Globalism may be the tool God uses to bring about the mass dispersion of peoples just before the Millennium, fulfilling Daniel 12:4, "many shall run to and fro." Market capitalism implies not only free movement of goods but of labor, so open borders could supply the legal and political setting for vast migration. Deuteronomy 28:64, Ezekiel 20:23-24, and Amos 9:8-9 (the sifting of grain evenly through a sieve) foretell Israel's scattering among all nations, yet this has not happened. Israel remains concentrated in northern Europe, the British Isles, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, while Gentiles are concentrated elsewhere. The scattering is therefore still future, and it may begin before Israel's national fall, triggered by famine, drought, terrorism, or nuclear attack, as with Abram, Elimelech, and Naomi, who left for other lands because of famine. The movement will run both ways: Gentiles will pour into Israelite nations, and through democratic majority rule they will gain the franchise and rise politically, fulfilling Deuteronomy 28:43-44, where the alien becomes the head and Israel the tail. The century after 1815 saw some 90 million people migrate, so the precedent exists. Present immigration is low and resistance is strong, as Denmark's vote and California's fears show. If mass migration nonetheless comes, God's sovereignty will have overridden the will of the masses. He will later regather Israel from the ends of the earth (Isaiah 11:11-12; Jeremiah 16:14-15).

Running to and fro results from increasing knowledge. The rapid flow of information causes everyone to live in a hurry. People dash and jerk around while entering the rat race to get by. This demanding lifestyle requires picking up the pace and devoting more time to the cares of this world. The whole world resembles ants scurrying about the anthill. The pace of life becomes ceaseless and frenzied. Products and services must be fast or instant to be valued. Television exemplifies this with constant changes in presentation. God's Kingdom will not run at such a frantic pace. The Father and Son work steadily over millennia rather than frenetically. Righteousness would slow the pace by removing covetousness and competition. Life's ramming-speed tempo produces excessive stress and is not of God. This world generates fears and anxieties that lead to self-destructive paths. Confusion marks this society with chaotic events. Peace is impossible in such a hectic lifestyle. Being still allows time and perspective for real peace and knowing God.

The phrase run to and fro depicts people not just scurrying here and there but also frantically and frenetically bouncing from pillar to post at their wit's end. It pictures many in the world who are unsure about what to believe perhaps unable to decide. An increase of knowledge beyond a person's limit can have such an effect. When people do not accept divine guidance they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is happy. The glut of information can be countered by the steadying influence of God's law His revelation of right and wrong His standard for human conduct. By it people can properly judge not just their own actions but also the actions of nations and governments. And instead of crazed uncertainty the reward is true happiness.