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CONTENTS
8 Cover Story
Order in the Court
When the World Court judge raps his gavel for the first time on the desk of the first International Criminal Court session a year or two from now, the prophesied world government beast will have grown its great iron teeth. How will this effect you and I?
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Editorial by Irvin Baxter Letters Whetstone World Review Blubbering Seek & Find
Feature Articles
10 Flashpoint
U.S.-Chinese Tensions Approach Dangerous Levels THE FINAL WAR: Should the two nations descend to nuclear blows, a shower of U.S. warheads would rain down on China. This was a recent headline in the Taipei Times, and such is the scenario for the prophesied 6th Trumpet War that will kill two billion.
Editors Note: Due to lack of space, the Crossword has been omitted for this issue.
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Editorial
Perspective
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Editor-in-Chief Irvin Baxter Jr. Asst. Editor-in-Chief Eddie Sax Office Manager Jana Robbins
wo major prophetic fulfillments, two of the biggest of all times, loom just ahead. Either or both of them could well come to pass yet this year. If not this yearsoon. I have not been able to determine from scripture which of these events will happen first. But each of them, when they occur, will change the world forever. Prophecy students have waited for the event called the confirmation of the covenant for many years. When this prophetic event happens, it will mark the beginning of the final seven-year period that culminates at the Battle of Armageddon. The confirmation of the covenant has to do with the status of Jerusalem, control of the Temple Mount and the building of Israels Third Temple. These things are very much at issue in the Middle East right now. Something could break on this important prophetic fulfillment at any time.
The other major prophetic fulfillment that appears imminent is the coming China Warthe war that will kill onethird of the worlds population. The consequences of this ominous prophecy staggers the imagination. The ramifications are almost beyond comprehension. What will the world be like the day after two billion human beings die? We dont even want to think about it! Yet it is coming. The question is not if it will happen. The only question is when. If you think the rate of prophetic fulfillment has slowed down, you are simply asleep at the wheel. The world is poised and ready for the final dash across Gods prophetic finish line. And the words of Jesus have never rung more true: Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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time of Job. He appeared before God to accuse Job while at the same time attacking Job on earth. In Luke 10:18 Jesus said, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Either this was prophetic or else Jesus was describing something that happened at the time of Satans original rebellion. We know for certain that Satan is not yet permanently banished from heaven because Revelation 12:9-14 teaches that this happens three and one-half years before Armageddon.
regulates the means of production until it might as well own it. The world government of the Antichrist will definitely be socialistic. We know this because the beast in Revelation 17 depicting the final world government is red. Red is the official color of socialism. Both Canada and Russia are big supporters of global governance.
EU & UN
How do you all interpret the integration between the powers of the UN and the European Union? Do you see these as two separate rising powers or eventually one power that will form a global government? Do you think that the EU could be strong enough to stand against the UN? Jeff Reply: The Bible clearly answers your question. The United Nations and the European Union will definitely cooperate together in the end-
country. When we pledge allegiance to the flag, we put our hand over our heart. The pledge is to the flag and the republic for which it stands. In essence, we are pledging our heart to our country. What do you think? L. Verbouw Reply: I tend to still think that this passage is referring to our symbol of Uncle Sam. However, I dont see it as that important, one way or the other. Some people have questioned whether Christians should pledge allegiance to their country. Some believe that we should only pledge allegiance to God. In my opinion, it is all right to pledge allegiance to your country as long as that pledge acknowledges that the country is under God. If under God were removed from our pledge, I would no longer be able to take that pledge.
that after presenting the Jewish view point or bias, however one looks at it, time and again, that it would be equally important in your place and responsibility to your audience, that you present the viewpoints of the other human beings on the much maligned and suffering side of this battle, who, whether you care or not, certainly have perfectly valid claims that should fairly be aired, one would think. Im asking that you reasonably consider fairness here, and not just the usual fare, whether you agree with the opposing side or not. Perhaps you could offer your audience some balance, and not just the usual Jewish Zionist and Christian Zionist slant and airing. Let me remind you that the Palestinians, Muslims and Christians, are a people under occupation. The greater majority of them simply want the Jews off their land, no matter all the other propaganda one hears to the contrary. Yes, I know your biblical interpretations and those of the Jewish Talmudic ultra Orthodox, dictate that Zionism propels them, in the name of their idea of God, to exercise their hegemony, no matter how racist, hateful, cruel, towards all gentiles, especially there in the much contested lands of Israel. The Arabs, even if you hate their religion and are so obviously biased against them, do have a historical place in Gods eyes, and legitimate claims to the land of their habitation for thousands of years. Your audience has got a good dose of that. How about bringing on an Arab Muslim scholar and let him or her give your audience equal time, not in the name of egalitarianism, God forbid, in the name of balanced reporting. ac Reply: We have attempted many times to obtain guests that represent the Arab view in this matter. We did have Hanan Ashrawi on once. We have invited her again several times, but she has not yet consented. We have had several other Arab guests. But we have had difficulty getting good spokespersons for the Arab position. Please send a list of willing guests. We will certainly have some of them. I would like to point out that we do not strive for balanced programming on Politics & Religion. We want to teach the truth as presented in the Bible.
Sea of emotions?
I am interested in your interpretation of The Great Sea of Daniel 7. Is this great sea human thoughts, emotions and so forth? I. Dougherty
Cover Story
AP Photo/Michel Porro
The World Court opened hearings last November into Germanys accusation that the United States violated international law in detaining two German citizens who were executed in Arizona in 1999. Unlike the UN Security Council, the U.S. has no veto power over the World Courts activities.
IRVIN BAXTER hat is a beast with no teeth, and what is a world government beast with no mechanism of
enforcement? If you are an advocate of world government and have been dismayed at the relative weakness of present global governmental structures, you have much to cheer about. The world is poised to take the greatest leap forward into the utopian
Marxist dream of one-world government that has been achieved since the formation of the United Nations in 1945. We citizens of earth find ourselves perched on the frightening precipice of the establishment of a world court system where every earthling can be tried for such nebulous crimes as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression. You may have just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that you have never been guilty of any of these ghastly offenses that will be chargeable before this emerging
world tribunal. But are you sure? Are you certain that you have never been guilty of genocide or crimes against humanity as defined by the elite globalist crowd that is herding the unthinking masses into the global corral called International Law? Political leaders, have you ever initiated a military action that was not previously approved by the United Nations? If so, you could be headed towards trial before the World Tribunal that is projected to begin operation within the next year or so. The charge? Crimes of aggression. Dont think for a minute that the recent clamor to bring Slobodan Milosevic to trial before the World Tribunal is an isolated incident. Ultimately, the insatiable monster of world government will insist that all world leaders bow the knee to the supreme authority of global governance. Preachers, have you preached that homosexuality was the sin of Sodom and must be repented of and forsaken? The World Court just itches to get its hands on you. Oh yes, you Boy Scout officials will be included in that one as well. How
dare you oppose your sons being placed in the loving care of those with a legitimate alternative lifestyle! The one-worlders call these insensitive positions Crimes against humanity. You may presently better recognize these offenses as hate crimes. You Christians wont be left out eitherespecially you fundamentalist Christians. When you say that Jesus is the only way to heaven, you are disrespecting the religions of over 75% of the people of the world. Furthermore, you are sowing the seeds of religious conflict that inevitably lead to armed confrontation. This dangerous world that we live in can no longer tolerate your religiously exclusive bigotry. The crime of genocide is defined as causing physical harm or mental harm to a minority, whether it be based on race, religion or sexual preference. We strongly suggest that you Bible thumpers adopt the more enlightened position of your liberal brethren. Many mainstream Christians are now buying into the new understanding that Muslims, Jews, Buddhists and Christians all, in reality, worship the same Godthough calling him by various names. Its time for you to jump onto the Interfaith bandwagon. And on and on goes the far-reaching credo of this newly emerging monster with the iron teeth.
