Well it's been quite a while since I added any comments to this thread and today it actually seems MORE likely, not less likely that Obama could be the Antichrist. I could cite the Obama's course direction to nationalize everything, spend us into poverty, and impose a national identification card containing your entire life history as a few reasons why it is more likely.
Oddly, I find that to date of those who most reject this notion, if not all, reject the premise merely because they don't believe there is such a thing as an Antichrist if they even believe in a knowable god at all.
Well we see that like about every other President since at least 1967 President Obama also is of the opinion that he can bring peace to the Middle East. Guess what, I think he sorta will!
Before you freak out let me qualify. Without getting into much details some preachers are of an opinion that the Scriptures seem to hint at the possibility of the Palestinian problem being solved by (to paraphrase) a fast, smooth talker moving them to the north to an area that will be smack dab in the middle of where the war of Armageddon will be fought. Well my first thought was if Obama were to do this it would have to be no more than 7 years from now but after thinking further on it perhaps not. If the Presidential election were held today it is doubtful he would be re-elected. That might also be true were the election this November. So what if he were not re-elected or chose not to run for re-election? Could he instead join the UN? Could he be US Secretary of State? Could he be elected in non-consecutive terms? Indeed a number of possibilities come to mind. But I think everyone can agree that the next 2 1/2 - 3 years should prove VERY "interesting," to say the least.
And what if the rapture of the church were to happen during this period? Even Bush haters will concede 9/11 helped him get re-elected. Under a scenario where millions of people vanished I would expect whoever is President to almost be an automatic lock for a 2nd term. Although if that happens and someone is reading this after the fact you have great cause for concern!
All I can say is, "Come Lord Jesus".