How can the Antichrist be demonic but still appear pleasant on the surface?
He is demonic in nature yet outwardly charismatic: he can sway people's opinions, lie and get away with it, and promise peace and prosperity. The world, seeking material security, will accept those surface promises and follow him, because he exploits what the world is looking for.
Les teaches that the Antichrist will be a demonic individual, yet he will have pleasant on-the-surface attributes. He will be charismatic, able to sway people's opinions, lie and get away with it, and promise peace and prosperity—exactly what the world seeks. The world will vote its pocketbook and fall for him hook, line, and sinker. Les also suggests it is possible the Antichrist could be a reincarnated Judas Iscariot, an apostate Jew rather than an apostate from Christianity, though he only says this is possible.