tem to enforce that law. However, the nations of the world were unwilling to countenance surrendering sovereignty to the extent necessary for the establishment of the projected world court system. Global re-education would have to take place first. From then until now, those favoring world government have labored tirelessly to enlighten the peoples of the world to the necessity of creating adequate structures for global governance. Finally, as the new millennium approached, the globalists sensed that the time for the establishment of a world court system had arrived. On September 22, 1997, U.S. President Bill Clinton strode to the podium of the United Nations to launch the drive toward the establishment of the long-desired world
Community went much further than these nations were willing to go. The final statute created an independent international prosecutor with powers to indict any person on earth, even if that persons nation was not a signing party of the International Criminal Court statute. The International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin to function once the governments of sixty nations officially ratify the statute. As of now, 29 have ratified. Proponents of the ICC project that the required 60 ratifications will be obtained by mid-2002.
...we are watching the formation of the world court system that the coming world government will use in its attempt to force every person on earth into submission!
court. On June 15, 1998, representatives from 160 nations met in Rome for the purpose of giving birth to the International Criminal Court. After 32 days of laborious negotiations, the final draft was approved for the establishment of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The vote for the adoption of the ICC was 120 for, 7 against and 21 abstaining. It was interesting that the United States and Israel, two of the nations that were the chief proponents of the world court system, ended up voting against its establishment. The problem? The World
China Watch
Flashpoint
U.S.Chinese Tensions Approach Dangerous Levels
BY EDDIE SAX THE FINAL WAR: Should the two nations descend to nuclear blows, a shower of warheads would rain down on China, particularly on missile sites that target Taiwan. A strategic review spearheaded by the Pentagon would include major attack options that would probably unleash hundreds of U.S. [nuclear] weapons against many hundreds of targets inside China in case of war, said Admiral Dennis Blair. Taipei Times, April 21, 2001
AP Photo Ronen Zilberman
t was Monday, April 2nd. The U.S. reconnaissance plane had just made its emergency landing on Chinas Hainan Island. Kathy, Endtimes research assistant, laid a veritable truckload of articles on my desk. She pointed to one and stated confidently, This is what its really all about. I sifted through the others. U.S. Spy Plane Lands in China After Collision. The 24 military personnel have been provided with proper arrangements. The spying incident comes at a time of growing tension between the United States and China. Beijing Delays U.S. Contact with Crew. Whats going on here? I am troubled by the lack of a timely Chinese response to our request for this access, said President Bush. No legal basis. Inexplicable and inexcusable. Tempers seem hot. This could be serious. Three U.S. Navy destroyers that happened to already be in the Hainan Island area were ordered home to San Diego that day. Thats a strange response to a brewing hostage crisis. But new orders came in a few hours later that they should linger in the area for a tad. Its just to monitor the situation. It was not intended to be a show of force. Surely 10 ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001
Admiral Dennis Blair, commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, points at a news conference in Honolulu, to the approximate location of the collision between a U.S. Navy surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter jet over the South China Sea Sunday, April 1, 2001.
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be precipitated by an army of 200 million. It will take out one-third of mankind. Many have taught in the past that this war will take place inside of a future seven-year period called the tribulation. We believe, however, that the Bible teaches the war is imminent. We also know that on earth today there is a nation that can field an army of the size stated in the Bible. Its China. Mao Tsetung boasted in his diary that he could field an army of 200 million, the exact number in the prophecy. The CIA confirmed Maos assertion in its 1999 World Factbook. Quote: Military manpower fit for military service: males age 15-49: 199,178,361 (2000 estimates). And so, we look to China. Will China fulfill this prophecy? Could she? Its a reasonable enough question. Her leaders do they seem the type that would lead her into such a war? Yes. Oh my. Yes to the extreme. For over 50 years this brutal communist dictatorship has purged enough of its own citizens to make Tiananmen Square look like a mild
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China Watch
toe stub. An estimated 60-80 million have been put to death by the Chinese government since 1949. Add it up. The time is right, and we have a player that fits the bill. Next question: Does it appear to be happening? Is China making moves in this direction? Does it appear that the prophecy is coming to pass? Is China, in fact, on the road to starting a war that could fulfill the dreaded 6th Trumpet of Revelation? Yes, times four. Its a clean sweep. Get interested. As prophecy students, concerned Christians and citizens of the world, its time to see whats going on. Yes, lets look at China.
AP Photo/Dept. of Defense, R.D. Ward
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, here at a Pentagon news conference, is busy readying the U.S. military for any Chinese attacks on either the U.S. or Taiwan. It has just been learned that Russias military has been practicing nuclear intervention against U.S. troops on Taiwan.
Both countries stress that its not a military alliance. But it smells like one. Zhang Wannian, Chinas top military official next to Jiang, stated six months ago that during the period of the 10th five-year plan (that begins in 2001), it is certain that war will break out in the Taiwan Strait. To Beijing, war with Taiwan is a certainty. Its not a whim or a wish. Its in their plan their detailed five-year plan. True to Chinas intentions, warnings and threats over U.S. protection of the renegade province have been commonplace and growing in intensity. Three weeks prior to the spy plane incident, China announced its biggest increase in military spending in over a decade, while at the same time issuing a stern warning to President Bush over selling weapons to Taiwan. To do so would cause serious dangers. According to the Washington Post, The military budget increase reflects a deepening belief that China must prepare for a conflict with the United States if it wants to recover Taiwan, an island that Beijing considers part of China but whose defenses the United States has pledged to help. And pledge to help we did. In spadeswith everything weve got.
was President Bushs answer to Charles Gibson on ABCs Good Morning America when asked if the U.S. would defend the Taiwanese with the full force of the American military. Every U.S. president since Richard Nixon had managed to dodge a direct answer to this most simple question with ambiguous diplomatic mumbo jumbo.that is, until April 25th when Bush said what he meant and meant what he said. Whatever it takes. Beijing went ballistic. After picking its jaw up off the floor, the following day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the U.S. president was heading further down a dangerous road, and that his remarks undermined peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and will create further damage to Sino-US relations. The Chinese government and people are strongly indignant and opposed to Bushs remarks. He should take back his comments. The reaction was reminiscent of when Taiwans President Lee Teng-hui made an off-the-cuff comment on a relatively obscure German radio program in July 1999 that China should deal with Taiwan on a state-to-state basis. Beijing went ballistic then, too. It could be likened unto China having given birth to a cow.
into the region. China issued a white paper in October 2000 calling the U.S. its number one enemy and a roadblock on the path to regional military supremacy and reunification with Taiwan. On March 6, two months ago, Chinas Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan urged America to rein-in its wild horse right on the edge of the precipice (cliff), referring to the pending decision to sell arms to Taiwan. He said that the issue has the potential to draw the countries into war. Tough talk. The U.S. should come to a recognition of the serious dangers involved, said Tang. It was Chinas strongest warning to date. He declined to comment on how China would respond if the sales went ahead. The spy plane incident had yet to even occur. Secretary of State Colin Powell, in response, said on March 7 that the U.S. did not see China as an enemy, but as a trading partner and a regional competitor from time to time. But later that same month, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Bush that he plans sweeping changes in military policy and strategic planning towards China. Its growing military and economic strength makes it a real threat to world peace, he said. The Clinton administration saw China as a strategic partner and was exceedingly cautious over any arms sales to Taiwan. But those days appear to be over. In a late March trip to Washington, Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen spoke of flames of war and devastating consequences if Bush sells advanced weapons to Taiwan. He said it could trigger a military response from Beijing. Zhou Bian, a political commentator, recently wrote in the state-controlled Beijing Review: If Sino-US relations can be compared to an organism, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are a malignant tumor growing on it. If arms sales do not stop, Zhou warned, the results will be unthinkable. A U.S. spy satellite detected a newly completed Chinese missile base opposite Taiwan in March. This makes two missile bases within easy striking distance. Three days before the spy plane went down, Admiral Blair urged China to exhibit restraint, saying that their build up of missiles will increase the likelihood of a conflict that could draw in the United States. Should China continue, we will be required to respond.
