In today's world, we are seeing a tremendous effort to establish transgenderism as normative. The push is so strong today, going to the extent of some even wanting laws established that force people to go along with the demands of transgenderism (e.g. forced to refer to transgenders as "they" or their preferred pronoun). We are all too well aware of how the homosexual groups have been pushing their agenda enough so that they could codify their same-sex unions in marriage (back in 2008). Terry James writes about this agenda and what it mean.[1] That of course, was really the first step in opening Pandora's Box.
While some have indicated that a push toward trans gender acceptance adds to the depopulation scheme allegedly pushed by controbalists (because people who surgically transition are often left sterile), I believe there's a larger reason for the acceleration of global acceptance of trans ideology. That overall reason, in my opinion, is because it is the physical representation of what has been part and parcel of the New Age belief system for generations. Demons (fallen angels), have always been at odds with biblical truth, always seeking to destroy biblical truth, replacing it with "truth" based on feelings. This was true in Noah's day. It was true in Lot's day and it is absolutely true in our day, which I believe is most likely the last generation prior to the Tribulation and physical return of Jesus.
The New Age movement (spiritism, theosophy, etc.), has long taught that every human being - whether male or female - has aspects of both genders in each person. This, they say, is reality and something that has been unfairly hidden by Christianity (and Orthodox Judaism), since its inception. No comment on Islam apparently...
The more I read about aspects of Spiritism/Spiritualism, Theosophy, Buddhism or other aspects of what is broadly termed "New Age Movement" beliefs and practices, the plain reality of the matter comes down to this: it is all an attempt to declare God's truth false. This is done often by simpering and whining about how Christians have completely misunderstood the words of Jesus and made them out to be something they are not. To "right" this, New Age philosophers and cultists have done their best to twist Scripture so that another meaning can be grasped from virtually the same text. By the way, this is occurring to a great degree within many mainline churches in America.
Whether certain philosophies, religions (or denominations within Christianity), will admit it or not the real goal of every false religious order and heresy is the destruction of Christianity. That is the top drawer reason for the existence of these false groups. In order to do that, things must be turned completely upside down, as far as Christianity and its beliefs are concerned.
We cannot go into the Tribulation with up to half the world (or more), still seeing the Bible as authoritative. Even if it's less than that, that is still too much hope in the world. Remember, it is the Holy Spirit working through the Church that restrains the power of evil as much as it does today. That means that with Christ in YOU (through the Holy Spirit), your presence, your faith in Christ, your worship and fellowship of and with Him acts as a means of restraining evil from becoming as evil as it can be. This will obviously and clearly change during the Tribulation as Revelation notes throughout and as Paul touches on as well (2 Thessalonians 2).
So if the goal is to overturn Christianity, what does that look like in the world? It looks like the reverse comes into existence, accepted to replace of the actual truth of God that was evidenced first within Judaism under Moses' leadership and finalized in Christianity under the Headship of Jesus.
We don't have time to look at all the various New Age religions...