@galveston75
No argument on that.
Antichrist will exalt himself above ALL that is worshipped and called God.
But the church is the Bride. And the Harlot is the counterfeit.
By calling this mixture Babylon, the mother of Harlots the Christian church is the main focus.
The harlot is responsible not only capturing away God's people from His Wife.
She is also responsible for the abominations of the earth. Probably the worst crimes in history have been among her acts on the planet.
This because they were sins done under the banner of Jesus Christ. This makes them the abominations of the earth.
"And on her forehead there was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." (Rev. 17:5)
The apostate harlot has even persecuted to death the genuine saints of God.
"And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I marveled with great marvel when I saw her." (v.6)
The aged apostle John was astounded at the sign. That is to see the degradation of the church would come to this one day. A huge world wide religions organization would even persecute to death with torture the genuine believers in Christ.
And other genuine believers would be carried away into her as the Israelites were carried away from the good land of Canaan into Babylon.