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Final Endtime Wealth Transfers and Crashes Pt 3 :: By Wilfred Hahn

Published on: by RR7

Many people who like to follow prophetic trends, often ask: When will global financial markets finally crash? When will financial systems end up a smouldering ash heap … and, unlike the mythological Phoenix, never to rise again?

And so, we now come to a third part of our study of endtime money trends. In prior articles, we highlighted the various asset types … the boosting and inflation of wealth on the earth today. We concluded that mankind has come a long way in magnifying worldly riches and setting up sophisticated, global systems of money and wealth. In a previous part, we also briefly explored the rarified world of “Big Money” and the super-wealthy. The extreme stratification of wealth seen worldwide today, we concluded, is in alignment with the conditions and scale prophesied in the Bible.

At this point in human history, we identify a massive, hyper-intensive system of commercialism … perhaps at the very apex of perversion, materialism, humanism, and idolatry. The entire globe is subsumed and captured by a corrupt monetary system and net of financialization, with globalism and globalization being the handmaidens.

And, crucially, from within this late stage emerges a small group of ultra-rich people. Seen worldwide, wealth distribution today (taken in all its forms and guises) may be the most uneven and extreme ever in history.

A surprising reaction to the world’s global commercial colossus, is seen in Christianity itself. It cannot be denied that countless individual Christians have been lured and deceived by earthly perspectives … therefore becoming trapped.

Many churches have become quite comfortable in the cozy embrace of worldly wealth and affluence. Some even believe that the world’s wealth will be given for the church’s disposal, to take over the economic structures of the world and thereby force obedience to “Christianity” (loosely defined). This is an eye-opening strategy. Why? In form, it is the exact tactic that the False Prophet will enforce upon the world … limiting “buying and selling” (Revelation 13:7). Both use financial power and techniques to bring about religious goals.

We return to the worldwide economic colossus. Just what will happen to the world’s pumped-up edifice of mostly paper wealth? What does the Bible foretell for the elites of this era? Who, if anybody, will be the beneficiary of the “wealth of the wicked” (Proverbs 13:22)? We will return to these topics. The Bible provides the answers and gives us specific information about future outcomes.

Worldwide Wealth Collapse

What happens to the fabricated façade of the world’s wealth? A portion of it will collapse and disappear. However, we must note that the Bible speaks of different kinds of wealth. Some of it will survive, and is mentioned to play a role in the Millennial period (as we will show). Another type will completely disappear, never to reappear again.

Anyone surveying the course of the world’s debt-based financial systems today, will no doubt conclude that a massive collapse of the world’s financial system is inevitable at some point. No one can know exactly when this will happen. Mankind’s greed and selfish indiscipline alone assures that this will occur.

According to the Bible, we learn that a colossal destruction of the world’s economic systems will take place; likely in the latter half of the 7-year Tribulation period and the early Millennium.

Scripture clearly states that a time of wrath will come where God says He will bring down the pride of mankind. However, as part of this unfolding, there are possibly as many as six different judgments involving collapses or wealth overturns—all of them yet to occur in the future.

Isaiah sheds light on some of the different manifestations of the “day of the Lord” (referring to the Tribulation period, or possibly just the second half of this period). “The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan, for all the towering mountains and all the high hills, for every lofty tower and every fortified wall, for every trading ship and every stately vessel. The arrogance of man will be brought low, and the pride of men humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, and the idols will totally disappear” (Isaiah 2:12-18).

Here we see that sovereign economies and nations (symbolized by trees, cedars and oaks), global trading systems (figuratively as ships), and individual nation states, greater or lesser (mountains and hills), will be brought low.

A number of collapses are yet to take place inside this “day of the Lord.” Here, in no particular order, are these separate judgments (or wealth turnovers) that all lie ahead for Israel and the world. We count at least five that are pre-Millennial, and one that takes place thereafter.

1. Wrath upon Israel/Jerusalem. Jerusalem is overcome, while the remnant escapes into the wilderness. While Israel may be a rather tranquil area of the world (in a relative sense) in the first half of the Tribulation, following a covenant with the Antichrist, anyone hoping to remain unscathed and safe from loss in the second half will be disappointed. When the Antichrist breaks the terms of his covenant with Israel (this to occur in the middle of the 7-year Tribulation period, according to a number of scholars), Jerusalem faces destruction and Israel flees.

