A lengthy
introduction to this study, finally using the Futurist View to look at where
the idea of a future One World Government came from
Part 1
The One World Government - The Futurist View
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government
Part 1
The One World Government - The Futurist View
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government
Original Commenced 20201122 -:- Published 20210829 -:- Revised 20250923
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Revised 20260715
Caution! Possible spelling mistakes - Scriptures from Modern King James (MKJV) unless noted otherwise.
Caution! Possible spelling mistakes - Scriptures from Modern King James (MKJV) unless noted otherwise.
Why The Rework
I published ‘The One World Government’ study in one complete paper of some 90 pages in November 2020. But being such a beast in size, it was not really conducive for a quick 10-minute read on the Internet. So, I thought it’s time to divide it into a few manageable ‘Short Papers on the OWG’...The One World Government Study. At the same time, I can revise some of my earlier work. Below I’ve given you the links to ALL the related ‘Short Papers’ on that study. This basically gives you an index. The first four from the Futurist View (FV). The rest are from the Historical View (HV)!
I published ‘The One World Government’ study in one complete paper of some 90 pages in November 2020. But being such a beast in size, it was not really conducive for a quick 10-minute read on the Internet. So, I thought it’s time to divide it into a few manageable ‘Short Papers on the OWG’...The One World Government Study. At the same time, I can revise some of my earlier work. Below I’ve given you the links to ALL the related ‘Short Papers’ on that study. This basically gives you an index. The first four from the Futurist View (FV). The rest are from the Historical View (HV)!
List of ‘Short Papers on the
OWG’: -
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government
OWG2 FV - The Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings
OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7
OWG4 FV - The Time of the End
OWG5 HV - The Historical View Reasoning
OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings”
OWG7 HV - [9] Characteristics of The Little Horn Daniel 7
OWG8 HV - Who Are The Saints Who Topple The Antichrist?
OWG9 HV - The Revelation, Heads, Horns and Crowns
OWG10 HV - The Ten Horned Beast of Rev 13
OWG11 HV - The Harlot Astride The Beast Rev 17
OWG12 HV - The Fall of Babylon Rev 18
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government
OWG2 FV - The Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings
OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7
OWG4 FV - The Time of the End
OWG5 HV - The Historical View Reasoning
OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings”
OWG7 HV - [9] Characteristics of The Little Horn Daniel 7
OWG8 HV - Who Are The Saints Who Topple The Antichrist?
OWG9 HV - The Revelation, Heads, Horns and Crowns
OWG10 HV - The Ten Horned Beast of Rev 13
OWG11 HV - The Harlot Astride The Beast Rev 17
OWG12 HV - The Fall of Babylon Rev 18
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government In Scripture
Introduction
As I said before in the First main paper ‘How would you like a dollar for every time you’ve heard that phrase, “One World Government”?’ It’s so often mentioned amongst Christian groups, and it’s also a common subject in the secular world. So if everyone were so sure that a ‘One World Government' is inevitable, then surely God would have given us a ‘heads-up’ with appropriate scriptures! So lets look at what the bible actually say about it?
Aim
The aim in this Introduction section is mostly administrate. It is FIVE fold: -
2/ Give you an idea on ‘How To Find A Reference’, mainly because they are mostly from ‘Quaint old English’’ references!
3/ Give you some of the, ‘LINKS To References Used’ throughout the study.
4/ Try to establish, ‘The Origin Of The One World Government Theory’, (from the Futurist Point of View).
Different Interpretations
If we know anything about the bible and eschatology, (end time stuff), we all know that there are numerous different interpretations. For a concise description regarding this I suggest you refer to the following, [Ref ‘e-Sword/ Reference Library/ HCC Vol. 1, Ch. 12, Par101], under the heading, ‘Interpretation’. Here is a very brief coverage of Philip Schaff’s description of the three main interpretations.
[NB: I believe there should be a correction in Part 3 below, a 'typo', the “31 times", I think should read 3½ times]
Philip Schaff says, “The different interpretations are reduced by English writers to three systems according as the fulfilment of the prophecy is found in the past, present, or future.
