Revelation 13 & The One World Government - Part I (WVNE Life Changing Radio - Worcester / Boston)

Thank you for listening to this message from the ministry of Morse Corner Church in Leverett, Massachusetts. Morse Corner is a non-denominational church that is committed to the preaching and teaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our church was founded in 1896 by two students of the famous evangelist D .L. Moody. We seek to encourage and edify the body of Christ through the proclamation of God's word through the ministries of the local church.

If you'd like more information, visit our website morsecornerchurch .com. We hope you enjoy the message. Alright, we are going to be looking at Revelation chapter 13. The title of this morning's message is Babylon and the New World Order.

Take a look at Revelation 13 verses 1 through 4. Then I stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns. And on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.

Now the beast, which I saw, was like a leopard. His feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed.

And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshipped the dragon, who gave authority to the beast. And they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?

So as we begin, it's important to understand that Revelation chapters 11, 12, and 13 mark the midpoint of the seven-year tribulation, also known as Daniel's 70th week. We are at the event known as the Abomination of Desolation.

The Antichrist sits in the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem, and he declares himself to be God. This is a prophecy. This is something the Bible says will happen in the future. Jesus talks about this in the Olivet Discourse of Matthew chapter 24.

The Apostle Paul spoke of it in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, and I'd like to read that section. 2 Thessalonians 2 verses 1 through 4, Paul says, Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come.

Listen now, he says, Let no one deceive you by any means, for that day will not come unless the falling away comes first and the man of sin is revealed. This is the one we call the Antichrist, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

So the Antichrist will rise to power during the first 3 1⁄2 years, and then the final 3 1⁄2 years or 42 months is basically when he rules the world as the dictator from hell. We see this in Revelation 13 verse 5.

He was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for 42 months, which is 3 1⁄2 years. So this is where things get real. And I say that because there is a clear movement in the world today that seeks to bring all nations together and eventually all religions together and all economic systems together.

Globalism, the United Nations, also an attack on what is called nationalism and borders. We hear about globalism, and this is all leading us to a one-world government. It may be in the near future. It may be in the distant future, but also consider there's ecumenicalism along with the interfaith movement.

What is this doing? Preparing the way, trying to bring all religions together. So there's a movement to bring all nations together. There's a movement to bring all religions together to where the Pope on the Catholic side, and this is true.

You can just go search this on the Internet. It wouldn't be hard to find the videos. The Pope on the Catholic side and even Billy Graham on the Protestant side have both stated on record that all religions can get you to God.

The Church of Jesus Christ needs to wake up and realize what's happening. What's happening right in our own generation. It's happening right before our eyes. The groundwork is being laid for what is to come, and Satan or the dragon has been working on this plan for a long, long time.

You know, I suspect that the devil, through every generation, has had his candidate or candidates for the Antichrist. It's a matter of God restraining him, but when that restraint is lifted, this is going to happen, and it's going to happen fast.

So this will be the outline for the message from Revelation 13. A one-world government, that's verses 1 -10. A one-world religion, that's verses 11 -15. And then finally, a one-world economy, that's verses 16 -18.

So the Antichrist, also called the Beast in chapter 13, will rule over this one-world government, which is later called Babylon. And religiously, Mystery Babylon. Now before we continue, I'd like you to turn to the book of Acts, Acts chapter 17, because I want to make something clear.

I used a few terms, globalism and nationalism, and these are relevant terms we hear a lot about these days. So what does the Bible teach? Does the Bible want, or does the Bible teach that all people, all nations, should come together as a one-world community?

Is that what the Bible teaches, or does it teach separate nations? Well, take a look at Acts 17, verse 26. It says that God has made from one blood. Okay, there's not multiple races. There's not the white race, and the black race, and the Arab race, and the Asians.

We're one people. There's only one race, the human race. We're all from one blood. That's what he says, that God has made us from one blood. He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on the face of the earth, and he has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries, or the borders, if you will, of their dwellings.

So separate nations with boundaries, or borders, this is what the Lord wants. Globalism, or certainly a one-world government, is not what the Lord wants. And why does the Lord want it this way? Why does he want boundaries?

