The Bible also tells us,
". . . he who now hindereth (is the Holy Spirit)
will continue to hinder until he be taken out
of the way. And then shall that wicked one
be revealed. . . ,"
2 Thessalonians 2:7-8

The revelation of the Antichrist, the time
when a large number of people recognize who
he really is, will not happen until the Church
(who is full of the Holy Spirit) is taken out of the world.
The Holy Spirit has to be gone because he is the
one hindering the evil one from appearing.