Keep in mind that anyone in opposition to Jesus Christ is an anti-Christ. I tend to believe the necessity that there has to be many anti-Christs before the Anti-Christ figure appears. They prepare the way .... through Tikkun Olam. The Talmud teaches that 'Israel' cannot be fully redeemed until Christianity as Jesus established it is destroyed. Is this not the Great Whore of Revelation 17 & 18 identified. And Jerusalem sits on seven mountains. The Beast and Antichrist, find their fulfillment here, where the “head” (mountain; Mount Moriah), had a wound by a sword (70AD), and yet did live (1948). Also, we find in Abadian: “When Rome is destroyed Israel will be redeemed.” Rome here is figurative of all Christian groups and people. Also, Zohar 1,219b: “Captivity of Jews ends when Christian Princes die.” Christian Princes here are the Ministers of Jesus Messiah. The coming world-persecution (the great blood-bath) by anti-christ, will perform this task (a trial-run was carried out under Communism in Russian and China).