Origin Of The New World Order By Jim Rector While it is always good to be informed as to current world events and conditions, it is also very crucial that God's true people be fully aware of the real reasons and causes for the approaching specter of Globalism. To be informed in this critical area-to truly understand who and what is genuinely behind the intrigue, the chicanery, the collusion-requires that we take a look back-back into the dimness of antiquity--back to the very beginning! TURNING BACK THE PAGES If we are to discover the true origins of the movement toward world domination, we are compelled to reflect upon the evidence of the Scriptures. Of all the documents available to us, the Word of God is easily the most informative and trustworthy. Unfortunately, so few grant it the attention and credence that it deserves. If we judiciously combine the testimony of the Bible with that of the secular world, it is indeed possible to uncover a veritable treasure trove of crucial information-information that can lead us to some very astonishing conclusions concerning the real meaning of certain ancient people and events and their intriguing connection to what is transpiring behind the scenes in today's world! In the realm of ultimate reality, things are seldom as they seem to be-evil is good: black is white: day is night! In our search, we simply cannot afford to make any unwarranted assumptions or take anything for granted. God's Word clearly informs us that at some primordial time, He brought into existence all things-terrestrial and celestial, physical and spiritual. Genesis 3 introduces us to a confrontation between the first created human and a serpent-not your average snake in the grass, as it were, but a talking, thinking, indeed very calculating, being. The Hebrew word for serpent indicates that this particular creature was an enchanter, a magician, a diviner and spellcaster. The Scriptures clearly connect this so-called serpent with the arch-enemy of Yahweh-Satan the devil. The question then arises: Who was Satan? If his presence in the Garden of Eden as the tempter of Eve is established, then what are his origins and his purposes? The Bible gives us a scant amount of evidence in this matter, but it is crucial. Although we may be quite familiar with most of it, it will do us well to at least use this as the starting point in our discussion. When it is said that God, in the beginning, created all things, part of what was included in this statement was a large host of angelic beings. By combining Scriptural accounts found in Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28, a certain picture is sketched out for us-a picture that is truly astounding, and one that impacts directly upon the question of "Who was Satan?" In Isaiah 14, we find a condemnation of the so-called king of Babylon (v. 4). As we move into the message of this proverb or taunt, we soon come to perceive that more than merely a physical monarch is involved. In reality, this king of Babylon is a type of something far greater, something even spiritual in nature. Notice the abrupt change in verse 11: "How are you fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations! For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High" (Isa. 14:12-14). Lucifer was the name of a great angelic being who at a point in the distant past rebelled against Yahweh and attempted to take the throne of heaven by force. The prophet Ezekiel gives us a more detailed and instructive account: "You seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. You have been IN EDEN. the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering ... You are the ANOINTED CHERUB that covers; and I have set you so; you were upon the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created, till iniquity was found in you" (Ezek. 28:12-15). Lucifer, this anointed cherub, was a mighty angel, exercising power and authority. He was a perfect specimen until he chose to challenge the Almighty. When he did, he sinned grievously and was cast out of heaven by the armies of God. This remarkable event transpired in a era prior to the creation of man. It is in Genesis 3 that we next encounter this great being. Remember that the Scriptures admit that Lucifer had been in Eden, the garden of God. Only four individuals are recorded as having been there-God. the serpent, Adam and Eve. it is apparent that neither God nor Adam nor Eve could possibly have been Lucifer. The only possible answer is that the serpent was indeed Lucifer. We already know also that the serpent was Satan (Rev. 12:9). The very best evidence is that Lucifer and Satan are one and the same-the former name being associated with him before his great fall from grace, and the latter his name as the antagonist of the truth as so readily exemplified in his encounter with Eve in the garden. Lucifer's desire was not to humble himself before the presence and power of God. He coveted something far greater than what he had been given. He wasn't satisfied. His appetite, in fact, was insatiable. His objective was to have the very throne of Yahweh Himself! He wanted to possess the awesome position of universal ruler of all creation! In his role as Satan the devil, this same being still desires the very identical thing. Few people really discern that Satan is more than just an opponent of God's people. He is more than merely the personification of evil. His goal is far greater than simply deceiving mankind. His aim is clearly to rule the universe. He has never repudiated his former sinful plans. The issue of world domination, of a New World Order, is merely a part of the diabolical plot by which Satan believes he can eventually claim the throne that was denied him early on. The evil machinations of men, the secret societies, the clandestine activities, the wicked conspiracies-are all simply the result of Satan's direct intervention and influence in the affairs of human beings. The deceptive schemes and multiple levels of intrigue are all indicative of the devious mind of Satan the devil at work. The history of certain men's desire for globalism, for a one world government, are simply the manifestations of Satan's own hope and plan for ultimate conquest. SECRETS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD According to many authoritative sources, the most significant mystery of the various secret societies, and indeed of the numerous New Age cults, centers around a very ancient plan. It has been passed down by word of mouth for literally thousands of years. It involves the push toward a one-world government-the dawning of a new age of man. It is, in fact, the rebirth of the famous lost civilization of Atlantis itself! Now the story of Atlantis is generally relegated to the realm of legend at best and, at worst, the world of utter fiction! Most of us probably can recall a few of the details of this ancient tale. I now seriously wonder if this story does not deserve more consideration and perhaps even more credence than it currently receives. Let's recount the general sense of the Atlantean tradition. The main source for the story is found in the writings of the Greek philosopher Plato and dated around the year 400 B.C. This account, however, is said to have been derived from an even earlier oral account originating with another Greek philosopher, Solon, often called the Father of Greek democracy. Solon received the story around 600 B.C. while he was studying with the priests of the -Temple of Isis in Sais', Egypt. The legend was then passed down orally for several generations until the time of Plato, 'Whereupon he recorded it in one of his dialogues. Solon, although a Greek, was accepted by the priests of Isis and was shown many of their secrets. According to the story, Solon was taken down a long series of ancient steps that eventually led to a huge subterranean chamber through which flowed a portion of the Nile. The Greek philosopher and his hosts boarded a small boat and set sail for an island deep underground. On this island were two pillars made of the rare metal orichalcum, the fabled indestructible material of Atlantis. Upon these huge pillars were strange writings in a mysterious language unknown to Solon. Solon was instructed that the columns were erected there years earlier by a race of people who had vanished forever. This civilization was supposedly located on the ancient continent of Atlantis. The enigmatic inscriptions on the pillars were reputed to be the laws of Atlantis, left there to steer mankind until the appointed time when the age of Atlantis would be reborn and flourish once again. Atlantis was supposedly ruled at this time by a cooperative commonwealth of ten kings, known as the Atlantic League. According. to the tradition, the kings of Atlantis made a momentous decision to invade the other continents of the earth and subdue them all under Atlantean domination. This, however, was apparently a transgression of Atlantean law, and the gods were greatly angered. The chief deity, Zeus, retaliated by utterly destroying Atlantis, causing the continent to sink beneath the waves of the ocean. Granted, this story could easily be dismissed as mythology, but I fear that to do so would result in a great loss of understanding that could be gained concerning the ancient origin of the so-called New World Order. Of prime importance is the fact that the legend of Atlantis seems to be the basis upon which virtually all of the secret societies are founded. This alone catapults the Atlantean story into a position of prominence. The eminent Masonic leader, Manley P. Hall, once stated: "The league of the ten kings is the cooperative commonwealth of mankind, the natural and proper form of human government. The Atlantic legend, therefore, is the archetype or the pattern of government, which existed in ancient days but was destroyed by the selfishness and ignorance of men" (The Secret Destiny of America, 1944, p. 59). Yes, the Masonic tradition indeed can be traced all the way back to the ostensibly mythological civilization of ancient Atlantis. In fact, the inner circle of Masonic initiates clearly understand that the pattern of government that ruled the continent of Atlantis is their own model for one-world government and the ushering in of the new age. The fall of Atlantis was one of the most crucial events in all of human history. The knowledge of that great realm was never lost. It has been preserved both orally and in the written word. Its reality can hardly be denied. The desire of those on the inside has always been to restore this fabulous lost civilization. The father of modern Masonry, Sir Francis Bacon, wrote a book in the early 1600's entitled, The New Atlantis. In this novel, he laid out the idea for a utopian society across the ocean from Europe where mankind could build a new civilization based upon the principles of government he believed to be those of the legendary lost continent of Atlantis. Maria Bauer Hall writes in her book, Collections of Emblems,, Ancient and Modern, the following: "Truly the sixth great Empire of the Western world had its inception with the advent of Sir Francis Bacon ... the true father of democracy, the actual and true founder of America ... and was guardian and protector of its history during the last three hundred years ... He is the founder of Free Masonry ... the guiding light of the Rosicrucian Order, the members of which kept the torch of true universal knowledge, the Secret Doctrine of the ages, alive during the dark night of the Middle Ages. Bacon had been initiated into the new liberalism represented throughout Europe by Secret Societies of intellectuals dedicated to civil and religious freedom ... Later, when the moment was propitious, he threw the weight of his literary group with the English colonization plan for America ... cherishing as he did the dream of a great commonwealth in- the NEW ATLANTIS" (pp. 9-10). Today, the leading spokesman for the approaching New Age is the Englishman, Benjamin Creme. Since the early 1970's, Creme has been directly contacted by one Lord Maitreya, a spirit entity that claims to be the coming Christ. Lord Maitreya is the New Age Messiah, and he is alive and well in London, England at this very moment. Here is what Benjamin Creme wrote in his book, The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom: "The MYSTERY SCHOOLS GO BACK TO ATLANTEAN TIMES. The process of initiation was instituted in mid-Atlantean times, and the remains in Egypt, South America-Mexico, Peru, Chaldea, and Babylon, relate to these ancient civilizations. They are degenerated forms of it, for the Atlantean civilization was a tremendous, scientific civilization, such as the world has not seen since. In Egypt, the requirements of initiation were known, but secretly there was no outer teaching as there is today. The ancient religion of Atlantic was what today we call spiritualism ... The religion of ancient Egypt was Spiritualism; the religion of China, for the last 4000 years, is a kind of Spiritualism" (p. 222). The focus today, brethren, is still on a rebirth of the ancient Atlantean civilization, and with it, the Atlantean dream-total world domination and control in the hands of the elite insiders. The very thrust of the secret societies both historically and currently is that of reinstituting a new 11 cooperative commonwealth of mankind"-indeed, a new Atlantic League. This is considered to be the natural and proper form of human government, and the highest calling to which a person can dedicate himself. WAS ATLANTIS MERELY A MYTH? As I stated earlier, the lost continent of Atlantis is considered by most non New Agers as a legend only, indeed a mere myth. No credence whatsoever is given the story, even though it is of very ancient origin. I believe that we should at least be willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. It seems to me that the sketchy information we have on the Atlantean civilization, its form of government, its structure and its goals, could possibly lead us to certain potential conclusions that are very interesting. For instance, Atlantis is said to be of primordial times. It is often described as having existed many thousands of years ago. Granted, these figures are undoubtedly exaggerated and therefore somewhat dubious. Suffice it to say, however, that Atlantis has always been considered one of the most ancient of civilizations, preceding all of the venerable societies and empires of old, including Egyptian, Assyrian, Akkadian, Babylonian and Sumerian. My question therefore is: According to the Scriptures, what time period predated these civilizations of antiquity? Was it not the pre-Flood or antediluvian world? Secondly, the age of Atlantis was one of extraordinary progress in the development of metallurgy, in music and the arts, in agriculture, and in the building of great cities. It is quite intriguing to note that the brief Biblical view we are given of the pre-Flood world focuses on these very same advances. Notice the account in Genesis 4: "And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he BUILT A CIT.Y and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch. And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as HAVE CATTLE. And his brother's name was jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the HARP AND ORGAN. And Zillah, she also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every ARTIFICER IN BRASS AND IRON" (Gen. 4:16-22). It seems virtually certain that God has here sketched out for us a quick outline of what was developing during the time prior to the Noahian Deluge. Civilization during this time period became quite advanced. It was very progressive. Of course, as in all such societies, the have's dominated and controlled the have-not's. A third similarity between the so-called lost civilization of Atlantis and the Biblical description of the pre-Flood world is the fact that, in both instances, the people were destroyed almost instantaneously by water, and that their demise was the result of wickedness. Perhaps the leading authority on the subject of Atlantis was Ignatius Donnelly. In 1882 he concluded that the parallels between Atlantis and the pre-Flood era were so close and so significant that they were indeed one and the same: "The Deluge plainly refers to the destruction of Atlantis, and that it agrees in many important particulars with the account given by Plato. The people destroyed were, in both instances, the ancient race that had created civilization; they had formerly been in a happy and sinless condition; they had become great and wicked; they were destroyed for their sins-they were destroyed by water" (Atlantis.- The Antediluvan World, p. 192). It is also very significant that the Atlantean model of government consisted of 10 KINGS merging their power to control the entire continent, thus forming a commonwealth or, what we might call, a UNITED NATIONS!!! In this regard it is most instructive that Christ Himself referred to this very pre-Flood or Atlantean world and system as a type of the kind of society that would be extant upon the earth in the days of His Second Coming: "But as the days of Noah were, so will also the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of Man" (Matt. 24:37-39). If this is correct, then it is no wonder that the books of Daniel and Revelation both predict that this very same ideal will be pursued by those who desire to control the world in the end-time! Remember that Daniel's terrible fourth beast (Dan. 7) had ten horns, and we are told that these ten horns were representative of ten kings that would arise (v. 24). The book of Revelation delves even deeper into this latter-day power structure. in Revelation 13, for instance, we see that john's beast also has ten horns. But it is in the 17th chapter that the greatest detail is given. Beginning in verse 12, we read: "And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. They have one mind, and shall give their power and strength to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb ... And the ten horns which you saw upon the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God has put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled" (Rev. 17:12-17). Is it any wonder, therefore, that Atlantis plays such a central part in the thinking and planning of New Age leaders and philosophers? Of course not! The plan of the approaching New Age is simply a rebirth of the ancient mystery