THE WORLD IS IN TRANSITION – PART 4

THE TENTACLES OF THE SOCIALIST-MARXIST TAKEOVER

 It is already in your home, government, schools, hospitals, churches and food production. It is in your Federal, State and local governments. You can find it in The United Nations – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – The Commission on Global Governance – The United Nations Globalist Great Reset – Agenda 21 – Agenda 2030 – The Global Community – The Council on Sustainable Development – U.N.C.E.D. – International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives – The Social Security Administration – The Internal Revenue Service – etc

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The United Nations Marxist Agenda 2030 has been embedded in, and is operational in most every nation in the world; and thanks to Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush, the I.C.L.E.I., formerly known as the ‘International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, has operations embedded in over 406 known American cities and local and state governments, including the U.S. Federal Government, promoting the Marxist  agenda, goals and initiatives of the United Nation’s Agenda 2030.

Many of the goals of the United Nations Agenda 2030, being promoted through the World Economic Forum, are good-sounding and seemingly well-intentioned. The problem is deception. They are masking their ideology, their methodology and their end-game intentions which are purely Communist-Marxist.

I trust and hope you can grasp the magnitude of what has happened over the last 76 years in America and around the world: This may be the establishment of the long anticipated and prophesied One World Government. (also see GotQuestions.org and  The End Time Prophecy Report)

Okay? Got the idea? We, Christians, conservatives, American Patriots, et al, aren’t just in a problem, we are in a transition. And roughly 49% of the American public is buying into it – and the “it” is the Global Marxist agenda as it can be called in contemporary terms, or in definitive terms, the formation of the long-prophesied One World Government, comprised of  “a single world culture and full sovereignty from separate nations to a world organization. This “New World Order” is a socialist, authoritarian global government and court with “global rule of law” and a “one-world economy,” according to the Commission for Global Governance. (Red Text is a quote from the first Director-General of UNESCO, Julian Huxley, 1946).

And this problem reaches to the roots of America. They, the Left and their allies (the American Democrat Party, the CPUSA, Globalists, Progressives, etc.) have taken control of all our major institutions including our educational systems and have successfully indoctrinated our children, youth, teens and young adults, the future adult generations with their poisonous ideologies. This isn’t just an ideological war it is a literal war and it is being waged for our lives and our souls. And this war cannot be won using conventional or traditional warfare methods.

It has almost become cliché to say we are to put on the full armor of God. That has come to be thought of as just a personal defense against sin or for personal use against the devil. And although that is true in a limited sense, when Ephesians 6:10-20 is understood in the full context of the Book of Ephesians, here is what you might see (please read each chapter heading slowly, carefully, prayerfully and studiously):

1.     The Blessings of Redemption ( of the recipient warriors of Christ) – I, Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus.

2.     Made Alive in Christ (Our position as the recipient warriors) – And you were dead in your offenses and sins, in which you previously walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them, we too all previously lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the boundless riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of (your) works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

3.    Strengthened with the Power (The strengthening of the recipient warrior of Christ) – that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner self, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

4.    Unity of the Spirit (The call to unity of  the recipient warriors of Christ) – Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore, it says, “When He ascended on high,
He led captive the captives, And He gave gifts to people.” (Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.) And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is, Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

5.    Be Imitators of God (The Preparation of the recipient warriors) – Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;  and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God is a fragrant aroma. But sexual immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints; and there must be no filthiness or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know with certainty, that no sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, which amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), as you try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;  for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”  So then be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, in which there is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to our God and Father; and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ. Marriage like Christ and the Church Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are parts of His body. For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. Nevertheless, as for you individually, each husband is to love his own wife the same as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.

6. The Armor of God – (The mental and spiritual Armor of the recipient of the warrior of Christ). Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints,  and pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

The letter to the believers at the church in Ephesus and other believers in western Asia minor is not an instructional philosophical letter nor is it a metaphor, although there are similes at work here. Although there can be multiple applications found in Ephesians, this is primarily an instructional letter or “a supernaturally produced manual” on Spiritual Warfare – plain and simple. It must be taken both literally but in the proper context and spiritually, for to the natural man or woman, it is nonsense. And it must be followed precisely. Anything less is failure, and failure is not an option.

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The Methodologies and Applications 

(For all the variants of Communism)

Next, let’s take a brief look at the playbook designed by a man named Saul Alinsky, a mentor to Barak Obama, and bankrolled by billionaire George leftist globalist Soros.

