Conspiracies, Catalysts and COVID-19 :: By Wilfred Hahn

A main focus of our writings has always been global endtime money trends, and of conditions that specifically lead to The Endtime Money Snare (TEMS). It is all about global political economy. That might sound boring. To the contrary.

We are discussing here cosmological, dark-world conspiracies that are validated in the Bible. As such, we are certain of our views. We are in no way madmen chasing wind. A great conspiracy is unfolding … that still awaits the rise of a “master of intrigue” (Daniel 8:23).

Where does it all start and end? Satan and his minions (along with complicit humans) have been building a money trap for humanity for some time. It has been advancing step by step throughout the past several centuries. The ultimate goal is unifying mankind in a rebellion against God.

Recently, several gargantuan steps toward that goal have taken place. The COVID-19 pandemic has served to be a catalyst … a massive accelerant. In our view, it is the biggest tactical advance of TEMS ever, and signifies that Satan’s agenda is accelerating boldly. The fulfillment of the prophecy of Revelation 13:17 is rapidly approaching.

As we are discussing conspiracies here, we must first set some precautions. It is a field that attracts much wild-eyed speculation. This writer discloses that he never had much of a dalliance with radical and groundless, global conspiracy theories that plug up the Internet. That is not to say that there are not any conspiracies. There are many, and among them, a colossal one. That is the one we want to focus on, as we will explain further.

Yes, there are many conspiracy theories that are full of innuendo and unproven allegations. One finds that the details are often speculative and blurry. As such, most conspiracy theories are difficult to validate. Their focus is generally upon specific human actors … the so-called “evil” people.

Let us first establish some proportionality on this topic. To start, it is key to recognize that human beings are only bit actors in the cosmology of conspiracy. For the most part, they are pawns. Secondly, in examining conspiracies, a solid foundation is first needed. Where do we find this? In Scripture. Consulting the Bible allows us to base our perspectives squarely on something reliable and unchanging.

The Great Satanic Plan

The central conspiracy of all history is that of Satan in his worldwide commandeering of mankind. His goal is to unite (whether by force, collusion, or lure) the entire earth behind his rebellion against God and His Son.

Says the Psalmist, “Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed […]” (Psalm 2:1-2).

How can we be certain of Satan’s agenda? Again, we go to Scripture. At this point, we should be reminded that Apostle Paul had the attitude “[…] that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes” (2 Corinthians 2:11). Satan’s schemes should, therefore, be obvious to us.

In the Bible, we discover the tour de force of this program: the unleashing of the great endtime money trap. In our interpretation, it occurs just before the middle point of the Tribulation (or shortly thereafter).

That is the time that the “talking” image of the Beast causes all buying and selling to be restricted, except for those that acknowledge him and “receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads. […] that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark” (Revelation 13:17).

This economic trap, The Endtime Money Snare (TEMS) is also prophesied clearly elsewhere in the Bible. We find it in Luke 21:34-35: “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth.”

Apostle Paul is alerted to this Satanic scheme and prays “that they [who are lost] will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will” (2 Timothy 2:26).

The conditions described in the above-mentioned verses align with those that we already see unfolding around the world in recent history. Conditions such as the “anxieties of life,” which apply to all “who live on the face of the whole earth,” could very possibly include pressured lifestyles, deep materialism, pandemics (i.e. COVID-19 virus attacks), shaky financial markets, overindebtedness, the deceptions of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), and economic crises of our time. This would only be a small sample of the causes of human anxiety.

But, why would Satan want to set this Endtime Money Snare? The Psalmist states, “The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path” (Psalm 140:5). If traps are being built, then there must be a trapper and there must exist an agenda.

To review, Scripture says that a great rebellion against God is underway, and we should not be deceived on this matter. “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction” (2 Thessalonians 2:3). He will take on the Most High.

So, we see that the rebellion is clearly led by Satan—also referred to as the Kosmokratōr (Ephesians 6:12)—who is the power behind the “man of lawlessness.” He is “doomed to destruction” (2 Thessalonians 2:3) … the one who “will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes” (Daniel 8:25).