1. The Preterist system applies the Revelation to the destruction of Jerusalem and heathen Rome.
2. The Continuous (or Historical) system: The Apocalypse is a prophetic compend of church history and covers all Christian centuries to the final consummation. It speaks of things past, present, and future; some of its prophecies are fulfilled, some are now being fulfilled, and others await fulfillment in the yet unknown future. Here belong the great majority of orthodox Protestant commentators and polemics who apply the beast and the mystic Babylon and the mother of harlots drunken with the blood of saints to the church of Rome, either exclusively or chiefly. But they differ widely among themselves in chronology and the application of details. Luther, Bullinger, Collado, Pareus, Brightman, Mede, Robert Fleming, Whiston, Vitringa, Bengel, Isaac Newton, Bishop Newton, Faber, Woodhouse, Elliott, Birks, Gaussen, Auberlen, Hengstenberg, Alford, Wordsworth, Lee.
3. The Futurist system: The events of the Apocalypse from Rev 4:1-11 to the close lie beyond the second advent of Christ. This scheme usually adopts a literal interpretation of Israel, the Temple, and the numbers (the 31 times, 42 months, 1260 days, 3 1/2 years). So Ribera (a Jesuit, 1592), Lacunza (another Jesuit, who wrote under the name of Ben-Ezra “On the coming of Messiah in glory and majesty,” and taught the premillennial advent, the literal restoration of the ancient Zion, and the future apostasy of the clergy of the Roman church to the camp of Antichrist), S. R. Maitland, De Burgh, Todd, Isaac Williams, W. Kelly….
…Another important division of historical interpreters is into Post-Millennarians and Pre-Millennarians”
NB: Also this wording? “lie beyond the second advent of Christ”? This sounds wrong! If you consider the Second Advent is the physical return of Christ at the start of the millennium. But it makes sense if Schaff is referring to the Rapture as the Second Advent.
With this in mind in the first four ‘Short Papers’ of this study I will try to explain each passage from the Futurist viewpoint, using commentaries mostly from Futurist believers. Some you can readily obtain via “e-Sword’’. They are David Guzik, John Darby, Chuck Smith, C.I. Scofield, and E.W. Bullinger, who although he is listed above by Schaff as an Historical believer, I think he is more inclined towards the Futurist line of thinking. I will try to present the possible future on the bases of a logical, literal and realistic interpretation of the prophecies. Then in the final eight “Short Papers” of this study I will explain each passage from the Historical viewpoint, using commentaries mostly from historical believers. But I won’t be looking into The Preterist System; you can use this link to check that out yourself.
How To Find A Reference
NB: Quotations from old references might be in ‘Ye old English’. For example History of The Christian Church was published in 1882. And Matthew Henry’s commentaries go back to 1708. So quotations from the ‘old’ references might be in somewhat unfamiliar phraseology! But by quoting them verbatim, you can use various phrases, particularly those I have underlined, copy the phrase, then past the phrases into the search option in e-Sword or the website from where I found the quote. Then search for the exact phrases. The search should take you to the reference I have given you. For the same reason, I have even left the spelling mistakes, or ‘old’ spelling, as they were; rather than change the wording!
References in ‘e-Sword’, I have used the following methods of abbreviation. For example to find a map I have given the reference in the following way; [Ref e-Sword/Graphics View/Historical/ 34. The Germanic Kingdoms and the East Roman Empire in 486]. Which is short for saying: - Go to e-Sword/ Open the Graphics Viewer window which has a symbol of a small mountain with the sun above it, in the top of the page/ Then choose the Historical maps section. Then on the right of the page, use the dropdown box to find map 34; which is called, “The Germanic Kingdoms and the East Roman Empire in 486”.
NB: I strongly suggest you download e-Sword to make full use of the references I have given you. The download link is shown below in the Abbreviations table.
LINKS To References Used
General Abbreviations, References & Equipment
ACCH -Adams Synchronized Chronological Chart of History, by Sebastian Adams.
AOTJ -Antiquities Of The Jews By Flavius Josephus
CN -Commentary Notes via e-Sword. Given as: - ‘Name on Bible Ref Book CH: Vrs’ e.g. [Ref CN Clark on Dan 7:7].
