Don't let a good crisis go to waste
Compared to 16 months ago when Ireland voted against the Lisbon Treaty, this time around the country has 12.6% unemployment; In the midst of a global financial crisis the second referendum was approved with 67.1 percent voting in favor of the new rules while 32.9 percent voted against it. Many who voted against the treaty last year, just didn't bother to vote on Friday.
Many people felt that the first referendum should have been final; However, if you continue asking the same questions as conditions change you can get a different outcome. Hence, it has been approved.
In the face of the current world-wide economical collapse we will see more unity in diversity in regional and global consolidations, mergers, and unification. When the going gets tough, the people unite for survival: If the price is right!
The lesson to be learned from all this is that if you can deprive a people of the essentials for survival you can persuade them to do what ever you want. It's similar to the carrot and the stick approach, or Pavlov's dog experiments.
This is not the first time that Ireland has seen itself facing an economic crisis. During the Great Potato Famine of the 1840's, mass emigration was the solution; Today, the situation is not as extreme, but, the whole world is experiencing financial difficulties, so people will hold tight and unite with the European Union hoping for prosperity.
The change of opinion in Ireland, reminds me that in Revelation 13:17 , it mentions that a global (catholic) tyrannical (temporal/secular) law will stipulate that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. According to prophecy the whole world will comply with the Beast and his false prophet (2nd Beast) to accept the mark of the beast, except the Lord's faithful remnant who will not succumb to Satan and his human representatives. I see the framework being put in place that require countries, and ultimately individuals to conform with the call for unification (globalism/consensus), those that resist will be marked men. They will not be able to conduct their lives as usual, they will be restricted from participating in common affairs.
I foresee that the Bible believing, Commandment keeping disciples of Jesus will be persecuted and hunted like wild animals. This second referendum in Ireland brought to my mind how financial conditions can change people's minds. I saw that when the conditions are bleak, convictions can be changed from one point to another, a change of opinion as different as night is to day.
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Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Revelation 24:35.
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Arsenio.
References:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471504574451720408422980.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2009/gb2009105_247183.htm
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