It’s a scary-looking world we are entering into. Can you see how this present worldwide disturbance is being used (and will continue to be used) to implement a new way for the whole world to operate? It’s like Nine Eleven all over again, except this time it isn’t just changing how we go through airports — it’s changing how we go to the grocery store or go to church; it’s even locking us in our homes. But it won’t end there. The goal includes collapsing our whole economic system to implement worldwide economic “equality.”
Really, as positive as that sounds, that “equality” just means that no matter what kind of job you have and no matter how many hours you put in, everybody gets the same pay. Of course, this is good for people who just want free stuff, but it’s bad for people who want to work hard.
Yet, this “equality” and “peace” comes at a price — the sovereignty of our country being just one thing to go. The plan includes all nations submitting to a worldwide government. This will come under the guise of peace but will ultimately be nothing but a heavy-handed rule of pain and suffering and death.
I have to tell you, though, our country isn’t the only thing at stake… We’re coming soon upon the days when we will have to decide between trusting the Lord God All-Powerful (the only and truest Eternal God and His Son, Jesus, the Anointed King) or trusting in the government.
We’ll have to face some very real questions:
“Who’s going to provide for my needs?” “How am I going to live?”
We will be forced to make a choice — submit to the system, or be excluded from the privileges of modern society. You will either “bow the knee” to Lucifer — Satan, the devil — in his worldwide conquest, or you will bow the knee to Jesus Christ. There is no alternative.
If you decide to agree with this new system that is coming soon upon the world, you will be provided for. You will have money. You will have food. You will be safe from the worldwide crises. But, you will lose your eternal soul.
If you decide not to submit to the system, you will be unable to buy your necessities. You will be unable to engage in ordinary business endeavors. You will excluded and shunned and mocked and hated. But, if in your denial of this world system you find yourself loving the God who created you and submitting to His Son, Jesus, the true King and rightful Ruler, your eternal soul will be at peace.
Not only that, but those people who really trust and submit to Jesus are adopted into God’s family as His children — and God has promised to take care of His children: /He/ takes care of our needs.
Yes, some of us who believe in Jesus will be tortured. Some of us will be killed. And some of us will endure all the way through and make it to the end of that Big Trouble.
But for all of us who are faithful to Jesus (even unto the death, if necessary), there will be given to us a crown of life — true and lasting life, with inexpressible joy and peace — peace that the world tries to imitate but can never truly give us like Jesus does.
But for those who say, “Ryan, this is crazy talk! You’re a cuckoo conspiracy nut!”, let me give you some proof from the Bible that these things (or things very much like them) are truly coming and are even upon us…
King David, who was a prophet, said this:
“Why do the nations plan rebellion? Why do people make their useless plots?
Their kings revolt, their rulers plot together against the Lord and against the king he chose. ‘Let us free ourselves from their rule,’ they say; ‘let us throw off their control.'” — Psalm 2:1-3
People nowadays say, “How could the leaders of all sorts of different countries and nations be uniting together in conspiracy?” Well, if you don’t believe it, just consider what the Word of God says above: “the _nations_ plan rebellion” … “their _kings_ revolt!” Different nations and different world-leaders are all plotting together! Thus says the Holy Bible. And why do they “plot together”? They are joining up in order to rebel “against the Lord!” and “against the king he chose,” which is Jesus Christ.
But it’s not just against the Lord God and against His anointed King, Jesus, that this worldwide conglomerate will fight — it’s also against the Lord’s people, the true followers of Jesus Christ.
The prophet Daniel records this message:
“‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the _whole_ earth, trampling it down and crushing it. …Another king will arise, different from the earlier ones… He will speak against the Most High and /oppress his holy people/ and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be /delivered into his hands/ for a time, times and half a time.'” — Daniel 7:23-25
This beast — this kingdom and its king — will not only speak against the Most High God but also oppress God’s people, who will be delivered into his hands for “a time, times and half a time” — that is, “a year, two years and a half a year” or 3 1/2 years.
