Water symbolizes people. 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."

This spirit is already alive in the Middle
East.

This great harlot is that part of the church
that will remain after the true church has
been raptured.

The antichrist (the beast) and his bride (the
whore) are counterfeits of Christ and His
bride.