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Many have stated that it is impossible to know whether or not we are living in the last days

before the second coming of Jesus Christ. However, below you will find dramatic proof that

these are the endtimes. The proofs below defy coincidence.

Euphrates River to Be Dried Up In Revelation 16:12, the Bible predicts that the Euphrates River will be dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the east to invade Israel. This will happen at the time of the battle of Armageddon according to verse 16 of the same chapter. The battle of Armageddon will be the final battle at which time Jesus will return and fight on the side of the nation of Israel. Immediately thereafter He will establish His kingdom and usher in Hisone thousand-year reign of peace. On January 13, 1990, the Indianapolis Star carried the headline “Turkey Will Cut Off Flow of Euphrates for One Month.” The article stated that a huge reservoir had been built by Turkey. While filling up the reservoir, theflow of the Euphrates would be stopped for one month and a concrete plug for a diversion channel built. These things have now been done. With this newly built dam, Turkey has the ability to stop the Euphrates River at will. The conditions for fulfilling this

1,900 year-old prophecy are now in place.

In Revelation 9:15-16,the Bible prophesies that an army of 200 million soldiers will launch a war which would kill “the third part of men.” Never in thehistory of the world until our present generation has there been a power on earth that could field 200 million soldiers. However,the late ruler of China, Mao Tse Tung boasted in his diary that he could field an army of 200 million. The CIA World Factbookreports that in the year 2001, it is estimated that China has 200,886,946 men of military age, and this number is growing by 10million per year.

In Revelation 13, the Bible prophesies that a world dictator will soon rule over a world government. He will cause all people in the earth to receive a number without whichthey will be unable to buy or sell. We are seeing this prophecy fulfilled before our eyes in a most astonishing way. Nearly every human being in the world now has been assigned a number. In America it is our Social Security number. In the past few years, we have seen this number extended to newborns. A child without a Social Security number cannot be declared as a dependent on an income tax return. We have seen the emergence of electronic money, shopping with credit cards, and many people urgingthe abolishment of cash. All of these things could not possibly have been fulfilled until this present time. Only after the inventionof the computer could such a worldwide numbering system be administered.

Revelation 13:7 andDaniel 7:23 prophesy the establishment of a world government. The term “New World Order” has become a prevalent phrase inthe world’s political culture. Mikhail Gorbachev made the term famous, and Pope John Paul II has referred to it repeatedly. Inthe September 12, 1990 issue of the Chicago Tribune , our former president George Bush said, “Iraq is the first test for the New World Order.” He emphatically stated that the Iraq War is Saddam Hussein against the world. The United Nations’ troops arecontinually referred to as the multi-national forces. The decision has been made to establish an interdependent community of nations that will rule the world under United Nations authority. The Bible says that this will lead us into a great world govern-ment. The formation of this government is at hand.

Is it coincidental that all of these major prophecies pertaining to the last times are being fulfilled simultaneously?

China Goes to War

Worldwide Numbering System Predicted

The Emergence of a New World Order

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Israel»Greece»Patmos Tour UN Headquarters in NY & Enjoy 3 Day Greek Islands CruiseWhere are the two most exciting places on earth to travel during the year 2004?

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In Israel:We will stand on the Mount of Olives where Jesus will stand when He returns—Visit the Temple Mount itself where the Third Temple will soon be built—

See the cornerstone intended for the rebuilding of the Third Temple—At the Temple Institute we will see the vessels and the garments already prepared for

resumption of temple worship—Visit the Garden Tomb and the Garden of Gethsemane—Seethe site of the coming Battle of Armageddon—We will visit Judean settlements where Jesus

prophesied great tribulation will come in the near future (Matthew 24:15-21)—Boat across

the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on the water—and much, much more!

In Greece:We will visit the home of the Corinthian church in Corinth, and visit Mars Hill in Athens

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WE BELIEVE that the Bible is the inspired Word

of God, that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, and

that He will come again to establish a kingdom that

shall never be destroyed (Daniel 2:44). Those who are

born again (John 3:3-5) will have eternal life and rule

as kings and priests with Christ forever.

WHAT IS ENDTIME MAGAZINE?In 1968, Irvin Baxter discovered the United

States and other modern nations in the Bible. He

also found the Berlin Wall in the Bible and that one

day it was to be torn down, reuniting Germany, and

that event would be the catalyst to spark an inter-

national movement called the “New World Order.”

These things have now come to pass.

Irvin Baxter, a Pentecostal minister, began

Endtime ministries in 1986 when he wrote

A Message For The President, a book explaining

the major prophecies of the Bible which he had

been teaching since 1968.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, prophetic

fulfillment accelerated rapidly. The decision was

made to launch ENDTIME. The purpose of the

magazine is to explain the prophecies of the Bible

and to show that they are now being fulfilled in

intricate detail.

