Over 2000 years ago, Satan influenced and controlled the Roman leaders and the Sanhedrin or the Jewish religious leadership.  Approximately 1/3 of the populations were slaves.  Conditions were horrible, with little morality or justice.  History indicates it may have been as bad as prior to Noah’s flood.  Was God about to destroy mankind again or should He send His Son to make a difference in the world?  We all know what choice He made.  God must send Christ a second time; otherwise the world will destroy itself as told in Scripture.  He then will reign for a 1000 years on earth.  We will then know what God had planned for Adam and Eve because Satan will not be with us. 

I don’t know how accurate history is but it seems that slaves were brutally mistreated.  It wasn’t unusual to beat a slave to death for a minor mistake.  I won’t go into the sexual perversion and treatment of women and children.  There was also the sacrifice of humans to their gods.  The world today has not yet duplicated this life-style but we may be edging closer.

Occult leaders from the beginning of America believed our country was being established to lead the world into forming a one-world-government controlled by their leader, Lucifer’s Antichrist.  Again, I am only writing what supposedly history tells us.  For those who are knowledgeable of occult symbols indicate that Washington has a number of satanic symbols throughout our capital.  In addition, within miles of the capital there are a number of occult groups who worship the devil.

II Corinthians 4:4 – “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”

We are going through another day of the government shutdown.  If you were to guess, does it look like Satan is in control of our government leaders or is God?  Is there any difference between the types of leadership the Romans had and we are witnessing?  It seems to be all about controlling the money and the information.  Whoever has control of those two areas control the people.  Is this what it is all about—control?  What part is Satan playing?  Will the U.S. lead the world into the one-world-government?  Could this be what it is all about?  We know Satan’s plan is to destroy all governments and religions.  God—are we there yet?  If not how much longer do we have?

Matthew 12:25 – “Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.”

Mark 3:24 – 25 – “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.  If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.”  (Does this sound like what is happening to America?)

Revelation 13:7 & 8 – “And the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation.  And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made—the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered.”  NLT

If you believe Scripture, the above verses tell us there will be a one-world government.  It could not be any clearer.  He will dominate over the world and there will be a one-world religion because all of the non-Christian people will worship him.  Presently there are five main religions: Christianity, Judism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Which do you think the one-world religion might be?  Who is teaching world domination besides the Radical Muslim Brotherhood?  Besides verse 7 tells us the antichrist will wage war against God’s holy people and conquer them.  From which religion are Radicals promoting the killing of Christians?  Christ tells us we will know when we are in the end times.  We will be able to see the signs.  There will still be Christians on earth because they will be conquered.  It is still possible to believe in the “rapture” taking place prior to pre-tribulation. (*There will be 144,000 Jews preaching that Christ is the Messiah.)

The antichrist will be extremely charismatic.  His miracles will be so astonishing that he will make fire come down from heaven just as Elijah did in I Kings 18.  The false prophets with their miraculous powers will be able to deceive people and shape world opinion into accepting the antichrist and himself.  How many Christians will be deceived and worship the beast instead of accepting death?

Do you feel like a prisoner or a hostage in the scheme of things?  Is the government shutdown affecting you?  Are we a divided nation?

John 8:28 – 32 – “So Jesus said, ‘When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.  The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.’  Even as he spoke, many believed in him.   To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.  Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”

Were it not for Christ coming to earth the world would be completely out of control, if people in the world still existed.  But He gives hope, forgiveness and faith that even though Satan is in control; he can only do what God allows him to do.  The more truth we have and the more knowledgeable of God, it is His truth that will always set us free.  We will always have the Holy Spirit to get us through whatever is to be.  “The only thing Christians have to fear is fear itself!”

I believe what is happening in Washington is what Scripture predicted.  Let us allow God to work things out.  Our job is to be missionaries to the world and every church should be getting ready for a great revival that is occurring.   However, are we personally ready for the beginning of the end-times?