The Antichrist is-

 

Who or what is the Antichrist? In the past 60 years or so, people have really wondered about this. They have tried to find him and name him: Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pope John Paul the second, Hitler, and now Barack Obama. Oh, and don't forget Javier Solana.
Who?
That important European guy with six letters in his name. Six, six,- uh, never mind that his full name is Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga. I don't think he is the Antichrist anyway. But over the past nineteen centuries, people have been looking for him. Historically, Emperor Nero was the Antichrist. "Kaiser Nero" in Greek adds up to 666 using gematria, in case you didn't know. Then there were the Popes, or at least the papal office.

That is a little scary. But there are some other ideas about this fiend's identity. Want to know what they are? Of course you do:
1) A powerful European
2) A Muslim
3) Obama, or an American President
4) Satan incarnate
5) The Pope
6) An alien
For decades now, the prevalent view among fundamentalist evangelical Christians was that the Antichrist would be from Europe, most likely from Rome. Read Revelation 17. City on seven hills and all that. That, and western white people already think they rule the world. Now, though, the idea is shifting towards the Antichrist being Muslim, because Muslims are villains, and the ultimate villain should be Muslim. That's tongue-in-cheek, people. But scripturally it's based on God's enemies all coming from Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Moab, etc., which are all Muslim nations now. Those who attack Jerusalem in Zechariah 14 are now Muslims, so possibly the Antichrist is a Muslim. Makes sense.
To a point.

The American President is of course a candidate. JFK, because of the head shot, Ronald Wilson Reagan, because of the 6-6-6 of his name, and naturally, Barack Obama. Barack Hussein Obama, that is. Well, he at least "opens the door" for the Antichrist, you know, with all his anti-constitutional behavior. Oh, and he's Muslim! We have a winner!
But, his approval ratings are in the toilet. Next.

Satan himself! Well, no, because he's not human. But more than likely he will possess the man. Revelation hints at it, when it speaks of the Dragon giving his authority to the Beast. That and he would recover from a fatal head wound. There are many ways to interpret this, folks! Go read it, you pagans!
Then there is the Pope. Doesn't Francis look all terrifyingly charismatic? No? Maybe you're not looking hard enough. It doesn't have to be him anyway, just the next one or the one after that. This choice has a lot going for it, since the Pope sees himself as the vicar of Christ, which means he is taking Christ's place until He comes back. "Anti-" can mean "in place of". Catholics, am I making sense? Correct me if I'm off the mark. I'm a simple Protestant. . .
The Vatican sits in Rome, which is identified as Mystery Babylon in Revelation. Again, go read it for yourselves. It isn't looking good for the Papacy, though.

This Man of Sin, this Beast, this Man of Lawlessness and Son of Perdition will one day emerge and identify himself as God, and demand worship. Hence, the mark of the beast, which is his name.
Rupert Murdoc.
Funny, huh? I left off the 'h' to make it six. There is, however, another opinion, this one gaining some new traction.
An alien.
Or rather, A fallen angel posing as an extraterrestrial.

The above novel is about this sort of thing. An angel masquerading as an alien to deceive people and turn their hearts away from God. This is going on right now, in some form. But I don't think it will happen, simply because he is called the man of sin. Has to be human, you see. He will be the epitome of pride and rebellion.
Ultimately, it is God who wins. Read 2Thessalonians chapter 2.  As powerful as this man will become, he is still just a chump compared with the omnipotent God. He will fail. He will suffer. I ask then, brothers, who should be our focal point? The one who is doomed, or the One who saves?