Articles focus on the soon return of Jesus

Christ, the truth of the Bible, and the need for

salvation. ENDTIME does not deal with doctrinal

controversies, as valid as they may be. This will be

left to other publications.

ow enthralling it musthave been for Simeon the

priest when he took thebaby Jesus into his armsfully knowing that he washolding the long-prom-

ised Messiah! “Let thy servant depart in peace…for mine eyes have seen thy salva-tion,” he said.

What a spiritual rush when Peter blurt-ed out his declaration, “Thou art theChrist!” From that moment on, he lived

with the reality that he was eating withand walking beside the Messiah thatAbraham, Moses, David and the prophetshad all longed for.

Actually experiencing the fulfillment of divinely given prophecies and fully realiz-ing it gives an individual the distinctawareness of personally participating inthe divine plan of God.

You and I find ourselves in this exhila-rating position at this time. The apostlesreveled in the fulfillment of the prophe-cies about the first coming of Jesus. Weare basking in the glory of personally

experiencing the prophetic fulfillmentsindicating the nearness of the secondcoming.

Two major prophecies speak in greatdetail of the rebirth of the Holy RomanEmpire just before the second coming. Inthis year of 2004, we will be witnessingthe culmination of these prophecies. TheEuropean Union will elect its first Euro-

pean president this year. Ten new nations will be added to the present fifteen mem-ber states in May, bringing the total popu-lation of the EU to 455 million. A Euro-

pean military, currency and constitutionare all to be instituted in 2004.

Besides the establishment of a UnitedStates of Europe, events in the MiddleEast and developments in the War on Ter-rorism all have vital prophetic implica-tions. While marveling that we are part of the endtime generation, we should notforget that each of us have been placedhere on earth at this time for a particularreason. God has a plan for each of us.Let’s not fail to play our God-ordainedrole in these climatic days. e

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CONTENTSTRUMPETWATCH10 496 MISSILES:A Strait Shot for Taiwan Independence. For some reason,Taiwan’s president Chen Shui-bian feels that 496 missiles

parked just across the Straits of Taiwan represents a clear and

present danger to the island...

ISRAELWATCH12 QUANTUM SHIFT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The game took a radical shift when Ariel Sharon stepped tothe podium in Herzliya. He gave the Palestinians six months to

do what he knows they cannot do—implement the Roadmap.

In June, he plans to call off the engagement and employ unilat-

eral separation. A look at the prophetic implications.

MARK OFTHEBEAST

18 THE QUIET WAR AGAINST RFIDKatherine Albrecht plays the part of David. The role of Goliath is being acted out by some of the world’s most pow-

erful transnational corporations. This is an ongoing story.

EUROPEWATCH

22 “IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ROMAN EMPIRE”President Bush’s off-the-cuff comment to a high level EUofficial hit the nail on the head. Europe’s imminent enlarge-

ment to 25 nations “sounds like the Roman Empire.” In fact,

it’s the rebirth of the Holy Roman Empire, and it’s prophesied

in Daniel 2.

PROPHECYINSIGHT

26 FIGHTING GODWar is ugly. In the Middle East, atrocities have been commit-ted on both sides. A true Christian cannot justify acts of ter-

ror, nor justify retaliation. Two wrongs do not make a right. So

how can a true Christian choose sides in such a struggle?

What must be the Christian position in the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict?

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LETTERS

FEEDBACK

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Warning from Catholic reader

As a practicing Catholic, I do not appreciate the office of thePope, who was and is selected by Our Lord Jesus Christ toguide the faithful, being attacked by erroneous and misguid-ed business and marketing strategies disguised as prophecy.

Has it ever occurred to you that Our Lord Jesus was trying

to warn us that, when it comes to Israel and Jerusalem, thatthe false messiah would most definitely come from the sameexact region as did Our Lord? Did you not read in Scripture

when Jesus said another will come in his own name and him you shall receive. And what evidence can you offer thatclaims he will be European?

Woe be unto the man who seeks to harm the Al-AqsaMosque which was built by a Jewish man and should alwaysbe a sign of the brotherhood of Ishmael and Isaac. Woe alsobe unto any politician or banker who would dare use theseblessed and sacred people in a godless plot to cause another

war. I am very concerned about any relationship people inour country have with the group known as the Temple MountFaithful, because the stability of their doctrine may causesome problems.

May the Lord greatly bless your ministry and I look forward to listening to your broadcast but I strongly adjure youto refrain from attacking or accusing an institution that youreally don't take the time to try and understand in its fullness.

— E. Faith

REPLY I believe the Antichrist will probably emerge fromEurope because the Bible teaches that he will rise up amonga confederation of ten kings (Daniel 7:8, 24-27). Furthermore,it can be proven that these ten kings will constitute a revived

Holy Roman Empire (Daniel 2:44). Since the historic seat of the Holy Roman Empire has always been Europe, it appearsthat the Antichrist will rise up in Europe.