Precarious U.S.-China relations spiraled further downward in late April with reports the Bush administration may let Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian meet with congressmen during a stopover in the United States. An official announcement granting the request is expected soon. Washington is also expected to grant a visa to former Taiwan President Lee. Two more cows expected. In April, Powells State Department issued a warning to Americans traveling in China that they could be arrested by secret police if they have published materials critical of the Chinese government. (Endtime has cancelled its upcoming Beijing tour.) Meanwhile, China has been courting India and her one billion people into a
With one simple sentence George W. Bush wiped out over two decades of ambiguous U.S. policy. Whatever it took to help Taiwan defend itself.
possible military alliance as she has done with Russia. The U.S. has been doing the same. Both sides want India. Which way will she go? A constant flow of warnings from Beijing to Washington have stated that selling Taiwan advanced weapons could have a devastating impact on relations. The Chinese governments mouthpiece, the Peoples Daily, reported on April 23, Arms sales by the United States to Taiwan will jeopardize the interests of both sides. The sales take away a large amount of money that could otherwise be used to improve Taiwanese peoples living standards. The economy on the island has taken a bumpy road since President Chen Shui-bian took office last year. Will he sell or wont he? The spy plane incident backfired on China. It hardened Bushs position. Sell, he will.
Taiwan eight diesel-electric submarines and four Kidd-class destroyers, as well as arms and training. The package is worth over $3 billion. Taiwan wanted the coveted Aegis destroyers. They are not being offered at this time. A few days after the announcement, a snag surfaced in the U.S. ability to provide the diesel subs. The deal may have to be reworked. The details of the arrangement, however, are not important. After years of neglect by the Clinton administration, Bush has taken action. His intentions have been made clear. The U.S. will stand with Taiwan. Beijing has urged the U.S. to cancel the deal. Australian Prime Minister John Howard is urging calm and restraint. We dont want to see any aggression by China against Taiwan, Howard said. We dont want to see any wider tension escalate between the United States and China. China views this growing list of provocations as heading down a dangerous road. On top of the spy plane episode, the list includes the biggest U.S. arms package for Taiwan in a decade, Washingtons decision to grant a visa to former President Lee, its upcoming decision on President Chen, and blunt statements by President Bush on defending Taiwan. Beside these things, several U.S. citizens have been detained in China on spy charges. There is the universal sense that events are piling up perilously.
Chicken run
The game is called chicken. Usually a good dose of alcohol or pride is involved. China has engaged the U.S. in a game of chicken. Two cars are on a collision course, head-on. The winner is the one who doesnt swerve out of the others way. Contrary to popular belief, the winner is not the one with the larger vehicle. Its the one with the most guts, pride, determination. Its the one who cares least about getting hurt or losing his life. America has the larger vehicle, by far. But China is not swerving. And neither are we. It might be a tie. In a tie, the edge goes to the larger vehicle. Two billion are prophesied to die. Where will this lead? Are we approaching the flashpoint?
Exclusive Interview
ill Pace is one of the prime architects of the International Criminal Court Statute. He is very much an active part of the UN thinking and apparatus, and one of the top people in the drive to a one-world government. Bill Pace is on the front line. He is carrying the torch. See for yourself what is going through the minds of the people who are ruling the world. We interviewed him by phone from UN Headquarters in New York. Jamie Brendan is a behindthe-scenes expert on the drive toward one-world government. Jamie attends high level meetBill Pace, Executive Director of the World Federalist Movement, told Endtime that world government has never ings. The global players think been a possibility; a bit of a fantasy. There were a few things, however, that he failed to mention. that he is one of them, but hes not. Hes one of us. And Jamie well respected. For example, the UN the West and the East; between commuBrendan is not his real name. Millennium Forum 2000 was his nism and capitalismintervened. So the The day following our interview with baby, and the International Criminal WFM was sidelined for four to five Bill Pace, we asked Jamie several quesCourt was his major initiative. decades. With the end of the Cold War, tions about Pace. We knew that Jamie the issue came up again of how to use the had been in several meetings at United Baxter : What is the World Federalist United Nations and international law to Nations headquarters with Pace and his Movement? prevent war and to bring war criminals to staff. The picture Jamie paints is quite justice. It all began again in the last 10different from how Pace presented his Pace: Its an old peace movement that 12 years. World Federalist Movement to us. In addition to having the honor of servBelow are excerpts from both inter- began at the end of WWII when they were founding the United Nations. It was ing as the Executive Director of the views. Make of them what you will. realized that the UN was not going to be WFM, Ive also been able to serve as a Prophecy prevails in the end. Our interable to achieve one of its stated goals in convener of the International Criminal view with Jamie Brendan is shaded. their Charter, which was to rid the world Court. The ICC is a new world court that of the scourge of war. The World will be created in a couple of years. It will Endtime: Who is Bill Pace? Federalist Movement was a movement of hold individuals responsible who commit peace organizations who had the vision of the worst crimes of international law, that Jamie: Bill Pace is a very powerful trying to use institutions of governance of is, war crimes, genocide and crimes behind-the-scenes man not the guy democracy, justice and rule of law to against humanity. youll see on the six oclock news. He replace the 50,000 year institution of war. resides in the halls of the UN and is a The WFM was a very popular peace Jamie: What Bill Pace didnt tell major, major player in the movement in 1949-1951, but then the you was the fact that the World International Community. Pace is Cold Warthis titanic conflict between Federalist Movement from its incepvery adept at what he does and very 14 ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001
tion was built around the concept of world government, world government, world government. Its in all of their documents, which I happen to have. And he made it seem that the World Federalist Movement is an organization without teeth or influence. Here are some quotes to the contrary from various World Federalist documents, all in reference to world federalism and global government. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former PM of Norway: We need to develop an international public sector. We need global government, nothing less. Walter Cronkite: The world is unlikely to survive a third world war which would almost certainly bring universal nuclear destruction. If we are to avoid that catastrophe, a system of world order, preferably a world government, is mandatory. U Thant, former UN Secretary General, speaking specifically about the World Federalist agenda: World Federalists hold before us the vision of a unified humankind living in peace under a just world order. The heart of their program, a world under law, is realistic and attainable. This next quote came on April 6, 1951 at the Vatican by Pope Pius XII, the pope who presided over the church during the WWII and the holocaust. He had a joint meeting with World Federalist delegates who had just come out of the 4th Congress of the World Movement For World Government: Your movement dedicates itself to realizing an effective political organization of the world. Nothing is more in conformity with the traditional doctrine of the church. Baxter: Your goal, of course, is world peace. Like you say, the Cold War not only sidelined your organization, but the UN itself, until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Have you seen quite a resurgence of your activity since the fall of the Berlin Wall? Pace: Yes. I think history will look at the last decade of the 20th Century, which was the bloodiest, most war-ridden century in all of history, and will see seeds of international cooperation. If those
