With just a few days before the inauguration of newly-elected President Barak Obama, I think it might be interesting to look at how some of the world leaders are viewing it.
Mikail Gorbachev, the last leader of the old Soviet Union, praised Obama's victory. He said, "Obama could be the American President to usher in a much-needed Perestroika." ---To the U.S., that is. Perestroika means 'A fundamental restructuring of the system of government' ---in this case, the American government.
Another influential Russian is Mikail Khodorovsky, the founder of the giant oil company 'Gazprom'. Though he is currently in a Russian jail for fraud and tax evasion charges, he still reflects the thinking of the Russian leadership. His words are worth weighing. -- In an article published in the Russian Business Daily, he said, "Obama's election win was not merely another change of power in a separate country, but was important to all states." -- Khodorovsky also said, "A global Perestroika would be a logical response to the global (economic) crisis."
In other words, the answer to the world's economic crisis is a fundamental re-structuring of the U.S. Government and economic system by a truly liberal president. From the Russian point of view, that means an Obama left-turn into socialism.
But I believe the most important statement made by any foreign leader on the uniqueness of this time in which Obama has been elected came from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He said, "The international financial crisis has given world leaders a unique opportunity to create a truly global society." -- He sees this international financial crisis as presenting the greatest opportunity for setting up a one-world government. (Where have I heard that?!)
Obama's election could not have happened at a more opportune time. Brown, along with many other leaders, see Obama as more willing to conform to the more socialist government dominating the E.U. (European Union). - He believes that the convergence of all these events has provided a golden opportunity to bring in a new world order. (There is is again -------twitch.)
Brown continues, "My message is that we must be: internationalist, not protectionist (or nationalistic); interventionists, not neutral; progressive, not reactive; and forward-looking, not frozen by events. We can seize the moment and in doing so build a truly global society."
Translating into simple terms, ti means this -- the U.S.A. must forsake its constitutional, nationalistic thinking and become more subjective to the other nations. -- It must be more compromising and appeasing, less assertive and confrontational.
Brown concluded, "Challenges we face today are the difficult birth pangs of a new global order."
Did you hear that?! -- The birth pangs of a new global order?! Those words are lifted right out of the words Jesus spoke when He said, "Here are the signs of my return." (Matthew 24) Jesus used the familiar comparison of birth pangs to illustrate increasing trouble up to His triumphant return.
Back to the Russian Khodorovsky, he summed it up quite well when he said, "The paradigm of global development is about to change. The era inaugurated by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher thirty years ago is over."
If you remember, Reagan believed in a strong America and a strong free enterprise system without heavy government interference. He would have never submitted America's Bill of Rights to a global court. -- Now the order of the day is to submerge personal and rational national rights to the needs of all the other nations ---A "Utopia" one-world philosophy.
This is exactly the kind of government the Bible prophesied would come into existence just prior to Jesus' return. -- And it is the Anti-Christ who will provide the final boost and set up the "predicted" one-world government. ---And every last-days signs from the Bible indicates that the Anti-Christ is alive and waiting in the wings to be unveiled. - The time all the prophets looked for is now here. (Daniel 7 through 12 and Revelations 12 through 14).
In conclusion, I don't see anything surprising in the election of Barak Obama. - I do believe strongly that a dark, demonic cloud has swept over the land, but this is how we should expect these times to play out. --And there are more evil things to come.
The real danger that worries me is the failure of Christian brothers and sisters to see the danger that comes from prophecy being fulfilled in our day.
We Christians, more than ever before, are entering a time when we really need to set our priorities. -- The last chance for us to do something for the Kingdom may be much sooner than we think.
Revelation 22:12 says, "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
Matthew 24:33-34 says, "So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled."
Until next time,
Red