For a more complete explanation, see Lessons 5 & 8 of Under-standing the Endtime Level 1. Also read “President Bush... It Sounds Like the Roman Empire” in this issue of ENDTIME maga-

zine. To better understand the role of the Roman Catholic Churchin Bible prophecy, send for our free brochure, “Why So ManyChurches.”

Judge Moore: the whole story

In your article about Judge Roy Moore, you failed to men-tion the fact that he bought and paid for the Ten Command-

ments fixture that weighed three tons and had it put on prop-

erty that did not belong to him. In fact, he had it put there inthe wee hours of the morning when no one else was around.All they asked him to do was remove it because it had nobusiness being there without permission. That would be likeme putting something on your property without your permis-sion and you asking me to remove it before you call the cops

on me. I like your magazine but you need to tell the wholestory (if you know it). — Pete

REPLY What you are stating may well be correct. However,the court did not order its removal because Judge Moore paidfor it. It ordered the removal on the grounds of separation of church and state. Consequently, the issues remain the same.

Practical questions from non-believer

I am not a Christian, but more of an amalgamation of thetruths I perceive to be inherent in the religions I have studied.I do, however, enjoy listening to Christian talk radio for sev-eral reasons (which I won't waste your time listing here).

I am curious, though, to see, assuming of course that the'endtimes' do not happen, what this ministry will do when

Jesus does not show up. Will you come out and admit you were misinformed, or will you quietly disappear into the woodwork with enough money to happily live out the rest of your lives? I'm sure you can appreciate the irony that yourafternoon show is contrasted with evening programs aboutinvesting to ensure future purchasing power.

It does seem strange that an incredibly gentle and forgivingbeing such as Jesus would come in and slaughter the pagan

world, but I suppose that is not my place to interpret His char-acter. Of course, if you truly believe what you are preaching,

I do hope the prophecy comes along accordingly. I also hope you have at least considered Revelation from the standpointof Roman history.

Thank you for hearing what I had to say. Have a good day.— KC Swink

REPLY I don’t know how often you get to listen to “Politics& Religion,” but we sincerely believe the endtimes are alreadyhappening. The emerging world government, the comingglobal ID, the rebirth of the nation of Israel and the manyother prophetic developments all attest to this.

If you are asking at what point we would believe that wehave been totally off base in believing that the endtimes have

arrived, it is a valid question. If twenty years from now, world

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government structures have not advanced, a Jewish templehas not been built, a global ID system has not been imple-mented and developments in the Middle East have frozen in

place, then we might have to reassess our position. However,I don’t think that is going to happen.

May I reverse the question? What would have to occur for you to believe that we are, in fact, in the endtimes? What

would convince you to become a committed Christian? Ihope you will give this sincere consideration.

As far as me retiring with enough money from this min-istry to live happily ever after, I don’t see it happening. So far,I’ve done nothing but give to this ministry, but I’m not com-

plaining. It’s been my privilege to do it.

RFID – A way of life

In the Dallas Morning News on 12/28/03 there was an article,front page, business section, discussing RFID chips and Wal-Mart. Linda Dillman, Chief Information Officer has an answerto all those opposing the technology. “Get ready, becausechange is coming. Wal-Mart is positioning itself at the front of an inevitable technological revolution, even if it means drag-ging others into a future they're not sure they want.”

Dillman continued, “...the public doesn't change our focus onmaking sure (RFID implementation) happens.” Additionally,according to the article this change is going to start in Dallas!

Dennis Mullen, CEO of Birds Eye Foods was quoted as say-ing, “People who cannot come up to speed on this technolo-gy are going to be left behind. Eventually it's going to be a

way of life.” The article further points out that a can of sodacan be tracked from “manufacturer to warehouse to store toa customer's RFID-equipped refrigerator.”

Amazing! Praise be to God! — Angela P.

Wasting time on Daniel 7

You spend entirely too much time on the vision of the fourbeasts in Daniel Chapter 7, and don't consider the fact thatDaniel saw what is written in Chapters 7 and 8 as the samevision. Daniel 8:1: “In the third year of the reign of king Bels-hazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, afterthat which appeared unto me at the first.”

Please consider the fact that Daniel saw the vision of thehe-goat and ram mixed in with the vision of the four beasts.

— David

REPLY These visions actually occurred two years apart.

The Daniel 7 vision happened in the first year of the reign of Belshazzar.

We do talk about Daniel 7 quite a lot, but rightfully so. If a person does not properly understand the identity of the lion,the eagle, the bear, the leopard and the ten-horned beast, hecannot possibly understand the world government beast of Revelation 13. Without understanding Revelation 13, a per-son cannot understand Revelation 17. Consequently, it isimpossible to have a comprehensive understanding of Bible

prophecy without understanding Daniel 7.

