Calls for a Global, One-World Government

Both OT and NT passages tell us that the end of the age sees the restoration of a pagan empire that culminates in a global government and a sole religious system (see point 4 for a discussion of the latter). This system is like a restored Babel and is placed under the authority of the Antichrist for a brief time (Revelation 13:3-4; Revelation 13:7-8; Daniel 7:16-24), which is followed by the ushering in of the Day of the Lord and the restoration of all things with the return of Christ. For the first time in the known history of the world, calls for a global form of government began being voiced in the early to mid-20th century. And, now in the early 21st century, we are regularly hearing the “globalists” of the modern age speaking about a “new world order.”1 If one has eyes to see, a desire for a unified world order can be seen in the writings of scholars and the elite down through the ages (see Francis Bacon,2 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche,3 Yuval Harari,4 the literature of Freemasonry and other secret societies – often dismissed as conspiracy theory; the writings of statesmen, such as Henry Kissinger,5 pentagon officials, UN leaders,6, 7 and the World Health Organization [WHO]8). World figures calling for “New World Order (NWO)” or “One World Government” have included H. G. Wells,9-11 Pope Francis,12 Winston Churchill, Jimmy Carter, Robert Kennedy, Richard Nixon, David Rockefeller, Mikhail Gorbachev,13 George Bush, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown (some links are included below for further reading).

The following is a video clip of world leaders speaking of a global government:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oom7TEyABoc

This clip highlights Joe Biden saying that the USA must lead the “new world order:”

In 1950, James Paul Warburg, chairman of the Council of Foreign Relations, told a subcommittee of the United States Senate, “We shall have world government, whether or not we like it. The question is only whether world government will be achieved by consent or by conquest.”

For a recent treatment of this topic, see the following website: https://seekingtruth.co.uk/one_world_government_in_prophecy/

They rightly note that Bible prophecy foresees a secular One World Government or New World Order (NWO) at the end of this age, just before the return of Jesus. It is seen as the fourth and last empire of the prophet Daniel’s great statue (Daniel 2) and as the fourth beast of Daniel’s dream (Daniel 7). It is also seen in the two beasts of Revelation 13 (a World Dictator and the Antichrist). These authors note that “a drive to World Government by 2030 is being helped by the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and by the agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The One World Government has the powerful, brutal, controlling, characteristics of pagan Rome, and may arise in the form of a Revived Roman Empire. It uses the ‘mark of the beast’ as its trump card for the control of all on earth. The good news is that this final government is short-lived and will be totally destroyed at the return of Jesus (Daniel 2).”

Many modern writers and scholars both inside and outside of the church are seeing this occur.

From Scripture itself, we are told to expect to see a global system to arise that eventually installs the antichrist (the dragon/Satan) as its titular leader. The apostle John in the book of Revelation has a vision of a “beast” (i.e., Antichrist) that rises out of the sea, which has seven heads and ten horns (Revelation 13:1). This is an analogue to Daniel’s vision (see Daniel 7:16-24). Daniel 2:41-42 predicts a ten-nation alliance which is reflected in the statue from Nebuchadnezzer’s dream, where a final world government consists of ten entities represented by the ten toes of the statue. The beast will subdue three of these nations (see Daniel 7:8), and the rest follow him.  The ruler of this empire has power and authority as given to him by Satan (Revelation 13:2), will be worshipped by the entire world (Revelation 13:3-4), and has authority over “every tribe, people, language, and nation (Revelation 13:7).

Many modern writers and scholars both inside and outside of the church are seeing this occur.

Link from the world economic forum on the need for global government

References

  1. Action CfP. Perspectives on a changing world order [online].
  2. Bacon F. The New Atlantis1627.
  3. Conway D. Whither the “good Europeans”? Nietzsche’s New World order. South Central Review 2009;26.
  4. Harari YN. We need a post-liberal order now. The Economist 2018.
  5. Kissinger H. World order. NY: Penguin Books, 2015.
  6. Nations U. UN chief calls for “a fair globalization’ with first-ever Global Goals Summit [online]. Available at: https://www.who.int/news/item/30-03-2021-global-leaders-unite-in-urgent-call-for-international-pandemic-treaty. Accessed May 24.
  7. New world government: 24 world leaders openlycall for a ‘Great Reset’ [online]. Available at: https://en-volve.com/2021/04/01/new-world-government-24-world-leaders-openly-call-for-a-great-reset/.
  8. Organization WH. Global leaders unite in urgent call for international pandemic treaty [online]. Available at: https://www.who.int/news/item/30-03-2021-global-leaders-unite-in-urgent-call-for-international-pandemic-treaty. Accessed May 24.
  9. Wells HG. The new world order1940.
  10. Bell D. Founding the world state: H. G. Wells on empire and the English-speaking peoples. International Studies Quarterly 2018;62:867-879.
  11. Earle EM. H. G. Wells, British patriot in search of a world state. World Politics 1950;2:181-208.
  12. Francis. On care for our common home. Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si of the Holy Father 2015;115.
  13. Gorbachev MS. Perestroika: New thinking for our country and the world. NY: Harper Collins, 1987.