We are at an interesting time in the annuls of American history and that of the world’s history as well.  The United States has reached a cross roads of sorts.  Its present course has led it to the brink of either total hegemony or possible ruination.

Economically there is no mightier nation in all the world.  The gateway to wealth and power for all who aspire to it runs through the American economy.  Yet there are fissures in the structure and a crumbling both within and without.  Wages are down and debt is up for the average American, while fuel cost spiral to dangerous heights.  Trillions have been siphoned into the coffers of the elites, leaving a hollowed out shell in place of what used to be a very deep and strong American economy.

Militarily no nation or confederation of nations can rival the US.  They have neither the technology nor the logistical abilities to overcome the US in a conflict of arms.  Yet there are chinks in the armor on the military side of things.  A plain clothed, lightly armed guerilla force is battling the Americans to a standstill in the streets and alleys of Iraq; while enlistment and reenlistment rates are plunging into the danger zone.

Religiously no nation can match the zealousness and power of the American Church.  With billions of dollars in its coffers and a firm grip on both the populace and the political levers of the nation the American Church stands in a unique historical position, marshalling more power at this moment in time than any other church before it.  Yet there are doubters within the ranks who can no longer ignore the glaring hypocrisy in a church given over to power and wealth in this present world.

From a propaganda standpoint never have the rulers of a nation been able to coerce their subjects into doing their bidding to the extent that has taken place within the United States.  By pulling the strings of greed, religiosity, fear, and patriotism the US elites have convinced the populace to believe all the lies and have marginalized any dissenters within the ranks.  Yet the brainwashing has not yet affected all.  Ordinary people within the citizenry are beginning to speak out against all that is being done in their name and a few average Americans are earnestly searching for the truth of what is happening around them.  Among them many truthful and poignant words are being spoken, such as these from Gold Star mother Cindy Sheehan during her testimony on the Downing Street Memos:

"There are a few people around the US and a couple of my fellow witnesses who were a little justifiably worried that in my anger and anguish over Casey's premeditated death, I would use some swear words, as I have been known to do on occasion when speaking about the subject. Mr. Conyers, out of my deep respect for you, the other representatives here, my fellow witnesses, and viewers of these historic proceedings, I was able to make it through an entire testimony without using any profanity. However, if anyone deserves to be angry and use profanity, it is I. What happened to Casey and humanity because of the apparent dearth of honesty in our country's leadership is so profane that it defies even my vocabulary skills. We as Americans should be offended more by the profanity of the actions of this administration than by swear words. We have all heard the old adage that actions speak louder than words and for the sake of Casey and our other precious children, please hold someone accountable for their actions and their words of deception."

This is a critical time for the masters of the American New World Order System.  People like Cindy Sheehan are the ones who start movements that bring down empires.  The actions of the elites in the near to intermediate future will either make or break their quest for empire.  Opposition from both within and without must be halted… no matter what is required to do so.  It is as if they rest upon a peak, which will see them either forge ahead finding new momentum or slip back down the slope from which they came.  Though violence, brutality, and oppression within the American New World Order System have been catastrophic in their scope and effect; there have been limits to just how far the US elites have been willing to go.  These limits have not been set out of any sense of compassion for humanity, but instead out of fear of the repercussions of reaching for too much, too fast.

The lessons of history have not been lost on those who have ruled the US.  They know the causes of the French Revolution and the rise of Bolshevism in Russia.  They are well versed in the lessons of Nazi Germany and of other aspirants to empire that failed to hide the full extent of their brutal nature.  While not exactly taking the slow course, the US elites have been careful to maintain the façade of equality and democracy for their own populations.  Rather than visiting privation upon their own subjects they have suffocated them with the baubles and trinkets of modern day life.  They have used bribery, stealth and subterfuge to feign friendship and build alliances among the nations, rather than overtly establishing empire through the force of arms.

Yet now we are on this edge… on the cusp of something of great magnitude.  No longer can the US play by the old rules and massage the egos of moralists and those with a thought for fair play throughout the world.  To use a phrase I do not particularly care for, “we are entering a new paradigm.”  We are entering a time when the US will have to pull back the mask used to hide its beastly nature.  We are at the ending of one era and the beginning of another.  The time of giving pretense to democracy and republicanism is giving way to the time of unbridled military aggression and an overt oligarchy of the rich.

It is the only way for the elites to go if they wish to continue with their quest.  There are no other options for the US to maintain its position atop the pyramid of the world economy.  Those who would seek to undo the US position must be dealt with rigorously and ruthlessly.  There are no alternatives militarily if the US is to stay the course.  Concerns for human rights and civilian casualties must give way to a willingness to wage total war and exterminate all enemies of the empire.  Religiously and culturally the same holds true as well.  The old ways must pass and the voices of those in opposition must be silenced so that the people can be brought together in one accord in support of America’s mission… and what a bloody mission it is to be.

Continued dominance of the world’s economy depends upon the US expanding its control of the world’s resources.  Most important among these resources is oil and it is in the oil producing regions of the world that we find the US most actively at work.  Since the conclusion of WWII the US has been able to exert enough control over those regions by way of puppet regimes, proxy wars, CIA activity, and outright bribery and theft.  When led to take up arms itself (Iraq in 1991 and today) the US has been brutal in its actions, but has resisted from waging the type of total war practiced in WWII.  I am speaking of total war as practiced in the fire-bombings of Dresden and Tokyo and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  This type of war eliminates insurgencies and guerilla uprisings because it murders the civilian populations from which they spring.  Yet this type of war can only be fought when allies are convinced that victory must be obtained at ANY COST, as was the case in the war against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.

The war machine the US has constructed is one built to wage this type of war.  The overwhelming firepower and technology found in the American arsenal is not built to fight insurgents face-to-face and house-to-house.  It is built to obliterate militaries, infrastructures and population bases.  It is built to destroy entire populations while leaving the all-important resources in place.

In this light it is important to note the geopolitical make up of countries like Iraq and Iran.  The oil fields are distanced from the population centers.  The same holds true for most other oil producing nations as well.  Most probably the old colonial powers intentionally made this so, but that is not the point to be made here.  The point to be made is that the US has the ability to end the insurgency in Iraq whenever it wants.  It also has the ability to conquer Iran as well.

All that has to happen for this to take place is for the US to either create or take advantage of a situation or event, which would enable it to make war upon its enemies to the fullest extent of its abilities. This means things are going to have to take place that will cause the American populace and the nations of the world to acquiesce or at least remain silent when the US finally sets out to destroy its enemies in totality.

