The god of this world, named Satan, the Adversary of God, has two viruses he has been infecting all of humanity with since the dawn of the human race: Religion (making my own way to God) and Materialism (things are more important than God)
Religion is trying to achieve God’s favor through human achievement.
Materialism is seeking physical things (pleasures, possessions, power) more than God.
The seventeenth chapter of Revelation describes the doom of the Babylonian system. This system is seen as a woman portrayed as a harlot. She seems to be a symbol of Satan’s world religion. This chapter records the demise of the counterfeit church Satan founded at Eden—the one he has worked on ceaselessly ever since. The beast (Satan’s incarnation as a false Jesus) finally destroys the apostate church and sets up unhindered satanic worship (via the beast and false prophet’s work). To make this happen, Satan’s ultimate goals in the world today are to forge global unity politically, religiously, and financially.
From REV2023-17a – Why Does God Hate Religion So Much (230413PM)
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