Revelation 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Now we begin the 7 years of tribulation, starting with the four horsemen. the with a bow and a crown but no arrows so he conquers by diplomacy could very well be where the antichrist begins his rule of false peace.