What will bring about this situation?  Would another terrorist attack on US soil accomplish this?  If it were catastrophic enough it certainly would.  The use of clandestine WMD’s against US troops in Iraq might also achieve the same result.

Whatever eventually sets these events in motion will bring about truly horrific results.  The US elites will have license to permanently silence dissent within the US and the American Church will have license to do the same within its own ranks.  They will be able to implement a military draft and will have the right conditions to wage the type of total war necessary to secure the world’s most valuable resources.

Prophetically this makes sense as well.  Babylon the Great is depicted as a ruthless and violent nation with overwhelming military strength.  It is depicted as a nation also possessing the resolve to use it.  Of the beast nation’s awesome military power the nations of the world are to say, “Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?”(Revelation 13: 4) And the nations destined to suffer from its military power are indicated to be many. [Please the Antipas Papers, Chapter VI for detailed information on this subject.]

Many see the present state of the US economy, the struggles of the military in Iraq, and the small but growing left-wing faction within the Church as signs that the US is going to be forced to alter its present course.  They see the growth of the antiwar movement and Bush’s plunging poll numbers as indications that the agenda of the elites can be halted.  What they don’t see are the millions of American Christian who have totally given themselves over to the agenda of empire and what they also don’t see is just how thin the line has become, which prevents the elites from taking the full measures they know to be necessary to complete their mission.

Too much wealth and power are at stake for them to turn away.  They are overcome by greed and have no heart or mind for humanity or freedom.  They will do whatever it takes to bring about their dreams of empire, fulfilling all the prophecies of the “beast nation” in the process.

All is not lost though.  God does have a plan.  He has called His True Church to stand at this defining hour.  He has called them to be a testimony to His ways and His kingdom.  He is calling His children out of Babylon the Great.  He is putting it upon the hearts of His saints throughout the world to testify against the beast and the false Church riding upon its back.  He is calling upon these saints to testify of His Son both in word and deed.

In closing I leave you with the words of S.R. Shearer, from his 1997 article, “The Jesus Revolution and the Search for ‘Community and the Church-Life’.”

WHAT'S NEEDED NOW

What’s needed now is not for unbelievers to get ready - they’re ready! What’s needed is for believers to be galvanized - galvanized not to "take the nation back for Christ" - the world, and America which is a part of this world, is not reserved for salvation, but for judgment (Psalm 9:8, John 16:8, John 12:31). It’s not the Promise Keepers, or the Christian Coalition, or even a suddenly "righteous America" that unbelievers are waiting for - it’s the manifestation of the church. The Bible says:

"For the earnest expectation of the creature (i.e., the creation) waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God (i.e., the church) ... For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now." (Romans 8:19, 22)

Again we say, it’s not creation and unbelievers who aren’t ready - the Bible says that they are "travailing in pain" to have the church revealed; it’s believers [i.e., the "laborers" (Luke 10:2)] who aren’t ready.

What shall we do then? - wait for another Vietnam War to break out to act as a catalyst to galvanize believers? - to strip away from them their love affair with the "here and now?" If that’s the case, Christians may wait too long. The next war may drown us all if we aren’t ready for it. And not only that, instead of acting as a catalyst for God next great move, it may very will act as a catalyst for the "Deception of the Last Days:"

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (i.e., the day of the rapture and the resurrection) shall not come, except there come a falling away (i.e., apostasy) first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition ..." (2 Thess. 2:3)

Again, we need to remember what prophecy is all about: prophecy is like a road sign saying: "Slow down, sharp right hand turn ahead!" But if we fail to heed the sign, if we fail to slow down before we get to the turn, it will be too late to brake once we finally get there, and we will surely slide off the road and crash. Like a road sign, prophecy tells us things before they happen so that we can take evasive action before events catch up with us. If we wait until they finally overtake us, it will be too late to do anything - we will crash! Watch, therefore, for the "signs of the times," and don’t wait to take action. You may wait too long! Jesus said,

"... When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, it will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?" (Matt. 16:2-3)

And Paul warns us,

"But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." (I Thess. 5:4-6)

No, we don’t need another war. We have the "Prophetic Word" to give us vision. The Bible says,

"We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts ..." (2 Pet. 1:19)

The "Prophetic Word" is far more able than war to galvanize us, if we just let it do so. Why? - because the "Prophetic Word" is a "sure word." This is what the Bible says. We can trust it! Moreover, as we trust it, and begin to order our lives according to it, we become a testimony to others. This is what happened with Noah. The Bible says,

"By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear (and) prepared an ark to the saving of his house ..." (Heb. 11:7)

Noah became a testimony by organizing his life around the vision God had given him. Like Noah, what we need now is to be gripped with vision, the same kind of vision that propelled Noah to do something which appeared foolish by any normal standard: to build an ark - on dry ground no less.

God had said that it was going to rain (and remember, there had never been such a thing as rain before because God had watered the earth by means of a mist which came up every morning and evening), and that a great flood would result. It hadn’t happened yet - and there was no evidence that it would. The only word that Noah had was God’s Word. But that was enough for Noah, and he proceeded with what appeared to be an extraordinarily foolish project despite what must have been the daily derision and taunts of his friends and contemporaries because he believed that -

"... the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men." (1 Cor. 1:25)

God moves His people by means of vision - not necessarily the "Thus saith the Lord" kind which one hears so much in today’s charismatic movement, but the kind which results from a reverential and careful study of God’s Word. The Bible says,

"Where there is no vision, the people perish ..." (Prov. 29:18)

WE NEED TO PREPARE OUR ARK

As a result of his vision, Noah prepared an ark. We too need to prepare an ark. The ark we need to prepare is the church; the church is the ark that will see us through the troubled times ahead. Not the institutional kind of church so common in today’s evangelicalism, but the "communal" kind that results from a yearning for "family" that God’s people possess as a result of a worshipful "abiding in Christ" minute by minute, day by day, year by year.

In the end, this is what all our contending for the faith must produce. Again we say, if our contending doesn’t produce the church, then we should have concern for what we are doing. It could be that it is nothing more than a vain jangling. Sound doctrine produces an "abiding in Christ," which then produces love of God and love of our brothers and sisters in the Lord, which finally results in the church - God’s family! We must be brothers and sisters in Christ not just in word, but in deed.

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So often we get caught up in looking at the big picture and fail to recognize those things, which hit much closer to home.  Such is the case with the US attack and occupation of Iraq.  Often forgotten in the discussion of how this all relates to prophecy, the building of the US empire, the implementation of the police state, etc… is the effect the war is having on the lives of America’s youth, who are doing the killing and dying in Iraq.

