The New World Order
Written by Michele40
Posted on Monday, July 7, 2008 at 08:10 PM.
The New World Order
We are hearing more and more about the "New World Order" or the "global community." President George Bush popularized the term when he said in a speech before the U.S. Congress during the Gulf War, "We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. ⦠Out of these troubled times a New World Order can emerge. ⦠Today that New World Order is struggling to be born."[56]
The Jerusalem Peace Accord
It appears that this coming world leader will rise to power on a wave of global euphoria as he arrives on the scene to temporarily save the world from its desperate economic, military and political woes. Like Satan himself, who frequently appears as an angel of light, this man will deceive most of the world into thinking that he is a great man of peace, a hero. The prophet Daniel wrote of the Antichrist, "By peace he shall destroy many," and "he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries" (Daniel 8:25; 11:21).
The Bible indicates that an ingenious seven-year peace agreement or "covenant" will be pivotal to his claim to world leadership. This pact will temporarily resolve the Middle East crisis, working out a compromise between the Jews and the Arabs regarding Jerusalem and its holy sites. A focal point will be Mount Moriah, in Jerusalem, sacred to Jews (their temple stood there before being destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D.), and sacred to Muslims (their holiest shrine in the city, the Dome of the Rock, stands there today). Scripture indicates the Antichristâs covenant will enable the Jews to rebuild their temple, where they will revive their ancient rituals of animal sacrifice (see Daniel 8:The New World Order
We are hearing more and more about the "New World Order" or the "global community." President George Bush popularized the term when he said in a speech before the U.S. Congress during the Gulf War, "We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. ⦠Out of these troubled times a New World Order can emerge. ⦠Today that New World Order is struggling to be born."[56]
23-25; 9:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4).
Enter Russia
The prophet Ezekiel calls the Antichrist "Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh" (Ezekiel 38:2, NKJV). Scholars agree that the ancient land known as Magog is a powerful country or region of peoples to the north of Israel. "Rosh" is believed to refer to the Russian people. For these reasons a majority of Bible students believe that the Antichrist will rise out of the current chaos in the former Soviet Union.
Scripture points to the leading nations of Europe, indicating that they will be key players in the Antichristâs world government, whose leaders will fully unite behind him. "These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast" (Revelation 17:13).
A Savior Turned Sour
Although most of the world will initially hail the Beast as a political savior, three-and-a-half years after the enactment of the seven-year covenant, he will revoke the peace pact and show his true colors. At this time he will invade Israel and establish Jerusalem as his world capital.
He will also outlaw all religions, except the worship of himself and an image of himself that will somehow be empowered to speak and "cause those who refuse to worship it to be killed" (Revelation 13:14-15). Jesus said that when you see this image, the "abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place [temple] ... then shall be great tribulation such as has not been since the beginning of the world" (Matthew 24:15, 21). It will be a time of ruthless repression and persecution of believers in God by the Beast and his regime. (See also Daniel 7:21,25; 8:23-24; 11:31-35; 12:10; Revelation 13:5-7.)
It is at this time that the Antichrist imposes his infamous "666" one-world credit system.
The "Mark of the Beast"
"He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on [in] their right hand or on [in] their foreheads, that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666" (Revelation 13:16-18, NKJV).
THIS PROPHECY is truly remarkable. Think about it: Nearly 2,000 years ago the Apostle John, who prior to meeting Jesus had been a simple fisherman, predicts that a global economic system will one day be instituted in which everyone will be forced to receive a number, without which they will not be able to buy or sell. It is only since the advent of computers and electronic banking that this prophecy could be fulfilled.
There are currently a number of methods commonly used for purchasing items. You can use cash, you can write a check, or you can use a credit card.
Or you can use a debit card. The cashier simply passes your card through a scanning device that is electronically linked to your bank, and the money is immediately taken out of your account and placed in the storeâs account â all in a split second.
Another means of transferring money that is already being used in various countries and is being promoted in many others is the "smart card." These look like an ordinary credit card, but thereâs a big difference: They have a tiny computer chip embedded in their plastic. These electronic marvels not only give you instant access to your bank account, but they can also contain all your passport information, your medical record, driverâs license, photographs, welfare eligibility and all sorts of other data. Over 90 million health smart cards are in use in France, Canada, Germany and Britain today.
We are well on the way to eliminating cash. Advocates of a cashless society have many compelling reasons why. A primary one is that cash is the motherâs milk of drug smugglers, who often deal in cash a suitcase-full at a time. With no cash, the sale of illegal drugs would be greatly hampered. In fact, law enforcement agencies say that to eliminate cash would eliminate most kinds of criminal activity.
