According to the bible, in the last days, a unified global
government will rule the world. The head of this global government,
the Antichrist, is one of the more infamous figures in human
history, and not a single individual on the face of the earth will
lie outside of his jurisdiction:
"And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and
language and nation." Revelation 13:7 (NLT)
This global government will emerge in our generation because current
technological trends will soon make it inevitable. The catalyst for
this consolidation of global political power will be the development
of molecular manufacturing (MM), a revolutionary technology of
unprecedented capability and strength. It's a technology that could
arrive as soon as tomorrow and almost certainly will arrive within
the next decade.
Molecular Manufacturing and Geopolitical Instability
International relations since World War II have largely been shaped
by the existence of nuclear weapons. Likewise, the era to come will
largely be shaped by the existence of molecular manufacturing. The
development of MM will have a much more significant impact than the
development of atomic weapons, and the stakes will be much higher.
This is because world domination could easily be achieved with the
creation of molecular manufacturing.
MM is the ability to manufacture products from the bottom up, one
molecule at a time, with atomic precision. The development of MM
will lead to the creation of the personal nanofactory, a desktop
appliance capable of creating everyday products from basic feedstock
(molecules). The consequences of such a technology are so profound,
they are probably beyond the ability of a single individual to
comprehend.
Since a nanofactory is capable of self-replication, the first could
manufacture a duplicate copy of itself. Those two then become four,
become eight, and so on. As a result, this compounding capital base
could create a massive and decisive military force within days. As
Dr. K. Eric Drexler described in his book, Engines of Creation, "a
state that makes the assembler breakthrough could rapidly create a
decisive military force - if not literally overnight, then at least
with unprecedented speed."
The Circumvention of MAD
Since the Soviet Union emerged as the world's second nuclear power
in 1949, international stability has been built on the concept of
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). The prospect of MAD has
successfully prevented the eruption of World War III by making a
potential military conflict between nuclear powers equally
undesirable to each party involved. This has led many to believe
that victory in such a conflict is unattainable. With current
technology, this assumption is probably correct. However, once
molecular manufacturing emerges, this will no longer be true. A
MM-enabled power could easily circumvent MAD.
A nation in possession of nanofactories is capable of rapidly
manufacturing and deploying billions of microscopic/macroscopic
machines at relatively little cost. These machines could comb the
oceans for enemy submarines and quickly disable the nuclear arsenals
they carry. Similar acts of sabotage could be carried out
simultaneously against land-based nuclear facilities and
conventional military forces in a matter of hours, if not minutes.
Rendering its enemies utterly defenseless, the MM-enabled nation
could conquer at will without fear of nuclear retaliation.
The Race Toward Molecular Manufacturing
The development of molecular manufacturing opens the door for its
initial user to completely dominate world affairs. A nation equipped
with contemporary technology attempting to defend itself against a
MM-enabled nation is akin to a small band of cavemen armed with
rocks and spears attempting to overpower a modern day army. Given the
stakes involved, it's reasonable to believe multiple nations are
currently in pursuit of a molecular manufacturing capability - just
as Germany, Japan, and the United States covertly and simultaneously
pursued the creation of an atomic bomb.
If Germany had been the first to succeed in the development of
atomic weaponry, it's almost certain that Hitler would've used this
advantage to drive the Allied Forces from the European Continent,
perhaps totally defeating the United States in the process. In
contrast, the United States, as the world's first nuclear power,
could've used its position to prevent rival nations from acquiring
the same capability. In fact, the United States could've used its
position to create an impregnable world empire.
In similar fashion, the leading MM-enabled nation can create its own
empire if it uses its initial advantage to prevent competing nation
states from developing a molecular manufacturing capability of their
own. However, in all probability, this is not just one of several
options, but the only option. Unlike, the nuclear era, the prospect
of MM proliferation is simply intolerable.
This is because of the inherent instability of an arms race between
competing MM-enabled nation states. This nightmarish prospect is
identified by The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology as one of
the foremost dangers posed by molecular manufacturing:
"The nuclear arms race was stable for several reasons. In virtually
every way, the nano-arms race will be the opposite. Nuclear weapons
are hard to design, hard to build, require easily monitored testing,
do indiscriminate and lasting damage, do not rapidly become
obsolete, have almost no peaceful use, and are universally abhorred.
Nano capability will be easy to build (given a nanofactory), will
allow easily concealable testing, will be relatively easy to control
and deactivate, would become obsolete very rapidly, almost every
design is dual-use, and peaceful and non-lethal (police) use will be
common. Nukes are easier to stockpile than to use; nano weapons are
the opposite."
CRN also agrees that a molecular manufacturing monopoly will be an
attractive policy option for the nation that first develops
molecular manufacturing:
"Each nation will see only a few possibilities: 1) an arms race that
will probably be unwinnable since it will develop into a disastrous
war; 2) developing ahead of everyone else and establishing
dominance; 3) some other nation developing earlier and establishing
dominance; 4) international cooperation and trust sufficient to
ensure safety; 5) a multinational organization willing and able to
keep the peace."
"Option 1 is undesirable; Option 3 is probably unthinkable for any
of the current large powers; Option 5 is probably unacceptable to
the U.S., as the world's sole superpower; Option 4 may be seen as
unfeasible. Only one nation can succeed at Option 2. This implies
that a preemptive strike option (whether military attack, or
sabotage or derailment of nanotech development efforts) will appear
very attractive to a number of powerful nations."
If Option 4 were feasible, then we would have world peace now.
Option 5 is only feasible if the multinational organization in
question is given sufficient authority and military power to disarm
and regulate the nations of the world. By definition, this would be
a global government.
So, essentially, once molecular manufacturing is developed, the
developing nation has two options:
1) Conquer competing nations so as to prevent them from constructing
a rival MM capability.
2) Given the available options, it should come as no surprise that
world domination will win out.
The Inevitability of Global Government
Once the leading MM-enabled power uses its advantage to destroy the
potential molecular manufacturing capability of suspected rivals, it
will then face a much tougher decision: how to go about governing
the world. The leading nation will need to institute some form of a
global regulatory body to insure that molecular manufacturing does
not fall into the wrong hands. Only two choices seem viable:
1) Federalism - a centralized governing authority that oversees the
entire world population.
2) Confederation - a loosely associated collection of states who
work together to administer world government.
Option 2 would still require a leading authority to maintain a
monopoly on molecular manufacturing and extinguish any attempts to
create a rival power - whether that power be a nation, a group, or
an individual. As a result, both options inevitably lead to a
centralized global government - a global government that must
maintain constant vigilance toward the possible threat of an
emerging power. This constant vigilance will require continuous
global surveillance.
A Surveillance Society
Imagine a scenario in which a single individual in possession of
unrestricted technology and resources could conquer the entire
world. This will be our world in the era of molecular manufacturing.
With such high stakes and an almost infinite number of potential
threats, the world population will require some means of defense.
And that defense will require around-the-clock, ever-present
surveillance of the world at large.
A system of safeguards will have to be constructed in order to
prevent emerging nation states, terrorist groups, and individuals
from breaching the peace. A single global government will go a long
way toward eliminating military conflict, as there will be only one
military power with a unified purpose. However, in the era of
molecular manufacturing, competing militaries could rise quickly,
and to prevent a loss of its governing monopoly, a global government
will have to deploy unprecedented measures.
This surveillance could be "god-like" in scope - seeing everything,
hearing everything, and knowing everything. Imagine "nanodust" -
nanoscale cameras and listening devices as plentiful and as
difficult to remove as common, everyday dust. MM will enable the
construction of trillions of these sophisticated devices at
negligible cost.
Outfitted with advanced artificial intelligence software, these
devices could sift through continuous video and audio feeds,
searching for predetermined patterns indicative of what the state
believes to be "aberrant" behavior. This isn't difficult to imagine.
Similar pattern recognition technologies are already in widespread
use. MM can simply extend these applications to encompass all speech
and actions on the face of the earth.
With the need for constant vigilance against any potential emerging
MM powers, global surveillance will have to be administered on some
sort global level, meaning that a final global authority for
resolving and enforcing international disputes must emerge. This is
why global government is inevitable.
Why All This Is Relevant
Okay, so global government is imminent and inevitable. What's the
big deal, you ask? The reason this is such a big deal is revealed in
the bible. Centuries ago, the bible predicted that a global
government would arise in the last days, just prior to . And this
global government will only appear on the world scene in parallel
with the Antichrist, so we can't speculate that it will exist for an
undetermined time period before he appears:
"His ten horns are ten kings who have not yet risen to power; they
will be appointed to their kingdoms for one brief moment to reign
with the beast. They will all agree to give their power and
authority to him." Revelation 17:12-13 (NLT)
Global government comes about as a direct result of ten kings freely
providing their power and authority to a centralized global
government. The establishment of this global government, and the
rise of the Antichrist to administer it, is a monumental sign which
heralds the soon return of Jesus Christ to establish His Kingdom on
Earth.
The apostle Paul cited the appearance of the Antichrist as a
necessary precondition for the "day of the Lord":
"Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to
meet him. Don't be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that
the day of the Lord has already begun. Don't believe them, even if
they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter
supposedly from us. Don't be fooled by what they say. For that day
will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the
man of lawlessness is revealed - the one who brings destruction." 2
Thessalonians 2:1-3 (NLT)
Conclusion
Although the "day of the Lord" (i.e., the glorious appearing of
Jesus Christ) will not occur until the man of lawlessness (the
Antichrist) is revealed, the same is not true for the rapture of the
church, an imminent event which can occur at any moment. The short
timeframe for the development of molecular manufacturing and the
inevitable global government that will follow it reveal that the
"day of the Lord" is close at hand.
Since the bible reveals that the rapture of the church will occur at
least seven years before the glorious appearing, we can be certain
that the rapture is even closer. In fact, just like molecular
manufacturing, the rapture is imminent. Therefore, as good servants
of Jesus Christ, we should be ever watchful, faithfully tending to
our duties here on earth. For our Lord will return at a moment when
He's least expected, and that moment will occur in our generation.
May He find us abundant with joy and overflowing with the Holy
Spirit when He returns.
Britt Gillette is the author of http://brittgillette.com/WordPress/, a site of biblical prophecy where you can learn more about global government, the last days, and end times: http://brittgillette.com/WordPress/?p=58
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