It goes without saying that the grief and anger washing over Iraqi families as they see their homes destroyed and loved ones killed is more than palpable.  It also goes without saying that the sorrows of watching a generation give itself over to the nihilistic ideologies of suicide terrorism and insurgency must be the heaviest of burdens for those in Iraq.

While not negating that, it still bears mentioning that the men and women who survive the war zone in Iraq and return to America have been changed forever.  They have been placed in the position of having to kill or be killed.  They have been forced to make split second judgments on whether children in their sights are to live or die.  They have been exposed to the brutalities of war and the dehumanization of serving as an instrument of death for the enrichment of the American New World Order.

These are the walking wounded in our midst… scarred forever by what they’ve seen and what they’ve done.  The only salve is the truth in Christ… a truth they will never get from American Christianity.  Instead what they’ll get is the heaping praises of the Pharisees, who lionize those who kill the infidels and glorify violence when it serves their end.  What a terrible fate for these young men and women… abandoned by their ideals, abandoned by their own conscience, and abandon by those who should provide the testimony of love and truth.

There will be hell to pay, “on that day”… for all who have played a part in the raping of hearts and minds.  Yet thankfully… “that day” has not yet arrived.  There is time for those who love the Truth to reach those broken by the beast.  While God HAS called His church out of Babylon the Great, He still requires us to be the Good Samaritan whilst on our way.  Reach out to the broken around you and provide them with the true words of life, which can heal any and all wounds that the American New World Order System inflicts.

You see… time stops for no man.  It continues its march towards the end of the age.  It matters not whether we are ready or willing to comply with its dictates and it matters not whether we agree or disagree on the path it will take to get there.

Just recently Iran stated it will resume production of nuclear fuel for its energy program against the wishes of both the US and EU.  Already the US has been laying the groundwork to attack the Iranians based on the claim that Iran’s nuclear program is meant to produce WMD’s.  This latest development will only accelerate US plans to attack.  Already Dick Cheney has called for plans including tactical nuclear strikes on Iranian facilities… and the right wing propaganda machine has greeted the latest news from Iran with a cry for blood.

In doing so another step is being taken, which leads down the road to World War III, a.k.a. the Gog Magog War.

Meanwhile, the US leadership is also drawing up war plans to involve the US military in counter-terrorism operations WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.  So much for the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which forbids the use of troops in domestic law enforcement… and so much for the thought harbored by some that the US is going to somehow turn back from the edge of the abyss without jumping in.

How can this all be happening?  How can such horror occur?  Deception is the answer.  The people of the US and most especially those of the American Church have ALLOWED THEMSELVES to be deceived.  They fancy the present US course as one meant to bring democracy, freedom, and Jesus Christ to the world.  They believe the enemies engaged in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and the other nations to come are satanically inspired enemies of the cross.  They believe God has blessed the US with overwhelming wealth and power so that it can be the vehicle He uses to stamp out the residue of the dark forces of the enemy.

Sure there are doubts at times… when confronted with the sorrow of loved ones dying in the war or the evidence of torture and depravity by God’s forces… only the most diluted would not have doubts.  Yet by and large the American people are able to convince themselves that God is on their side… and that He is guiding them in this present battle.  The Bible calls it “strong delusion” when people are so willing to believe self-serving lies.  It also calls it “the spirit of antichrist”… and it is this spirit, which has gripped the American people.

The truth is much more sobering and a railing accusation against all that America has become.  What it has become is a nation given over to greed and avarice.  It is one in which the rich oppress the poor and wreak havoc upon the world in their name.  It is a nation that uses the cross of Christ as a sword to beat down its enemies… anathematizing them… and glorifying those who wield it.  It is a cancer… a blight… that will infect all who remain within, just as surely as any deadly disease.  It is the antithesis of all, which is truly of Christ.  It is the Gospel of Love turned upside down and replaced with Darwinist self-righteousness.

The clock is ticking dear friends.  There are transformations taking place.  Those who love the Lord and follow His commandments are being transformed into His image… a process to be completed when we are fully redeemed at His coming.  Those who forsake His Son and His commandments are being transformed into the image of the beast.  In this sense there is a clear choice.  It is my prayer that all choose correctly.

For those who have not done so, I highly encourage you to read Brian Swanson’s latest commentary, The Warped Worldview of American Evangelicals – Part 2 The Dominionistas Cometh.  Some very good points are made and among them are Brian’s observations on the growing Fascism within both the general population and the Church within the US.

Fascism is one of those words, which seems to have lost a little of its effective overtime.  It is a term that has been overused in the past and as such it seems many have become desensitized to the full ramifications of its meaning.  In line with this most people have also become desensitized to the ramifications of the US metamorphosis into a fascist state.

Just what are the hallmarks of a fascist state?  Between Bryan’s commentary, the writings of S.R. Shearer, and the pages of this journal we have gone over these points many times.  We have recorded, analyzed, and commented upon movement to fascism within the US and its Church.  We have noted the connection in the religious sphere, the political sphere, the economic sphere, the military sphere, and the concomitant emergence of a police state… which always seem to occur when a nation moves into fascism.

Do not become desensitized to the word fascism.  Do not lose sight of what it actually means for the US to become such a state… and do not let things progress to the point that you allow yourself to become trapped in the vice of the police state, which is taking shape.

More so than past instances of fascism, the US version is a product of the corporate elite.  For them its all about money, power, and control.  Controlling the people and conquering states is much easier in such a regime… as is maximizing profits.  Just look at the graft and malfeasance that companies like Halliburton are guilty of in Iraq for an example.  It is this business model… one which embraces lying, cheating, murder, neglect, torture, and an above the law philosophy… that is the standard for the corporate sector of American fascism.  And it is from their apex of the pyramid that such unloving and ungodly actions flow down to everyone else… the American Church included.

Another important aspect is the subversion of the Press.  This facet of the fascist takeover in America is essentially complete… with the US media serving as nothing more than two bit shills for those who butcher their way into the halls of power.  What this means is that the average American gets no real news of what is being perpetrated throughout the world in their name.  It also means that there is no sector of American society to hold the Elites accountable for their actions.  There is no watchdog to prevent the continuous raiding of the hen house both at home and abroad.

Instead the media tows the corporate line.  They serve as a powerful propaganda arm for America’s fascist leadership.  They instill fear in the people when fear is needed… outrage when outrage is needed… and work to insure the American populace never gets too close to the truth of what is actually going as the Elites rape and pillage the world.  Goebbels would be envious of the propaganda machine construct by Fascist America and as time passes things in this area will only get worse.

