1. In
the realm of Politics.
a. Wars
and Rumors of wars, Mt. 24:6f; Rev. 6:3f.
b. Global
alliances:
As
you read these you may tend to think the world is different today than in Bible
times, with different names and boundaries of the nations. But note this from Samuel Huntington’s The
Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. “Global political lines are being redrawn
(since the end of the cold war) not according to ideology or superpower
relations but with respect to shared cultural, ethnic, and religious
characteristics. Historic civilizations
are replacing the geopolitical system of the past 50 years.”
i.
Roman Confederacy, Dan. 7:23-25
1. A
quick note: at the end of 2000 the European Union consisted of 15 nations.
ii.
Rise of Egypt, Isa. 19:18-25
iii.
World-wide government, Rev. 13:7
iv.
Rise of Northern (Baltic) powers, Ezek. 38:2f; 39:1-6
v.
Rise of Eastern (Asian) powers, Rev. 9:13-16
1. China
has been testing long-range missiles.
2. The
Iraq/Turkey border has been a volatile area.
c. Global
economy, Rev. 13:16f; 18
i.
The European Union involves most countries of Europe
using the “Euro” or hoping to soon. The
Euro was issued 1/1/2002 and two months later replaced the national currencies
of affected nations.
d. Appearance
of global improvement.
i.
Travel, Dan. 12:4
ii.
Knowledge, Dan. 12:4
iii.
Riches, James 5:3
iv.
Communication, Rev. 11:9
v.
Peace, 1 Thess. 5:3
It
was interesting that blood flowed in the Middle East AS peace teams from the
area were talking in the United States.
e. Global
distress, Luke 21:25-26
f. Preparation
for Armageddon, Rev. 16:12-16.
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