I think it was in the The Book of Destiny I read, the antichrist will come at a time of global economic turmoil, revolutions, wars, natural disasters, famine, pestilence and uprisings. I also remember reading, the false prophet will be a fallen away bishop (maybe pope) and the antichrist will be a political leader.
My theory, and humble opinion is that the world is being set up right now for economic turmoil by inflation, tarrif wars, market instability and dollar devaluation. The weather is being modified causing natural disasters and crop failures. The food is being attacked by pesticides, cloud seeding, bad laws and culling our protein sources. All these attacks will prepare the dire conditions for the arrival of the antichrist. The next "pope" will be a very conservative, likeable ecuмenist, EWTN type "christian" zionist. He will condition the more traditional Catholic souls to embrace the antichrist through false signs and false miracles.
Albert Pike predicted that by the third world war there will be no atheists nor Christians as they will be so disillusioned with all the failed prophecies and false shepherds.