Subduing the media goes a long way towards silencing dissent.  Yet ultimately a resort to force has to be made.  Opposition groups have to be marginalized and shutdown.  Alternative voices have to be squelched and a proper amount of fear has to be instilled into the population to discourage people from speaking out against the injustice swirling around them.  We are not to far from the point where these efforts begin in earnest.  All it will take is another 9/11-type event to set the ball rolling.

So many forces are at play during this given moment in time… and all of them are working to bring about the same end game.  The world is being drawn to war so that from the ashes a new world order can be completely established.  Control of the riches of the world is at stake… as are the souls of billions of people.  As such the Elites and the beast whom they serve will stop at nothing to accomplish their goals.  Quite literally there is no turning back.

The pressure put upon the “little people” of the world to shut their mouths and tow the line will only increase.  As people find themselves working longer and harder, while struggling all the more to keep their very lives intact the tendency to ignore the truth right before their eyes will become more powerful.  Most will give up and just eat the pellet dispensed for them hoping to “go along to get along” and somehow ride out the storm.

Yet Christ has called His Church to so much more.  He has called us to bear witness and testify during this final act of the play.  He has called us to be that “light” which “giveth light” unto all that are able to see.  He has not called us to hide, He has not called us to compromise, and He has not called us to be partakers in the evil of our day.

As the US builds its fascist empire and as the world topples before it, those in Christ are to be on frontlines in standing against it.  We are called to declare that this beast and its harlot religion are not of our Father.  We are called to declare that their Christ is actually another Christ.  We are called to exhibit the true testimony of the Church as a shining example in contrast to the rapacious, murderous, soul-stealing entity known as American Christendom.  As such we are called to love not our lives… even unto the death.  Sounds kind of scary, I know… but in the strength of the Lord and the truth of His Word… we can do this… and the ultimately will be in Christ, upon His return.

A reader of the website forwarded me an email today, which was a promotional message received from D. James Kennedy’s Coral Ridge Ministries.  The email was promoting an upcoming TV special, One Nation Under God to be aired by Coral Ridge, which trumpets the Christian foundation of the United States.  One of the more interesting parts of the e-mail’s propaganda is as follows:

"Startling Evidence...
One of the first acts of the Jamestown colonists in 1607 was to plant a cross on the shores of Virginia. The Pilgrims came to America "for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith," as they said in the Mayflower Compact.  New England colonists said in 1643 that "we all came into these parts of America, … , to advance the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ."  24 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence held seminary degrees.  Just 12 of the 250 Founding Fathers were not religious.  The Bible is the most-quoted source in political documents published during the Founding Era."

The mythology of Christian America is just that... mythology.  There is no such thing as a Christian nation in this present world... ruled as it is by Satan.  Just because the Jamestown founders may have planted a cross in the ground means little or nothing to Christ.  "They shall know you by your fruits" are what Christ had to say on the matter of ascertaining whether or not individuals or groups were "of Christ."  Based on Kennedy's premise the Ku Klux Klan is a Christian organization since they have been "planting crosses in the ground" since their founding by Nathan Bedford Forest and others in the early years of the Reconstruction.

All the crosses, carvings of prophets and apostles on state buildings, commandments hung on the wall, and prayers before sporting events mean nothing to the Lord.  They are vanity and idolatry.  The testimony of America and the American Church speaks for itself.  Cruelty and torture of indentured servants, rebellion against their original ruling power, the brutal enslavement of millions of Africans, ethnic cleansing of millions of Native Americans, and generations of genocidal imperialism that is culminating in the formation of the final and most terrible gentile world empire.  THIS is the Legacy of the US for the ages... and the American Church has been a central part of it... along every step of the way.

Its not like we at Antipas Ministries are the only ones who see these things.  It is not as if the eyes of the entire world have been blinded… just those of most within the Church.  The hypocrisy and self-righteousness of the woman (the US Church) and the beast (the US itself) are just too great for most people to ignore.  Most can see that US has not just turned the meanings of right and wrong upside down, but the clear meanings of Christ’s teachings as well.  As Calvin White of the Toronto Star recently pointed out:

"Contrary to what some might like to insist, Christianity is not the religion of "an eye for an eye" but it is the religion of Jesus, who refined those earlier directions and distilled the ten commandments into two. One was to "love thy neighbour as thyself." Pretty definitive isn't it? As is the edict of turning the other cheek."

Yet for the overwhelming majority of American Christians theirs is a religion silent on moral issues like war, violence, torture, collateral damage, poverty, and social injustice.  Instead… morality as a Christian issue is only applicable on matters related to sex.

As a whole Christianity has become nothing more than a religious justification of the American Corporate Culture.  This type of belief system separates man from God, rather than draw him close… as is the case with true faith in Christ.  It leads men into the service of mammon and ultimately the prince of this world.  Prophetically this is exactly where we are headed… with the American Church rushing headlong down the path, which will usher in the reign of the Antichrist.

For the non-Christians reading this, I realize it may be a bit hard for you to understand (or agree with), but the simple point is that evil alone is being serviced by the present direction of the American State and Church.  It is an evil, which has its origins in Adam’s original sin and found its “order” in the Babel of Nimrod’s time… it has been refined by successive world empires throughout the ages… and is coming to its apex during the reign of the final and most terrible of all empires destined to rule the earth.

This empire was born in the rebellion of the American Revolution and has germinated in the fertile grounds of warfare, slavery, oppression, greed, pride, and idolatry.  God call this empire Babylon the Great and its king the Antichrist.  He has commanded those who love Him to come out from this evil entity, lest they be swept away in the torrent to come.

“Keep your eye on the ball.”  My father said this to me all the time while teaching me to hit a baseball during my childhood.  You can’t become distracted by the sun, the jeers of the opposing team, the cheers of onlookers, the pitcher’s efforts to mask his delivery, or most importantly by yourself.  To make contact you have to stay focused… and above all else you have to keep your eye on the ball.

For true believers during this day and age the axiom rings just as true.  The whole world is set up to prevent us from keeping our eyes on the ball.  Whether it be the distractions of the world, the rantings of our enemies, the good intentions of our friends and families, efforts by the powerful to mask their true intentions, or our own mind’s desire to hide from the present reality… there are a myriad of forces at work during all times, which seek to pull us away from a knowledge of and action upon the Truth.

Because “the ball” in this case is what God’s Word calls the Truth.  Respective to the times we are in this truth centers more and more on the fulfillment of prophetic events.  Significant among these prophecies are those foretelling a falling away from the true faith by the Church, the establishment and expansion of the last and most brutal of all world empires, and the merging of the fallen Church with that final empire.