Britanica -Encyclopædia Britannica via the Internet, or my hard copy 1999 Edition CD-Rom
e-Sword -The FREE Bible on line. e-Sword downloads
FoxBM -Foxe’s Book of Martyrs – all references via e-Sword.
HCC -History of The Christian Church (by Philip Schaff), via e-Sword. [Phrases underlined for easy reference.]
HYY -History Year by Year (by Dorling Kindersley Ltd)
JUssher -The Annals of the World by James Ussher
LXX -The Septuagint with Apocrypha by Sir Lancelot C.L. Brenton (2016 Edition). Also via e-Sword
Slide# -Television/Projector for presentations, e.g. “Slide#No, etc”
Wiki -Wikipedia ref, example: “Ref Wiki link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint”
PAPAL Abbreviations, References & Links
NAdvent -New Advent Catholic Encyclopaedia, with reference link, e.g. [Ref NAdvent link Popes, List of]
No.666 -A web site entitled ‘666, The Number of the Beast’ by Michael Scheifler from Bible Light.
PClaims -A web link entitled ‘Papal Claims to Authority’ by Michael Scheifler from Bible Light.
Pope-L -A web link entitled ‘List of Popes’, a hand chronology that is also available within ‘NAdvent’.
AT-Pope -A web link entitled ‘About the Pope’ from ‘The True Church of GOD Website’, with historical records.
Ferris: Abbreviations, References & Links
AJFerris -The Book of Revelation by A. J. Ferris. – Publisher, “The Clarendon” (3rd Edition 1941)
AJF-D11 - From My Copy FROM The Second Advent - How: When: Where? Daniel Chapter 11 - By A.J.Ferris
AJF-Rv2 - The Book of Revelation Pt 2 Ferris
The Origin Of The One World Government Theory
You could say it came from a collection of ideas. But the best place to start would be a study of the works of Francisco Ribera (1537-1591). And another site you could look into is, The Man Who Invented The Rapture!
From the Francisco Ribera (1537-1591) site we read; “Ribera in 1585 began writing a 500-page commentary on the Book of Revelation, titled In Sacrum Beati Ioannis Apostoli, & Evangelistiae Apocalypsin Commentarii, proposing that the first chapters of the Apocalypse applied to ancient pagan Rome, and the rest referred to a yet future period of 3½ literal years, immediately prior to the second coming. During that time, the Roman Catholic Church would have fallen away from the pope into apostasy. Then, he proposed, the Antichrist, a single individual, would:
Persecute and blaspheme the saints of God
Rebuild the temple in Jerusalem
Abolish the Christian religion
Deny Jesus
Christ
Destroy Rome
Be received by the Jews
Pretend to be God
Kill the two witnesses of God
Conquer the world.
Then if you go to the other site, The Man Who Invented The Rapture, you will get into the idea of the Rapture and the following events that the antichrist will rise to power at the head of Ten Kingdoms. Refer The Prophecy Of The Ten Nation Confederacy! Thus combining the prophecies of Daniel chapter 2, (The Toes), Daniel chapter 7:24 (Ten Horns, Ten Kings). Then there are various chapters of Revelation which refer to the Ten Horns Rev 12:3, Ten Crowns Rev 13:1 and Ten Kings Rev 17:12 and others. All of these things happen during, what is referred to as, “Daniel’s Seventieth Week!” a literal seven years in our future?
A Brief On The Modern Day Futurist View
As I said a collection of ideas! So, Combining all these ideas, I understand, that most Futurists believe the following: -
1. The World powers already control ‘world government, religion and the world monetary system’
2. Next to happen must be the Rapture! The dead in Christ and the church are taken up to heaven. [1Th 4:16-17]
3. Daniel’s Seventieth Week, (a literal 7 years), starts as of the Rapture!
4. Some say the Holy Spirit is take out of the world at the same time. [Refer 2 Thess 2:7 "until he be taken out”]
5. The Old Roman Empire will be revived, forming the “One World Government”, of Ten Kingdoms!
6. A charismatic
antichrist will come to power. [Refer 2 Thess 2:8-10]
