In recent days the news media has given excessive coverage to a statement by radio personality Rush Limbaugh in which he expressed his desire for President Obama’s economic and global objectives to fail. That is, Limbaugh has repeatedly asserted that he wants the President to fail in implementing his Anti-capitalist agenda, because he believes those policies are bad for America.
Now, if the objective of President Obama is to move our nation towards a one-world government and a global economy with a strong man like himself at the helm of that enterprise then the president will not be successful. History indicates that it has been tried and has failed—and always will. I say this with confidence based upon Scripture. The Bible teaches that God has determined the times and the boundaries of nations and any attempt to tear down those boundaries in order to advance a social and political agenda of a one-world government will never succeed.
The driving force behind this movement towards globalization is the enemy of men’s souls—the devil. While some may laugh at the idea of a personal devil the reality is that Satan is alive and well on planet earth and he has an agenda he cannot hope to accomplish. That agenda is to be like God.
“You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north” (Isa 14:13).
This desire to be like God was manifested in its clearest form during the days of the humiliation of Christ when Jesus was tempted.
“Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, ‘All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Be gone, Satan! For it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve’” (Matt 4:8-10).
The Satanic offer to Jesus to be at the helm of a one world empire was not a legitimate offer for one simple reason: “The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein” (Ps 24:1).
Satan cannot give away what he does not own. Jesus in His humanity, though weakened by hungry and physical exhaustion, knew this. Jesus also knew that Satan is a liar and the devil was lying to Him just as Satan has lied to individuals down through the centuries promising them the kingdoms of this world if they will worship him. The satanic offer was made to Nero in ancient times and in more recent times to people such as Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Saddam Hussein, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. All of these individuals—and others too—have one element in common, megalomania. This is a pretty good term for behavior characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, genius, or omnipotence.
To the Christian community, I have this word of encouragement. Let not your hearts be troubled. The current movement towards world-wide globalization and union, and the destruction of our national economy to make that happen, will not succeed. “God …made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place” (Act 17:24-26). There is a divine line which no man can cross.