But, why has Satan chosen economic and financial controls to help bring about a colossal rebellion of mankind? Because that is the only effective means of global power he can muster. He is not omnipresent, as is God and His Spirit. While the Holy Spirit can communicate with all of humanity simultaneously, not so Satan. He does need a global system.

Instead, the most effective way of controlling or guiding all humanity is through an integrated, global-commercial financial system. And, as it happens, the innate traits and penchants of humanity play right into this scheme: mankind’s psychological susceptibility to crises (whatever their kind), Mammon’s lure, and an acute vulnerability to the love of money. It is as simple as that.

The mass crowd behaviors and complicities of human beings are very predictable. The Bible lays out the inner workings and vulnerabilities of mankind. Knowing these, we will not be surprised to discover just how fickle and biased are human actions and their choices. It can be observed that humans are more driven by their emotions than their heads.

Money and fear are bedmates. Pennilessness is considered worse that having cancer in our culture today. Said Robert South, an influential English churchman of the 17th century, “There are not a few who believe in no God but Mammon, no devil but the absence of gold, no damnation but being poor, and no hell but an empty purse; and not a few of their descendants are living still.”1 This diagnosis could not be more succinct and accurate. It explains exactly why humanity is so vulnerable to the wiles of the Devil.

Types of Conspiracies

The Bible mentions many conspiracies. And today, there are numerous conspiracies at work. While there may be many, there are only two main types.

One type of conspiracy primarily involves human participants. And, there is a myriad of these. In fact, all humans will have participated in countless schemes throughout their lives. These may seem trivial in view of the much larger and world-impacting conspiracies that may take place. But, they do qualify as conspiracies and are, in fact, sinful.

The fact remains that all humans sin, and all of us have been conspiratorial in one way or another. In this respect, whether large or small, there is no difference to God.

That said, there are people that have the means and opportunity to be part of exceptionally large … perhaps even globally coordinated conspiracies. It is mostly this group that attracts the attention of the conspiracy-chasing community. They rail against these “wicked” people, imagining that they can see into their hearts.

Most assume that the participants of such larger scale schemes are elites, the wealthy, and the plutocrats. This is not wholly the case. Wickedness can be found anywhere, under varied guises, objectives, and tactics. Therefore, many conspirators are not necessarily easily identified.

It has always been this writer’s contention that most people would be vulnerable to becoming a so-called “wicked elite” if only given the opportunity. Why? They are all human and share the same potential proclivities and temptations.

Just what are mankind’s chief vulnerabilities and vices? There are four primary ones that are of primordial origin. Some of these we have already touched upon. Made a little lower than the angels, the vulnerability to these four vices was woven right into the very fabric of our being by the Creator.

The first of the four human vulnerabilities is mentioned by Apostle Paul: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil” (l Timothy 6:10). They choose to serve Mammon as master (Matthew 6:24).

One can readily understand the powerful lure to consort with wicked and unrighteous wealth (money). This speaks to the domain of Mammon. Mankind is naturally predisposed to the worship of Mammon.

There are three other predispositions that get mankind into trouble, according to Apostle John.

“For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world” (1 John 2:16). Mankind lives in the world. We learn here that the lust of the flesh, dominion and self determination complete the list. It is these four main impulses that trip mankind into sin and conspiracies. We devise them ourselves, or are drawn into complicity with others in nefarious endeavors.

Examples of such are found in the Bible. For example, Ezekiel points out the “political” conspiracies of the elite in Ezekiel 22:25: “There is a conspiracy of her princes within her like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take treasures and precious things and make many widows within her.” This is conspiracy.

Alternately, the Psalmist complains of the day-to-day dangers of corruption. He cries: “Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked” (Psalm 64:2). He points to the general wickedness in the human world. These types of conspiracies fall into the human constituency, though most assuredly are encouraged by Satan.

Primordial: The Second Type of Conspiracy

The second type of conspiracy involves the cosmological and the primordial. Here we must next give recognition to the most powerful and lethal conspiracies of all—those of the spiritual realm.

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12).

The Bible makes it clear here that conspiracies of the spiritual realm are the most dangerous and pivotal. In fact, they are so dangerous that Jesus Christ Himself gave us weapons to fight them. And, we are also ensured that we have been given immunity and invincibility in these battles. The 6th chapter in Ephesians deals with battle stratagems and the equipment that we are to use.

