I was at the local Dollar General the other day, that fluorescent hell-hole of plastic and chemical smells, and I couldn't help but feel a deep unease wash over me. This isn't the America I grew up in. The small town I once knew is being systematically consumed by the corporate machine, its soul extinguished one soulless big box store at a time.
The Takeover of Small Town America It's happening everywhere. Main Street crumbles as the Dollar Generals and Walmarts move in, wiping out local businesses and replacing them with a homogenized retail wasteland. What was once the vibrant heart of a community is now a dull, lifeless husk. And the truly disturbing part? This was all prophesied long ago.
The Book of Daniel Foretold This In the biblical book of Daniel, the prophet describes a vision of four beasts - lions, bears, leopards, and a "dreadful and terrifying" fourth beast with iron teeth. These beasts represent a succession of world empires that would rise and fall. And the fourth beast? That's the global corporate empire we're living in now, devouring everything in its path.
The Writing is on the Wall Isaiah warned of a time when "the oppressor is no more, and destruction has ceased, the Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers." We're watching that prophecy unfold in real-time as small town America is swallowed up by the insatiable maw of corporate greed. The very fabric of our communities is being ripped apart, our sense of identity and belonging erased.
The End is Nigh The signs are all around us, plain as day. Revelation 13 speaks of a "beast" that will control buying and selling. Digital currency, brain chips, surveillance - the technology to fulfill that prophecy exists RIGHT NOW. Are you paying attention? Because the tribulation is coming, and if we don't wake up, our souls may be the next to be consumed.
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf