Degeneracy, Then Demise of Democracy (Poem)

The Bible is likely the oldest historical record.

As Heaven’s conception of creation, it was reserved,

And as its strategic slate for ‘man-king’, it was preserved.

Read with an open mind and heart, this is clearly observed.

It’s preservation is courtesy of Jesus Christ, The Lord. ¹

The first king recorded therein is a man named Nimrod.

He governed major parts of the post-flood population,

When there was only one language for communication,

On Earth that had been divided by the inundation.

The Lord ended his reign, and scattered the people abroad. ²

Since then, there have been many kings and rulers across the Earth,

And after them, various forms of governance have emerged.

In these, the last days, something distinctly unique has occurred:

From history’s funnel, two broad governance models emerged:

Democracies and autocracies compete to prove their worth.

Democracies – governance by, for and of …‘the people’,

Though definition of ‘the people’ has varied wildly!

Autocracies – governance by the will of one, tightly.

Between the two, the differences are stark, shockingly! 

The struggle between these is epic; today, it’s frightful!

But as the world transits these scary and troubling times,

It is democracies that are facing challenges severe.

America lauds itself as ‘democracy’s pioneer’,

But history shows she just had a …‘democratic veneer!’

Now, for her democracy, there are worrying signs. ³

Like all other democracies the whole world over,

Challenges are escalating, both within and without. ⁴

For us who know what The Lord’s strategic plan’s all about,

We understand what, from this, He says will soon, one day sprout:

To an evil, global government, we’re inching closer.

Today’s autocratic governments are merely prototypes,

Of the one predicted to be welcomed on the world’s stage,

When by The Lord, all democracies will have been upstaged.

And in this shakeout, don’t think autocracies will pervade!

They won’t!!!

But in the time of crises, which is the best governance type??

 

Rather, a new one will emerge, led by …the son of satan,

A fellow who’ll masquerade as a demigod.

(A feeble attempt to mimic ‘The Son of God’)

Horribly gas-lit, the world will fall for his fraud.

That is until The Lord, Son of God, launches His invasion. ⁵

For the time being…

Each democracy will follow its…path of degeneracy,

As every conceivable restraint, folks will cast-off,

As did ancient nations when at righteousness they scoffed,

And all The Lord’s warnings and judgments, they all rebuffed.

Autocracies will increase, then merge to one, that’s what I perceive. ⁶

Soon afterward, a monarchy-of-monarchies will arise,

Like the world has never known: 

Jesus on His global Throne,

On Earth, righteousness then honed,

Ensuring of the downfall of many, and hopes of …the wise. ⁷

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¹ Man was created to be gods or king-like lords of Earth, spiritually lording over (as in militarily occupying) evil forces that were kicked out of Heaven. Jesus actually confirmed what David wrote under the inspiration of The Holy Spirit, namely, we are gods. See: Psalm 82:6, John 10:35, and Ye Are Gods (Series). 

² See the story of Nimrod in Genesis 10:8 and 11:1-9. Some Bible scholars and scientists alike believe Earth was once a single land mass, and will someday return to this state. See: Genesis 10:25 and 1 Chronicles 1:19 (pre-flood super-continent?) See also: Isaiah 2:19-21, 13:13, 24:18-19, Ezekiel 38:20, Joel 3:16, Haggai 2:6, 21, Luke 21:6, Hebrews 12:26, and Revelation 16:18. Might the predicted global earthquake during the great tribulation (the apocalypse) reunite the continents?? 

³ It is well known that America’s Constitution did not originally apply to women, slaves and original Americans. Slaves were counted as ³/₅ of a whole person. See: Three-fifths Compromise. Also, the civil rights of women were severely restricted.

⁴ America is more divided currently than any time since its Revolutionary War. Extremist politics and cultural wars are literally tearing the country apart. Democracies across the world are suffering similarly. Internally, the greatest challenges to American democracy, the touted ‘leader of democracies’, may be the extent to which a large segment of her population was horribly gas-lit by, and steadfastly believed ‘the big lie’ that the 2020 presidential election was hacked, plus a variety of outlandish conspiracy theories. Years on, the country is still reeling and dealing with the after-effects of this extreme event. Democracies the world over are challenged by strongmen governments hungry for more power over people who are ‘free’, and especially for more territory from which to extract increasingly scarce natural resources. Imagine the wars that might erupt over lunar natural resources! I often wondered whether Bible references to ‘the moon turning to blood’ might be a veiled reference to bloody wars that may be fought there. See: Joel 2:32, Acts 2:20 and Revelation 6:12.

⁵ See: First and Second Comings (Poem) and A One-World Order and Government? (poem).

⁶ Consider the stark transition righteous Job experienced, as recorded in Job 28 and 29. These chapters encapsulate the ‘righteousness-to-degeneracy path’ down which all humans tread whenever we cast off all moral restraints, and lose all shame. Sadly, personal freedoms that all democracies accentuate, quickly translate into freedom from everything The Lord calls ‘righteous’. The results are always/ALWAYS mounting sinfulness that is guaranteed to attract His most harsh judgments, culminating in loss of nation status, or much worse! To the wise, caveat ! (Latin for ‘beware’)

⁷ This is the long-promised Millennial Reign of Jesus as global King, along with His then resurrected, im-mortal saints from across the ages, a topic extensively explored in this blog. See: Daniel 12:2-3, Millennial Reign (Series), and Millennial Parallelisms (Series).