Keeping our eye on the ball means recognizing the players in this final act and it also means resisting the deception destined to completely deliver the Church into the arms of what can only be described… as Satanic forces bent on world dominion through the power of this final empire.  It also means knowing and acting upon God’s Word relevant to these matters by fulfilling His charge to be a Witness with His testimony during these tumultuous times.

Against this backdrop today’s headlines should take on new meaning for us.  They should offer us insight into not only the direction we are going, but also the speed in which we are headed there.  News like recently released information concerning US plans to use nuclear weapons in Iran should lead us to understand things are progressing at break-neck speed.  When the most powerful nation in the world… and a professing Christian nation at that… begins drawing up near term plans to use such terrible weapons then people should have no illusions about who is on the side of evil in the end times game.  An action such as this is guaranteed to inflict a horrific amount of civilian casualties and bring about a full-scale civilization war between the Muslim world and the West.  Yet what is most terrible about the prospect is that it will be under the banner of Jesus Christ that the US will carry out such heinous crimes.

Information about these plans was first reported in the print edition of the American Conservative (a Pat Buchanan creation) and the relevant passages bear repeating below:

"The Pentagon, acting under instructions from Vice President Dick Cheney's office, has tasked the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) with drawing up a contingency plan to be employed in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack on the United States. The plan includes a large-scale air assault on Iran employing both conventional and tactical nuclear weapons. Within Iran there are more than 450 major strategic targets, including numerous suspected nuclear-weapons-program development sites. Many of the targets are hardened or are deep underground and could not be taken out by conventional weapons, hence the nuclear option. As in the case of Iraq, the response is not conditional on Iran actually being involved in the act of terrorism directed against the United States. Several senior Air Force officers involved in the planning are reportedly appalled at the implications of what they are doing – that Iran is being set up for an unprovoked nuclear attack – but no one is prepared to damage his career by posing any objections."

Iran is being set up for an “unprovoked nuclear attack” by the forces of “Christian America.”  A nation whose people claim to serve Christ and whose leaders likewise pledge allegiance to Him are actually contemplating this.  Those keeping their eyes on the ball should not be altogether surprised by news such as this.  Prophecy shows us clearly that the US Empire is not serving the cause of Christ, but Antichrist.  It shows us that the world is headed towards a terrible world war to be centered in the Middle East (Israel to be exact) and if such an attack on Iran were perpetrated by the United States then we could be well on our way towards this larger conflict.

Yet those not keeping their eye on the ball will miss the true meaning behind all of this.  True enough the Elite machine is pushing the coming civilization war upon the populace in opaque terms at least, but their stated reasoning for the present and coming conflict is much, much different than the truth of the matter.  Propaganda has painted US actions in the Middle East as being reactive to terrorism, suicide bombings, and evildoers who hate freedom.  Truthfully though, the great majority of the actions perpetrated by Muslims against the US have instead been reactions against US efforts to subvert, divide, and destroy the population of the Muslim world in order to claim full control of the oil resources in the Middle East.

As Robert Pape said in a recent New York Times editorial:

"The root cause of suicide terrorism is occupation, not Islam." Robert Pape;" Al Qaeda's Smart Bombs" New York Times 7-9-05

This statement can be expanded to include the whole of the conflict centered upon the Middle East.  Saying so does not absolve Islam or the people of the Middle East from their part in the world’s atrocities, but it does drive home the point that the engine of evil in this present world is US efforts toward complete world hegemony.

While the Middle East is the most important of such strategic areas it is by no means the only one.  South America is another such place and US efforts in that region are just as bent on destroying opposition to American world-rulership and just as determined to deliver the wealth of the region into US control.  Just as in the Middle East there is resistance in South America.  Most notable of course is the fight for national and regional independence being waged by Hugo Chavez and Venezuela.  Yet, they are not alone… with many other Latin American nations taking advantage of America’s concentration on the Middle East by attempting to separate themselves from the injustices of the American New World Order System.

Don’t think for a moment that all of this has gone unnoticed by the US though.  Score is being kept and all attempts will be made to settle accounts when the time is right.  As James Petras noted in “The Military Strategy of the United States in Latin America”:

“The true preoccupation of U.S. Southcom (Southern Command )is that Colombia’s neighbors (Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama, and Brazil), who are suffering the same adverse effects of neoliberal policies, will mobilize politically against military domination and the economic interests of the United States.” - La estrategia militar de Estados Unidos en América Latina,” in América Libre No. 20, Buenos Aires, enero 2003, p. 94.

This mobilization is taking place throughout Latin America and the US is working towards restoring their order… when the time is right.  Yet several things have to take place before this time arises.  The war in the Middle East will have to escalate and engulf the whole of the region (see our writings on the Gog Magog War).  Out of this will come the defeat of the Muslim world at the hands of the US, Israel, and the West and also the beginning of Daniel’s 70^th Week.

The Bible paints this time as one of great war and destruction.  War doesn’t end with the defeat of the forces of Islam it is merely the beginning.  Most probably, it is in this aftermath of the Gog Magog War, that the US will settle their score with the nations of Latin America who have chosen to resist domination by the American New World Order.

Leading up to these events there are still others, which must happen first.  The American people and those throughout the West have to be prepared to accept all, which is to occur.  They have to be conditioned to support more strikes against sovereign states, increasing violence against civilian populations, the implementation of the Draft in order to execute these coming conflicts, and they have to be convinced to surrender their own freedoms for the sake of security.  How will they be persuaded to do so?  Quite simply, through fear.  Combine fear with religion and money and you can manipulate a people to do most anything… even bring about the kingdom of Antichrist.

Really though, all three forces work together.  American fears are based upon money and religion.  Fear of Islam and other religious forces that might overtake the world along with fear of the loss of wealth and well being, which might result should the US system be overthrown.  These are the fears stoked by the Elites to keep the masses in line.

As I said at the beginning, it’s all about keeping your eye on the ball.  While the US marches towards its terrible destiny those who love the Truth are called to stand against this tide and testify on behalf of Him who delivered the Truth to us all.  We are called to stand as watchmen on the wall, in order to give warning to those being swept away in a flood of deception.  We are called to offer the light of Christ’s love as a contrast to the darkness surrounding us.  We are also called to obey His commandments, so that we may be kept from the evil to come.