This is confirmed in the book of Revelation:
“The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months [again, this adds up to 3 1/2 years]. It began to curse God, his name, the place where he lives, and all those who live in heaven. It was allowed to /fight against God’s people/ and to _defeat_ them, and it was given authority over _every tribe, nation, language, and race_. All people living on earth will worship it, except those whose names were written before the creation of the world in the book of the living which belongs to the Lamb that was killed.” [the Lamb is Jesus, who died like an innocent lamb in order to cancel the debt of our sins] — Revelation 13:5-8
Do you see this? “All people living on earth” will worship this beast — they’ll worship this kingdom and its king. This kingdom has authority over “every tribe, nation, language, and race.” Can you see? It is a worldwide “kingdom” — a government that is not localized to a particular nation or a particular people group — it is a government that is worldwide in scale.
And this worldwide government has power to “fight against God’s people and to defeat them.” We who are Christians are going to be openly opposed because we do not submit to the worldwide government — we submit to Jesus who is our King (indeed, He is the King of all kings!).
Why can Christians not submit to the worldwide government? Because to do so is to honor an inferior ‘god’; to do so is worship someone other than the one True God. Our God requires our full allegiance — He doesn’t share His glory with anyone. But there will be another “beast” who comes along and demands people to worship that first beast.
As it is written in the book of Revelation:
“Then I saw another beast, which came up out of the earth. … It forced the earth and all who live on it to worship the first beast… And it deceived all the people living on earth… The beast told them to build an image in honor of the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet lived. The second beast was allowed to breathe life into the image of the first beast, so that the image could talk and put to death all those who would not worship it. The beast forced all the people, small and great, rich and poor, slave and free, to have a mark placed on their right hands or on their foreheads. No one could buy or sell without this mark, that is, the beast’s name or the number that stands for the name.” — Revelation 13:11-17
Our worship will be directed either to the Lord Most High or to this wicked beast. We will have to choose. “_All_ the people, small and great, rich and poor, slave and free” — everybody! — will be “forced” to “have a mark placed on [or ‘in’] their right hands or on [or ‘in’] their foreheads.” What happens if you don’t take the mark? What happens if you don’t submit? “No one could buy or sell without this mark.” If you don’t submit to the worldwide government and this mark — essentially pledging your allegiance to this “beast” — then you will be denied the necessary privileges of society.
But the most blessed truth of all is that these nations conspiring together don’t get the last laugh:
“From his throne in heaven the Lord laughs and mocks their feeble plans. Then he warns them in anger and terrifies them with his fury. ‘On Zion, my sacred hill,’ he says, ‘I have installed my king.'” — Psalm 2:4-6
Jesus is God’s chosen King! Yes, these nations will set up a worldwide government. Yes, they will oppose themselves against God, and against His anointed King, and against His people, but that’s not how it all ends:
“As I watched, this horn [or ‘king’] was waging war against the holy people and defeating them, until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.” — Daniel 7:21-22
And,
“The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time. But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed forever. Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.” — Daniel 7:26-27
The Kingdom will ultimately belong to God, and to the Lord Jesus, and to God’s people. Jesus will conquer all the other kingdoms of this world. There is true salvation found in no one else! “There is no other name given under heaven by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
So,
“Let us be thankful, then, because we receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Let us be grateful and worship God in a way that will please him, with reverence and awe; because ‘our God is indeed a destroying fire.'” — Hebrews 12:28-29
But for the rulers of this world, this word is spoken:
“Now listen to this warning, you kings; learn this lesson, you rulers of the world: Serve the Lord with fear; tremble and bow down to him; or else his anger will be quickly aroused, and you will suddenly die. Happy are all who go to him for protection.” — Psalm 2:10-12
One day every knee will bow before Jesus, and one day every tongue will confess that He is truly the Lord (Philippians 2:10-11) — the Master, the Ruler, the King! — but, how much better it will be for those who submit to Him now!
Get on your knees before Jesus, the King of kings, now, before it’s too late. Listen to this warning. The world will grow darker and darker — and we need to be ready! — but God is still on the throne and He will conquer this wicked kingdom that is rising up. God is the one who gives us the strength to stand firm in these dark times. So seek Him with all your heart. He will make you shine like a light in this dark world (Philippians 2:14-15); He will give you His peace (John 14:27).
“See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.” — Isaiah 60:2