the fact that he was come in like a theif in the night,
The Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, not the anti-christ. So is he the Lord too? I'm thinking, "No".
and yes we are getting near the end,this could be the start of the final chapter
Looks like it to me, but what are you or anyone else gonna do about it? Not vote for Obama? Stock up on ammo and gas for the generator? Better to consider Phillipians 4:1-10 for starters. If it is the end, much else is futility.
Even so come Lord Jesus!