There is a heavenly vision that should take hold of us.  It should lead us out of the snares and traps of this present world into a fulfillment of His calling for the Church.  It is a contrast to the “grim vision” offered by the Luciferic Christianity put forth by the American Empire and the completion of this heavenly vision is to be the signature sign of the fullness of Christ’s redemptive work (Romans 8).

Yet to make it through all to come we have to keep our eyes on the ball.  We must be aware of the signs occurring around us.  When we read news like that of former Homeland Security Secretary, Tommy Thompson, receiving an RDF chip implant in his arm we should take notice and be aware that the time is short.  We should realize the direction things are taking and be aware that the march towards total police state and eventually the mark of the beast are inevitable.

Realizing this we should act upon God’s warnings to the Church sooner… rather than later.  To do otherwise is state that we don’t take the warnings of God that seriously… no matter our protestations to the contrary.

Here at Antipas Ministries we do take God’s warnings seriously and we do act upon them.  He has called us to flee the US and to establish a place where others can come and be trained to take this message out into the world.  He has called us to build up the saints so that they might fulfill God’s will and truly be the Church He is seeking.  What we ask is that you seriously examine what we are saying in light of God’s Word and that you act accordingly.  We also ask that you support us in this endeavor… so that we can continue to reach out with this message.

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Of late we have had some fantastic fellowship here in Canada, having one family with us for an extended visit and another here just this past weekend for some great fellowship and planning.  Through this we have all been strengthened for the cause and we all look forward to the next such occasion.  As we have mentioned before there are others dedicated to this message of God just as we are.  These families are in that group.  As we continue to grow and minister to more people through the ranch and the Internet, these families are to be a central part of those labors.  Do keep all of our efforts in your prayers as we work to continue with this message and towards fulfilling the legal requirements of staying in Canada on a long-term basis.

In closing I have some new pictures of the ranch to share, which were taken by Crystal Jones over the past weekend.  Hopefully more such photos will be in the offering.

Money… It is the instrument of evil and the desire of the carnal mind. The Bible says quite plainly “… the love of money is the root of ALL evil.” No mincing of words there, no shades of meaning intended. Men will do anything to justify their love of money… and just as importantly they will do anything to gain more of it, once overcome by the avarice lurking within their hearts.

I think J.L. Chestnut Jr., the famous African American civil rights attorney; activist and columnist from Alabama summed it up best when he said:

“There ought to be things men will not do for money and power, but I can't think of any. I once naively believed the human instinct for love, justice and right would be sufficient, but malice, avarice, greed and racism seem to have a greater hold. Almost daily, I watch from inside courthouses and statehouses as powerful men take the law into their own polluted hands, buy legislatures (even the congress) and enact private evils into public law. These men, these conspirators have murdered and even had wars declared to maintain their power.”
– J.L. Chestnut, Jr. 1985

As terrible as the quest for money and power are in their own right, they become all the more terrible when the name of Christ is invoked.  This is the demonic dilemma in which American Christianity finds itself presently.  Rather than serve Christ and the Kingdom to come, the Church in the US serves the god of mammon and the rich and powerful at the top of his pyramid.  They invoke Christ’s name in their evil efforts and for this there is a very real, eternal consequence to be paid by ALL refusing to separate themselves from this engine of destruction.

To harsh am I?  If you think so then I encourage you to examine your beliefs and to what degree they have been corrupted by the love of money.  Because this is precisely what occurs when cold hard cash becomes involved… Things get corrupted.  People get corrupted… relationships, rationality, and even one’s faith becomes twisted into just another vehicle meant to serve our own pursuits… There are no limits to the depths to be reached once given over to the god of mammon and there is no action, which cannot be justified.

Examine US military activity throughout the world for an example.  The good people in charge will tell you the US has bases in 100+ nations and is fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in order to spread democracy and freedom.  The more religious among them will even go so far as to say the true purpose of US military efforts is to defeat the enemies of Christ who have in essence declared war against freedom, democracy, and the foundations of “our” Judeo-Christian civilization.  This is all smoke screen and ballyhoo meant to appease the masses.  Truth be known it’s all about money, power, and the control of resources needed to insure the perpetuation of the first two for the American Elites.

Look at US military expansion into Eastern Europe for an example.  These former Soviet satellite states, which made up the Iron Curtain, are now realigned as frontline bases meant for US use in the Middle Eastern theatre.  The expanded US military presence also serves to essentially surround and contain any efforts by Russia to grow beyond vassalage to her new American master.  Yet to hear the talking heads discuss this one would think it’s just another example of Uncle Sam spreading out his nurturing wings in an effort to spread life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to the unwashed masses.  The root of the matter is money and power though… and even those shuffling the most propaganda cannot help but admit it as was noted in the USA Today:

“The establishment of U.S. bases also would show the world the nations are a safe place for business, said Timothy Kane of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington.”

You can’t have a safe place for business without American Troops.  At least that’s what the rightwing think tank the Heritage Foundation supposes.  Actually words like “safe for business” in this context mean safe for exploitation by the US Elites and this sentiment is the true reason for the US military beast… to make the nations of the world pliable in the hands of those within the US whose sole desire is money and power.

Last but not least… insofar as this subject is concerned… there is also the matter of the billions upon billions to be made by the Elites directly from the expanded size and mission of the US military.  There is money to be made for every bomb dropped, shell fired, village leveled, damn blown, infrastructure destroyed, and school building razed.  The lust for money erases any moral quandary, which might arise from such profiteering… even among the pious Christian powerbrokers involved in the quest for empire.  The ends justify the means to those practicing such a perverted form of the faith… no matter how ghastly those ends might be.

As I said above, anything can be justified to stay on course.  Recently a prominent Christian, Republican congressman from Colorado even advocated “nuking” Muslim holy sites, if that’s what it takes to adequately respond to the “ultimate terrorist attack.”  I guess those subscribing to the “turn the other cheek” type of Christianity need not apply for work on his next campaign.  Think about it for a second.  Rep. Tom Tancredo, a professing Christian congressman, says that raining nuclear weapons upon Muslim holy sites is an appropriate response to an attack on the US.  Potentially millions of innocent civilians would be killed in such an action… but apparently this matters not to Tancredo or the rising number of American Christians who would no doubt support such a move.

Their faith is one driven by the lust for money and power.  You cannot turn the other cheek in that type of faith system… you cannot offer someone your cloak when they take your coat.  You have to hit back when struck instead of turning the other cheek… because those who will not fight back are destined to lose their riches in this world.  And it is in this world that Tancredo and his like-minded ilk live.  It certainly isn’t in Christ’s Kingdom to come.  Otherwise they wouldn’t be so willing to destroy lives, cities, and even nations in their zeal to take up the sword against enemies real and perceived.