Whetstone
by John L. Bryant
1. In this garden Christ underwent great suffering prior to the crucifixion. A. Eden B. Gethsemane C. Machpelah D. None of these 2. What kind of worship does God desire? A. In spirit and truth B. Half-hearted C. Nonchalant D. Any of these 3. This king sought a woman that had a familiar spirit. A. Solomon B. David C. Saul D. Ahab 4. Who named Moses? A. Pharoahs daughter B. Jochebed C. Amram D. Naomi 5. What did the women bring to Jesus tomb? A. Clean linen B. Change of clothing C. Spices D. Food 6. After being sent out of the ark, this bird returned to Noah. A. Sparrow B. Dove C. Robin D. Woodpecker 7. Who said It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks? A. Paul B. Peter C. The Lord (Jesus) D. John 8. What was Judas paid for betraying Jesus? A. 30 pieces of silver B. Wedge of gold C. Raiment-20 changes D. All of these 9. How many times did the prophets of Baal bring down fire from heaven? A. 5 times B. 0 times C. 3 times D. 1 time 10. How many times did Naaman have to dip in the Jordan River to receive his healing? A. 10 times B. 7 times C. 4 times D. 1 time 11. Where was the well from which David wanted a drink? A. Nazareth B. Capernaum C. Bethlehem D. Gaza 12. What is the major requirement of a steward? A. Faithfulness B. Strength C. Lukewarmness D. Love 13. Which queen of the Persian Empire was able to save her people? A. Vashti B. Esther C. Queen of Sheba D. Jezebel 14. Who wrote O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together? A. Ethan B. Asaph C. Solomon D. David 15. For the word to be profitable, with what must it be mixed? A. Faith B. Hope C. Charity D. Joy 16. Who was in the belly of a fish for three days and three nights? A. Paul B. Peter C. Jonah D. Philip 17. Of the two spies that had a positive report, which one said Let us go up at once, and possess it (Canaan)? A. Joshua B. Shaphat C. Caleb D. Ammiel 18. Between the Old Testament, and the New Testament, there are how many years of silence? A. 100 B. 200 C. 300 D. 400 19. Jesus was the seed of what Old Testament king? A. David B. Saul C. Melchizedek D. Hezekiah 20. Whom did Paul especially entreat to have sound speech? A. Young women B. Old women C. Young men D. Old men Answers on page 31 ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001 15
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seeds continue to grow and develop, they will lead to a fundamentally more secure, safer, and more just world sometime in this new century. Baxter: So are we actually speaking of a one-world government? Is that really what we get to here, Bill? Pace: No. Its never been a possibility. Its a bit of a fantasy. What were talking about is something very similar to the philosophical basis of the United States Constitution, which is a federalist constitution. The United States is, in fact, the greatest experiment in federalism in all of history. It remains, I think, the longest surviving democratic government ever 227 years now. And it is a government, which is based upon a federalist distribution of powers. That is, individuals retain certain inalienable rights and powers, the local community retains certain rights and powers, the counties and the states have certain powers, and then the federal government has been given certain rights and powers. Its a very dynamic mixture of the concept of sovereignty. What we at the World Federalist are doing is saying that these same principles that have served the United States so well need to be applied to solving problems beyond the nation-states to the regional and global levels. And the sooner we do it, the smaller will be the institutions at the international level. The longer you wait, the more centralized we will have to be at the regional and global levels. Baxter: When I asked him about world government, he said its a fantasy. Instead, he told me, we are looking at a federation very much like the United States. He is comparing his World Federation to the United States! But the U.S. is a government, isnt it? And the individual states of the U.S. have, in fact, completely relinquished their sovereignties. If the World Federation is to be like the American Federation, then the day of the nation-state would truly be over, just as Strobe Talbot said it would! Jamie: Heres a quote from their own Activist Guidebook: The goal of the World Federalist Association, is the abolition of war, the preservation of a livable and healthful global envi16 ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001 ronment and the promotion of a just world community through the development of enforceable world law. Achievement of that goal requires the establishment of a democratic federal world government. That last sentence there is bolded in their literature so no one would miss it. Baxter: He was very, very evasive and opposed to the term world government with us. Baxter: Anyone who is a compassionate person would have to look at the terrible fatalities of WWI and WWII, not to mention all the rest of the problems weve had in the 20th Century, and say we dont need to do that again. WWII was horrific. Consequently, all of us have to look for answers, and when we look for these answers we have to say, okay, where can we go, what can we do? I really want to understand what youre attempting to say. If I misstate it, please correct me. But it sounds like Im hearing that were actually going to establish here another level of governance. Would that be correct? out. Its not surprising that, in the meantime, the fire has become worse and has started to engulf other countries. For peace and security we need to have something better than this ad hoc volunteer fire department where five countries have a veto, and those countries very often disagree on fundamental issues. These are the countries that were at each others throats during the Cold War. Theyre China, Russia (which was then the Soviet Union), the United States, Great Britain and France. Were looking now for ways in which the institutional tools that we use to deal with peace and security at the national level can be more effectively applied at regional and global levels.
Pace: Well, its arguable that its already established, but it is an extremely weak level at this point. Ninety-eight percent of international laws are not even questioned! The Security Council of the United Nations already can make binding governance decisions about peace and security issues. It does it all the time. THE COMPANY WALTER KEEPS: Walter Cronkite, left, is shown here But what you have right now award recipients Rev. Chriss H. Doss and Donna Red Wing. Doss was ho with the United Nations is an ad law, and Red Wing for having created an interfaith service for supporte Interfaith Alliance, a religious organization which counters the religious hoc volunteer fire department. Every time you have a fire, you first have to go to the City Council and say, Do we agree that theres Baxter: So what were really looking at a fire? Sometimes in the international here is how to have a world governance world it can take months to even agree system without violating national soverthat theres a fire. Then they have to agree eignty. Is that even possible? that we should try to put it out. And that takes some time. Then the Secretary Pace: Yes. I mean, to the extent that General says, Okay, who will give me you think we have now a U.S. Federal some fire engines, and who will give me Government without violating state sovsome firemen, and who will give me some ereignty. water? Then, finally, they go put the fire Jamie: But state sovereignty has
been violated. By what he said, he proved to you that his answer should have been no. No, you cannot have a world governance system without violating national sovereignty. Baxter: What drives me bananas is that he says this is not a world government. Its Global Governance. No matter who you speak to, whether it be Mikhail Gorbachev or Maurice Strong, Robert Muller or Bill Pace, they have each other very well trained. Global Governance is the official jargon. But they have an executive branch, a legislative branch, a judiciary, a financial arm, and a rapid
they know it. Baxter: The big problem Im wrestling with right now, Bill, Ill be quite honest with you, is that this sure looks like another level of government to me.
