Where will the Antichrist's headquarters be located?
The Antichrist's headquarters will be located somewhere in Europe, with Rome or Brussels mentioned as possible locations. From there he will move to the temple at the midpoint, defile it, stop Jewish worship, and demand to be worshiped as God.
Les teaches that the Antichrist's headquarters will be somewhere in Europe, whether in Rome or Brussels or whatever. At the midpoint of the final seven years, after Israel has enjoined temple worship, the Antichrist will move from that European headquarters to the temple. There he will defile it, immediately stop any kind of Jewish worship, and demand that he himself be worshiped as God. This action triggers the final three-and-a-half years. Les also notes that the tribulation period includes the two witnesses in Jerusalem, the 144,000 sealed evangelists, a possible Russian invasion, and various judgments such as famine, pestilence, and earthquakes. He compares these judgments to birth pangs that intensify as the delivery hour approaches.