Responding to the impatience of a New Left generation of activists in the 1960s, in his widely cited Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer (1971), Saul Alinsky defended the Hegelian arts both of confrontation and of compromise involved in community organizing as keys to the struggle for social justice. (And, yes, that is how Barack Obama got his notoriety, also.)

An American community activist and political theorist, Alinsky, through the Chicago-based Industrial Areas Foundation helping poor communities organize to press demands upon landlords, politicians and business leaders won national recognition and notoriety.

Alinsky, was an influencer who contributed to the methodologies of the modern day United Nation’s Globalist-Socialist-Marxist movements. Alinsky often referred to the book, ”The Prince”, written by Niccolò Machiavelli. The general theme of The Prince is ‘accepting that the aims of princes, such as glory and survival’, justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends. Machiavelli’s writings sets readers up for a high degree of ruthlessness and realpolitik, and the book does not disappoint. Subsequently, Saul David Alinsky wrote his book, ”Rules for Radicals” based on much of Machiavelli’s principals for the ‘Haves’ on how to hold power, and for the ‘Have-Nots’ on how to take it away. Alinsky recommended working mostly within the system, though in the twisted way Machiavelli is reputed to have done.

Below, you will find Alinsky’s 13 “Rules for Radicals,” offered with his provision that political activism cannot be a self-serving enterprise: “People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people.”

1. “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
   “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
   3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
   4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
   5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
   6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.
   7. “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news.
   8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
   9. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.
   10. “The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition.” It is this unceasing pressure that results in the reactions from the opposition that are essential for the success of the campaign.
   11. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
   12. “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.
   13. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.

Alinsky’s rules have been used for anti-democratic means and have been effective in setting the stage for and aiding the Communist Party USA to disrupt and transform America’s constitution, legal systems, financial institutions and educational institutions into Socialist-Marxist systems and the unraveling of the fabric of American society.

The Communist Party U.S.A., (officially the Communist Party of the United States of America, (C.P.U.S.A.), is a communist party in the United States established in 1919 after a split in the Socialist Party of America following the Russian Revolution.

The history of the C.P.U.S.A. is closely related to the American labor movement and communist parties worldwide. The party was influential in American politics in the first half of the 20th century and played a prominent role in the labor movement from the 1920s through the 1940s.

The C.P.U.S.A. received significant funding from the Soviet Union and crafted its public positions to match those of Moscow. The C.P.U.S.A. also used a covert apparatus to assist the Soviets with their intelligence activities in the United States and utilized a network of front organizations to shape public opinion.

THE BIGGEST LIE

According to the constitution of the Communist Party USA, (C.P.U.S.A.), adopted at the 30th National Convention in 2014, the Communist Party operates on the principle of democratic centralism, its highest authority being the quadrennial National Convention. Article 6, Section 3 of the 2001 Constitution, laid out certain positions as non-negotiable and all of which are now evident in America’s political, educational and social constructs:

• • • Struggle for the unity of the working class,
    • against all forms of national oppression, national chauvinism, discrimination and segregation,
    • against all racist ideologies and practices, …
    • against all manifestations of male supremacy and discrimination against women, …
    • against homophobia and all manifestations of discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people.
    • Among the points in the party’s “Immediate Program” are a
    • $15.00 per hour minimum wage for all workers, national universal health care and
    • Opposition to privatization of Social Security.
    • Economic measures such as increased taxes on “the rich and corporations”,
    • “Strong regulation” of the financial industry,
    • “Regulation and public ownership of utilities” and
    • Increased federal aid to cities and states;
    • opposition to the Iraq War and other military interventions;
    • opposition to free trade treaties such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
    • nuclear disarmament and
    • a reduced military budget;
    • various civil rights provisions;
    • campaign finance reform including public financing of campaigns; and election law reform, including instant runoff voting.

(the foregoing is from Wikipedia, The Communist Party USA).

Two Pronged Attack

The Global Marxist strategy is two-pronged. First, is the frontal assault as already described. The second front is far more subtle, deceptive and deadly. It was first introduced through UNESCO as previously mentioned. But it has expanded through a network of powerful organizations such as the World Economic Forum, Agenda-21 (now renamed as Agenda-2030) and has adopted the name of The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Here are their stated goals (which are neither meant to be achieved nor are they to be “sustained”. They are merely a means to a nefarious end):

UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
• Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
• Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
• Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
• Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
• Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
• Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
• Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
• Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
• Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
• Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
• Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
• Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*
• Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
• Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
• Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
• Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

* Acknowledging that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the primary international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating the global response to climate change.

