Volume 44 Issue One January 2025
Last Trumpet Ministries · PO Box 806 · Beaver Dam, WI 53916
Phone: 920-887-2626 Internet: http://www.lasttrumpetministries.org
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” I Cor. 14:8
New World Disorder
“Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”
II Thessalonians 2:1-4
When people think of September 11th, the events of 2001 usually come to mind. Yet, another significant historical event occurred eleven years before the World Trade Center fell. On September 11, 1990, former President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, mentioned a “new world order” for the very first time. Speaking to a joint session of Congress, President Bush said, “We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf, as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward a historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective — a new world order — can emerge: a new era — freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony.” (1) His speech came at a time when the world was changing in profound ways. The Berlin Wall had recently fallen, and the Soviet Union would soon collapse. Months later, President Bush again mentioned a “new world order” when he gave his State of the Union Address on January 21, 1991. (2) Nearly three and a half decades later, the promise of global peace and prosperity remains unrealized. Yet, the world again finds itself at a crossroads and on the cusp of another “new world order.”
What exactly is a “new world order” though? For some, it merely refers to the rebalancing of global powers wherein new countries emerge as leaders and others recede into the background. But what if that rebalancing of power ultimately results in a consolidation of power in the form of a global government? Would this global government be led by one man? The Holy Scriptures indicate that a day is coming when a powerful imposter would rise up purporting himself to be god. II Thessalonians 2:1-4 declares, “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” People often refer to this forthcoming “man of sin” as the Antichrist. However, I find it interesting that he is called the “son of perdition.” In John 17:12, Jesus Christ also referred to his betrayer, Judas Iscariot, as the “son of perdition.” This verse declares, “While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.” We also learn in John, chapter 13, that when Judas received the sop at the Last Supper, Satan entered into him. Thus, the man of sin is also called the son of perdition because Satan himself will dwell inside him. Although we do not yet know who this man of sin will be, the Scriptures tell us that he is revealed. Thus, when the time comes, God’s people will be guided by God’s Spirit and will not be deceived even as the rest of the world is. Nevertheless, every effort to establish a new world order indicates that we are growing closer and closer to that moment of revelation. Yet, when we consider the chaos of our time, it might be more accurate to say that a new world disorder is unfolding before our eyes.
