The growing role of the WTO, the image of the first beast. After World War II, the United States of America (USA) convened a series of multinational trade and commerce decision-making meetings known as the Global Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations. The road to a multinational consensus has been rough, with occasional significant
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The beast from the earth. “Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.” Revelation 13:14. The efforts by
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The beasts in Revelation 13 continued. In the author’s analysis, the beast, with its two parts in Revelation 13, does not refer to an influential individual or a leader. The beast is not located in a specific geographic region. The coordinating authority, the World Trade Organization (WTO), is in Geneva, Switzerland. The beast in Revelation
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The beasts of Revelation 13 continued. “Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.” (Revelation 13:14) The efforts by
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The beasts of Revelation 13 continued. As stated in the previous blog, the seventh kingdom will be a secular, not a religious system. Some religious leaders are concerned that the people may not support religious organizations in such a system. Accordingly, the three monotheistic religions are exploring how to influence the global system’s formation to
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The beginning of the implementation of the “One World” concept. The concept of the system, whose implementation is ongoing, originated in sixteenth-century Europe. This system is the appearance of the “beast out of the sea.” The original intent was to restructure the European sociopolitical and economic landscape. However, the European Imperial ambitions and wars stopped
The seventh kingdom continued. Additionally, the confidence that Jesus would return during the Roman Empire’s rule contributed to the difficulty in understanding the seventh kingdom. Therefore, Jesus reminded the believers that he would not return during the Roman Empire but during the seventh kingdom on earth. Jesus said that preceding his return, “there will be
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The beast out of the sea continued. The seventh kingdom is alluded to in Daniel 2:41– 44. However, Daniel’s description of the seventh kingdom is limited in scope because its nature appeared strange compared to the then-standard concept of a powerful kingdom. Even John, in the first century CE, did not understand the meaning of
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The beasts from out of the sea. The ten horns are ten kings or ten influential countries of the world. They will continue the formation of the seventh kingdom and rule the world by consensus or accord. Ten kings will assume power after the failure of the global socio-economic system being established now by the
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The beast out of the sea continued. “Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten diadem crowns, and on its heads a blasphemous name. Now, the beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were like
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