The Antichrist isn’t going to be Islamic. Quite the opposite, God will use him to judge Islam. For starters, the Antichrist is going to claim to be God. No consistent Muslim would ever do that. In addition, the world is going to worship the Antichrist’s image. Muslims would never worship an image. I mean, you can’t even draw a picture of Muhammad without being violently threatened by a Muslim. Why would they worship the image of someone claiming to be God? More to the point, however, the Antichrist conquers several countries with large Muslim populations, like Egypt, Ethiopia and Libya.
Now, although the Antichrist subjugates the Middle East and North Africa, he will eventually set his sights on the global elites in the West. Although it’s often overlooked, at the height of his power, the Antichrist will only control one-fourth of the earth. Sure, he’ll have economic and religious authority over the whole world through his mark and his image. Yet, he will never completely control the world politically. This explains why the Antichrist is going to be engaging in several wars during the end times.
For instance, despite conquering Egypt, Libya and Ethiopia, he’ll never have control of Jordan. The Bible paints an interesting picture of the Antichrist: he’s the scrappy underdog from the East taking on the global elites of the West. He’s described as a ‘little horn’ from Russia who rises to power in Syria with a small group. Kind of like God used Nebuchadnezzar to judge the people of Judah, the Antichrist will be God’s judgment on the globalists.
At the beginning of the end times, Babylon the Great is the dominant global power. The cosmopolitan, international city, known for its extravagant wealth, is going to be an economic powerhouse and a financial center. Consequently, it will rule “over the kings of the earth.” This creates resentment and allows the Antichrist, who will be the ruler of Russia at the time of the end, to lead a coalition of ten rulers that destroys Babylon the Great. After he destroys Babylon the Great, the Antichrist creates his own financial system: the mark of the beast. In the end times, the world will worship the Antichrist and Satan. Islam and globalism, two of Satan’s most effective tools, will be destroyed in order to make this happen.