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The Present and Future Crisis (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Bildebergers are one of many organizations, along with the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Illuminati, the Fabians, the Club of Rome, Opus Dei, Skull and Bones, the Masonic orders, the Federal Reserve, and the Bank of England, long rumored to be tied to conspiracies among people in powerful positions. These groups are said to include bankers, corporate leaders, politicians, and media figures who are multinational in scope and who form a shadow government running nations regardless of who is elected. Conspiracy is a normal function of the carnal mind, and Scripture records it repeatedly, from Joseph's brothers to Absalom to the Pharisees. Psalm 2 shows the ultimate conspiracy of earth's rulers against God. The people at the center of these organizations were formed largely to keep those in power informed, and they knew decades ago about crises such as oil. Their motives are survival and greed, and they seek global power, guiding America toward Globalism or the New World Order, which is anti-God. They are not fully unified, since Satan's kingdom is marked by confusion and competition. Yet Satan, the great conspirator, is bringing the pieces together into the Beast confederacy that will oppose Christ at His coming. The ordinary, powerless people become cannon fodder, as with those Absalom used. These organizations may be the ruling clique from which the Beast arises.
The Handwriting is on the Wall: Conspiracies
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Bildebergers are one of several names for the organization in which powerful, mostly Israelite-descended Western elites move, alongside the Illuminati, the Club of Rome, the Order of the Garter, and the G-7, G-8, and now G-20. In the United States, the Trilateral Commission, supported by the Council of Foreign Relations, forms the core. These people are not particularly evil by ordinary standards. Self-interest, the desire for power, money, and control, drives them, and Satan, the ruler of this world, cunningly exploits that human nature to steer them toward a global alliance, ultimately the ten-nation confederacy that will fight against God. They need not agree with one another, since confusion and conflict follow wherever Satan operates, yet the movement still advances toward his goal and will succeed because God's Word says so. Its pattern repeats Babel in Genesis 11, where men united to avoid being scattered, whereas God intended each nation to be sovereign. Its end is certain. Psalm 2 and Isaiah 8 show that such conspiracies come to nothing and Christ will break them with a rod of iron. Knowing exactly who is who in these groups gives little spiritual benefit. Like Ahaz, who feared conspiracy and trusted an alliance instead of God, believers must not fear it or let it consume their time. Their responsibility is to prepare for God's Kingdom, and fixating on globalism becomes a Satan-devised distraction.
Purpose-Driven Churches (Part 6)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Purpose-driven churches at the end time will have joined in the effort of a one-world government and making no attempt to come out of the world.
What I Believe About Conspiracy Theories
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Bilderbergers are one of many groups that share the same basic agenda and move in the same general direction, alongside the Catholic Church, the Jesuits, Opus Dei, the Masons, the Illuminati, International Communism, the United Nations, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Satan is not using a single group to bring about the New World Order, which is the biblical beast taking shape. Each group has its own interests and methods, and they do not need to agree or even cooperate with one another. Their methods frequently clash, and they may go to war with one another. Satan is the author of confusion, and he can always replace any group that falls away. Yet all of them share one common goal, a single supranational government and a single supranational religion. Their rivalry, conflict, and deceit reflect Satan's own mind. This self-interest is so strong that it will finally cause the beast power to come apart at the seams, as Revelation 17 shows. Christians are not to fear these groups or be distracted by speculation about them. They are to trust the sovereign God, make Him their sanctuary, and keep their focus on His law and testimony.
What's So Bad About Babylon? (2013) (Part One)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Because Babylon is a system, we cannot physically flee it. We have to flee by keeping our minds clean from the customs, traditions, and cultural influences.
Is America a Christian Nation? (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Constitution, in some ways, makes a mockery of God's sovereignty, preferring a hodge-podge of syncretism of the world's religions.