Pace: Yes, but it exists now. You just dont acknowledge it now, but its there. Its going to be another level of governance, but that governance already exists. And the need for improved governance exists. NAFTA is a form of governance between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. We cant solve pollution problemswe cant solve the spread of this hoof and mouth disease by national legislation. AP WideWorld Photo/Ed Bailey There has to be international cooperation between countries in the form of international laws and organizations. Sax: Bill, you said earlier that the United States was the most successful experiment in federalism. And you also had mentioned something about sovereignty. When the United States was formed, the states ultimately gave up some of their sovereignty to the higher level of government. If you draw a parallel between the sovereignty that the states gave up to the federal level, what kind of a parallel do you see as we take this to a higher level, from the nation-state to the United Nations?
what we spend just for the state government of New York. So we are talking about substantial increases in the resources and the authority, but were still probably never talking about these institutions coming up to be as strong as one of the large state governments of the United States. Baxter: The $1 billion budget of the UN is, in fact, perceived as a huge problem. Kofi Annan has now come out of the closet and openly proposed the Tobin Tax a one-tenth of 1% tax on all international financial transaction. That would give the UN $1.5 trillion per year! Baxter: Bill, help us to analyze where we are right now on the road to global governance. We have the United Nations. Theres a Secretary General. We have the Security Council, which has considerable power. They can choose to invade a nation if they want. They were originally designed only to arbitrate between nations, but since the early 90s they have now begun to cross that line. In the case of Kosovo we disregarded that altogetherthe same with East Timor and other places. We see a real advancement here. So you have the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, the WTO, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and now were moving toward the International Criminal Court. So it looks like were getting somewhat of a legislative structure, an executive structure, a court structure, a financial arm This is looking more and more like a government all the time. Pace: Yes, I agree. But its been that way for a long time and even longer than you want to realize or acknowledge. Sax: It sounds like you have a lot of lofty goals, but $1 billion per year is not much. What is the ultimate goal? What kind of a budget is the UN trying to get so it can function the way it was designed? Pace: The UN is functioning the way it was designed. It was designed to be a club of nations, where nations came together one nation, one vote except for in the Security Council where there was given a veto to the five most powerful victor countries of WWII. But otherENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001 17
Pace: Look at the way it is right now. Im from the second smallest state budget-wise, Wyoming. When I last knew, in 1999 at the Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award luncheon with onored for his role in combating a court ruling against a state school prayer they had a $2 billion per year ers of gay and lesbian equality. Rev. Welton Gaddy, right, is head of the state budget. New York State is right and strives to bring civility and compassion into civic affairs. about $90 billion. New York City itself is about $33 billion. deployment army! It very much looks The UNs budget is $1 billion. The like a government! money the Secretary General has for UN headquarters here and in Geneva and Jamie: The difference between Vienna, and the 15,000 or so employees is world government and Global one billion. Thats what were spending. Governance is just a matter of semanWhen you add the budgets for the World tics. World government implies that Health Organization, the WTO and the it comes by force from above, while entire UN system together, the total is Global Governance is the idea that about $10 billion. What were spending nations voluntarily submit. Whats now to address problems at the regional the difference? There is none, and and global levels is only one-tenth of
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wise, its a club of nations. When the nations can agree to do something, they do it. Thats the treaty system. Right now we have hundreds and hundreds of treaties. Baxter: Are you saying that the treaties have formed the basis of international law? Pace: A treaty is international law. Thats the definition. Baxter: So we have right now a huge web of international laws that affect all of us. Pace: Yes. Baxter: There is quite an inequity built into the UN. You have five nations that have absolute veto power over the decisions of the Security Council, and you have 184 that dont. This is not very equal. Pace: No. In the end it works out that the governments operate in large groupings. That levels the playing field a little, but not in the Security Council. But understand that the reason for this was that at the end of WWII when they set up the Charterand by the way, the UN Charter itself is going to be known in history as one of the great documents in history, like the Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution. But it has a big fatal flaw the Security Council veto. They gave it because, if you couldnt get the five main military powers to agree on an action to, say, enforce peace, then you could end up causing a bigger war than you were trying to stop. We are still in this dilemma. If you were to go out and try to use the UN Security Council to stop a war in which the country you were confronting either itself had weapons of mass destruction or was supported by such a country, you would, in fact, have a great war resulting from your effort to promote peace. This continues to be the dilemma. What were arguing for is replacing group power and force with institutions of law and justice. We are taking it step by step, gradually. And we are succeeding in a much greater way than anyone realizes. Jamie: We should remember that the UN Charter was authored in 1945 20 ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001 by the American diplomat Alger Hiss. Hiss was convicted a few years later of perjury for lying about his activities as a communist spy. This is one of Bill Paces greatest documents in history. Baxter: Do you favor the abolishment of the veto power? Pace: We have a very sophisticated way in how the United States can participate or wage a war. Prior to our system being set up, the monarchs were waging wars all over the place without consulting any of their citizens and then pressing them into military service. The whole point of the United States was to stop this. If we are going to deal with these issues at the world level, we must try to eliminate dictatorial powers in government. And so, the problem is that the United States, France, United Kingdom, China and Russia have the veto. So they can veto any amendment to the Charter (such as eliminating the veto itself). So its going to have to be done through education and democratization. Thats the way we will slowly convert this into a system that is a much safer system of addressing war and civil war. Baxter: We are dealing here with the way the world is going to be run in the 21st Century. I read an article by Strobe Talbot called The Birth of the Global Nation, published in Time magazine back in 1992. He stated in that article that the nation-state will cease to exist in the 21st Century. Pace: I doubt that. His parents were World Federalists, actually. But I dont think that will happen any more than Wyoming or Iowa and Michigan are going to disappear. I dont think the nation-state itself will disappear. Jamie: Strobe Talbot was the most powerful man in Clintons State Department for his entire eight years. Pace downplayed Talbots Birth article. Well never see it happen, he said. But in the next breath he touted the fact that Talbots parents were both World Federalists! Baxter: Lets talk about the International Criminal Court. I know this is a work in process. The ICC Statute was approved by the nations back in July of 1998, and it provides for actually starting to put teeth into international law. How soon will that court begin to operate? Pace: Twenty-nine nations have now ratified the treaty and 139 nations have signed it. The way international law works is that the executives of the nations for the most part will sign the treaty first. The United States was the second to last government to sign the treaty. Then the nations go to their parliaments to ratify it. It then becomes legally binding on their national legal system. Our estimate is that, short of some geopolitical disaster, the 60 nations we need will have ratified the treaty by mid-2002. It could begin operating within the next 14-16 months. Sax: What role did you and the World Federalist Movement play in establishing the ICC? Pace: It was truly an initiative that was the product of governments, international civil servants and non-governmental organizations. Also, the major international law and human rights organizations, as well as the American Bar Association played an important role for the United States. Ours was a consultative role. The World Federalist offered to be a Secretariat for this coalition of nations. There are now about 2,000 different groups working on it. We helped to coordinate the 500-or-so groups that were in Rome for the five-week treaty session in 1998. Jamie: If Bill Pace had been a little more forthcoming and open with you, then he would have described in more detail his own personal involvement in putting the ICC together. The entire World Federalist body recognizes the ICC as one of their crowning achievements. Heres an excerpt from a 1999 internal World Federalist memo. It gives us an idea of the power Bill Pace has used in the past: Article 109.1 of the UN Charter provides that any amendment to the Charter must be approved by twothirds of the members, including each of the five permanent members of the Security Council. Because the Big Five oppose the creation of an ICC,
Alger Hiss, seated center, reviews documents at the United Nations founding Conference on May 8, 1945. His boss, U.S. Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, addresses the delegation. Hiss wrote the UN Charter on behalf of the United States. This is the document Bill Pace cites as one of the greatest in history. Hiss, left, was convicted three years later of perjury for lying about his activities as a communist spy. Soviet Foreign Secretary V.M. Molotov is seated right.
