long as the bride of Christ is on the earth, it is impossible for such a war to get transpired. For God hath not appointed us to wrath (1 Thess 5:9). The third world war (the Armageddon – Revelation 16:16 – Israel shall become the battlefield of the world – Ezekiel 38/Zechariah 14:2 – In that day God will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people – Zechariah 12:3) will commence after the Harpazo or Rapture and before the Millennial reign of Christ. The body of Christ is that entity or organism (the light of the world) that withholdeth the man of sin from revealing himself – 2Thess 2:6,7. Darkness cannot face the light. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people (Isaiah 60:2) – What does that mean? it means, the ‘light’ is no more present in the world – is taken out of the way – And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee, and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride (Christ and the Church) shall be heard no more at all in thee (Revelation 18:23)
Many of the nations of the world will resist the AntiChrist and at the end of that great world war Jesus Christ and His saints will come down from heaven (Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints (the armies which were in heaven – Revelation 19:14), to execute judgment upon all – Jude 1:14-15) and destroy the AntiChrist and the false prophet (this great day of slaughter is known as the marriage supper of the Lamb/the wrath of the Lamb – Revelation 19/James 5:5/Luke 19:27/ Revelation 6:16/14:20 – the supper of the great God – Revelation 19:17,18). There is a fourth one, which would take place at the end of the Millennial reign of Christ, after Satan will be released from his prison – Revelation 20:7
Remember: God could not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah as long as Lot was in it. Abraham asked God: That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? (Genesis 18:25/19:15). God spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly (2 Peter 2:5); (and delivered just Lot – 2 Pet 2:7) Making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly (2 Peter 2:6). Is not Christ our Passover? 1Corinthians 5:7 – Jesus by the grace of God tasted death for every man (Hebrews 2:9) – When God smote the land of Egypt and smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast and executed judgment against all the gods of Egypt (Exodus 12:12) – the Lord had passed through to smite the Egyptians (Exodus 12:23) – but the destroyer passed over the congregation of Israel seeing the blood of the Passover lamb. For God hath not appointed us to wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9)
The third world war will be the great slaughter day of God, and wouldn’t it be preposterous to even think that God would slay the believer. But Jesus will say – But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them (Luke 19:14), bring hither, and slay them before me (Luke 19:27) – All the sinners of my people (Israel) shall die by the sword (Amos 9:10).
6) The church of Christ is already going through the righteous judgment of God – 2Thessalonians 1:4,5/1Peter 4:17. This tribulation is a chastisement from God to make us worthy of the kingdom of God – Hebrews 12:5-11 – Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass (Luke 21:36) – When we are judged (likewise – if we suffer with Christ – 2Timothy 2:12/Romans 8:17), we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world (1 Corinthians 11:32). Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth (Revelation 3:10). How clear is that?
7) The utter fall of the world economy (Revelation 18) will necessitate a savior and the inception of the AntiChrist will be at that hour – and through his policy, he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand (Daniel 8:25).