How far had Europe declined morally by the time of World War II?
By the time of World War II, Europe had declined morally to the same condition as present-day society—described as rotten and ready. After the Reformation, Europe had been aflame with the Word of God, but it went down, down, down until its pre-World War II society matched today's moral decay.
Les teaches that after the Reformation, Europe was aflame with the Word of God, and great men of God covered all of Europe. But then Europe went the same track—down, down, down—just as Israel and other empires degenerated from a high level of spirituality and knowledge of God. By the time of World War II, when you analyze society in Europe prior to World War II, they were as rotten and ready as we are today. This illustrates the repeated pattern of nations beginning with spiritual knowledge but declining morally.