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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The Unrealized Lesson of Saddam's Fall and Capture What Is It

Earlier in the year one of our Web site commentators wrote: "On April 9 the statue of Saddam Hussein in the center of Baghdad came tumbling down.
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The 'Road Map' to Peace: Doomed From the Start?

Few observers want peace in the Middle East more than the staff and publishers of The Good News. But we know that there is only one true path to peace—and the players aren't on it. Yet the Bible does guarantee...
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World News and Trends- Australia: Neighbor-hood policeman in Asia?

The Middle East is far from the only area on the globe troubled by serious conflicts.
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World News and Trends: Iran threatens Israel with missile

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, Iran claims to have conducted final tests on a missile capable of reaching Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East, and is poised to deploy the weapon.
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World News and Trends: Israel's security fence disturbs U.S. Mideast aspirations

Israel is in the process of constructing a long security fence to help keep suicide bombers from infiltrating from the West Bank.
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World News and Trends- Turkey: An American ally no longer?

For more than half a century the United States has enjoyed good diplomatic relations with Turkey.
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World News and Trends: Resounding Polish vote for EU membership

Poland has opted to enter the European Union in a national referendum that ended in an 82 percent "yes" vote.
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World News and Trends: Is France dying?

Strange as it may sound, France may be dying.
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Book Review...The Great Republic: A History of America

Few really grasp the importance of Winston Churchill's incredible relationship with the United States. A recent compilation of his most essential writings about America fills this void.
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In Brief...World News Review: Constitutional Convention Is Unknown to Most European Citizens

A poll conducted directly after the draft Constitution was ceremoniously handed over to EU leaders at the Thessaloniki Summit (June 20 to 21), found that 55 percent of the 25,000 surveyed had never heard of the convention.
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In Brief...World News Review: North Korea Says It Will Start Testing Nuclear Bombs

North Korea has raised the stakes threatening to conduct its first underground nuclear test.
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In Brief...World News Review: The Future Arab World

The population of 22 Arab nations doubled in the past 50 years and will nearly double again in less than 20 years.
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Middle East Amnesty Produces Chaos

Many observers applaud a move to release Palestinian criminals from Israeli jails. Contrasting this with an October 2002 release of prisoners in Iraq exposes fatal flaws in the U.S.-sponsored road map to peace. What is the biblical answer?
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Restoration... Why America?

Destiny put you in this place in history in this moment in time, and the task is yours to do.
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The New Intolerance

The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles has allowed license plates that read “Hot Dam,” “Witches,” “2Sexy” and “2Hot4U,” yet denied a person who wanted to put “Pray” on her plates because it would violate separation of church and state. We...
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African AIDS Epidemic: Made Worse by Political Correctness

Abstinence programs in Uganda and Ghana have proven successful in stemming the progression of this dreaded disease. So why do many in the United States oppose programs like this?
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Archaeology in Acts, Part 2: The Message Spreads

Thanks to the modern tools of archaeology, researchers have found much cultural, historical and geographical background material that supports the biblical account of Paul’s trips through the Mediterranean world.
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Making Sense of a Fragmenting World

Terrorist alerts...the "axis of evil"...shifting geopolitical alliances. How can we make sense of it all?
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'Ich bin ein Berliner,' revisited

Three thousand people gathered in Berlin's Schöneberg town hall square on June 26 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner” speech. The crowd was much smaller than the estimated nearly half...
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Freedom of Choice

We want to make choices and have freedoms in our lives, but do we really know what we want or need? Do we make the right choices for ourselves, and does our government make wise choices for us?
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