2. Wrath upon All Mankind. This category includes judgments on individual nations, as well as globalism itself. Ultimately, this is completed at Armageddon and in a short period of time thereafter. Not only does God “consume the whole earth” (Zephaniah 3:8), but Israel also plays a role in exacting judgment upon the nations and peoples that have persecuted her (Micah 4:13; Jeremiah 30:11).

3. Wrath upon the Great Whore. Revelation 17 reveals that Mystery Babylon, the Mother of Prostitutes, will be burned by fire. Whatever wealth this religious entity represented, as part of the grand ecumenical movement of religion and money, she will come to naught. “They [the 10 kings] will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire” (Revelation 17:16).

4 & 5. Wrath and Judgment upon Mammon/Commercialism. It is not generally well understood that the judgments upon commercialism and the manmade pride that derives from these “Babel-like” systems, take more than one form. First, consider that there may be several stages in the collapse of Babylon the Great.

Also, Ezekiel mentions that a re-emergence of Tyre (or a type of Tyre) will occur at some point. Tyre was the center of a global trade system in the ancient world (600 to 500 BC), and can be seen to foreshadow a globalized trade system (globalization) of the last days. It was ultimately destroyed by Alexander the Great in 332 BC.

Ezekiel says that Tyre “[…] will return to her lucrative prostitution and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth” (Isaiah 23:17). How this fate connects with the judgments of Babylon the Great is not entirely clear. There seem to be different judgments upon Mammon/Commercialism.

For example, in the case of Babylon the Great, its wealth is “[…] never to be found again” (Revelation 18:21), while that of revived Tyre is only never to be hoarded again, but is to “go to those who live before the LORD” (Isaiah 23:18). The Psalmist also refers to this event, “The city of Tyre will come with a gift, people of wealth will seek your favor” (Psalm 45:12). These are different results, and therefore must refer to more than one judgment.

The demise of Babylon the great city appears to be separated into at least three judgments or events. We note that “death, mourning and famine” will overtake Babylon in one day (Revelation 18:8). This is mentioned only once. Yet, sudden collapses and destruction of wealth are said to occur in “one hour” three separate times. Each of these involve three different groups of people (Revelation 18:10, 17, 19—nations, kings and merchants). While these three depictions could very well refer to the same event, the fact remains that they take place in one hour, while the overall process of destruction of Babylon the Great takes place over a day. This suggests that the downfall cannot be reconciled in one event, but rather multiple events—plausibly as many as three.

At the end of all these wealth overturns mentioned to this point, there is one more great and final wealth overturn that occurs at the start of the Millennium period and thereafter. Crucially, it is the great wealth transfer to Israel. While Israel and Jerusalem are raided and sacked in the Tribulation period, in the end, all and much more is returned to her.

A large part of the world’s riches that are not destroyed in the Tribulation period, flow to Zion. Even here, there are at least two types of flows: 1. What is apparently seized as part of the “threshing” of the nations that rise against Israel. These are the “ill-gotten gains” of the nations (Micah 4:13, translated as “illicit” profits) that go before the Lord. 2. Other flows to Israel are more a type of tribute, resulting from Israel’s dealings with the rest of the world. For example, “Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come” (Isaiah 60:5; cf. v. 11; 61:6; 66:12; Zechariah 14:14).

Thoughts to Ponder

The merging of God and Mammon—figured as religion and materialism, faith and globalization, in bed together—is the final capstone of mankind’s deception. This is reflected in the religious and commercial Babylon, shown to rise in illicit cahoots in Revelation 17 and 18. It is the final, globe-spanning religion.

Considering all of the above, one may wonder why it is not the rich Laodicean church that is particularly reprimanded by Christ. In fact, the apostate religion’s church and its many daughters—shown as Mystery Babylon the Whore in Revelation 17—are well on their way to a full union with commercial Babylon of Revelation 18 (in this writer’s opinion).

Since this is an impossibility—“You cannot serve both God and Money” (Matthew 6:24)—it is really a movement in which Mammon has successfully robed itself in the garb of religion and apparent “Christian godliness” (2 Timothy 3:5).

Wilfred J. Hahn is a global economist/strategist. Formerly a top-ranked global analyst, research director for a major Wall Street investment bank, and head of Canada’s largest global investment operation, his writings focus on the endtime roles of money, economics and globalization. He has been quoted around the world and his writings reproduced in numerous other publications and languages. His 2002 book The Endtime Money Snare: How to live free accurately anticipated and prepared its readers for the Global Financial Crisis. A following book, Global Financial Apocalypse Prophesied: Preserving true riches in an age of deception and trouble, looks further into the prophetic future.

