This is just as Bible prophecy predicts...the political sets the stage for the supernatural to happen...and there is a political Anti-Christ out there...hmmmm. He will be a world leader, and will claim to have supernatural powers, he will be someone who wants to be worshipped and he will come through the global community as a man of PEACE.
This is scary, and the "beast" is one of the names implied as to helping the Anti-Christ, or a name for him/her. ALSO there is a prophet involved who "helps deceive the very elect" into believing in the Anti-Christ as Christ reincarnated/born, not sure how that will be played out. This is truly scary stuff.
You're reading too many Left Behind books. None of that stuff is in the bible.