One World Government? – New World Order?
The Books of Daniel and the Revelation are about the history of the Imperial powers that have ruled the Western World since the time of Nebuchadnezzar. These prophecies have nearly run their course, and we now live at the time of the last of them, i.e., the ten nations, which are represented by toes in Dan 2 and horns in Dan 7 and Rev 12,13, &17. You may have been taught that these ten nations are in our immediate future. However, there are no gaps in the metal man of Dan 2; these ten nations have been around since Rome fell in 476 A.D. There have been wars; they have merged. They have had wars, revolts, and invasions from time to time; there have been slightly more or slightly fewer than ten, but when the dust settles, they are always TEN.
The only empire in the prophecies that is still future is the one represented by the rock not cut with hands, Dan. 2. Nearly everyone thinks this is the Millennial reign of Messiah. There is no future human government like the New World Order or One World Government. No matter how much men may try, it is just not there. In fact, the book of Daniel expressly says that it cannot happen. When speaking of the toes, it says-
As you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. Dan. 2:43.
This pretty much sums up European history. They have mixed, but no matter how hard they try, they have not been able to “hold together.” Since the Fall of Rome, in 476 AD, they have formed alliances, broken treaties, slaughtered each other, and then made peace. Charlemagne, Charles V, Louis XIV, Napoleon, and finally Hitler have all failed at this monumental task of holding them together. Their latest attempt was to form a European Union, which is falling apart as we watch.
34 As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it smote the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces; 35 then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. Dan 2:34-35
We do not know what carried away like chaff means, but we recomend avoiding the nations that were ever part of the metal image. [Nations of the Former Imperial Powers]
The only way to accomplish this task is to hand it over to the One with a Rod of Iron.
From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. Rev. 19:15
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Gen. 49:10
We wait till Shiloh come.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD;
and all the families of the nations shall worship before him.
For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
Yea, to him shall all the proud of the earth bow down;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
and he who cannot keep himself alive.
Posterity shall serve him;
men shall tell of the Lord to the coming generation,
and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn,
that he has wrought it. Psa. 22:27 -31