I see the success of the current deception as the result of "displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie" in people who (spiritually) "perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved." And as the quote goes on to say, "for this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie." And why? Payback for their deliberate, arrogant, indulgence in evil, "so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness." And if you can't see "lawlessness in accordance with how Satan works" in the operations of the Obama administration, your eyes are closed.
As for "the antichrist" being "revealed" - who would recognize it if they live amongst a population who are "under a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie"? It could be in plain sight right now. Everyone always assumes they would know, but how? What if it wasn't announced? What if you had to recognize it for yourself? And if you didn't, would that mean it wasn't there?
Remember, "ye shall know them by their fruits." And look at the fruits these days!
>>> I see the success of the current deception as the result of “displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie” in people who (spiritually) “perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.”
Signs and wonders are supernatural in nature... events that are intended to prove existence of God. Mass hypnosis and deception has been around for a LONG time. Based upon your attribution of this phenomenon to end times, the Holocaust and Hitler’s reign places us today somewhere in the millennium of peace.
“The Lie” referred to in your scripture reference deals directly with who Jesus is and what He came here for... not politics.