THE BEAST IS RISING

by J. R. Church of Prophecy in the News


      Ever so quietly, the beast of Revelation 13 is rising out of the sea of humanity. Sponsored by the G-7 (the world's seven largest industrialized nations), this beast on the banks of the Hudson River is planning to divide the world into ten political/economic regions, forgive the national debts of third-world countries, and "redistribute wealth" the ultimate socialist/communist dream.
     Though it was given very little coverage on the nightly news, New York played host to 150 kings, queens, princes, presidents, prime ministers and heads of state from around the world. They gathered at the United Nations, September 6-8, to initiate a political process that will essentially bring about "global governance." As the new millennium dawns, these leading politicians from around the world attended the "special session" of the United Nations to express their vision for an empowered and reformed international organization capable of solving the problems of war, poverty, hunger and disease.
     They signed the "Millennium Declaration" that states in part, "We, Heads of State and Government, have a collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level. We reaffirm our commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which have proved timeless and universal. We believe that the central challenge we face today is to ensure that globalization becomes a positive force for all the world's people."
      The goal was to have the member-states sign and ratify UN treaties and protocols, which had not been ratified by that member-state. Eighty-five countries participated, signing over 350 treaties and protocols.
      Secretary General Kofi Annan's opening remarks revealed the true intent of the "Millennium Summit of the Heads of State": He said, "You, ladies and gentlemen, are the leaders to whom the world's people have entrusted their destiny. Your people look to you for a common effort to solve their problems. They expect you to work together, as governments. And they expect you to work together with all the other institutions profit and non-profit, public and private where human beings join hands to promote their ideas and their interests. We must adapt our United Nations so that, in the future, those priorities are reflected in clear and prompt decisions, leading to real change in people's lives."
      This session of world leaders laid out the framework to reform the UN charter and give it a worldwide political status previously unknown in history making it, for all practical purposes, a "world government."

The First World Parliament
      This Millennium Summit constitutes the first time an actual "world parliament" has met. Like our own Congress, the leaders of the world came, debated, and voted on a procedure for the world body to take. Normally our ambassador to the United Nations would represent us as a sovereign country and vote according to how they were told. This time, the leader of the country came and directly voted by signing the "United Nations Millennium Declaration." This action set a serious precedence for the future. This summit actually became as important as the first organizational meeting of the United Nations in 1945.
      The UN charter is not based on any of the principles or values set forth in the United States Constitution. It is entirely socialist.
      Joan Veon, writer for WorldNetDaily.com, reminded her readers that Alger Hiss, who served President Roosevelt as director of the State Department's Office of Special Political Affairs in charge of all post-war planning, led the American delegation to the founding UN conference. Others on the American delegation included Noel Field, Harold Glasser, Irving Kaplan and Harry Dexter White (who founded the IMF and World Bank and who also was convicted as a communist spy). Alger Hiss became the first Secretary General of the United Nations and in 1950 was exposed and convicted as a communist spy. Because the statute of limitations had run out, he ended up being convicted of lying to Congress about his affiliation with the Communist Party. Upon his death several years ago, it was confirmed that he indeed was a communist spy. The UN charter and its subsequent protocols are classic examples of communism as promoted by Karl Marx.
A United Nations Army
      Bill Clinton and Britain's Tony Blair chose to discuss the need for a UN rapid deployment force giving the United Nations its own army. Clinton called for UN peacekeepers "that can be rapidly deployed with the right training and equipment, missions well-defined and well-led, with the necessary civilian police." House Bill 4453 actually calls for 6,000 American soldiers to be placed under the direct control of the United Nations.
      British Prime Minister Tony Blair said, "We need UN forces composed of units appropriate for more robust peacekeeping that can be inserted quickly, rather than whatever the Secretary General's staff has been able to gather from reluctant member states. This means a new contract between the UN and its members. The UN must alter radically its planning, intelligence and analysis, and develop a far more substantial professional military staff."
      Furthermore, Russia's President Putin said, "I am convinced that relying on [a] just world order and strategic stability shall guarantee sustainable development of the world. And today's Russia, as never before, is open, responsible and ready for cooperation on an equitable partnership basis."
The Millennium Declaration
      The 32-point text of the Millennium Declaration describes the United Nations as "the indispensable common house of the entire human family."
      It reasserts "the sovereign equality of states," but says "the central challenge we face today is to ensure that globalization becomes a positive force for all the world." The declaration is divided into seven sections. On poverty, it resolves by the year 2015 to halve the 20 per cent of the world's population currently without access to safe drinking water, and the 22 per cent living on less than a dollar a day; to ensure that all children complete primary education; to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters and infant mortality by two-thirds; to halt and begin to reverse the spread of HI V/AIDS, malaria and other major diseases; to provide special assistance to AIDS orphans. It resolves by 2020, "to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers."
      On the environment, it resolves by 2002 "to make every effort to ensure the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol," which sets limits on greenhouse gas emissions. It also resolves to intensify collective efforts to preserve forests, and to "stop the unsustainable exploitation of water resources."
      On peace, security and disarmament, it endorses a report calling for radical structural and policy reforms in peacekeeping. The declaration resolves to "take concerted action against international terrorism" and small arms trafficking, to intensify the fight against transnational crime and to redouble efforts to counter the global drug problem. It resolves to "keep all options open" for eliminating nuclear weapons.
      Pledging to "spare no effort to promote democracy and to strengthen the rule of law," it resolves to combat all forms of violence and discrimination against women, to "take measures to ensure respect" for the human rights of migrants and to "eliminate increasing acts of racism and xenophobia in many societies."
      One section pledges to protect the vulnerable, notably children, refugees and people displaced by conflict and natural disasters. Another resolves to meet the special needs of Africa, by supporting emerging democracies and helping regional organizations to prevent conflict. It promises "a reliable flow of resources for peacekeeping on the continent."
      The final section says the UN must be made "a more effective instrument for pursuing all of these priorities."
      Since this is only the first time in history that a world parliament has been established, we are convinced that the beast of Revelation is rising from the sea of nations.
      According to the first-century prophet, John, this beast may need only a few years to consolidate its political power. When it does finally take over the world and institute the "mark of the beast" economy, it will rule for only three and one half years. The entire time involved in this development could be only seven years - the years of the Tribulation Period. Are we that close to the "end of the world?" Though we cannot be certain as to exact dates, we would do well to err on the side of this distinct possibility and get busy winning our friends and relatives to Jesus. We may not have long to take the Gospel to our world. Let's get busy!

October 2000

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