World Federalist Executive Director Bill Pace suggested to a group of Caribbean presidents that they should take the matter to the General Assembly. They did. And a long series of preparatory conferences culminated in the 1998 meeting in Rome where, by a vote of 120-7, the majority agreed on a statute for the ICC. Paces involvement was key. We must also keep in mind that the ICC is not going through the UN Security Council, so the U.S. has no veto power in this. Its an end-around. The 1999 memo continues: The World Federalist Movement plans to identify and motivate leadership in the General Assembly to propose an Article 109 to the General Conference which will result in a veto-free new UN Charter with the federal structures it needs. We can see that their plans are to accomplish changing the UN Charter into a veto-less organization the same way they went about establishing the
ICC. Sax: Bill, where do think Israel is going to shake out in all of this? There are some statutes in the Criminal Court they are breaking right now as far as occupying territory. Pace: Israels justice minister spoke in New York at the Council on Foreign Relations. He said it was unthinkable to him that Israel, which was born out of the genocide and holocaust of WWII, would not be a member and supporter of the International Criminal Court. Israel was the last nation to sign the treaty on December 31. The court will only deal with the most serious instances. Where a nation has a functioning legal system, that nation has the primary responsibility to prosecute. So if a charge was made in Israel, and they said theyll investigate and bring that issue to a court of justice, then the ICC wouldnt deal with it. But if a nation is not willing to investigate and prosecute, thats where the ICC would
have its primary responsibility. Jamie: I was in Chicago at a world government meeting a few years ago. One of the top people of the World Federalist Movement got up and explained very explicitly that we already have world government. We are in it. Its just that the public doesnt know it yet. Right now we are looking at the introduction of a world taxation system. Its hard to say how far off it is. The European Union is looking seriously at it, as well as several Latin American countries. France is really wanting to put it forward. Canada has already endorsed it and wrote it into their laws. The EU traditionally is quicker to jump on the globalism bandwagon than the United States. In fact, the World Federalist Movement, being a global movement, has most of its efforts centered at the EU. The EU has given them generous funds. For instance, last year they gave 195,000 ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001 21
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euro to work on an internship program advancing EU and human rights in Eastern Europe. And they gave 650,000 euro to the World Federalist Movement itself and to Bill Pace specifically, to help them advance the acceptance of the ICC. I have a long list of other grants from the EU to the World Federalist Movement. Baxter: Bill comes across as very harmless and non-threatening. Im sure that most of the table talk at the meetings you have been to has been quite civilized and polite. Have you ever been in any meetings where the bare knuckles come out?Where the talk centers on what do we do with people who wont cooperate! Does that ever happen? Jamie: Yes. Emotions can run very high at these meetings because the people are motivated. There are times when the emotions will bubble to the surface and animosity, and sometimes outright hatred, is expressed toward those who have stood in the way of their world government agenda. Believe it or not, I have been there. And the animosity is aimed toward those fundamental Christians who support conservative congressmen and conservative business efforts. Ive been in numerous meetings where that has come out over and over again. Even names are listed of which people they dislike the most. Walter Cronkite won the World Federalist Norman Cousins Global Governance Award in 1999. I have the official transcript of his acceptance speech. There is a three-paragraph block here where he outright slams conservative and fundamental Christians as being a road block to their efforts. The reality to them is, however, were more like an itch thats hard to scratch away. Ted Turner just received their 2001 award. The week before he accepted it, he slammed Christians at CNN anchor Bernard Shaws retirement party, an act that prompted longtime CNN Moneyline anchor Stuart Varney, a Christian, to resign.
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Bill Pace is probably very sincere about what he is doing. Its where he believes the world should be going. But the Bible tells us that the result of his efforts will turn out to be most unpleasant. Prophecies for the establishment of an endtime world government are coming to pass, and with barely a whimper of opposition. We do not oppose it. Its hard to oppose something prophesied in the Bible. But we do think its a worthy venture to point out how its being accomplished. God Almighty told us in advance that these things would happen so that, when they do happen, we might believe. World government is coming to pass. God said it would, and it is. Bill Paces office is located in Manhattan at 777 UN Plaza. Perhaps his World Federalist Movement should move 111 offices to the south.
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hat would it take to convince you that Jesus will return to earth during your lifetime? Would three fulfilled prophecies do it? Would five? Seven? Nine? How many? Please indulge me for a few minutes while I briefly explain why I am absolutely convinced that Jesus will return to this earth during our generation.
There is no greater prophetic fulfillment. The nation of Israel was driven from her land in 70 AD. For almost 2,000 years, the Jewish people existed without a homeland; yet, while being sifted through the nations, they retained their identity. The low point came between 1940 and 1944. Hitler was determined to implement his final solution. When Allied soldiers entered the Nazi concentration camps, they were horrified by what they discovered. Six million Jews had been gassed, shot, tortured and cremated. In 1944, if you would have told the soldiers that opened these camps that the Jewish people would have their own nation and would become the premier military power in the Middle East by 1967, they would have thought you were crazy. But that is exactly what happened. The most amazing thing about all of this is that it was prophesied over 2,500 years ago. The prophecy of Ezekiel 37 is called Ezekiels bone yard. Verse 12 states: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. The last part of this prophecy states that it will come to pass in the latter days,
When the nation of Turkey completed work on the Ataturk Dam in 1990, the mechanism to fulfill the Sixth Vial prophecy was in place.
just before the Battle of Armageddon. It is at Armageddon that Jesus returns to earth.
Drying up of Euphrates
The prophecy of Revelation 16:12 has lain quietly for almost 2,000 years, virtually defying fulfillment. It declares that the mighty Euphrates River will be dried up at the time of the Battle of Armageddon. But who is kidding whom? The Euphrates is the principal water source of the entire Middle East. This is like prophesying that the Mississippi River will be dried up! This Euphrates prophecy just appeared to be impossible. At least it did until the shocking headline appeared on the front page of the Indianapolis Star, January 13, 1990. It read, Flow of Euphrates To Be Stopped for 30 Days. The article explained that Turkey had built the huge Ataturk Dam. Thirty days would be required to fill up the newly constructed reservoir. So the Euphrates
was temporarily stopped. The river is flowing again now. However, as of 1990, the mechanism is in place that can stop the flow of the Euphrates at will. The prophecy states that, at the time of Armageddon, the flow of the Euphrates will be dried up to facilitate the invasion of Israel. It will really be very simple. Just push the button, raise the dam, and the Euphrates stops. But remember, its only been possible since 1990!
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Until recently, it couldnt. Only since the invention of the computer and the advent of the Internet, has the fulfillment of this ancient prophecy been remotely possible. Now it is becoming commonplace to see articles proposing a cashless society. Who hasnt been prevented from using a credit card because of forgetting a PIN number (personal identification number)? Experiments are already being conducted with using eye scans, face scans and fingerprints for proof of identity. Positive ID has become so necessary in a world that increasingly does business online. The new money of Europe, the euro, has been in use for over two years. Millions of euros are traded every day. And yet to this point, physical euros do not exist. All transactions have been electronic cashless! Euro notes and coins will be introduced in January 2002. Can a cashless society work? Europe has proven that it can. Between online transactions and the use of smart cards, the technology presently exists to set up a cashless society. The only blockade is public acceptance. How long will it be before society is able to get used to it? The Bible is crystal clear that the prophesied economic system will be implemented during the final three and one-half years before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Never possible beforetotally possible now! Most of the prophecies of the Bible are written in symbols. Only four or five give the literal name of a person or a place. Two of these special prophecies appear to have come to pass during the last fifteen years.
