One of the things i personally think the western mind has difficulty with is the duality of Spirit, and flesh. Metaphor, and physical events, being simultaneously true, and the concept of a Spirit, and Type of a thing. Christ became flesh. But the Spirit of Christ existed before this.

Anti Christ is also a spirit at work in the world. Probably most clearly typified in the person of Nimrod, or Sargon of Akkad. But also visible in Nero, Hitler, and others, without ever reaching full expression. Christ is the full expression of the Spirit of God. And as such is the visible manifestation of Gods character. In the types of antichrist which have come, although they never reached full expression of that evil, they display the character of the evil one clearly. What i mean to say by all that, is that i suspect there will be elements of fulfilled prophecy at different times because that evil spirit cant help but be itself. But the final fruition will contain all elements of both the prophecy and the spirit. This may be an overly wordy expression of this idea, but im not sure how else to explain it. im sure some church fathers before have explained it more clearly.

And yes… every time i drive by Starbucks, and see the image of Semiramus in the logo, i see the harlot biding her time.

But spoiler alert 🚨 God wins.