7. He ‘makes a covenant with many’, namely the Jews! [Daniel 9:27]
8. The temple in Jerusalem by this stage MUST already be established, or ‘pre-fab’ rebuilt in short time.
9. The Jews restart Blood sacrifices in the temple!
10. Then The Mark of The Beast is brought in! Thus those without the Mark cannot buy or sell! [Rev 13:17]
11. The antichrist sets himself up as God in the temple! [2Thess 2:4]
12. After 3½ years the antichrist breaks his covenant with the Jews. [Dan 9:27]
13. The last 3½ years of ‘Daniel’s Seventieth Week’ enters what is called “The Great Tribulation”!
14. The Antichrist will ‘wear out the saints for 3 ½ years’ [Refer Dan 7:25]
15. The two witnesses will be dead 3½ days then rise to life. [Refer Rev 11:3-12]
16. Antichrist ruthlessly controls the whole planet for 3½ years
17. Then the Lord returns and destroys the antichrist! [Refer 2Thess 2:8]
18. Then the millennial reign of Christ starts!
A One-World Government In Scriptures
Now whether you believe the Futurist interpretation or not, I believe you must use that interpretation in order to produce the idea of a coming One-World Government, because the Historical interpretation does not lean towards that view. The scriptures that are mainly used for this are found in Daniel, Thessalonians and Revelation as shown above. There is often the reference to “Ten toes, ten horns or ten kings”. Also if you are a Futurist believer there are these following ideas put forward:
· The ‘Ten kings’ are still in our modern day future. That is they are yet to appear in history.
Horns In Scripture
A horn is a symbol of strength or a dynasty. Take for example Psalms 132:17 “There I will make the horn of David to bud…”, which is speaking of Christ ‘the bud’ from David’s royal line or his dynasty, [Ref CN by Albert Barnes or John Gill on Psa. 132:17]. Or in Job 16:15 “I have sewed sackcloth on my skin and thrust my horn in the dust.” Where Job is really having a ‘bad day’; all his sons, his future lineages are dead and buried in the dust. You can also [Ref CN by Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Dan 8:3], which we will cover in this next paragraph.
The Little Horn In Dan Chapter 8
Just to explain the difference. Daniel chapter 8 verses 3 to 25 refer to the rise of the Greek Empire and the fall of the Media-Persia Empire, and a different ‘little horn’ is mentioned. The interpretation is given in verses 20 to 25. Basically Daniels sees a ‘ram’ with two horns, representing the kingdoms of Media and Persia, a composite of two kingdoms. Then he sees a ‘he-goat’ with “one outstanding horn”, representing Alexander The Great of the Greek Empire. The ‘he-goat’ attacks and defeats the ‘ram’. We know all this from history, and the fact that Alexander died young and his kingdom was divided into four, (four horns), as seen in the vision, Dan 8:8 “ ..the great horn was broken. And in its place came up four outstanding ones”. In verse 9 Daniel sees a little horn rise from one of the four horns. The key point is, this little horn stems from the Greek Empire. Where as “the little horn” in Daniel chapter 7 stems from the Roman Empire. You may like to refer to some commentaries notes to get some ideas from the scholars. Some of them mention that the ‘little horn' in Dan 8 is a ‘type and shadow’ of the coming Antichrist. [Ref CN on Daniel 8:9 by John Gill; Albert Barnes; David Guzik; John Wesley; C.I. Scofield and Jamieson-Fausset-Brown.]
Hope you found that interesting and that I have explained everything well enough. If you have any comments by all means let me know your thoughts in the comments!