Ezekiel 38-39

Ezekiel says that Israel must be at peace and un-walledbefore the invasion occurs. Since they are investing huge

amounts of money in a security wall (they don’t seem to bethinking that it is temporary), how can this possibly be thetime of the 6th Trumpet? Where do you place the timing of Ezekiel’s prophecy? — J. Bateman

REPLY This prophecy of Ezekiel 38 describes the Battle of Armageddon. The prophecy states that Israel will be a nation

of unwalled villages. A security wall at Israel’s border wouldnot necessarily violate this prophecy since the cities of Israelare not walled. On the other hand, Ariel Sharon has statedthat the security fence can be taken down if peace comes tothe neighborhood. Either way, it appears to me that the

prophecy can still be fulfilled.

A giant steppingstone

I thank God daily for your ministry. Politics & Religion hasbeen a giant steppingstone in my life and has led me to beborn again. May the Lord continue to bless you and maymany more be brought to the cross through your teachings. I

plan to continue to support you as I grow in the Lord and asHe blesses. — Terry H.

Harry Potter and the Mark

My son Nathan, an 8-year-old second grader, heard aboutthe RFID chip and the mark of the beast. He said,“Mom...you know how Harry Potter has that lightning bolt onhis forehead? Maybe they're trying to make kids think it'scool to have a mark on your forehead and when they take themark of the beast, they'll think it's cool like Harry Potter.”That gave me pause! He sees through Harry Potter, but it's all

over the public schools and their libraries. Funny how theycan have books in public school that teach Wicca wrappedinside a fictional story, but anything that alludes to Christian-ity is out of bounds. — T.C.

E-newsletter impact

Thank you all soooo much for the free weekly e-newslet-ter. Our family supports you both financially and through our

prayers, and will continue to do so for as long as it takes.— Gloria & family

Line upon line

Your teachings have helped me put line upon line and pre-

cept upon precept. I can now read Revelation and understandit for myself, but more than that, you have equipped me sothat I can help others. — Irene

Making a difference

I pray that your ministry will grow and reach many others who need understanding. Be encouraged that you are makinga difference in the lives of many. — Marianna

Right on!

You guys are right on the mark, no pun intended. — Neil

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REVIEWG L O B A L N E W S S E E N T H R O U G HT H E E Y E S O F B I B L E P R O P H E C Y .

by Liz Freeman &Ginger Boerkircher

Bush grabs new power for FBI

President Bush has quietly signedinto law the Intelligence AuthorizationAct for fiscal year 2004, a new bill giv-ing the FBI unprecedented power toobtain records from financial institu-tions, dramatically expanding the reach

of the USA Patriot Act.Under the Patriot Act, the FBI had to

submit subpoena requests to a federal judge or have the approval of a seniorgovernment official. Under the newlaw, the FBI can now acquire theserecords through an administrative pro-cedure whereby an FBI field agent sim-

ply drafts a letter stating the informa-tion is relevant to a national securityinvestigation.

The law also prohibits subpoenaedbusinesses from revealing to anyone,including a person under investigation,that the government has requestedrecords of their transactions.

The Bible describes an economic sys-tem in the endtime with unprecedented

worldwide control such that unless a person bends to its will, that person willbe unable to buy anything or sell any-thing (Revelation 13:15-18). In light of this, developments such as the latestexpansion of Patriot Act powers deserveattention.

» EUWATCH

Time Europe defended itself says

EU military official

The European Union's top militaryofficial, Finnish general, Gustav Hag-glund suggested that American andEuropean forces should be responsiblefor their own territorial defense andonly cooperate on major crises outsidetheir regions.

Hagglund stated that it was time

Europe shouldered the defense of the

continent itself. He also said there wasno threat in Europe that the EU couldnot handle alone, especially after it adds10 new members in May, mainly for-mer communist states from central andeastern Europe.

“We don't know if the United States will have forever the resources, or theinterest, to defend Europe,” he said.

EU nominated for Nobel inNorway peace controversy

Ex-Norwegian prime minister, Thorb- joern Jagland has nominated the Euro- pean Union for the Nobel Peace Prize forhelping unite the continent after the ColdWar. It is viewed as having little chanceof success in EU-skeptical Norway.

Jagland, a member of the oppositionLabor Party and nominated to the Nor-

wegian Nobel Committee, said, “TheEU has helped create peace in Europe.[It] is taking major steps to end hun-dreds of years of rivalries betweennation-states in Europe.”

He said the EU deserved the prize in2004 because of the expansion from 15 to25 states that is scheduled to take place inMay. It will include former eastern blocnations such as Poland and Hungary.

Poll: European anti-Semitism

lives on

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of

the liberation of Auschwitz, a day thatIsrael has dedicated to combating anti-Semitism, a poll was released showing thatone-third of Europeans feel Jews shouldstop playing “Holocaust victim” games.

