The End is Near Something is rotten in the state of America. We've watched as the heartbeat of our communities - the small businesses, the mom-and-pop shops, the bustling Main Streets - have withered away, swallowed whole by the voracious maw of corporate America. And make no mistake, this is no mere economic trend we're witnessing. This is the fulfillment of a prophetic warning, spelled out in the pages of Scripture millennia ago.
The Rise of the Beast The book of Revelation paints a chilling picture of the "beast" system that will rise in the end times - a global economic and political power that will seek to control all buying and selling. And what do we see unfolding today? A landscape dominated by towering corporate monoliths, their tentacles reaching into every corner of our lives. From Amazon to Walmart, these modern-day "Beasts" are not content to simply sell us goods - they want to be the gatekeepers of our entire existence.
The Dying of the Light Walk down any Main Street in America, and you'll see the telltale signs. The family-owned hardware store, shuttered. The local diner, boarded up. In their place, the ubiquitous glow of the Dollar General, its fluorescent lights casting a sickly pallor over the crumbling infrastructure of our communities. We are watching the very soul of our nation die in real-time, consumed by the insatiable hunger of corporate consolidation.
The Writing on the Wall But the Bible is clear - this is not the natural order of things. This is a sign of the times, a warning that the end is near. The prophet Daniel spoke of a coming kingdom that would "crush and shatter all these kingdoms," a global power that would seek to control all economic activity. And as we gaze upon the ruins of our Main Streets, we can't help but wonder - is this the beginning of the end?
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf