Yes — Les teaches that the New Age movement is the modern expression of Babylon's religious system, rooted in the Tower of Babel.
Les explains that every false religion, including the New Age movement, has its roots in the Tower of Babel. He connects the New Age concept of becoming your own god with the idolatry that began there. Babylon in Revelation represents the worldwide religious, political, and economic system that will be judged.
Revelation 17:4 — Describes the worldwide religious system as a woman arrayed in wealth, which Les identifies with Babylon and the New Age movement.
In Revelation 17, John sees a woman dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls — symbolic of a wealthy, worldwide religious system. This woman's golden cup is full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication (spiritual adultery). God labels this system 'Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.' In Revelation 18, Babylon is described as a global influence that will fall, encompassing religion, politics, and economics.
Les teaches that the New Age movement is the current growth of Babylon's religious system. He roots all false religion in the Tower of Babel, where man first rejected God's authority and set up a religion to usurp heaven. The New Age belief that 'you can become your own God' removes the need for the true God. Les identifies this as the 'mystery of iniquity' already at work, exploding around us and creeping into churches. He emphasizes that Babylon in Revelation is not a rebuilt ancient city but the whole global system of religion, politics, and economics, which is coming together in end times.
Les teaches that every false religion, past, present, or future, has its roots in the Tower of Babel. He explains that at Babel, people rejected God's instruction to scatter and instead built a religious system to 'reach to heaven' in defiance of God. The New Age movement is bringing the world back under this same idolatry, desiring to become their own God just as at Babel.
Les teaches that the New Age movement is part of the 'mystery of iniquity already at work.' He explains that the concept of positive thinking, which sounds good, is actually New Age-ism because its whole concept is that you can become your own god, and if so you don't need the real God. This is the heart and soul of the New Age movement.
Les disagrees with theologians who believe the ancient city of Babylon will be rebuilt and become the center of end-time activity. He points to Isaiah 13 and argues that Babylon in Revelation speaks of the global system of religion, politics, and economics. He identifies this with the modern shrinking world and events like worldwide news coverage and one-world government discussions.
Les teaches that since 606 BC, the Gentile world has been in progressively more rebellion and accumulating wickedness. He notes that authors of so-called New Age religions began writing in the late 1800s, and their influence is now snowballing. This is all part of the world coming together under Babylon's system — religion, politics, and economics intertwined.
Every False Religion Rooted in Babel
Les teaches that every false religion — past, present, or future — has its roots in the Tower of Babel, and that Babylon in Revelation 17 is the false worldwide religion of the Tribulation.
New Age Movement's Babylonian Idolatry
Les explains that the New Age movement is bringing the world back to the same idolatry that began at the Tower of Babel, where Nimrod set up a religion to usurp heaven.
New Age: Becoming Your Own God
Les identifies the heart of the New Age movement as the idea that you can become your own god, which removes the need for the real God — and calls it the mystery of iniquity already at work.
Babylon as Global System
Les teaches that Babylon in Revelation always means the whole global picture — comprised of the world's religions, politics, and economics.
Babylon Not Rebuilt
Les argues that the ancient city of Babylon will not be rebuilt as the center of end-time activity, because Scripture says it would remain destroyed.
Daniel 2 and Global Babylon
Les contrasts Daniel 2's revelation of world empires with the present-day 'world system Babylon,' showing the world is getting smaller — pointing to a global Babylon rather than a rebuilt city.
Religion, Politics, Economics Intertwined
Les shows how religion, politics, and economics are intertwined in today's world system, which the Bible calls Babylon — meaning 'confusion.'
Gentile Rebellion Since 606 BC
Les traces the growth of New Age influence from the late 1800s to today, seeing it as part of the Gentile world's increasing rebellion and wickedness.
Revelation 17:4: 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:
Describes the worldwide religious system (Babylon) as a wealthy woman — imagery Les uses to connect to false religions and the New Age movement.
Revelation 17:5: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Identifies this woman as Babylon the Great, which Les ties to the religious system where the New Age movement belongs.
Revelation 17:15: And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Shows the worldwide scope of Babylon, supporting Les's teaching of a global religious system.
Revelation 18:2: And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Declares the fall of Babylon, which Les ties to the judgment of the world's religious system.
Genesis 11:4: And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Describes the pride and rebellion at Babel, which Les identifies as the root of all false religion.
2 Thessalonians 2:7: For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
Shows the evil already at work, which Les connects to the New Age movement's spread.
Isaiah 13:19-20: And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
Les cites this to show Babylon's permanent destruction, arguing it won't be rebuilt as a literal city.
Les teaches that the New Age movement is the modern expression of Babylon's religious system. Its roots go back to the Tower of Babel, and it is part of the false worldwide religion of Revelation 17. While not the whole of Babylon, it is a growing component of it.
Les teaches that every false religion has its roots in the Tower of Babel, where people rebelled against God and tried to 'reach to heaven' through their own system. He sees the New Age belief in becoming your own god as a direct continuation of that rebellion.
Yes. Les says that New Age-ism is 'coming into the churches, and people are blind to it.' He identifies the popular 'positive thinking' movement as actually being New Age-ism, and calls it the mystery of iniquity already at work.
Les disagrees with that interpretation. He argues from Isaiah 13 that Babylon would be permanently destroyed. Instead, he sees Babylon in Revelation as the whole global system of religion, politics, and economics.
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