Why will the coming one-world religion be satanic and demonic?
The coming one-world religion will be satanic and demonic because it amalgamates all idolatrous religions under one umbrella, holding a golden cup full of abominations and spiritual immoralities. Its forehead bears the name Mystery, Babylon the Great, mother of harlots and abominations of the earth.
Les teaches that the woman is arrayed in purple and scarlet, decked with gold, precious stones, pearls, and a golden cup, which speaks of tremendous wealth held by the hierarchy while the subjects are poor. All the religions of the world are going to come under this one great umbrella. It is satanic and demonic because in her hand is a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her immoralities. Les clarifies this is not so much physical sexual immorality but spiritual: an amalgamating of idolatrous worship and so-called biblical worship, a tremendous amalgamation of various idolatrous religions. Verse 5 names her Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth. Verse 7 shows she is carried by the government.
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: