If we are not careful, we can miss scriptural events and not even realize it. So let me show you something that has unfolded globally, and because I was too narrow-minded, I almost missed it.
In Matthew 24:6-7, we read, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.”
Allow me to explain. The word in the original Greek language for nation is ethnos (Strongs reference 1484); it is where we get our word ethnic from in English. So when you read the verse in Matthew, Jesus is literally telling you that ethnic struggle will be a sign of the beginning of His return. The summer of 2020 kicked off an unprecedented time of what was considered “woke” culture. BLM, Inc. protests took place across the globe, and critical race theory became the hot button subject that erupted in school board meetings across America. Other examples would be the Muslim and Arab tension, Israelis and Palestinians, India and Pakistan, and North and South Koreans. These are just a few examples of ethnic tensions around the world today. The current diversity culture has gone to the point that even your personal credit score will be rated by what is called your E.S.G score. Companies are now restructuring the way they do business, according to E.S.G. The term E.S.G stands for environmental, social, and governance score. In a nutshell, companies are scored on how green they are, how ethnically diverse their workforce is and how equitable the company is. Companies are now hiring more on the color of skin or gender instead of the most qualified person for the job because they do not want their E.S.G. score to go down. So we see these things are happening just as Jesus foretold.
Now let’s look at the second part of the verse ‘Kingdom against Kingdom”. That is literally what it means, global power against global power—keeping the scripture text in line to look at what is happening. Russia has attacked Ukraine. Finland and Sweden are rushing to join NATO for fear of being attacked by Russia. China, India, and Saudia Arabia ultimately sided with Russia forming a new axis of power against the west. Ultimately we need to look at the middle east. Turkey (the land of Magog in the Bible) is partners with Russia. The current American administration is playing both sides of the fence regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions and supporting what is supposed to be our biggest ally in the middle east, which is Israel. China is now partnering with Afghanistan at the fully loaded military base we left behind. We can’t forget China’s new deal with The Saint Johns Island’s just northeast of Australia. The world is becoming a powder keg of global powers positioning themselves for control. I would highly recommend reading the book of Ezekiel in the Bible; that book is coming alive right now. God Bless: Keith