True.
All the world needs now for the Anti-christ to take the stage is a crisis - here and there.
Financial.
War.
Natural Disasters.
You could also add in the Rapture to that mix, and you would have the perfect recipe for Satan to make his move.
The world is already under the Anti-christ's thumb: culturally, politically, and almost economically.
I could see the rapture throwing this world into absolute chaos, especially if they can convince people that it’s aliens.
It could easily cause an economic collapse with that many people in the workforce disappearing.
And I could see them encouraging people to take the mark to prove their fidelity to the human race, working from the ET angle. If they can do it in a positive way, instead of under thread of coercion, they’ll get far more cooperation.