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Globalism (Part Nine): Running To and Fro
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles WhitakerGlobalism may serve as the tool God uses to bring about widespread dispersions of peoples just before the Millennium. Market capitalism, one of the pillars of globalism, involves not only the free movement of goods but also the unencumbered migration of people, facilitating the conditions for many to run to and fro as prophesied in Daniel 12:4. God often uses metaphors of sheep-scattering and grain-sifting to describe population dispersion, and the scope of these end-time prophecies is global, fitting well within the context of today's globalization. Prophecies such as Deuteronomy 28:64, where God warns of scattering Israel among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other, and Amos 9:9, which speaks of sifting Israel among all nations, indicate a worldwide distribution yet to be fulfilled. Historically, God has resituated Israel to localized areas like northern Europe, the British Isles, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, isolated from Gentile population centers. Currently, Gentiles are concentrated in regions like the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America, while Israelites are in other areas, with limited intermingling. However, when God scatters Israel among all nations, this separation will cease, and the present demographic reality will shift dramatically to match the prophesied distribution. This vast displacement of Israelites may connect with Israel's fall and the time of Jacob's Trouble, potentially occurring before or during national destruction. Given the magnitude of the prophesied scattering, God may begin this process even in times of relative peace, using the open borders of a globalized international community to facilitate easy migration. Circumstances such as prolonged drought-induced famine, grand terrorism, or economic chaos from a limited nuclear attack could trigger such migrations, with a harried government possibly incentivizing relocation through treaties with foreign nations. Daniel's prophecy of many running to and fro is general, encompassing voluntary migrations as well as those induced by weather patterns or governmental edict. This movement will be a two-way street in a globalized world, with Gentiles migrating en masse into Israelite nations just as Israelites relocate to Gentile areas. As Gentiles flow into Israelite territories, the second pillar of globalism, liberal democracy, will enable them to gain political power through majority rule, leading to social and political inversion as described in Deuteronomy 28:43-44, where aliens rise above and become the head while Israelites descend and become the tail. Such high international mobility is not unprecedented, as vast migrations characterized the first age of globalization in the 19th century. This setup perfectly aligns with God's end-time purposes, preparing for the day when He will regather Israel from the ends of the earth and assemble the dispersed from the four corners of the world, as foretold in Isaiah 41:8-9 and 11:11-12.
Beating the Rat Race (Part One)
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughPeace is almost impossible to achieve, much less to find, in hectic times. We must come out of that confused, pulsating lifestyle before we can have real peace.
What to Believe?
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe absolute flood of words available to digest every day can make us a little crazy, carried this way and that by persuasive rhetoric or a new fact or angle.
Lest We Forget (2011)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The modern Israelitish nations have difficulty remembering God, His providence, and His mercy. Ingratitude has been one of the worst traits of our culture.
Our Enervating Culture
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughIf a person cannot honestly ascertain whether a thing is true or false, it will not be long before he loses his grip on reality—which truth defines.
How to Combat Future Shock
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughAlvin Toffler described a phenomenon known as Future Shock, a stressful malady caused by an inability to adjust to rapid change and over-stimulation.
Back to Basics
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIncreasing knowledge without the capacity to process it leads to insanity. To combat information overload, we must get back to the basics of Christianity.
Don't Be Indifferent
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe frightful Trumpet Plagues are coming on the world because of the breaking of covenants on the part of people who should have known better.
Don't Be Indifferent (2010)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Labor-saving technology seems to have had the effect of separating us from each other and making us indifferent to things that should be important to us.
The Book of Daniel (Part Eight)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSeveral types of the abomination of desolation have occurred in history, including the desecration of the temple by Antiochus Epiphanes and the Roman legions.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Eleven)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Ecclesiastes deals with quality of life issues for those who have been called, emphasizing responsibility and choice, continually fearing God.
Be Still!
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe end-time proclivity of 'running to and fro' like so many ants is not something of God. He did not intend for us to live in such a fast-paced world.
Sanctification, Teens, and Self-Control
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughYoung people are responsible for the spiritual knowledge that they have learned from their parents, as well as the custodianship of spiritual blessings.