schools of the pre-Flood world, when Cain and his descendants, directly inspired and possessed by demonic powers, attempted to hold sway over the world of that day. Troy Lawrence, once a disciple of Benjamin Creme and an employee of Creme's Tara Center, revolted and repudiated the Satanic objectives of that organization and wrote a book entitled New Age Messiah Identified. He asks the question: "What is the New Age society? It is the Aryan-Lucifarian Society. This society dates back to the antediluvian (before the Great Flood) era. The Bible informs us that it was a perverse society. So much so, that God destroyed it by a flood. The society that existed then practiced the black arts of magic that included astrology (charting the course of the stars to determine human action), necromancy (communicating with the dead-evil spirits impersonating the dead-for advice), and psychic power. Their holy places consisted of caverns cut into mountains. Out in the desert, when they were away from mountains, they built ziggurats (holy mountains). These ziggurats are similar to the pyramids of Egypt. The ancients constructed caverns in these structures. Near the top, most of them would have a representation of the zodiac" (p. 71). While the legend of Atlantis has undoubtedly been exaggerated and embellished over time, there can be little real doubt as to the reality of its ancient existence. Both the Bible and secular history coincide to give us really two different perspectives on the same issue. Atlantis decidedly cannot be relegated to the realm of mere myth. Atlantis was real. Indeed, it is the connecting link, the missing piece of the puzzle, that brings the ultimate objectives of Satan the devil from the ancient days of Cain and the inhabitants of the pre-Flood world into the present day. The plans have never changed! The evidence strongly suggests that the mystery system which we usually attribute to the ancient Chaldean religious schools actually originated much earlier in antediluvian times. It was, in all likelihood, the very same evil and ungodly order that Cain and his genealogy promulgated, involving the direct worship of Satan the devil. That society, like the ones to follow, was controlled and exploited by a coterie of rich and powerful unscrupulous schemers. It led precisely to where this present world is now headed--total and utter destruction! How could the old pre-Flood mythologies and worship be transported into the new postFlood world? We can only surmise-but there is reason enough to at least suspect that they could have come through Ham, one of Noah's three sons. Although admittedly there is not absolute, incontrovertible proof available, it is certainly quite possible that Ham could have indeed married into the line of Cain himself. If this is so, then he may have been initiated into the ancient mysteries. It is certainly of more than passing interest that the progeny of Ham is decidedly singled out in the Genesis record as having been involved in reprehensible and even diabolical actions. We are, for example, made acutely aware of the sin, apparently sodomy, of Canaan, Ham's son (Gen. 9). And, of course, Ham's grandson, Nimrod, was the very founder of Babylon itself and the father of the great false religion that permeated the postdiluvian world. It is also most instructive to note that when Cain was banished from the presence of God, he traveled into the so-called land of Nod, to the east of Eden. I submit to you that it is quite possible that the very beginning of the ancient pagan mysteries and the true origin of the earliest esoteric societies bent upon world conquest and abuse could well have been in the very same geographic area where, though an unbroken line, Nimrod began his own power trip-Babylon herself!! The Atlantean legend seems to set the ideological foundation upon which all the secret societies rest. Whether it is the "cooperative commonwealth of the ten kings," the "Philosophical Empire," the "New Atlantic League," the "New World Order," or simply the "New Atlantis,," the meaning is always the same--to establish a so-called enlightened world government. What is an enlightened world government? In reality, it is a government and a world free of religion, that completely excludes the true God, and installs humanism and ultimately the worship of Satan himself as the preeminent pillars of society. The famous leader of Freemasonry, Manley P. Hall, described the quest for this sort of civilization: "For more than three thousand years, secret societies have labored to create the background of knowledge necessary to the establishment of an enlightened democracy among the nations of the world...The rise of the Christian Church brought persecution ... driving the guilds (the secret societies) into greater secrecy; but all have continued searching for human happiness under a variety of rituals and symbols; and they still exist" (The Secret Destiny of America, p. 72). It is amazing and alarming how remarkably widespread this concept is among the leading politicians, financiers and industrialists of the world today. Indeed, no greater embodiment of this notion exists than that which is exemplified in the spirit of the current United Nations. In his great rebellion against God, Lucifer sought to dominate the universe, to capture the very throne of Yahweh in heaven. Though he was defeated, neither he nor his grandiose plans for domination and control were destroyed. What we see emerging today as the New World Order is not anything new at all. It is purely and simply the fulfilling of Satan's dream-a dream that led the pre-Flood world to utter destruction at the hand of Almighty God. In the end-time, this dream will be permitted to become a hideous reality for only a brief moment, yet even so, the Scriptures describe it as a time unlike any before it or after it. It is coming, brethren. It is relentless and ultimately unstoppable. Its shadow now looms heavy on the horizon of our world today. Truly, truly, it is time to awaken from sleep, throw off the things of this flesh, and get into complete harmony with the plans and purposes of the eternal God of heaven and earth!