Answer: The Bible does not use the term “one-world government” or “one-world currency”
it does, however, provide clues to enable us to draw the conclusion that both will exist under the rule of the Antichrist
beast in the end-times.
The Apostle John had a vision and sees the “beast,” also called the Antichrist,
rising out of the sea (people) having seven heads and ten horns; (Revelation 13:1 - “And I stood upon the sand of the
sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his
heads the name of blasphemy…).
Merging this vision with Daniel’s other vision, (Daniel 7:16-24- “…I
came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation
of the things. These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. But the saints of the
most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. Then I would know the truth of
the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass;
which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of
the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things,
whose look was more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed
the kingdom. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms,
and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are
ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue
three kings…” We can arrive to the conclusion that there will be a world system initiated by the Antichrist beast,
the most powerful “horn,” who will defeat the other nine and will begin to wage war against Christians. The ten-nation
confederacy is also seen in Daniel’s image of the statue in (Daniel 2:41-42 - And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes,
part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the
iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay,
so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken…) where he pictures the final world government consisting
of ten entities represented by the ten toes of the statue.
Whoever the ten are and however they come to power, Scripture
is clear that the beast will either destroy them or reduce their power to nothing more than figureheads. In the end, they
will do his bidding. John goes on to describe the ruler of this vast empire as having power and great authority, given to
him by Satan himself (Revelation 13:2), being followed by and receiving worship from “all the world” (13:3-4),
and having authority over “every tribe, people, language and nation” (13:7). From this description, it is logical
to assume that this person is the leader of a one-world government which is recognized as sovereign over all other governments.
It’s hard to imagine how such diverse systems of government as are in power today would willingly subjugate themselves
to a single ruler, and there are many theories on the subject. A logical conclusion is that the disasters and plagues described
in Revelation as the seal and trumpet judgments (chapters 6-11) will be so devastating and create such a monumental global
crisis that people will embrace anything and anyone who promises to give them relief. Once entrenched in power, the Antichrist
beast and the power behind him (Satan) will move to establish absolute control over all peoples of the earth to accomplish
their true end, the worship Satan has been seeking ever since being thrown out of heaven
Isaiah 14:12-14 "...How
art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also
upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like
the most High."
One way they will accomplish this is by controlling all commerce, and this is where the idea of
a one-world currency comes in. Revelation 13:16-17 describes some sort of satanic mark which will be required in order to
buy and sell. This means anyone who refuses the mark will be unable to buy food, clothing or other necessities of life. No
doubt the vast majority of people in the world will succumb to the mark simply to survive. Again, verse 16 makes it clear
that this will be a universal system of control where everyone, rich and poor, great and small, will bear the mark on their
hand or forehead. There is a great deal of speculation as to how exactly this mark will be affixed, but the technologies that
are available right now could accomplish it very easily.
Those of the Church will be faced with an excruciating choice—accept
the mark of the beast in order to survive or face starvation and horrific persecution by the Antichrist and his followers.
But those who come to Christ during this time, those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will choose
to endure, even to martyrdom. “…And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written
in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8
