Why is the Revelation 17 world religion satanic and demonic?
The Revelation 17 world religion is satanic and demonic because it unites all idolatrous religions—including the Shindos of Japan, Hindus, Mohammedans, Catholics, and Protestants—under one great umbrella. Its golden cup is full of abominations and spiritual immoralities, an amalgamation of idolatrous and so-called biblical worship, marked 'Mystery, Babylon the Great.'
Les explains that the woman’s purple, scarlet, gold, precious stones, pearls, and golden cup represent tremendous wealth, held by the hierarchy while the subjects are poor. He says all the world’s religions—Shindos, Hindus, Mohammedans, Catholics, Protestants, and more—will come under this one great umbrella. This system is satanic and demonic because her golden cup is full of abominations and the filthiness of her immoralities. Les clarifies that this is not so much physical sexual immorality but spiritual immorality: an amalgamating of idolatrous worship and so-called biblical worship into a tremendous amalgamation of idolatrous religions. Verse 5 names her 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots, and the abominations of the earth.'
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:
More Questions
What is the spiritual immorality in Revelation 17?
This spiritual immorality is the amalgamation of idolatrous worship, so-called biblical worship, and every other kind of idolatrous religion into one religion.
Where is the wealth in large religions according to Les, and what will the Revelation 17 religion be like?
Les says that in large religions of the world, the followers are poor while the hierarchy holds all the wealth, and this same thing will be true of the end-times religion pictured by the woman.