Do you have questions or other perspectives, you can contact Wilfred at: staff@eternalvalue.com. Please note that for reasons of volume and investment securities regulation, he cannot give financial advice.

 

 

The End Is Not Yet :: By Terry James

Published on: by RR10

“World War III has begun.”

I’ve heard this statement from many sources lately—a good number of them have come from secular pundits like radio talk-show hosts and news commentary panelists. However, more and more, such declarations are coming from Christians who look at the issues and events of the day in light of Bible prophecy.

Indeed, things popping up in the Middle East are more than enough to cause the entire world’s population to become angst-ridden. It does look as if the genie’s bottle of global war might have been uncorked.

Again, it isn’t the secular news commentators who elicit my interest in the World War III talk. It is the growing number of declarations by the Bible prophecy watchers that draws my attention.

And I mean no disrespect to or undue criticism of the writers, speakers, and broadcasters of Bible prophecy who are ratcheting up WW III talk. They’re my colleagues and brothers in Christ–even though we may disagree on some aspects of prophecy yet future, such as whether the Rapture will be pre-Tribulation or whether the Rapture will, in fact, occur at all. (I like to appropriate ol’ Dr. J Vernon McGee’s apothegm in those cases: “They have a right to be wrong. But if they want to be right, they should come along with me.”) 

Better put, that great preacher declared they should come along with the Bible’s take on the issues. And that take is that a Rapture is coming–before the Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week) that leads to all-out global destruction, culminating in that greatest of all conflicts, Armageddon.

That the WW III talk among communicators within the Bible prophecy community is ramping up can be seen in the following excerpt taken from a well-known contemporary writer:

Right now, we are all witnessing some of the most pivotal moments in all of human history.  For a long time, I warned my readers that a great war would be coming to the Middle East.  In fact, I specifically warned that it would be one of “the 3 wars of the apocalypse.” I didn’t expect the Great Middle East War to arrive quite so quickly, but here we are. Once thousands of missiles start flying back and forth, none of our lives will ever be the same again. We are literally watching an apocalyptic scenario play out right in front of our eyes, and it is all going to begin once Israeli forces move into Gaza…

So here we go.

This is it…

Sadly, there is no way out now.

The clock is ticking, and the Middle East will soon erupt in flames…

We knew that this was coming.

Now it is here.

But even at this late stage, most of the world still has no idea what is coming next… (“Here We Go – The IDF Is Given the “Green Light” as U.S. Forces in the Middle East Come under Fire,” by Michael, October 19, 2023, Rapture Ready News)

The writer does a stellar job of filling in reportorial elements making up his apocalyptic view that there is now no way out. He presents important news of prophetic interest taking place. His reporting on what’s been happening in the conflict surrounding Israel is on the money. He is a very good reporter on things important to the stage being set for fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

I disagree totally with his assessment that there’s no way out, but do agree with his statement: “But even at this late stage, most of the world still has no idea what is coming next.”

My disagreement with his assessment in its totality is based upon the biblical truth that we know this isn’t the time of all-out war on earth, because Jesus foretold:

“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet” (Matthew 24:6).

The Lord then went on to tell about all that must happen up to and including humankind’s final war. He, in His ascended glory, filled out the conclusion, then, by giving John, His beloved disciple and the writer of Revelation, the full scope of the wrap-up of human history.

Most folks absolutely do not know what is coming next, as the writer says. That includes believers (true Christians) who never consider God’s rescue plan for them. That also includes the writer of the above article, who denies the biblical truth of the pre-Trib Rapture. He believes, according to all I’ve learned from his writing, that believers will go through those seven years of horror.

So, while prospects for war are daunting, as we scan the future landscape, we can be assured that “the end is not yet.” We are, in fact, looking directly into the future with Christ’s Words: “Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of war.” With the murderous wars in Ukraine, the bloody war in the Middle East, and the rumors of World War III front and center, proof abounds of where we stand on God’s prophetic timeline.

Yet, again, “the end is not yet.” The Holy Spirit is still in God’s business of restraining the evil intents of Satan and humankind.

Those who study and believe God’s Word–His entire Word—know what is coming next: the Rapture. We know this because we are not appointed to wrath (Revelation 3:10). And the seven years of Tribulation will be God’s wrath poured upon a rebellious, anti-God world of earth dwellers. World War III is indeed going to happen as part of that judgment and wrath.

Be Rapture Ready so that you won’t experience even one moment of that terrible time.

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).