Well, look at Acts 17. Again, verse 26, and then verse 27. That he, that is God, has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings so that they should seek the Lord in the hope that they might grope for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

Now turn to Genesis chapter 11. Genesis chapter 11. This is the account of the Tower of Babel. After the flood, Noah was told by the Lord, Noah and his sons, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

This is what God wanted mankind to do. Increase in number, multiply, and fill the earth. Spread out and cover the whole world. But as usually happens, God says one thing, and mankind decides to do the exact opposite.

And look at Genesis 11, starting in verse 1. Now the whole world had one language and one speech. So they were all together. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.

And they said to one another, Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. And they said, Come, let us build a city for ourselves, and a tower whose top is in the heavens.

And let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth. Which is what the Lord told them to do. So was God pleased at this one world community? They had one language, they were all together.

This made the Lord happy, right? Wrong. Verse 5,. But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. And the Lord said, Indeed, the people are one, and they all have one language.

And this is what they began to do, that now nothing that they do or nothing they propose will be withheld from them. And notice what the Lord says here, Come, let us go down there. So the Lord is referring to himself in plural form, which we know is a reference to the Trinity.

Come, let us go down there and confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth. And they ceased building the city.

Therefore, its name is called Babel. Because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. So mankind had one language, the people were united.

But here's the problem, they were united in their rebellion against God. And in the end times, the Antichrist is going to have his kingdom, Babylon, a one world system. And it's going to be united against the Lord Jesus Christ, against God.

The Antichrist, after all, is anti-Christ. So a few things to point out. This is the concept, the beginning of the concept of Babylon here in Genesis 11. Babel becomes Babylon, Babylon becomes a world empire.

And that same spirit that was in Babylon has been transferred to Rome in Revelation 17. Because Babylon and then mystery Babylon, so there's the government part. Then there's the religion part, the Babylonian mystery religion.

It's located in Rome, the city on seven hills. You can see that in Revelation 17 verse 9. So that spirit of false religion is transferred from Babylon to Rome. So you have Babel, Babylon, the world empire.

That spirit is transferred to Rome, which has many of the things from the Babylonian mystery religion. The queen of heaven, etc. And you know, there's a contrast in the book of Revelation. There is the true religion, the false religion.

The true church, the false church. There's the bride of Christ, arrayed and pure white. And then there is the harlot or the whore of Babylon, as Revelation 17 talks about in the King James version of the Bible.

So the point is a one world system. They've already tried that in Genesis 11. The Lord confounded their language. The devil is going to try it again. And this one world system has never been God's will.

So we see that in the first book of the Bible, Genesis. We see it in the last book of the Bible, Revelation. So this is a common theme. You know, God is always at work. Amen. Well, unfortunately, the devil is always at work.

Now turn back to Revelation chapter 13. So point number one is the devil's plan or the dragon's plan for a one world government. Verse one. The Bible reads Revelation 13 verse one. Then I stood on the sand of the sea.

And some translations say that it is the dragon who stands on the sand of the sea. And we'll see why that may be important in a moment. But I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. So this is a beast, a ferocious animal, a monster.

And there is symbolism in that the beast has seven heads and ten horns. And on his horns, ten crowns. And on his head is a blasphemous name. Now the beast, which I saw, was like a leopard. His feet were like the feet of a bear.

His mouth, like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. Now when compared to verses from the book of Daniel and verses elsewhere in Revelation, we see that the seven heads are likely a reference to the seven world empires in biblical history.

There is Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and then what we believe will be a revival of the Roman Empire. So the Antichrist appears, or the little horn, appears to come out of a coalition of ten kings, or ten nations.

And again, we get this from the book of Daniel, I believe, chapter 7. So in the end times, this world ruler, the beast, or the Antichrist, he ascends to power. And he is either indwelt by, or at the very least empowered by, the devil.

Look at verse 3, or the dragon as he's called. Verse 3, and I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded. Now I didn't say it is mortally wounded, I said as if it had been mortally wounded.

So his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled. I mean, they're standing in wonder. And they followed the beast. Thanks for listening. I'm Pastor Michael Grant from Morris Cornick Church. If you'd like to listen to the complete message, or if you'd like more information about the ministry, visit our website, MorrisCornickChurch .com.

And we'd love to have you join us some Sunday morning here in Leverett. Until next time, may the grace of God be with you.