As such, it its vitally important that we always keep these two types of conspiracies correctly differentiated. Why? Because we are encouraged to fight the dark spiritual realms—not humans.

Keeping these sources apart will prevent us from being misdirected and confused by the daily cacophony of sensationalism and hype that today seems to command the media world.

Furthermore, we are not to make a mountain out of a molehill … namely, referring to “human” agendas. Emphasising this point, Isaiah made this statement: “Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread” (Isaiah 8:12-13).

What I believe Isaiah is saying here is this: Do not pay attention to the many crazy conspiracy speculations about human players and schemers. We should not spin highly speculative stories about human conspiracies. Instead, we are to go on with our lives … neither fixating on human villains, nor falling into fear of humans. Instead, fear the Lord.

Thoughts to Ponder

Satan’s necessary tactic is to control all humans on earth and to have power over them. Why must he do this? Again, because he is masterminding a unified rebellion of all humanity against God.

In the end, Satan’s tactics to capture humanity to worship him will be brutal; with much more devious and gruesome maneuvers yet to come. It is essential to note that human players are not the instigators here. Whatever roles they may play, they remain creatures made of flesh and blood. Again, they are mere pawns that have been deceived.

If we are not to vilify humans, then, what should we be focusing upon instead? Answer: We are to focus upon Jesus Christ and the spiritual battle against evil originating from the underworld. The Lord has equipped us to fight in this arena. We recall that Apostle Paul tells us that we are expressly outfitted to battle in the spiritual realm. In fact, we are given immunity. How so?

Romans 8:38-39 says: “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

We are encouraged to know that as we indeed are made to engage in battle with archē, exousia and the Kosmokratōr (Satan himself), not only are we given stratagems, but also invincibility. Effectively, we are spiritually sealed.

Again, why should we fight spiritual realms as opposed to attacking other humans? As shown in Ephesians 6, our battle is not against flesh and blood. Furthermore, we are admonished to not “call everything” a conspiracy of spiritual consequence. Very definitely, the spiritual sources rank in power above human conspiracy.

Our Lord wants us to direct our battle against the great top-down forces, and not waste our energies and firepower against fellow humans.

Wilfred J. Hahn is a global economist/strategist. Formerly a top-ranked global analyst, research director for a major Wall Street investment bank, and head of Canada’s largest global investment operation, his writings focus on the endtime roles of money, economics and globalization. He has been quoted around the world and his writings reproduced in numerous other publications and languages. His 2002 book The Endtime Money Snare: How to live free accurately anticipated and prepared its readers for the Global Financial Crisis. A following book, Global Financial Apocalypse Prophesied: Preserving true riches in an age of deception and trouble, looks further into the prophetic future.

Contact Wilfred at: staff@eternalvalue.com

1 Robert South (4 September 1634 – 8 July 1716) was an English churchman who was known for his combative preaching and his Latin poetry.

 

Ripening Times #8: ..End-Time Mammonization Part 2 :: By Wilfred Hahn

Ripening Times #8: World End-Time Mammonization Part 2

We live in a world of numbers … the digital age. Statistics comprised of numbers shape how we view our world. That is called numeracy, and it plays a very important role in our day. We would even go so far as to say that numeracy has a prophetically enabling role. Allow us to explain.

We must take a moment to understand how numeracy influences our lives before we can fully appreciate the end-time role of modern money. There are both benefits and traps.

Numeracy is the practice of documenting news, opinions, developments and trends with numbers. It is highly valued today. News reporters and researchers practice it carefully. If I the writer did not exhibit some numeracy in this article—peppered with statistics and footnotes—you, the reader, may find my views less credible. If I didn’t document trends by expressing them in terms of a percentage change over a given period of time, or by counting the growth or decline in the units of something, and referencing this information with reputable sources, you would be less able to assess the validity of my conclusions. Numeracy, therefore, is very useful when applied in good measure.

Yet, an excessive reliance upon numeracy can lead to some dangers, which can be extremely hazardous to anyone seeking to find factual truths and to understand the times.