Examples of this can also be seen in US efforts to bring about “regime change” in Iran and in their plans for Syria.  The lust for money and power make the US willing to bring about turmoil, revolution, and warfare along with the destruction that follows in order to bring nations into line insofar as serving the American New World Order System are concerned.  The thought that such efforts may bring about a full-scale war in the Middle East don’t even matter in this case.  The stakes are too high to walk away from the table… no matter how many lives have to be destroyed in the process.

Yet this is not a sentiment the Elites can openly express to the average Joes and pew-sitters making up the majority of the American population.  Most of these people will never see any real benefit from the carnage, which comes with birthing and maintaining an empire.  In fact the economic direction on which the Elites are headed is one that will decidedly injure the prospects for most Americans.  So the “greater good” has to be invoked in order to bring the people in line.  In this context there is no greater good, which can be called upon than that of religion… and insofar as the US is concerned the Church is a complicit partner when it comes to bringing the people to heel.

In fact things have been turned upside down to such a degree that the “Christian character” of the military mission is the one element guaranteed to elicit support among the Christian populace no matter how bad things get.  This is possible because the Church within the US has completely sold itself out to the Elites.  Money and power are their masters… not Christ Jesus the King.  Patriotism and the good life are their causes, not His testimony of Truth.

In their religion July 4^th is a holy day.  Those brandishing guns and dropping bombs from 25,000 feet are the “frontline” ambassadors of Christ.  It is a vacuous faith in which status and standing reign supreme… and one in which idolatry and mimicry of the world are practiced the highest degree.  A simple examination of one of the hundreds of America’s “mega-churches” reveals it all quite simply.  From the City Pages website in the Minneapolis/St. Paul an Independence Day church service is recounted in sordid detail.  The account reveals practically everything that is wrong with American Christendom and culminates in the following display of idolatry not seen since Aaron and his cohorts served up the golden calf.  Near the conclusion of services at the 4400 plus member Grace Church of Eden Prairie, MN, guest speaker Bob Dees, leader of Campus Crusade for Christ Military Ministry closes things as follows:

“Dees speaks of the American flag as the screens burst with images of the nation's banner, including coffin drapes. He unveils a sculpture of a kneeling soldier. When he says, "This memorial was made of the bronze altars, the bronze images, melted down from Saddam Hussein's palace," the congregation--unprompted by the video monitors--erupts into a long round of applause. "Is that not a fitting way to honor God, honor our service members?" says Dees. "That's what our service members do when they go in harm's way: They turn evil into good and they try to turn evil to God."

In the eyes of American Christendom the US military is “doing good” over there.  No matter the lives destroyed in the process.  Dees’ presentation of a statue made of bronze from Saddam Hussein’s palaces is in his words, “a fitting way to honor God.”  I am almost speechless at how brazen and overtly evil the apostasy has become.  Graven images created at the expense of the destruction and war, images that glorify those who do the killing are fitting ways to honor God?  Obviously this is not the case… and even more obviously, such sentiments are just one more example (although quite a sensational one) that the US Church is indeed headed down the path to hell.

The lust for money is the seed from which all this has sprung.  Like a virus it has spread until the whole body has become corrupted.  The whole of the society has fallen prey, the Church included.  While the infection rages throughout the whole of the world… the center lies within the US.  For it is within this nation, more powerful than any other, wealthier than any other… that Christianity has been mixed into the brew.  The name of God has been invoked to justify the course upon which the US is leading the world… and in this the prophecies of the Bible are fulfilled.  They foretold of a time when the greatest and final of all world powers would take center-stage to rule the world.  They foretell the most significant characteristic of this empire as well.  This characteristic is an apostate version of Christianity being wedded to this powerful entity and the Bible describes it as a woman riding a beast (Revelation 17).

We have reached this point in history and we must all act accordingly.  God has a solution for true believers, in these… the last days.  He has called those within this beast to come out of her… both spiritually and physically… And He has called a believers to be a Witness for Him until they dray their last breath or until Christ returns at the end of the age… whichever comes first.

The terrorist bombings in London on July 7, 2005 left at least 50 dead, over 700 wounded, and many more still missing.  Not since 9/11 has the western world been so alarmed and so up in arms.  True, the 2003 train bombings in Madrid were a terrible ordeal… but it seems people in North America and throughout the world are much more involved in what has happened in London.

What’s next though?  Where is this all leading?  What was the purpose of the attack and who has the most to gain, most to lose, etc, etc?  Prophetically something of this magnitude should serve as a wakeup call to Christians otherwise caught up in the rat race.  It should press firmly in everyone’s mind that the times in which we are living are not normal times.  They are extraordinary times.  Beginning on September 11, 2001 a series of events was set in motion that will ultimately usher in the next “World War” (Gog Magog) and the Tribulation.

At this point I will not speculate on just who is ultimately behind these attacks.  However, much like 9/11 it is not so hard to see who has the most to gain from them.  The point of who stand to benefit the most serves as a very good indicator of where the complicity lies.  George W. Bush, the Elites, the Religious Right, and the Neo Conservative power base within the US clearly stand to gain the most from these terrible events.  Though on the surface it may appear this will be damaging to them, in the long term it should prove to be beneficial.

To explain this we’ll have to step back a bit and examine the situation to truly understand how this is so.  To begin this examination we need to take a look at the class divisions within the western world and how they relate to the plans of the American New World Order System.  Upon doing so we can then look at how the Elites manipulate these classes to serve their interests… over and against themselves.  Once we recognize this we should be able to understand the ramifications of the terrorists bombings in London, potential events of this nature yet to occur, and the benefits at home for the Elites in their continued execution of “The War on Terror.”

Class Divisions and Elite Control

The people of the developed world are essentially divided into 4 classes.  There are the Elites, the well off (including the actual middle class), the pretending middle class, and the poor.  Since the American New World Order System became the dominant economic engine of the world these class distinctions have become more and more pronounced.  Economic events have also worked to shift more and more wealth from the hands of the last two groups into the hands of the first two groups… and most especially into the hands of the first group (the Elites).

The Elites throughout the developed world are led by the American Elites.  It is this segment of society, the smallest, who hold the overwhelming majority of the world’s wealth and who stand the most to gain from the American New World Order System.  The Elites of the other developed nations are just as on board with the direction the US is taking, as are the US Elites, yet when push comes to shove… the agenda of Corporate America rules the day.  Within their own nations they are the ruling class and are the captains of industry, commerce, and finance.

