Satan controls all governments now and the men who run them. God's instructions concerning the beast which carries Babylon is found in Revelation 17.
"There are 7 Kings. Five are fallen, and one is and the other is not yet come; and when he comes; and continues for a short season, the beast us the 8th and of the 7."
Satan owns both sides if the coin: both Democrats and Republicans.
We must look at our foundational number: 46.
There have been 7 United States Republican presidents since 1946 (46). 5 are dead:
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Ford
Nixon
Bush Sr.
One is: Bush Jr
The other comes for a short space. Trump is number 7. The beast is the 8th because he is of the 7- which is a U.S. president. He was, and is not, yet is. He will assume power again. He will once again carry the great whore/Babylon/America! He has his deadly head wound healed! He was born in 46! The man of sin fools even God's elect.... if it were possible!
Interesting post but I think you are missing (or misunderstanding) some important descriptions about the Antichrist.
The Antichrist is a king that was dead at the time that the prophecy was given to John (Rev 17: 8-11). This king had died but will come back from the dead and he will become a king again.
The people of the world (anyone whose name is not written in the book of life) will marvel at the Antichrist (Rev 9: 8). It's not limited to half of the USA.
The Antichrist comes out of the Abyss (Rev 17: 8) - which means he is a demon / Nephilim (Genesis 6: 3 hybrid offspring of fallen angels and human women). He is also the king of the demonic locusts that come out of the Abyss (Rev 9: 11).
Although various people in power are helping to put things into place for the final 7 years, the most powerful ones are behind the scenes. To them, everyone else is just a pawn in their game. Therefore, people who are in the spotlight are not likely to be the ones with the most power.
More than likely, the Antichrist is already behind the scenes and waiting for his moment to come forward as a savior of the world. For example, after orchestrating WW3 from behind the scenes, he can suddenly arrive just in time to negotiate a treaty to end WW3 and begin the new world order.
He might pretend to be an angel or an alien that populated the world and/or or he might confirm that he is a risen king from ancient times (e.g. Nimrod / Gilgamesh). Either way, it is extremely unlikely that the Antichrist is a human currently in the public eye.
Also, you are assuming that the USA is Babylon. Although the USA is a type of Babylon, the end times Babylon is a great CITY not a nation (Rev 17: 18) and it has a history of martyring God's people (Rev 17: 6). There will be a great city that rules over the new world order - apparently it is an international court where the 7-year treaty is enforced and death sentences are given.
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