It has always – ALWAYS – been the tactic of Globalist-Communist-Marxists to lie, and “a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth to those who hear it”. So, they say what they want you to believe they are doing while they do what they want done: Global Marxist domination.

(Here is one of their most audacious statements made public 4/10/2017. I they implement all of thier goals, the cost is a complete loss of your freedom – “You will have NOTHING and be happy”, like it or not! ):

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In 1848 the antithesis to Christianity was born. Communism’s theoretical foundations were laid by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in their Communist Manifesto, and were published in 1848. Its practical implementation started with the Russian Revolution in 1917.

Communism and it’s variants (Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, etc.) would be diametrically opposed to and the sworn enemy of Christianity. These are the forces which will collide in the Last Days and Christ the King will judge and defeat this age-old enemy and his followers.

Invasions and Migrations: 

Waves of migrations and invasions by various Germanic tribes, the Huns, and others disrupted the existing Roman order and led to the establishment of new kingdoms and political entities across Europe.

The Bible speaks of “wars and rumors of war, kingdoms rising against kingdoms and nations against nations”, but this is not yet then end. These are the birth pains of the tribulation which began at or around the time of the birth of Christ, have been intensifying over the centuries and is now at hand.

Feudalism: 

The development of feudalism, a system of land ownership and social hierarchy, became a dominant feature of medieval society, shaping relationships between lords, vassals, and peasants.

Economic Changes: 

Shifts in economic activities, including the decline of Roman trade and the emergence of new agricultural practices, impacted the social structure and development of the period.

Feudalism and the industrial revolution (1848-1840), and the growing influence of “modern capitalism” (1776), were fuels that would create the flames of Communism. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels’ goal was the conquest of political power by workers, the abolition of private property, and the eventual establishment of a classless and stateless communist society – and Christianity, according to Marx, was in the way and must be destroyed or converted.

Although by the mid-nineteen hundreds, Communism was on the wane and declared by some as being “dead”, Communism didn’t have a single “death day,” but the most significant events indicating its decline were in 1989-1991, particularly with the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. These events marked the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Soviet system, effectively ending communism’s dominance in the world.

So We Went To Sleep

With Communism declared effectively out of the way, the West went about its business of building empires and fighting wars. But Marxism was not dead and it certainly was not buried. The Communists-Marxists had learned that a frontal attack on the West, on capitalism and democracy was unwinnable. So in a brilliant move, the Global network, the Global cabal of Marxism rebranded itself and quietly re-emerged, full of new strength and new vigor with the founding and the emergence of the United Nations in 1944 and UNESCO in 1945.

UNESCO, “The United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization” stated purpose was to contribute to peace and security. Collaboration among nations through education, science and culture remains a cornerstone of a peaceful world order, and was being staffed and run by Socialist and Marxist elites. This was the perfect cover story to deflect from and obscure UNESCO’s real purpose and intentions. The U.N. and UNESCO was intent on many things through education, science and culture, but peace and security was not one of them.

If you “will take a hard look at UNESCO, (you can) discern the growing gulf between its actions and the noble precepts of its Constitution and the UN charter. Despite its public commitment to justice, the rule of law and human rights, “without distinction of race, sex, language or religion,” UNESCO strips these rights solely from Israel and denies its religious heritage, history, and legitimacy as the nation state of the Jewish people. UNESCO’s “unrestricted pursuit of objective truth,” and commitment to preserve the historic heritage of all world cultures excludes Israel. Recent resolutions supporting contrived Palestinian claims to Jewish history, land and heritage are part of the UN’s anti-Zionist track record. Despite the legacy of the 1922 League of Nations Mandate and 1947 Resolution 181, anti-Semitism steadily increased as UN membership swelled. By 1967, the tide had turned. In 1975, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin called for Israel’s “expulsion from the United Nations and the extinction of Israel as a State” and this was to a standing ovation. Also under Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, a former Nazi officer, Resolution 3379 equated Zionism with racism. Yet neither anti-Semitism nor Muslim majorities suffice to explain this organization’s hatred of Israel—unless also seen through the lens of encroaching globalism. “The task before UNESCO,” said its first Director-General Julian Huxley in 1946, is “the emergence of a single world culture” by transferring “full sovereignty from separate nations to a world organization. ”The “new world order” will be a socialist, authoritarian global government and court with “global rule of law” and a “one-world economy,” according to the Commission for Global Governance. The Obama Administration provided an example of leftist globalists in action. Bankrolled by billionaire George Soros, and using the radical social-manipulation “rules” of Obama mentor Saul Alinsky, the Left exploits groups like Black Lives Matter as “agents of change” to help usher in their new world order. They fund and direct radical groups to sow chaos and division by politicizing leftist targets such as police by labeling them as “racist.”” (Italicized text above here is an excerpted quote from The Jerusalem Post dated 8/31/2017).

