Conspiracy to Power

The devil would love to have a one-world government, but he knows it not possible. His Kingdom is divided and disruptive. The big spiritual powers that joined his rebellion are not meek and mild comrades. They are still rebellious, so he cannot get them to do what he want them to do. They prefer to promote their own positions and power. The devil could never get the Prince of Persia to work with the spiritual principality that controls the United States (the King of the North). They prefer fighting against each other to cooperating for their master’s glory. He could not get them into a one-world government, if he tried.

People who believe in government at the national level, often say that they believe in government at the international level too. In practice they never do, because they believe in power, more than they believe in unity. They are never willing to surrender, their power to achieve unity.

The UN Security is a classic example. The great powers want an international organisation to solve problems in the world, but they do not want to be told what to do, so they hang on to their veto power. This destroys the effectiveness of the Security Council. Government does not work at the national level, so it will never work at the international level. Those with power will always cling to it. National governments will not freely surrender their sovereignty to a higher power.

Throughout history, small groups of people have joined together in a conspiracy to gain power in the world. Those with really big ideas think they will control the entire the world. Some dream of one world government. These groups often dabble in occult practices to enhance their power by getting the support of the powers of evil. What these people do not realise is that they are being deceived and used by the devil for his purposes. He wants to control the world, but he will never let a small group of men and women control it, because his ego is too big to share the glory.

He may deceive some of these people into thinking they are manipulating the political and economic powers, but they are the ones being manipulated. They think that they are powerful and smart, but they are deluded into thinking that they have more influence than they really have. They always overreach so they always fail.

Because they are deluded, these people often confuse symbols with substance. Like dogs marking their territory, they often plaster their symbols around the world. They think they have achieved great power, but they are allowed to use their symbols, because the people with real power do not care. These groups often fail when division comes between them, as they fight over power. They eventually collapse and die, and all that remains is their symbols.

The Bible teaches that empires will rise and fall, but God will never allow one group of men to control the world. In my book Times and Seasons, I describe the current world empire and its inevitable fall.

Power never lasts. Most people with power get too big for their boots. Their hubris leads to moral compromise. Bad decisions and mistakes undermine their power. God intervenes to destroy some evil powers, but most human powers do it to themselves. The kings and queens of Europe once exercised enormous powers. Now they are nothing more than television celebrities looking for their next photo opportunity are, but they cannot sing or dance. Metternich was once the most powerful man in the world. Today, Austria is a backwater. The powers of today will go the same way.

Do not call conspiracy
everything this people calls a conspiracy;
do not fear what they fear,
and do not dread it.
The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,
he is the one you are to fear,
he is the one you are to dread (Is 8:12-13).