But how can numeracy—something that is innately useful—lead to peril? It serves as a springboard for three negative developments in our day.

First, as a bridge to a world totally defined in terms of money statistics. Second, to a world which chooses to accept numeracy as the unquestioned representative of the truth. And third, as a tool for deception and misinformation. We will discuss each in order.

How a World Language of Money Has Emerged

Today, most of the news that we may encounter in the media will involve a statistic of some type. More than likely, no matter how abstract or unquantifiable, the statistics will involve a value expressed in terms of a monetary measure.

We will illustrate this using two sample statistics: First, consider the cost of smoking tobacco. Obvious to all is that it has been shown to shorten lives. It is a serious health issue. But really, how bad of a problem is it? According to this quote, “[…] the government spends $112.4 billion of taxpayers’ money every year to cover expenses that can be directly related to smoking.”1 We may now agree that this is a big problem … $112.4 billion worth.

Next, consider this perspective on the benefits of marriage. According to a report on wedding services, “[…]  the global market is worth an estimated $300 billion per year, and that number is just a fraction of the whole picture. What’s less well known, however, is that marriage is also financially beneficial for the couple involved.” The report quotes a study by Jay Zagorsky: “Compared to being single, married people almost doubled their wealth, increasing it over 93 percent.”2

Some of these statistics may be reasonably derived; others can be totally contrived. Nevertheless, providing statistics in terms of “money value” seems more informative to us as readers. As such, it reveals that a common language—monetary numeracy—has emerged in our times.

What If Statistics Are Not Truthful?

In our time of numeracy, every trend and development may be expressed in numerical terms, documented and captured in a statistical quantification. As mentioned, that in itself is not overly worrisome. Where the danger really lies is in the fact that our focus moves from the real—the actual thing that is happening or being measured—to the statistic itself. The statistic now serves as a numerical image of the thing that is being quantified.

Just how accurate is this picture? Can numbers really capture all the nuances of something that is real?

Numeracy itself isn’t the danger. The danger is in blindly accepting numbers as the image of truth with no further critical analysis. That’s the vulnerability of our age—allowing statistical numbers to reign as reality and truth. It’s very easy to allow this to happen.

What George Orwell said about words has now happened to numbers. In 1946, in an article called “Politics and the English Language,” he decried the deliberate misuse of words, writing that people craft their words “to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

We live in a society bombarded by data. We are virtually drowning in a flood of numbers and information overload. People lead harried lives. There is too little time for critical analysis, and too many statistics to process. It’s easier to accept the “sound bites” of the statistics just as they appear. What they seem to mean becomes perception.

Statistics Shape False Perceptions

What has happened then is that perception has become reality. The statistical number portrays the image that is perceived. Therefore, this number has power, because it can form and change popular perceptions (just as occurred with the hyped-up COVID-19 fears). Reality and truth become inconsequential. Numeracy is deliberately twisted to reveal a false impression.

Even worse, the truth becomes a liability to you if it is different from popular perception. Were we to take the time to examine a statistic and discover that its true meaning is very different than perception, it wouldn’t be very helpful. Why? Because almost everyone else will have accepted its face-value appearance as fact. You will be far outnumbered and may even be thought to be deluded.

Let’s assume that a just-released economic statistic shows that the inflation level has declined. The majority of portfolio managers and investors will be sure to greet it as a positive development, perhaps quickly jumping into the market with new buy orders. The stock and bond markets lurch upward. So, we see that the facts didn’t matter; perception did. Those that acted on the real facts are prone to losing out.

Deliberate Manipulation of Numbers

Perception passes for reality. Benjamin Disraeli made this famous quip: “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” The comment strikes to the heart of a potentially serious issue. If perceptions are allowed to rule with careless reference to truth and reality, then statistics become very powerful. Now, they can hide more than they reveal. And, if that’s the case, then why wouldn’t they be deliberately manipulated in order to create a certain desired perception? It’s a decisive step toward the end-time role of numbers.

Are statistics deliberately manipulated? At times, very definitely. But this sounds like the stuff of conspiracies. Not really. It’s just human nature at work, in my view. It illustrates just one of the subtle orchestrations that is part of the great diabolical Endtime Money Snare.