Know Your Enemy

It is very important, before going any further, that you read these revealing quotes by Karl Marx, known as the ‘Father of Communism’ and quotes by Vladimir Lenin, the man who developed a murderous variant of communist ideology known as Leninism.

In them, you will see and better understand the guiding principles of Communism, Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, etc., and you will see these things coming to pass in our world, today.  They are the methods, strategies and techniques for establishing Marxism and a One World Government.  They have always been and still are the standard and goal of Marxism. You should know these things to know how the modern Globalist-Marxist thinks and what they are accomplishing:

Quotes by Karl Marx:

1. “Take away a nation’s heritage, and they are more easily persuaded. “
2. “Communism begins where atheism begins. “
3. “The education of all children, from the moment that they can get along without a mother’s care, shall be in state institutions. “
4. “We have no compassion, and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror. “
5. “The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism. “
6. “If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded. “
7. “The democratic concept of man is false, because it is Christian. The democratic concept holds that each man is a sovereign being. This is the illusion, dream, and postulate of Christianity. “
8. There are, besides, eternal truths, such as Freedom, etc., that are common to all states of society. But Communism abolishes eternal truths, it abolishes all religion, and all morality, instead of constituting them on a new basis; it therefore acts in contradiction to all past historical experience. “
9. “The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property. “
10. “When the sufferers learn to think, then the thinkers will learn to suffer. “
11. “The Communists everywhere support every revolutionary movement against the existing social and political order of things. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. “
12. “The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope. “
13. A heavy or progressive or graduated income tax is necessary for the proper development of Communism. “
14. “The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
15. “The unity is brought about by force. “
16. “From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. “
17. “There is no greater stupidity than for people to marry and so surrender themselves to the small miseries of domestic and private life. “
18. “Taxes are the source of life for the bureaucracy, the army and the court, in short, for the whole apparatus of the executive power. Strong government and heavy taxes are identical. “

​Quotes by Vladimir Lenin:

• ​”Give me your four-year-olds, and in a generation I will build a socialist state. “
• “We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us. “
• “The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses. “
• “The goal of socialism is communism. “
• “Why should freedom of speech and freedom of press be allowed? Why should a government which is doing what it believes to be right allow itself to be criticized? It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are much more fatal things than guns. Why should any man be allowed to buy a printing press and disseminate pernicious opinions calculated to embarrass the government? “
• “The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. “
• “People always have been, and they always will be, stupid victims of deceit and self-deception in politics. “
• “Give me just one generation of youth, and I’ll transform the whole world. “
• “One man with a gun can control 100 without one. “
• “As an ultimate objective, “peace” simply means communist world control.”
• “Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism. Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism. “
• “It is, of course, much easier to shout, abuse, and howl than to attempt to relate, to explain. “
• “Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism. “
• “One of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers Communist and the disarming of the bourgeoisie to the middle class.”
• “The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves. “
• “Give us the child for eight years, and it will be a Bolshevik forever. “
• “There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. “
• “We are not shooting enough professors. “
• “Germany will militarize herself out of existence, England will expand herself out of existence, and America will spend herself out of existence. “
• “It is necessary – secretly and urgently, to prepare the terror. “
• “The establishment of a central bank is 90% of communizing a nation. “
• “We want to achieve a new and better order of society: in this new and better society there must be neither rich nor poor; all will have to work. Not a handful of rich people, but all the working people must enjoy the fruits of their common labor. Machines and other improvements must serve to ease the work of all, and not to enable a few to grow rich at the expense of millions and tens of millions of people. This  is the new and better society, and it is called a socialist society. “
• “There can be nothing more abominable than religion.”

It takes no imagination to read these quotes into our current day media headlines, and as far back as the late 20^th century.

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This is a five-part article which, in brief, will attempt to give an overview of the socio-political history of humankind from a spiritual, prophetic Biblical perspective, its tragectory, transition points and its likely outcome.