The well off, as defined in this examination, is that segment of the population ranging from the wealthy to those who are “merely” comfortable and secure in their finances.  They are not as rich and powerful as the Elites, but at a minimum meet the traditional definition of “middle class.”  These are small to medium size business owners, executives and managers, professionals, and other high salaried employees.  Some may be millionaires and others may only make solid middle class incomes, but as stressed above… they are for the most part secure in their finances.

The pretending middle class is the segment of the population, which considers itself middle class, but in actuality is not.  This segment probably encompasses the largest group of people in the developed world.  Many hold good jobs and live comfortable lifestyles, but they carry more debt than assets.  Some don’t make much money at all but through varying circumstances are still able to live what is considered a “middle class lifestyle”.  The common denominator for this group is that they are all practically one to two paychecks away from financial ruin.  Living on credit, with little to no savings, or simply spending as much as they make every month they are the most susceptible to losing their stake in the American New World Order System.

The poor are the second largest class and are probably almost as large as the first.  Combined with the pretending middle class they make up the overwhelming majority of the population in the developed world.  The poor of the developed world usually have no savings.  Many are carrying incredible amounts of debt due to the predatory practices of the banking and financial system.  The poor are oftentimes unable to meet all of their own needs, requiring assistance or subsidies for housing, food, income, health care, and other basic human requirements.  Similar to the pretending middle class they are usually one paycheck away from total ruin with more and more becoming chronically unemployed.

The key for the US Elites and their Elite allies throughout the developed world is to maintain control over the other 3 classes of people.  It is the Elites alone, who will receive the greatest benefits of the finalization of the American New World Order System, with little to no real benefit going to the rest of the population.  As such the only way this system can be maintained is to properly manage the other classes in a manner insuring they are unable to upset the apple cart.

The Religious Distinction

Within this system there is a particular distinction between people in the United States and those in the rest of the developed world.  This distinction is religious.  The US is an overtly professing Christian nation, albeit an apostate one, and so much so that people within the US will side against their own best interests in order to serve what they perceive to be the “greater good”, i.e. the moral sentiments behind the political involvement of American Christianity.

Throughout the remainder of the developed world this sentiment does not exist.  Christianity whether true or apostate does not hold sway in any corner of the developed world the way it does within the United States.  Whereas people in other nations are not so inclined to disregard their own well being for the sake of religious dogma or selective religious based morality, a great majority of those within the United States are.  So much so that these classes within the US must be looked at separately from those in the remainder of the developed world.

Motivating The Masses To Obey Their Elite Masters

There are three great motivational forces for men.  These are money, religion, and fear.  In order for the Elites to keep their system intact they must manipulate the masses using varying combinations of these elements.  These motivational forces are the ones that impel men to do the bidding of others and they are also the ones able to compel men into acting against their own best interest.  Within the US all three forces are used, with religion being used more than in any other developed nation.

Now let us take a look at these classes within the United States.  The well off within the US are motivated by all three forces with the lust for money and fear of losing their possessions being the most powerful.  While religion does have its place among the well off in America, it serves more as a justification of a lifestyle they already possess… rather than one, which they aspire to.  The chances of this segment turning against the Elites is so miniscule as to not even bear mentioning.  They are for the most part completely on board with the direction of the American New World Order System and what few doubts or crisis of conscious they may experience are overwhelmed by fear of losing their wealth and standing should they speak out.

Next we’ll look at the poor within the US, skipping the pretending middle class for now.  The poor within the US are motivated by all three forces, but primarily by fear and religion.  The apostate religious system within the US has elevated the possession of wealth to blessing and good standing with God.  It has also equated poverty with sinfulness and personal inadequacy.  In this light many of the poor within the US have become “self haters”.  They have become so due to false religious convictions compelling them to believe they continue on in poverty due to their inability to “spiritually stack up” to the wealthy classes above them.  Yet the religious motivation is not the most powerful for the poor within the US.  The most powerful is fear.  Fear of the power of the state, fear of the prison industrial complex, fear of the war on drugs, fear of crime and violence in their neighborhoods, and fear of not being able to provide for their families are the motivating forces for the poor in America.

I’ve been able to do some traveling over the years, even since the ministry moved to Canada… and in my travels I have seen a tale of two Americas.  The one is that in which the wealthy and the well off live.  It is comfortable, affluent, and one where good times and success are either right there or just around the corner.  The other America is that in which the poor live.  It is an America where drug and alcohol abuse run rampant, the family unit has disintegrated, and where practically everyone you talk to has either been in prison, is on probation, or has a close friend or family member who is unwillingly involved in the penal system.  The fear of these things and the effects of them have essentially disabled the poor in the US from standing against the American New World Order System.  Whereas the examples of history show us that the poor always lead the charge in overthrowing or overcoming tyranny, within the US the poor live in a state of fear that disables them from any sort of real concerted effort.

The final American class to discuss is the pretending middle class.  Like all others they are motivated by money, religion, and fear.  Religion (Christianity, specifically) holds a larger sway over this group than any other within America and in fact the world.  American Christianity justifies the dictates of the Elites through the American New World Order System.  American Christianity also places the focus of identifying evil solely in the direction of sexual morality and personal vice… ignoring the far greater crimes against humanity perpetrated by the possessors of money and power.

As such, the pretending middle class in America is blinded by their religious motivation and is lead away from any real sort of examination of the barbarity and inequity of the American New World Order System.  This religious motivation also compels the pretending middle class to aspire for riches they will never attain and to vote for and serve the very Elites who will insure they are never able to do anything more than survive to the next paycheck if they are lucky.

In addition to the overwhelming use of religious motivation upon the pretending middle class in America, it is also motivated by fear.  They fear losing their place within their religious system.  They fear losing what little wealth they have within the American New World Order System.  They also fear for their safety from the poor class below them and from potential terrorist attack.  Elite manipulation of the pretending middle class through religion and fear has created an environment in which they, more than any other group, are willing to give up constitutional freedoms and are willing to allow an increasing police state presence in their lives.  The motivational forces of religion and fear have blinded the American pretending middle class to the point that they offer no real threat to the American Elites and the American New World Order System.  To the contrary, they are the most ardent proponents of the beast system both at home and abroad.

For What Purposes Do the Elites Use These Motivational Forces?

As S.R. Shearer noted in The Versailles Phenomenon, what the Elites fear most is the people taking the streets to sweep them out of power.  They know that they are an incredibly small minority in terms of numbers and as such could very well lose it all if the masses were to mobilize against them.  To prevent this from happening they use the motivational forces of money, religion, and fear to keep the people in line and prevent them f