In addition, the survey, conducted byCorriere della Sera, of nine Europeancountries (Italy, France, Belgium, Aus-tria, Spain, the Netherlands, Luxem-bourg, Germany, and Britain) foundthat 46% of those interviewed feel Jewsare “different,” and 71% of them urgedIsrael to withdraw from the territories.

Nine percent of respondents do not

“like or trust Jews,” and 15% would pre-fer that Israel not exist.

Just over 68% said they believedIsrael has a right to exist but that thegovernment of Prime Minister ArielSharon is “making the wrong choices.”In the countries polled, anti-Semitic sen-timent was positively connected withanti-Israel sentiment. The new anti-

Semitism demonizes the state of Israel.Meanwhile, in Britain, leading Chris-

tian clergy, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the country’s chief rabbi have issued a severe warningabout the resurgence of anti-Semitismand the use of anti-Israel language as acover for anti-Semitism.

Expressing their hatred of anti-Semi-tism, they admitted, “Britain has beenless affected [by anti-Semitism] thanmany other countries, but has certainlynot been immune.”

» ONEWORLDGOVERNMENT

Labor Secretary Chao: UN a

threat to U.S.

President Bush's labor secretary,Elaine Chao warned a group of conser-vatives that Americans must pay moreattention to the United Nations and itsrelated organizations, which were chip-

ping away at U.S. sovereignty andthreatening freedoms.

Chao, speaking at the ConservativePolitical Action Conference, stated that

powerful tax-exempt organizations wereapplying pressure through the UN tohave the world body make decisions forAmericans' lives without any inputfrom its citizens.

Tom DeWeese, president of theAmerican Policy Center, charged thatthe goal was to “erase national bound-aries”, redistribute wealth on an inter-national scale and steer decisions onAmerican affairs from representative

government to the “global village” with

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all of us as “global citizens”.Panelist Tom Kilgannon of Oliver

North’s Freedom Alliance noted thatSecretary General Kofi Anan lives “likea king” at the UN, where “Castro is ahero and George W. Bush is reviled orbarely tolerated.”

“Kofi Anan is no friend of the Ameri-can people, and the UN is no ally of theUntied States,” he declared. DeWeeseand fellow panelist, Jeff Gayner of Americans for Sovereignty, called forthe U.S. to get out of the UN and toforce the UN to get out of the U.S.

» 6THTRUMPETWATCH

France backs China againstTaiwan as it eyes trade deals

It is expected that Chinese President

Hu Jintao will bolster ties with Franceafter French counterpart, JacquesChirac criticized China's opponent Tai-

wan over a planned referendum seen as promoting a push for independence.

Chirac, speaking at a state banquethonoring Hu, called the March 20th

plebiscite “a grave mistake” that woulddestabilize Asia. He added that France

was attached to the idea “of just oneChina”. His comment aligned France

with the United States and Japan, which have also criticized the referen-dum. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has timed it to coincide withupcoming presidential elections.

» MARK OFTHEBEAST

Court to FBI: No spying onin-car computers

A federal appeals court ruled that theFBI and other police agencies may noteavesdrop on conversations inside auto-mobiles equipped with OnStar or simi-

lar dashboard computing systems.The (usually-ultra liberal) 9th CircuitCourt of Appeals said that the FBI is notlegally entitled to remotely activate thesystem and use it to spy on passengersbecause doing so would render the sys-tem inoperable during an emergency.

In a 2-1 ruling, the majority foundthat a district judge was wrong to havegranted the FBI its request for covertmonitoring. Under current law, thecourt said, companies may only beordered to comply with wiretaps when

the order would cause a “minimum of

interference.” The court concluded thata wiretap would create substantialinterference.

Dean pushed 'smart card' IDs

Despite presidential campaign promis-es to protect personal privacy, Democra-

tic candidate Howard Dean, in 2002,advocated “smart card” IDs for all Amer-icans and pressed for a requirement thatPCs include card readers to ensure auser's identity before going online.

CNet News reported that Dean madethe pronouncements at a conferencesponsored by a smart-card company.

“We must move to smarter licensecards that carry secure digital informa-tion that can be universally read at vitalcheckpoints,” Dean was reported tohave said. “Issuing such a card would

have little effect on the privacy of Americans.”

Watch doubles as credit card

It would be so convenient if youcould just wave your hand and pay yourbills. Well, now you can. Timex is sell-ing the Smart Pass Watch containing adebit chip. Not only do these watchestell time, they pay your bills. Merely

wave your watch in front of the gas pump or at the local Stop & Shopand...purchase paid.

The Smart Pass watch can be used atmore than 8,000 ExxonMobil stationsnationwide. In certain parts of the coun-try, it can buy groceries at Stop & Shopmarkets and meals at more than 440McDonald's restaurants.

The watches look like ordinary watch-es, sell for nearly the same price and

work like a debit card. Timex is warningusers to treat it like a debit card andmake sure it's always in a safe place.

