Governments

"And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people" (Daniel 2:44).

In this section, find out more about the governments of the world, their prophesied role in future events and the final government that will supersede them all.

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Intelligence Failure-From Listening to the Wrong People?

Sept. 11 and the war in Iraq have both been partially blamed on bad intelligence. It came as no surprise to this World News and Prophecy writer.
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Radical Liberalism

Lawyers argue in U.S. courts that pornography falls under the constitutional right of free speech. There is a strong movement to replace Judeo-Christian influences in schools with extreme multiculturalism. Radical feminists denounce concepts of the traditional family. Homosexuals want to...
Portrait of George Washington
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This is the Way Walk in It: Beyond Politics

Traditional values, like basic respect for the rights and dignity of others, are fast disappearing from a society steadily undermined by secularism and growing ignorance of the Bible. How do we rebuild a culture of respect?
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World News and Trends: Who will be the new pharaoh?

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is now 75.
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World News and Trends: The European constitution suddenly reemerges

As a Daily Mail feature article recently reported: "Suddenly the threat of an all-powerful EU constitution is perilously close ... How profoundly it will change Britain" (March 26).
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Ronald Reagan Remembered

It's hard to believe looking back now, but there was a time not so long ago when the "domino theory" seemed inevitable. One country after another was falling to international communism. Until Ronald Reagan.
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First the End of an Empire - Now, the End of Britain?

Are we witnessing the end of the nation whose people, “relative to their numbers, contributed more to civilization than any other people since the ancient Greeks and Romans”?
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Will Enlargement of the European Union Ensure Peace?

The European Union is seen as an entity that will bring peace. But only Jesus Christ will bring true world peace.
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Member States of the European Union

The member states of the EU as of May 2004
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Why No Major Terrorist Attacks Since 9/11?

Government officials are warning of increased threats of a major terrorist attack to soon take place on U.S. soil. But this reminds us of a question we are thinking but almost fear to ask.
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The Rising European Superpower: Prophesied in the Bible?

Events in Europe are reshaping the world. The European Union has now expanded from 15 to 25 members. Most of Europe already shares a common currency and plans within months to have a European constitution to further unify the continent...
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The Rise and Fall of Empires

An editorial note from Scott Ashley
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Is God a Liberal or a Conservative?

2004 is a presidential election year in America. Who would Jesus vote for? God has definite opinions about the issues facing governments today. God's opinions are defined by God's law—in fact, His opinion is the law of the universe. Whether...
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A Week of Horror

It's been a terrible week with the horrifying public murder—by beheading—of 26-year-old Nicholas Berg in Iraq. Probably hoping to launch anti-war sentiment over the top, the evil Abu Musab al-Zarqawi recorded the killing of the young American civilian and posted...
Breastplate of armor.
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This is the Way Walk in It: A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken

In this war, our heart and mind is the goal--both for God and our adversary, Satan.
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In Brief... World News Review: The EU: Still an Economic Dwarf?

the EU appears above all despondent
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In Brief... World News Review: United States vs. Syria

Syria is doing little to stop a steady flow of Sunni insurgents into western Iraq.
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In Brief... World News Review: Moqtada al-Sadr Revolutionary or Puppet

Is Moqtada al-Sadr a genuine Shia religious leader, or is he a self-important rebel?
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The Cost of Immorality in the War on Terror

As I write this, President Bush is giving two interviews to Arab-language television stations in an attempt at damage control. The Arab world is incensed at pictures of Iraqi prisoners being sexually abused and humiliated while naked, involuntarily posing for...
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EU Referendum: Will Britain Choose Europe or the U.S.?

British Prime Minister Tony Blair stunned everybody with his dramatic U-turn April 19 announcing a referendum on the proposed new EU constitution, responding to fears that the proposed legislation would make Britain an offshore province of a European superstate. Which...
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