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The 5th Trumpet prophecy provides a chillingly close description of the events of the Gulf War in 1991. But the prophecy also tells us the name of the king that will be over the army. In English, that name is The Destroyer. In Arabic, the name is Saddam
Chernobyl explosion was carried by the winds into Europe. The resulting nuclear rains filled the rivers of Europe with the nuclide Cesium 137. People who drank the water or ate food touched by the water ingested the deadly nuclide. Doctors and scientists estimate that over 2 million people are presently infected by Cesium 137, which ultimately results in cancer. The Ukrainian word for wormwood is chernobyl. If we were reading a Ukrainian Bible, the passage would say, the name of the star is called Chernobyl.
Chernobyl
In Revelation 8:10-11, John saw what he described as a star falling from heaven. He said the name of the star was called Wormwood. On April 26, 1986, the worlds worst ever nuclear explosion occurred. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant located in the Ukraine malfunctioned, releasing ten times as much radioactivity into the air as was released at the bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. So far, 125,000 have died as a result of the accident. The nuclear cloud created by the 24 ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001
Saddam Hussein
Revelation 9:1-11 prophesies a time when smoke will come out of the bottomless pit. The sun and the air will be darkened by the smoke. When Saddam Hussein was forced to withdraw from Kuwait in 1991, he wreaked his vengeance by setting 700 of the worlds richest oil wells on fire. As a result, the sun was not seen in the area for the next three months. At noon, it was as dark as at midnight. In this apocalyptic vision, John saw what he described as locusts coming out
of the smoke. Only these were not ordinary locusts. He said that the locusts had breastplates of iron, the faces of men, and their stings were in their tails. John heard the sound of these locusts. He said, the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. Does this sound like a description of the modern helicopter to you? It does to me! Remember that John had never seen a helicopter. He was merely attempting to record what he saw in his vision. The most incredible part of this prophecy is verse 11, And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. Both Abaddon and Apollyon mean the destroyer. Many translations of the Bible literally sayThey had a king over them whose name is the destroyer. Why is this so important? When Saddam Hussein was born, his mother decided to name him Saddam because the name means the destroyer. She did this because her pregnancy had been so terribly painful.
proof bus at Jerusalems Central Bus Station a few weeks ago, the prophecy of Matthew 24:15-21 kept running through my mind. Jesus had said that those living in Judea would suffer great tribulation during the times immediately before His China War200 million man Second Coming. Bus #170 would take us army out to Beit El (Bethel) in Judea, referred In summary, the prophecy says that an to as the West Bank by the media. army of 200 million will trigger a war During the one-hour ride north of that will kill one-third of the worlds popJerusalem, we circled around Ramallah ulationtwo billion people. where the brutal lynching took place a Of all the prophecies, this one is by far few months ago. I couldnt help but look the most ominous! No matter how we at the thick double glass covering the bus twist and turn its message, it still states windows, wondering if it really would that one-third of the world will be AP Photo/David Karp stop a snipers bullet. destroyed. But the thought foreBut who will most in my mind was the ignite this horrible prophecy. Two-thousand prophesied holoyears ago, Jesus had prophcaust? The Bible esied about this time and describes an army of the danger that would 200 million. Has engulf this specific area. there ever been an Here we were, in 2001, army of 200 million traveling through the area on the face of the only because we were earth? Most nations shielded by the bulletproof dont even have a bus. And to think that the population of 200 worst is yet to come! An millionlet alone article recently reported an army! that a plan already exists The alarming for the Palestinians to Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, shown here in March at the Council on Foreign Relations news is that a nation in New York, has been working closely with the U.S. State Department on Middle East peace overrun the Judean settlehas made the boast issues. The United States just vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to send soldiers into ments when the time is that it can field an Israel. Armageddon may not be too far behind! right. army of 200 milI came away from this lion. The late leader unique experience, knowing that I had of China, Mao Tse Tung, bragged that he International Forces. So we understand glimpsed a preview of the Great could field an army of 200 million sol- that every single nation on earth may not Tribulation, and it wasnt pretty! diers. The 1999 Fact Book, put out by the be present at Armageddon, but the forces Another compelling sign that we are CIA, stated that China had 198 million of the World Community representing the living in the endtime! men of military age (15-49). That num- United Nations will be there. ber went over the 200 million mark as of Within the last month, the UN Taken alone, most of these prophetic the year 2000. Security Council voted on a resolution to fulfillments might be able to be A prophecy that could never before send soldiers into Israel to deal with the explained away as coincidental. However, have been fulfilled can now come to pass Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Only a veto at any time. Since the Saddam Hussein from the United States stopped the UN there is a question that sincere, thinking people must ask themselvesAt what prophecy happened at the sounding of the from moving against Israel. 5th Trumpet and the China War will This failed vote was a precursor to one point does coincidence end and divine occur at the 6th Trumpet, it is obvious that will succeed. Whether the United providence begin? that this terrible event is the next major States will decide to allow international item on Gods prophetic calendar. intervention in the Middle East or Knowing this, we realize how very whether UN reforms result in abolishdangerous the present conflict between ment of the veto power, we dont yet China and the United States actually is! know. But somehow a UN resolution Authors note: For a more complete explaagainst Israel will be allowed to pass. nation of the prophecies of the endtime, order World army to invade Israel ResultArmageddon and the Second the seriesUnderstanding the Endtime. Zechariah 14:2 states that all nations Coming. Call 1-800-endtime. will come against Jerusalem to battle at Great tribulation in Judea the time of Armageddon. Throughout the As Judy and I stepped onto the bulletThe one who was over the darkening of the sun and the helicopters participating in that war, is called the destroyer. Coincidence? You really think so?! 2,000 years since this prophecy was given, people have wondered how all nations would be able to gather at Jerusalem. Only in recent times has it become apparent how this prophecy will be fulfilled. Beginning with the Gulf War in 1990-1991, the worlds trouble spots have been dealt with by the forces of the World Community. When conflict arises somewhere on the globe, the United Nations passes a resolution to solve the problem. Any faction that does not bow the knee to the decisions of the World Community runs the risk of invasion by the ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001 25
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A bill before the California State Legislature, if passed, will require all dogs and cats to be micro chipped before being sold regardless of age. The embedded computer chip will contain the owners identification, which will be entered into a local or national registry.
Two protesters hold a sign as they face-off with a line of riot police outside the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, Canada, April 20, 2001.
grenade and tried to throw it back at peacekeepers. Yugoslavia is accusing NATO of using excessive force.
It appears likely that Syria will be elected to a rotating seat on the 15-member UN Security Council. The Asian-Arab regional bloc has given Syria its full endorsement. Israel opposes the measure. Israel is the only nation not allowed a seat on the Security Council. All 22 members of the Arab League are endorsing Kofi Annan for a second term as UN Secretary General.
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um, he said on April 18 while speaking in Texas. They are busy at work on new models that could reach the United States itself with nuclear-sized payloads. The following week, North Korea vowed to stage an all-out struggle against the U.S. imperialists, saying that Washington is preparing for another war against her. If the U.S. war hawks turn to confrontation and warwe will make a 1,000-fold retaliation against them, said Kim Yong-chun, a leader of North Koreas 1.1 million man military. existent one year ago to being a slim U.S.veto away from sending armed forces into the region. Ariel Sharon met with Kofi Annan at the United Nations in New York on March 21 under unusually tight security.