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Cheney: Arafat 'torpedoed' peace

agreement

Vice President Dick Cheney, address-ing the Los Angeles World AffairsCouncil, said peace is unlikely whilePalestinian leader Yasser Arafat remainsin power.

Cheney said that, near the end of hissecond term, Bill Clinton talked repeat-edly about his disappointment withArafat who was in the White House and

the West Wing more often than any

other foreign leader during the eight years of the Clinton administration.“Bill Clinton did everything he could totry to put together a settlement andcame fairly close. In the final analysis,Arafat refused to say yes.”

Pope to receive CharlemagnePrize

Vatican Press Office Director JoaquinNavarro-Valls announced that “the cityof Aquisgrana has conferred on HisHoliness John Paul II, in an extraordi-nary and single fashion, the Charle-magne International Prize as a recogni-tion of his personal commitment andthat of the Holy See in favor of unityamong the peoples of Europe on thebasis of the values rooted in the com-mon human nature and efficaciously

promoted by Christianity. The HolyFather feels honored to accept this prize

which will be conferred on him onMarch 25th in the Vatican.”

Springtime for Osama

Quoting military sources, the ChicagoTribune has reported that U.S. forces are

planning to destroy the Osama binLaden’s al-Qaida terror network andcapture its notorious leader. The offen-sive is being referred to in internal Pen-tagon messages as the “spring offen-sive.” The Tribune reports the assassina-tion attempts on Musharraf seem tohave triggered the plans. Americantroops are headed for Pakistan.

The Euro-Leopard Tank

After analyses of the 1973 Yom KippurWar became available, it became clearthat increased armor protection wouldbe a decisive factor in the future. TheLeopard 2 battle tank was the result.

The Leopard 2, with Germany’s

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) as thegeneral contractor, is the world’s mostsuccessful main battle Tank, and is nowdeployed by 11 European countries.The Leopard 2 appropriately bears thename “Euro-Leopard”.

Revelation 13:2 describes the end-time world governmental system asbeing “like unto a leopard (Germany),and his feet were as the feet of a bear(Russia), and his mouth as the mouth of a lion (Great Britain): and the dragon(Satan) gave him his power, and his seat,

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hina currently has 496missiles aimed at Tai-

wan, only 135 milesaway. These missilestravel at speeds of 1 1/2

miles per second and thus are about 90seconds from Taiwan’s shores. ChenShui-bian has decided to put forth a ref-erendum asking China to remove these

intimidating missiles.Chen’s ultimate desire is to hold a ref-

erendum for total independence, but atPresident Bush’s request, he has prom-ised not to do it. However, thereremains one provision under which hehas reserved the right to declare sover-eignty: if the island comes under a clearand present danger. For some reason,the island’s leader feels that 496 mis-siles parked just across the Straits of Tai-

wan represents such a danger.Until now, Bush has said that the U.S.

will do whatever it takes to guard Tai-

wan against a Chi-nese assault. WillBush ever back off from his promise to

defend her? “We oppose any unilateraldecision by either China or Taiwan tochange the status quo,” Bush said aftertalks with visiting Chinese Premier Wen

Jiabao. “And the comments and actionsmade by the leader of Taiwan indicatethat he may be willing to make decisionsunilaterally to change the status quo,

which we oppose,” Bush added. Main-

taining the status quo prevents the U.S.from having to take a stand.

If Taiwan is truly a U.S. interest, which it is, then to what extent willAmerica become involved? Taiwanappears resolute to declare self-rule.China looks equally determined to haltthem. Does Washington have the abili-ty to pacify both sides? The U.S. hasthe nuclear capability to cause unthink-able mass destruction. If she is suckedinto an all-out war with China, there is

no telling how the world would be for-ever altered.

What’s in a name?In a rare diplomatic victory, Taiwan

was recently able to get its national titlemodified at the International Associa-tion of Chiefs of Police (IACP) from “Tai-

wan, China” to simply “Taiwan”. Thevictory has infuriated Beijing... onceagain. The news headline read, “Inter-national Body Accepts Taiwan.” How

will this affect the slow but deadly dog-fight between Beijing and Taipei? Oneof the world’s largest law enforcementagencies no longer recognizes Taiwan as

a renegade province of the Motherland.Taiwan has continually defied Main-

land China since 1949. When the com-munists overthrew the regime of FreeChina, Chiang Kai-shek and his follow-ers took flight to the island of Taiwan.Since then, Beijing has contended thatTaiwan is under China’s authority eventhough Mao Tse-tung’s communistsnever actually conquered the island.China has been vociferously demand-ing “reunification” in recent years, and

it appears they are not letting up ontheir demands.

