EXAMINING THE POSSIBILITIES
In some circles today we sometimes hear a lot about "One World Government" and all that entails. They say it is based on "Bible Prophecy" and it is usually tied to the Futurist-Dispensational interpretations from the Book of Revelation.[1]
The passages in Daniel and in Revelation have already been literally fulfilled we believe by the Roman Empire in the 1st Century A.D.
But could it happen again? What would have to happen?
WHAT WAS THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE 1ST CENTURY A.D. ALSO INCLUDED WHAT ARE TODAY ISLAMIC COUNTRIES
This is a fact always "conveniently left out" by Dispies. Like it or not, North Africa, much of the Middle East, as well as Asia Minor was "The Roman Empire".
So, are we to believe that all Islamic oountries would ever agree to have full diplomatic ties with Israel? That is, to enter into a "One-World Government" with Israel? Todays' Israel was also very much a part of "The Roman Empire".
We have not seen any indications of this. In fact, we have seen just the opposite. Some Arab states even refuse to acknowledge Israels' "right to exist"! Does this sound as though a "treaty with all Arab states may be near"?
Under the Carter Administration, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt tried to establish ties with Israel and went to the Israeli Knesset to speak. He was assassinated by Islamic forces.
Not only that, but both attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the second one being September 11, 2001, were timed to coincide with the anniversary of the meeting which brought about the "Camp David Accords" with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter.
Given the position of Islam, is there any real possiblity that Israel and the Arab states could establish full diplomatic and "mutual self-defense treaties"? Against whom? Each other? What about other Arab states that have been living there for generations and are to a greater or lesser extent hostile to any interests of the state of Israel?
WAKE UP CHURCH!
Do we for one second believe that Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, the United Arab Emirate, Turkey, and the rest of the Arab states that were once "The Roman Empire" are going to sit down with the state of Israel and have milk and cookies? If you believe that, the Dispys may have some "ocean-front property in Arizona" to sell you!
DID THE DISPENSATIONALISTS GOOF UP?
Dispensationalism has no real answer for this dilemma. After all, the first appearance of organized Dispensationalism was in the mid 1800's, and there were no Israeli state and no Arab states with Islamic militants as we see today at that time. Really having neither in the 1800's, it might have seemed "possible" then!
Seems like the Dispies never counted on these things?
Instead of preaching the "soon-coming one-world government" to wide-eyed sheep in non-Islamic cultures (trying to convince everyone here to believe it), why don't they go into all the Arab countries with this "gospel" of theirs and see how far they get? They would not get very far at all, of course! So they continue to try and frighten the sheep by "spiritual bullying" in some cases to maintain their totally untenable doctrinal positions.
"WORLD PEACE WILL USHER IN THE ANTICHRIST"?
According to certain Dispensational "Prophecy experts", a "period of world peace will usher in the Anti-Christ". Is this so? Does not the New Testament describe also what happened surrounding the 666 "mark of the beast"? If we follow their thinking in what all is included in the "beast system" described in Revelation, there would not be "world peace" at all for Christians at this jumcture, but mass persecution and execution of Christians instead!
But then they might say, "No! The Christians all were Raptured! There would be no Christian persecution!" Are they telling us that by the elimination of "all Christians" then someone can finally find, "peace in the Middle East"?
These are but a few of the questions that are raised.
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FOOTNOTES
[1
Look at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. This has always been The Way of the True Church.
Dispensationalists have never called such a Council (they dare not as the whole Church must be included), yet they continue to deceive people into thinking it is an "established doctrine"! This is nothing other than attemting to perpetrate a fraud on the Assemblies.
Dispensationalist teachings vary so much from denomination to denomination and congregation to congregation it requires much effort on their part to cloak it as not being confusion itself, let alone call a Council! Their own congregations are so divided over major points in Dispy teachings it is incredible. They are deeply divided on a "Pre-Trib", Mid-Trib" or "Post-Trib Rapture" for instance. Their other "doctrines" also share the same fate.
Don't expect to go to any Dispensationalist and get the same interpretation of their "doctrines" you may have heard elsewhere. Most times when someone says "what about this?" they will say "that's not what Dispensationalists believe at all!". Then they, in all solemnity, give you their "version".
Here is a look at Dispensationalist Doctrines and how they compare with the Bible.