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Elliot Chambers, a St. Paul, Minnesota teenager, is suing his high school after school officials told him his sweatshirt was offensive to gay, lesbian and bisexual students. It bore the logo Straight Pride. On the back was the universal symbol of a man and woman holding hands.
America convened there for the Summit of the Americas in late April. It was an attempt to establish a free trade zone in the Western Hemisphere. Europe is already doing it. Its called the EU the European Union. The Far East is doing it. Its called APEC the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative. In order for this hemisphere to compete, it has been reasoned that we need to get with the program. And we are. Its all part of going global. And its being accomplished region by region. The global economy is being established, and this meeting in Quebec was a significant step. Anti-globalist protesters lined the heavily guarded security zone in Quebec City surrounding the Summit of the Americas. They dont like whats going on. Pro-one-worlders also protested the meeting. They dont think theyre going far enough, fast enough.
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technical assessment. Some contend that the data used to justify global warming has been intentionally falsified for the purpose of giving the internationalists a justification for empowering a global governmental authority. The Kyoto Protocol, if fully implemented, would give unprecedented powers to the UN. Through this treaty, national sovereignties would be pierced instituting a massive redistribution of global wealth. Bush has been condemned as a mass murderer by Greenpeace and certain Liberal Democrats in the UK for his rejection of the treaty. Others are suggesting that there should be a mechanism to prosecute people who commit crimes against the world environment. One suggestion has been to create a World Environment Court as a part of a new UN body called the World Environment Organization. Middle East peace process, but indicated that he would not be as personally involved in mediation as was Bill Clinton... For security reasons, Israel is no longer allowing its citizens to travel into Palestiniancontrolled Jericho to gamble at an Austrianrun casino there. Arafats Palestinian Authority received the lions share of the estimated $680,000 per day casino profits, with most of the money coming from Israeli pockets... Tourism officials reported that foreign visitors to Israel dropped 62% in March from the same period last year, when the pope visited. El Al, Israels national airline, is suffering and cutting back flights... Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak blasted the U.S. Middle East policies while seeking reassurances from President Bush that his country will continue to receive its annual $2 billion economic and military aid... Dr. Robert Blackwill used to run Harvards training program for Chinese PLA military intelligence. He was just nominated by Bush to be U.S. Ambassador to India... And finally... Ananova.com, a British-based virtual news service, reports that Miss Israel will be wearing a bulletproof dress to the Miss Universe competition on May 11 in Puerto Rico!
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VMI, Virginia Military Institute, is coming under fire for thanking God for providing food. Complaints from two cadets may result in a possible lawsuit over its nightly dinner blessing... A federal judge has refused to jail officials of three Kentucky counties for posting the Ten Commandments in public buildings. The judge ordered both sides to try to settle the dispute... President Bush has pledged that the U.S. will remain active in the 28 ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001
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Shalom Jerusalem! Clockwise from upper left, Christie, Temple Institute entrance sign, Clarence, Clyda, several questionable characters at the Western Wall (as close to the Temple Mount as non-Muslim tourists are allowed these days), Lorene and Dale and David by the Eastern Gate. Center: Young Israeli soldiers in a lighter moment.
Blubbering in Jerusalem
BY G. V. SMITH Marvin was up at 3:00 a.m. eating cereal! is the e-mail I received from Susan the morning we returned from our second Israel tour with Endtime. Ah, yes, jet lag. What an experience. Rest? What is rest? We were in the Holy Land and there was no time to rest! With so much to see, so much to do and so much to learn, we can sleep when we get home! And sleep we did, a slave to our weary bones. We stayed awake just long enough to send e-mails and telephone everyone here about our trip. When we arrived in New York, we were thrilled to see so many of our friends from last year. Irvin, Judy, Eddie, Peggy, Roland & Gloria, Terry & Fay, Edna, Bobbie and especially Arvel. Arvel, your hair is back to its natural color, lookin good! Old home week. Ahh, this is comfy! We began our journey with a trip to the United Nations. What a place! If you dont understand Bible prophecy, then youd think the UN has the answers for everything that ails this world - no war,
no sickness, no hunger, healthy children all receiving the same education, everybody worshipping the same God in their own way... But we knew better. A high UN official spoke to our group for over an hour including some Q&A. I had to bite my tongue several times. I had to remind myself we werent there to convert him. They were lying to us; we knew it; we loved it. Our guide tried to divert us from a display on the Palestinian people. It wasnt part of the tour. She explained it was too controversial, but looked the other way when she saw us all move toward it. The UNs anti-Israel bias is no myth. We saw it in Technicolor. After a little Chinese at the WoknRoll at JFK, it was onto Cairo. We learned a few things there. First, its not a good place to be in exile. Second, yes, there is one God, but his names not Ra. But God still loves the Egyptian people and we learned to love them, too. Kids are the same everywhere, happy, laughing, playing. Our tour guide was great! Funny and he knew his stuff. We learned that King ENDTIME MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2001 29
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Tut did not, in fact, look like Steve Martin. And while things were different there, it was nice to know that McDonalds is a universal constant. Everything in Egypt costs one dollah. Riding camels to the Pyramids in Giza costs ten dollah. But worth every bouncing step. David thought that riding a camel was just like riding a horse, so off he trotted with the owner of the camel chasing him through the desert! It was a lifetime moment. I love you, Egypt. Three days. Off to Israel. The minute we crossed the border, we boarded Sharifs beautiful new bus. We were home. Seeing Yehuda, our guide, was like seeing a long lost relative. When we arrived in Jerusalem, Yehuda played the song Jerusalem over the bus speakers. Several began to weep. Some who hadnt been to Jerusalem blubbered. They explained it was like being home again. Ive had this experience twice now, but this time I was sobbing so hard, I couldnt catch my breath. I was where God said that He put His name. The feeling of entering Jerusalem is like none other. It makes you want to stay. The military was out in force, but never felt we were in any danger or even afraid. There was just not enough uprising for us to miss this trip and everyone felt the same. We were so glad we made the decision to go; we missed those who couldnt be with us. We love the nation, the people, the Burger King and the little ones in their gear, curls and hats on Shabbat. Gershon Solomon of the Temple Mount Faithful came to our hotel one night and spoke to us. God Almighty has His hand on this man. Pray for him. The Garden Of Gethsemane, Golgotha, the Garden Tomb, Cesarea, the Western Wall, Rabbinical Tunnels, Sea of Galilee, Tiberas and the Jordan River baptismals were all so special. Standing on the hill of Megiddo, overlooking the beautiful valley where UN troops will soon invade and make their way to Jerusalem - standing there, its all so clear. The Bible comes
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alive! His Word is true and His plan perfect! Standing on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem where Jesus is to return was Kittys favorite. How can the Jewish people not accept Jesus?, she asked me. Hes everywhere here. So, I asked one of the shopkeepers, Who do you think Jesus was and is? His answer: A Pharisee. Kittys heart was broken. Theyre just blinded, Kitty. Just remember, all of Israel will be saved and come to the understanding that Jesus is their Messiah. Its Zechariah 13:6. We saw the seas - The Red, The Dead and The Med. Its an honor to walk through land of the Bible with a teacher like Irvin Baxter. There is no place I would have rather been than with this wonderful group of new friends, searching and seeking truth. I cant wait until next year. Im saving my shekels for Rome and Israel. Start saving yours! And this time, were packing Eddie and Charlotte in our bags! Next year in Jerusalem! Shalom!!
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