496

Taiwan's president Chen Shui-bian speaking at an army base near Taipei. TheTaiwanese president told military officers that China's intentions to invade Taiwan“were clearer than ever before.” He said the Chinese military was vigorously devel-

oping its armed forces and weapons. The portrait of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek is in the background. AP PHOTO/JEROME FAVRE

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The haunting One-China Policy, which has been in force since the U.S.Congress passed the Taiwan RelationsAct in 1979, even now guides PresidentBush’s actions. He has stated that if there is to be unification between Tai-

wan and the Mainland, it should bedone diplomatically and not by force.Taiwan has typically depended on theU.S. for military protection, but theU.S. has respected the economic andmilitary forces of the mainland. Quite abalancing act.

This is a delicate subject since, in the past, China has stated her intentions totake out 25 major U.S. cities withnuclear ballistic missiles. With no mis-sile defense system in place, the U.S.

remains vulnerable to any major nuclear power, and China is no exception.

The Plot Thickens

Taiwan is now marching towardsdeclaring sovereignty, or what China

would call the ‘abyss of destruction’. Areferendum that could lead to such adeclaration will be voted on when Tai-

wan goes to the polls for the upcomingMarch 20th presidential elections.

A recent attempt to put the name‘Taiwan’ on all of its passports in place

of “Republic of China” is another exam- ple of the steps the island has been tak-ing that have exasperated the Red Chi-nese. What may seem like tiddlywinksto those of us halfway around the worldappears as a hardcore threat in the eyesof the communist Chinese.

“Taipei’s radical push towards independence has put cross-Straits relationsin the crucible... Peace and stabilityacross the Taiwan Straits will be deter-mined by what happens in the nextthree months,” said Wang Zaizi, viceminister of the Taiwan Affairs Office of

the State Council, as quoted in theChina Daily. Zaizi warned Taiwan to“stop playing with fire”. Chinese Pre-mier Wen Jiabao has vowed Beijing will

pay any price to safeguard the “unity of the motherland”. But Wang stoppedshort of threatening force.

We are a sovereign nation! ChenShui-bian, president of Taiwan, hasdeclared autonomy at numerous junc-tures. Now we are seeing an amplifiedeffort to affirm Taiwan’s independenceon the global level. The IACP is aninternational organization. It is also a

member of Interpol, the international police system.

Nobody wants blood on their hands,

yet everybody wants it their way. Is it possible to make both Red China andTaiwan happy without resorting to full-scale warfare? Who will decide thegame has gone on long enough and acton the unthinkable?

The Day After

What future date will become thenext “September 11th” that, when men-tioned, will invoke horrific memoriesforever to be embedded in the minds of survivors? What will the world be likethe day after two billion people are

obliterated? Revelation 9:13-16 prophe-sies a war coming that will kill one-third of mankind. Whatever date itturns out to be, we can bank on the factthat it will be a day that the four billionsurvivors will never forget.

The prophecy states that one of thecombatants in this war will have anarmy of 200 million soldiers. China isthe only nation to ever make such aboast and have the population to back itup. We may be looking at a politicalMount St. Helens.

One thing we can know for certain: inthe event that two billion people die, it

will open the door for global governanceto have its day in the sun. The Antichristand his regime will quickly rise as the

new champions of peace. They will beembraced for their heroic leadership.But it will be the most brutal leadershipthe world has ever known.

Whether the 6th Trumpet war beginshere and now, or not, one truth remainsunchanged. It is time to proclaim thegospel like never before.

If the Bible says this war is sure tohappen, then nothing will prevent it.The only sheltered place is in the nameof Jesus Christ. Proverbs 18:10 declares,“The name of the LORD is a strong

tower: the righteous runneth into it,and is safe.”

496 missiles on the wall. 496 mis-siles. If one of those missiles just happens to fall...

Craig Treadwell and Dana Grohman con-

tributed to the writing of this article. Related

resources from ENDTIME: “The China

Threat,” VHS, one hour. “Did 9/11 Start

World War III?,” VHS or DVD, one hour.

Understanding the Endtime Level 3: TheSequence of Endtime Events, 6 lessons onVHS, Cassette Series or Study Manual.

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Peace and stability across

the Taiwan Straits will bedetermined by what happensin the next threemonths. — Wang Zaizi,vice minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office

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or the last ten years, ithas seemed that peacefor Israel is simplyimpossible. In January of 2001, Israeli Prime Min-

ister Ehud Barak offered to return virtu-ally all of the occupied territories,including placing the Temple Mounttotally under Palestinian sovereignty.Still Palestinian leader Yasser Arafatrejected the offer, demanding thatArabs should be able to return to terri-tories lost when the Arabs launchedtheir war against Israel in 1948. Return-ing Arabs to the heartland of Israel—toTel Aviv, Haifa and Netanya—would

have spelled the end of the State of

Israel. The world community knewthis. Israel knew it. And Yasser Arafatknew it. But Arafat said he wouldaccept no less.

Israel was unwilling to accept nation-al suicide. So the Palestinian suicidebombings continued.