7. He ‘makes a covenant with many’, namely the Jews! [Daniel 9:27]
8. The temple in Jerusalem by this stage MUST already be established, or ‘pre-fab’ rebuilt in short time.
9. The Jews restart Blood sacrifices in the temple!
10. Then The Mark of The Beast is brought in! Thus those without the Mark cannot buy or sell! [Rev 13:17]
11. The antichrist sets himself up as God in the temple! [2Thess 2:4]
12. After 3½ years the antichrist breaks his covenant with the Jews. [Dan 9:27]
13. The last 3½ years of ‘Daniel’s Seventieth Week’ enters what is called “The Great Tribulation”!
14. The Antichrist will ‘wear out the saints for 3 ½ years’ [Refer Dan 7:25]
15. The two witnesses will be dead 3½ days then rise to life. [Refer Rev 11:3-12]
16. Antichrist ruthlessly controls the whole planet for 3½ years
17. Then the Lord returns and destroys the antichrist! [Refer 2Thess 2:8]
18. Then the millennial reign of Christ starts!
A One-World Government In Scriptures
Now whether you believe the Futurist interpretation or not, I believe you must use that interpretation in order to produce the idea of a coming One-World Government, because the Historical interpretation does not lean towards that view. The scriptures that are mainly used for this are found in Daniel, Thessalonians and Revelation as shown above. There is often the reference to “Ten toes, ten horns or ten kings”. Also if you are a Futurist believer there are these following ideas put forward:
· The ‘Ten kings’ are still in our modern day future. That is they are yet to appear in history.
Horns In Scripture
A horn is a symbol of strength or a dynasty. Take for example Psalms 132:17 “There I will make the horn of David to bud…”, which is speaking of Christ ‘the bud’ from David’s royal line or his dynasty, [Ref CN by Albert Barnes or John Gill on Psa. 132:17]. Or in Job 16:15 “I have sewed sackcloth on my skin and thrust my horn in the dust.” Where Job is really having a ‘bad day’; all his sons, his future lineages are dead and buried in the dust. You can also [Ref CN by Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Dan 8:3], which we will cover in this next paragraph.
The Little Horn In Dan Chapter 8
Just to explain the difference. Daniel chapter 8 verses 3 to 25 refer to the rise of the Greek Empire and the fall of the Media-Persia Empire, and a different ‘little horn’ is mentioned. The interpretation is given in verses 20 to 25. Basically Daniels sees a ‘ram’ with two horns, representing the kingdoms of Media and Persia, a composite of two kingdoms. Then he sees a ‘he-goat’ with “one outstanding horn”, representing Alexander The Great of the Greek Empire. The ‘he-goat’ attacks and defeats the ‘ram’. We know all this from history, and the fact that Alexander died young and his kingdom was divided into four, (four horns), as seen in the vision, Dan 8:8 “ ..the great horn was broken. And in its place came up four outstanding ones”. In verse 9 Daniel sees a little horn rise from one of the four horns. The key point is, this little horn stems from the Greek Empire. Where as “the little horn” in Daniel chapter 7 stems from the Roman Empire. You may like to refer to some commentaries notes to get some ideas from the scholars. Some of them mention that the ‘little horn' in Dan 8 is a ‘type and shadow’ of the coming Antichrist. [Ref CN on Daniel 8:9 by John Gill; Albert Barnes; David Guzik; John Wesley; C.I. Scofield and Jamieson-Fausset-Brown.]
Hope you found that interesting and that I have explained everything well enough. If you have any comments by all means let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Again here is a list of the ALL
the related ‘Short Papers’ on the “OWG”.. The One World Government Study: -
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government
OWG2 FV - The Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings
OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7
OWG4 FV - The Time of the End
OWG5 HV - The Historical View Reasoning
OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings”
OWG7 HV - [9] Characteristics of The Little Horn Daniel 7
OWG8 HV - Who Are The Saints Who Topple The Antichrist?
OWG9 HV - The Revelation, Heads, Horns and Crowns
OWG10 HV - The Ten Horned Beast of Rev 13
OWG11 HV - The Harlot Astride The Beast Rev 17
OWG12 HV - The Fall of Babylon Rev 18
GBY (God Bless Ya) Yours Adrian DEACON
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government
OWG2 FV - The Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings
OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7
OWG4 FV - The Time of the End
OWG5 HV - The Historical View Reasoning
OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings”
OWG7 HV - [9] Characteristics of The Little Horn Daniel 7
OWG8 HV - Who Are The Saints Who Topple The Antichrist?
OWG9 HV - The Revelation, Heads, Horns and Crowns
OWG10 HV - The Ten Horned Beast of Rev 13
OWG11 HV - The Harlot Astride The Beast Rev 17
OWG12 HV - The Fall of Babylon Rev 18
GBY (God Bless Ya) Yours Adrian DEACON
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