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The Real Dovetailing of Future Antichrist Agenda and World Power Now

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Globalism and God’s Opposition

As you open to the first chapter of the Bible and then read it to its last book, you see God’s opposition to globalism.  On the other hand, Satan’s plan as the prince of this world is bringing the world system into a cohesive, homogenous whole.  These two ideas combat each other in the Bible and so world history as part of the conflict of the ages between God and Satan.

Early, Satan could think he’s got all of mankind against God.  Adam and Eve take his bait in the garden.  God says in essence, Not so fast.  But everything is ruined by Genesis 3.  It was two people, a small group, but Satan angled for their alignment with him against God.

Biblical, Historical Markers

Some simple historical markers against globalism are (1) the confusion of languages at the tower of Babel.  Before the global flood (Genesis 6-9), mankind banded together and only eight people stood against that.  On the other side of the flood, the same situation began to repeat at the tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9), so God confused the languages.  In line with this outcome is the statement in Genesis 10:25, “And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided.”

Another perhaps less considered aspect of God ordained division on the earth is (2) the reality and history of plate tectonics.  Biblical evidence shows that all the land was once connected (Genesis 1:9).  Both secular and Christian geologists agree that what are several continents look to fit like a jig-saw puzzle.  At one time these several continents were one big continent.  These divisions of land provide natural separations that long time impeded globalism.

Acts 17:26 reveals that (3) God founded nations on the earth:

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

Rise, Fall of Nations and Boundaries

God determined the rise and fall of nations and the boundaries where they would live.  After man’s fall, God intended boundaries that separated men from one another.  Genesis 10 records the first ever table of nations that chronicles the fulfillment of God having done this.  Genesis 10:5 says:

By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

God also started the separate nation Israel (2 Samuel 7:23):

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

Genesis 18:18 says:

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Each nation functions under the following axiomatic truth expressed by God in Psalm 33:12:

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Globalism Ends the World

First World and the Next

Just like the first world ended with globalism, the next world will end with globalism.  The Book of Revelation calls the Antichrist, the final one world leader in opposition to God, “the Beast.”  Revelation 13:3 says about that world:

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

He will draw the whole world together around him and his and Satan’s plan.  Revelation 13:8 continues:

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him,, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Satan Wants Globalism

Concerning Satan’s part in this, Revelation 12:9 says:

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

He will deceive the whole world.

The hunger and thirst for globalism dovetails with the purpose of Satan and the future Antichrist.  One of the ways the Antichrist can succeed at this complete cohesion and convergence of the whole world is by controlling everything economic.  Revelation 13:17 says:

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Eliminating Boundaries to Globalism

This requires a common currency, probably a digital one in a cashless society.  Anyone who will not succumb to globalism under the Antichrist will not buy or sell.  More than ever economy exists across national boundaries.  Whatever you may say about the United States relationship with China, much of what you buy probably still comes from there.

The globalists oppose nationalism.  They continue to strive to break down the boundaries and barriers.  This occurs through the media, communication, and finance.  The state schools teach this globalist agenda.

Social media eliminates boundaries and crisscrosses the world.  Companies are worldwide.  Just three companies, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta, control half of the advertising market and revenue for the whole world.   Five Big Tech companies dominate business, adding to the previous three, Apple and Microsoft.  The five account for 25% of the entire S & P 500.  Like Big Tech dominates, just three companies dominate investment banking:  Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and J. P. Morgan.

Almost every religious denomination now reduces doctrine and practice to its lowest common denominator, endeavoring to diminish the differences that divide.  Whatever does differentiate is minimized.  Agree to disagree.

Rather than have biblical doctrine guide people, it’s instead a common experience.  Church growth depends more on relationships and shared activities.

More to Come

Cancel Culture and Religious Persecution

Everyone should cancel something.  I remember canceling my subscription to Sports Illustrated when it started publishing the swimsuit issue.  I understand the marketing aspect of that issue.  Sports Illustrated can make more money with the issue than without, so they’re willing to lose the lesser number of subscribers for the greater number.  Sports Illustrated could stay in business.  This isn’t canceling Sports Illustrated.  They stay in business.  I’ve canceled it, because it’s the right thing to do.

