Hey, Gino,
I have often thought about this...especially in recent weeks. We are told that the AC will give no thought to the God of his fathers etc. Or to the desire of women !! Does this make him gay...for one? This would make him not worthy of worship in the eyes of Muslims or Jews. I also think that the AC will claim to supersede the "gods of his fathers". This one would NOT go down well with the Jewish people....unless the AC does an outstanding job of appearing to be the Messiah. Ditto for the Muslims. If the AC convinces them that he is, in fact, their Mahdi - they may fall for it.
As the dragon gives power to the beast, and uses that power to pursue the Jewish and Christian people - I am veering toward the Mahdi option. After all - one will be inclined to run for the hills if the AC wants to annihilate one!
For all we know - it could be something entirely different ! Not within our realm of experience. The AC sounds super scary though.