But numeracy and numbers can lead to even worse abuses. Not only can they make us vulnerable to deceit and manipulation, but also, they set up an all-important interface that allows the love of money to wreak its corruption upon the end-time world. We already discovered how common this new language of money has become. Statistics expressed in terms of money somehow seem to be more illuminating to our imaginations.

Once we know the cost or price associated with a piece of information, we are better able to frame its reference. It strikes a common chord. A million bushels of wheat is more difficult to conceptualize than its price on the open market—probably around $2.5 million. The more that things, trends, and values can be expressed in terms of money, the easier will be the transformation into a world that is given over to the worship of wealth and material. That, too, is another subtle step in the Endtime Money Snare.

Thoughts to Ponder

The state of the entire world today—where numeracy has been captured and manipulated to deceive—has occurred very quickly. That clearly qualifies this development as “prophetically significant” and a sign of ripening times.

We have seen that we are now living in an age with more statistics and knowledge than ever before, but less truth. People seem to know the price of everything, but the value of little. Instead, wisdom today is purported to be found in the belly of some financial model or national accounting estimate. (See Part I of this article series for further explanation.)

The entire world can be (and is) easily misled with numbers that are deliberately twisted … deliberately made to give the wrong impression. Human emotions of fear can thus be manipulated. This is done all the more easily today, because social media has literally exploded in its penetration of the entire world. Statistics can no longer be trusted.

The Bible says that deceivers will come, and that the Antichrist himself is a deceiver who uses “flatteries” (Daniel 11:32). He will surely be using very cunning “numeracy.”

As mentioned, there is more information and statistics, but less truth and knowledge. Just what is the real value of truth and wisdom? This is what Job had to say:

“But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell? Man does not comprehend its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living. The deep says, ‘It is not in me’; the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver” (Job 28:12-15).

Job is effectively saying that wisdom is priceless … that it is unquantifiable. It cannot be captured in a number. Therefore, we should not look for it in numbers and prices.

We live in a dangerous world where prices abound without values, and costs are only measured in prices. In such a world, the price becomes the value, and values are separated from real costs. What that means is that the price becomes the common denominator of what is right.

A world ruled by price, a concept that ideally suits the juggernaut of globalization (which itself is part of the phenomenon of end-time Mammonization).

To recall, globalization reduced to its very essence is nothing more than this: A process leading to a world system in which all human actions are governed through the incentives of wealth and prosperity. And if wealth and prosperity are the worthy objectives, then whatever increases wealth will tend to be approved and considered good and right.

This subtle shift of thinking about truth hasn’t just affected financial professionals. It extends to our whole society … including Christians. We must not let prices—the new spectator sport of our world—determine our values.

Our values—Biblical standards and eternal objectives—must determine our conduct. That imperative, of course, demands that we continue to be good stewards, work diligently, and manage our resources faithfully. However, that is not the same as staking our hope and faith in the values of earthly wealth—Mammonization. Nor does it mean that the correctness of our living can be judged by how much wealth we accumulate, how much we earn, or how successfully our portfolios perform on the world’s financial markets.

Yet, this monetary measuring rod—like the idolatrous Asherah poles worshipped during the times of the Old Testament prophets—is standing on many a high place in the church today.

“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment” (1 Timothy 6:17).

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Wilfred J. Hahn is a global economist/strategist. Formerly a top-ranked global analyst, research director for a major Wall Street investment bank, and head of Canada’s largest global investment operation, his writings focus on the endtime roles of money, economics and globalization. He has been quoted around the world and his writings reproduced in numerous other publications and languages. His 2002 book The Endtime Money Snare: How to live free accurately anticipated and prepared its readers for the Global Financial Crisis. A following book, Global Financial Apocalypse Prophesied: Preserving true riches in an age of deception and trouble, looks further into the prophetic future.

Contact Wilfred at: staff@eternalvalue.com

1 https://tobaccofreelife.org/why-quit-smoking/cost-smoking/

2 https://www.worldfinance.com/wealth-management/for-richer-for-poorer-the-economics-of-marriage