The world is in transition and its course has been anything but a straight or a smooth line. From conservative to progressive, Democratic to Marxist, moral to immoral,.from peacetime to periods of war, traditional to unconventional, from an aging world population to a sudden resurgence of youth, from primarily rural societies to global urbanization..

And where there is change, it would seem there will be trouble. And it could be said that while some are finding trouble, others are busy making trouble. But it has always been the case, hasn’t it?

If we would divide history into four or five basic time periods, ancient history, medieval history (the dark ages), early modern history, modern history and now perhaps postmodern history, we can see that each transition brings some good change and some trouble of its own.

Secular historians will often connect one period or epoch in history to a succeeding period by explaining the transitional points and the causes driving the transition. They will not, however, attribute the transitions to a “master cosmic plan” or “steps of a creation event”. In other words, God is ruled out.

I would like to offer another explanation, however. I would assert that God, as the creator of all things, is the cause of all things. And that the transitional points in history are transitional points in His Grand Master Plan for the earth, the cosmos and for all of humankind. And to keep it very simple, like reading any well written comprehensive novel – not that the Bible is a novel – you can fine the “topic sentence”, or the main message in the first paragraph. Then if you go to the last chapter you may see how things work out in the end. Everything between these two points are transitional points and supporting evidence. And thus it is with the Bible. So, let’s start at the beginning and see where this leads us.

The earliest period, the Ancient Period of history, often referred to as ancient history, is the time period from the earliest recorded human history to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 A.D. It encompasses the emergence of early civilizations, their growth, and eventual decline, including the rise and fall of empires and the development of writing, art, and philosophy.

The Key aspects of the ancient period:

This period begins with the invention of writing systems, like cuneiform in Sumer (around 3400 BCE) and hieroglyphics in Ancient Egypt (around 3200 BCE).

Emergence of major civilizations:

This period saw the rise of powerful civilizations in regions like Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China.

 Development of political systems:

Ancient civilizations experimented with different forms of government, including monarchies, oligarchies, and democracies.

 Military advancements:

The ancient world witnessed the development of new military technologies and tactics, leading to conflicts between different civilizations.

 Cultural achievements:

This period produced significant advancements in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and science.

All of these characteristics of the Ancient Age, and more, are reprsented in the Bible from “the beginning”. There are, however, some transitional events that were most significant and serve as catalysts for future events. This can be seen when the Bible is studied and kept in the context, that is from the beginning to the end.

(And by the way, transitional periods, particularly in Ancient history, can be the most difficult to explore study and correlate simply because of their age.  But there is one specific event, despite it approximnate date reaching back nearly 4,300 years, and that is the “building of the tower of Babel”. And this one deserves special attention.

The Bible tells of the beginnings of one key period of history which is capsulated in eleven brief verses in the book of Genesis chaper eleven. It tells about the coming together of an ancient people (see Genesis chapter ten) and thier attempt to build a One World Government. It serves as an example and a harbinger of what is coming again in the Last Days. This event and the progression of events that follow help explain how the world has arrived in its current and precarious position and what is coming next.

How can this be so? Odds. What has occurred in progression, as predicted in the Bible, defies all odds. The accuracy of its outcome is beyond uncanny and cannot (or should not) be ignored. I.e., it is coming to pass.

“They said, ‘Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.’

“The LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

“The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.” Genesis 11:4-6

The Tower of Babel, built around 2242 B.C., was a post-Flood rebellion against God by Noah’s descendants. As told about in Genesis 11:1-9, it is meant to explain why the world’s peoples speak different languages. According to the account, a united humanity in the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating eastward, comes to the land of Shinar. There, they agree to build a city and a tower tall enough “to reach heaven”. The end of this effort was a dispersion of all these people to points around the known globe. However, this Biblical event is considered, by almost all sources outside of Judaism and Christianity, as a legend a myth and a parable meant to explain the historical development of different languages and cultures. But new discoveries are saying otherwise. (see Smithsonianmag.com and Is Genesis History.com).

Viewed correctly and from the context of the entire Bible, it is seen as a prophetic harbinger of future End Time events. (I am taking a large step from the Ancient era to Post Modern Era in the next few paragraphs. If you are interested in the “long way through history, beginning to end, then use this link for a step-by-step, era-by-era Biblical historical timeline, from creation to the re-creation.)

The Bible is consistent in predicting that the world will come together in the Last Days, speaking a common language and nothing they purpose to do will be impossible for them. This time, just as it was at Tower of Babel, the results will be beyond calamitous, they will be disastrous.

