I'm always interested in learning. Do you have any scripture to support this?
Well we know the antichrist is the eleventh horn that rises out of the ten horns:
All of Daniel 7 is important but I paste the key verses about teh antichrist:
Daniel 7:19-25
King James Version
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Without going into great dtail- this is the chronological map of the times of the Gentiles as Jesus spoke of in the Olivet discourse.
The fourth kingdom conquers the third, then eventually it rules the whole earth (this also meshes with Daniel 2 and the vision of the statue).
Thenb when it rules th eworld (one world govt pushed for a long time now)
ten kings (rulers) rise up to rule the world, the eleventh (antichrist) rises and defeats three and rules until Jesus returns.
This is also shown in a different perspective in Rev. 13:
Revelation 13
King James Version
13 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
So a pople CAN be the antichrist if first he becomes a political ruler during the one world govt, and then the break up to the ten horns, but as it stands NOW, the best the pope can hope to be is th efalse prophet.