4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
--REV 20:4-5
This might not be the thread for this. But...
Okay, it sure looks as if we are heading for a one world government, of some sort.
What I THINK I've learned about the antichrist is, he's just that, ANTI Christ. He emerges from the old Roman Empire. That would certainly include some ME countries. He presents as a man of peace but is really a man of sin. He is "smooth between the legs," whatever that means. I haven't heard if he is married. I don't think he is or does marry. He makes a 7 year pact of peace with Israel but breaks it at 3 and 1/2 years. Some think he rises to power on that peace platfrom following a worldwide economic depression/collapse. Also, it's not a new peace proposal but rather builds on what is already there. He is a man schooled in warfare and considered a genius. I don't suppose we can rule out that he might be of Arab descent.
ALSO, I DON'T want to know or speculate on WHO he might be.
I wish I knew more about Ezekials war and where it comes in and who it involves.