Amazon, the behemoth corporation, canceled a book by Ryan T. Anderson, that was published three years ago.  Joe Biden becomes president and Anderson’s book, When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment, is canceled.  Amazon suddenly wouldn’t allow it on.  I understand, he can sell the book, but Amazon doesn’t own the internet.  In particular, Amazon cancels a book, which isn’t politically correct.  It cancels a point of view closer to a biblical view.  Silencing a biblical point of view we would understand as persecution.
When you read the book of Acts and look at the history of persecution, you can see a rising trajectory.  In Acts 2, opponents of the truth mocked the believers as drunk with new wine (Acts 2:13).  Mockery is a root level persecution, but it also portends of things to come.  We’re already to mockery in this country.  It’s hard to make an exact comparison, because Rome and Palestine were not democracies or republics.
More than ever people think you’re silly for being a Christian.  You see the look in their faces.  This is especially in the big cities, the blue areas.  It’s everywhere though especially related to true biblical Christianity.  If you dress modest, carry a Bible, so that they know you’re a Christian, you are marginalized, excluded, and unfriended.
Second in Acts 4 was threatening.  Authorities threatened the disciples about talking.  Evangelism is more difficult.  The Covid-19 has affected this.  People are more emboldened to say you can’ talk to someone about the Lord if he doesn’t want it.  I understand the laws about trespassing.  I’ve been kicked out of two apartment complexes and threatened at another housing complex.  We still have opportunities.  I’ve noticed a difference, that’s what I’m saying.
The third step was imprisonment.  This is when the government punishes someone.  That’s happened too.  I would compare this to government policy even short of throwing someone into jail like what occurred with Peter and John in Acts 4.  This is the man in Colorado who wouldn’t bake a cake.  This is a child punished in the public school for saying a biblical truth.  This is the outlawing of biblical child discipline.  This is the exclusion of biblical doctrine in the state schools.
Fourth in Acts 5 was beating.  Peter and John were beaten for their testimony for Christ.  Peter and John of course rejoiced because they were counted worthy to suffer for His name.  The government is punishing people, but not with actual physical punishment.  However, there is a threat of unofficial physical punishment for those who stand for the truth.
Fifth is the killing of first Stephen in Acts 7 and then James in Acts 12.  Before that, Jesus was crucified.  I think we’re a ways off from being put to death in the United States for preaching Christ.  Maybe that won’t even come until the Antichrist reveals himself.  Right now you’d be killed still in several other countries and the United States does not have a policy of standing for those people.
Cancel culture is religious persecution.  It’s not at the level of beating and death, but it is in that trajectory, as seen in the book of Acts.

Support Bethel and Faithsaves.net When Shopping at Amazon

 Black Friday is today, and Cyber Monday is coming up! I relatively recently wrote a post about Amazon Smile and how you can, whenever you shop at Amazon.com, support Bethel Christian Academy, a ministry of Bethel Baptist Church, without paying a penny more for whatever you were buying.  However, there is a way to go one better–you can support both a ministry such as Bethel as well as faithsaves.net while paying exactly the same price as you would normally at Amazon.com.  If you go to Amazon via the link below:

Support Bethel & FaithSaves

you will support both your Amazon Smile organization such as Bethel and faithsaves.net. (While the page opens to the Amazon page for the book Thou Shalt Keep Them, you do not need to buy that book, but can navigate from there to anywhere on Amazon and you will still end up supporting Bethel or whatever other Amazon Smile organization you use and FaithSaves with what you purchase. Also, Bethel Christian Academy gets exactly the same 0.5% whether or not you also help support fathsaves.net–there is no decrease in the amount given to BCA for having Amazon give a small bit of their profit to FaithSaves also.)

If you don’t want to support faithsaves.net, but only an Amazon Smile organization such as Bethel, you can use the link below to sign up for Amazon Smile, and then afterwards just go to smile.amazon.com:

Click here to sign up for Amazon Smile and/or pick Bethel Christian Academy as the charity of your choice

If you don’t want to support an Amazon Smile organization, but only faithsaves.net, you can use the link below:

I would encourage you to use the first button above and support Bethel and FaithSaves whenever you shop on Amazon.com, and share the link with others so they can do the same (unless your church has its own Amazon Smile account–then support your church–which you can still do by making it your Amazon Smile organization and then just clicking through the first link above).  Save this blog post to your bookmarks and click from here into Amazon whenever you are going to buy something from them. (You can also explore other options to get discounts on purchases online here.) The sending church of Dr. Brandenburg does many things for the glory of God in addition to having this blog, from giving people a place to have pure worship for the 7 million people in the Bay Area, to the new church plant that Evangelist Brandenburg is establishing in Oregon, to the faithful ministry and gospel outreach in the Bay Area, to the school and other educational ministries, etc. At faithsaves.net we are working to help Bethel expand its video outreach so that college courses, debates, podcasts, etc. can be online, and the video equipment for all of that is expensive, so support would be a blessing.  If Amazon is willing to help out by donating a portion of what you purchase, why not do it?  Thank you for your consideration!

TDR

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