You bring up an excellent point. My wife and I have been discussing this ourselves, and she believes that we in the US are Babylon. It says in the Bible that all the World trades with Babylon, and in Revelation, the world is shocked and dismayed that Babylon Has fallen.
Now imagine this... Things are going along just as they always have then suddenly POOF! The Rapture happens and a whole mess of people in America and all over the world suddenly disappear. This includes many members of the administration, possibly including the President and Vice President. Without people in power, and a whole bunch of other people suddenly missing, chaos erupts. The economy implodes. Wall Street implodes. Babylon Has Fallen, and the world’s going to step back and go “whoa”.
They’re going to be freaking out, looking Every Witch Way to try and find something or someone to step in and make things right again. Lo and behold, in steps a person who says “I can fix this if you’ll let me just take over”, and there you have your One World Government, led by the Antichrist himself.
Mystery Babylon in Revelation is a city.
A few things wrong with that theory. When Jesus comes,every eye will behold Him. there is nothing to suggest secretiveness about the Rapture. Those not raptured are instantly killed by the brightness of His coming.