There is now, in the last 20th century and early 21st century, an ongoing collaboration of nations which is  leading to the establishmentof a one world government. The framework for which is currently led by the United Nations, UNESCO and the World Economic Forum. Once it is firmly established, the Bible says it will be led by one man. A man who is:

• Intelligent: Revelation 13:18; Daniel 7:8.
• A Charismatic Speaker: Daniel 7:8 Revelation 13:5.
• A Crafty Politician: Daniel 9:27; Revelation 17:12, 13, 17.
• Possesses A Distinct Physical Appearance: Daniel 7:20.
• A Military Genius: Revelation 4; 17:14; 19:19.
• An Economic Genius: Daniel 11:38.
• A Blasphemer: Revelation 13:6.
• Utterly Lawless: 2 Thessalonians 2:8.
• Selfish, Ambitious Egomaniac: Daniel 11:36, 37; 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
• Greedy Materialist: Daniel 11:38.
• Controlling:  Daniel 7:25.
• Proud and Self-exalting Above God and Everything: Daniel 11:36; 2 Thessalonians. 2:4.
• Known by the name of “the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction”, “son of perdition”, “the beast”.

There is a convergence and a concurrence of events, as predicted in the Bible, such as have never happened before, indicating that we are near or at that point now. And coincidence is out of the question – the odds in favor are just too great.

And just for informational purposes, it would seem there are only two events yet to happen before the appearance of the antichrist triggers what is known as the 6^th Tribulation Seal and the final seven years of the Great Tribulation, also known as the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord and the Wrath of the Lamb. This period encompasses the Second Coming of Christ, the rapture of the Church, the Seventh Tribulation Seal, followed by the seven Trumpet and seven Bowl Judgements. These events will culminate with Christ coming with His armies of heaven to deal the final defeat to Satan at the battle of Armageddon. The beast and his followers will be defeated and condemned to the eternal lake of fire.

Then comes the White Throne judgement, the destruction of the heavens and the earth by a fervent heat.

Thus, the End of this Age, and the creation of a new heaven and a new earth (see Revelation chapters 19 through 22).

What is the purpose of the Antichrist?

His purpose is to unite the forces of Satan and to deceive.  There have been two major instances in history that have served as a foreshadowing, a harbinger of the coming Antichrist; a person prophesied by the Bible to oppose Christ and substitute himself in Christ’s place before the Second Coming.

The End of the period of Ancient History:

The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD is often cited as the end of the ancient period, marking the transition to the Middle Ages.

The Middle Ages, also known as the medieval period, are generally understood to have begun with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD and lasted until around 1500 AD. While this period saw significant changes and developments, the primary “cause” is less about a single event and more about a complex interplay of factors that led to the decline of the Roman Empire and the emergence of new social, political, and cultural structures in Europe. This era was also a major transition point for the introduction

In essence, the Middle Ages emerged from a combination of factors: the decline of a powerful empire, the rise of new religious and cultural forces, the disruption caused by migrations and invasions, and the development of new social and economic systems. These factors led to a distinct historical period with unique characteristics and developments in Europe.

The decline of the Western Roman Empire, marked by political instability, invasions, and economic struggles, created a power vacuum in Europe, paving the way for new forms of governance and societal organization.

Religious Beliefs and Practices: 

Religious beliefs, especially Christianity, profoundly influenced daily life, social norms, and artistic expression during the Middle Ages and directed future events.

Rise of Christianity: 

The spread of Christianity, initially under Roman influence, played a significant role in shaping the cultural and religious landscape of the Middle Ages. Christianity would become the one major influence shaping  political, social, economic, and educational structures for centuries to come.

Christianity would also become the greatest polarizing factor in future generations.

(It is also important to note that the prophetic fulfillment of the breaking of tribulation seals one through five (the birth pains of the tribulation – see Matthew 24:8) begin at or around the birth of Jesus through around A.D. 95 and have been overlapping and intensifying to this day. The next transitional event is the revealing of the Antichrist, followed by the appearing of Christ in the clouds of the skies, a heavenly Trumpet blast, the rapture of the Church, “the sealing of the 144,000” and a cosmic cataclysm upon the earth, all marking the breaking of the 6^th Tribulation seal and the beginning of the final 7 years of the great tribulation period, such as the world has never seen before and never will again, also known as the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord and the Wrath of the Lamb. Also see “Did Jesus and His Apostles Really Say This?”)

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