Israeli morale sank lower and lower.It appeared there was no hope in sight.Oh yes, Israel had the power to utterlydrive the Palestinians from the land; butthat was unacceptable to the worldcommunity. The Jewish people couldcontinue to slog along from suicidebombing to suicide bombing. But thefear had become palpable—fear to get

on buses, go to restaurants, shop in the

malls, live a normal life.

Historic speech

Then came December 17, 2003.Prime Minister Ariel Sharon deliveredhis historic speech at the annual confer-ence in Herzliya. The Palestinians werethrown into chaos and disarray bySharon’s proposals.

He challenged the Palestinians toimplement the world community’sRoadmap for Peace. That was nothingnew. But then he dropped the bomb-shell. If you are unwilling to fulfill thedemands of the international communi-ty, then Israel will move unilaterally to

disengage from living with the Palestini-ans. We will finish the build-ing of our security fence asrapidly as possible. Palestini-ans will then live on one side,and Israelis will live on theother.

Sharon warned that thePalestinians would not receiveas good a deal if Israel wereforced to separate unilaterally.Therefore, he urged the Pales-tinians to move forward

quickly to enact the Roadmapfor Peace.

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BY IRVIN BAXTER

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

speaks during a convention on security inthe Israeli coastal town of Herzliya onDecember 18, 2003. Sharon stated duringthis major policy address that Israel wouldstart its own separation moves if the U.S.-backed Roadmap for Peace fails, specifical-ly, if the Palestinians do not make movestoward peace within six months.AP PHOTO / ZIV KOREN / POOL


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The dirty secret

The first step to implementing theRoadmap is for the Palestinians to stopall terror and to dismantle all terroristentities. However, the Palestinians can-

not dismantle Hamas and the Islamic Jihad without triggering a civil war. Thefirst Palestinian prime minister, Mah-moud Abbas, said that he would not dis-mantle the terrorist entities. The pres-ent prime minister, Ahmed Qurei, hassaid that he will not disarm the terror-ists. Therefore, the Roadmap cannot beimplemented by the Palestinians. ThePalestinians know this. Israel knowsthis. The United States and the worldcommunity know this.

Result? Sharon has said that he willbegin to disengage unilaterally withinsix months from the time of his speech.That will be around May. He is sayingthat Palestinians will be on one side of the security wall that Israel is building,and Israel will be on the other side.

What will this do?

Suddenly the Palestinians will losethe only weapon that they have to pres-sure Israel into concessions – the

weapon of terrorism and suicide bomb-

ings. Once the 25-foot-high wall is com- pleted, Israel will be able to live in rela-tive safety. All of a sudden, the urgencyto negotiate will be removed.

What does the Bible say

about this?

The prophecies state that the

Antichrist will confirm a covenant withIsrael for seven years. They also tell usthat the Temple Mount will be sharedbetween Jew and Gentile during thesefinal seven years and that a Jewish tem-

ple will be built there. Furthermore, Jesus prophesied in Matthew 24:15-21that, halfway through the final seven

years, terrible slaughter would beunleashed against Jews living in thearea of Judea (the West Bank).

Could Sharon’s plan of unilateral dis-

engagement lead to the fulfillment of these prophecies? It certainly appears so.

Sharon’s plan calls for Israel’s with-drawal to the security fence now underconstruction. Settlers living in Judeaclaim they will not give up their land. If Sharon withdraws, leaving the settlersto live under Palestinian control, this

would explain the prophesied slaughter.The year of 2004 will be an inter-

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SHIFT INDLE EAST!

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat hugs and kisses Sheik Ahmed Yassin, spiritual leader of the Hamas terroristorganization, at a hospital in Jordan in 1997 just after his

release from an Israeli prison. AP PHOTO/POOL


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Give credit to Hamas when credit isdue. The terrorist organization’s spiri-tual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, has

openly stated that he is prepared toaccept a temporary peace with Israeland a Palestinian state on the WestBank and Gaza with Jerusalem as itscapital city.

When one hears of a Muslim makinga “temporary peace”, it is hard to avoidrecalling the ten-year peace agreementsigned by Mohammed with the tribe of Koreish. After two years, Mohammed'smilitary position improved inspiringhim to tear up the agreement andslaughter the Koreishites. In this samespirit, Yasser Arafat, within days aftersigning of the Oslo Peace Accords in1993, compared the historic accords tothis same Mohammedan treaty. Heshared his true intent with an Arabaudience in South Africa. It was aspeech not intended for translation andWestern consumption; however, it wascaptured on tape and leaked out.

Arafat again stated his intention tobreak his peace over-

tures with Israel just after signing theWye Accords in 1998. His admissioncame during a rally of his Fatah move-ment in Ramallah three weeks afterWye, again in Arabic and again, notintended for a Western audience. There

he referenced the Khudaibiya agree-ment – the accord signed by Sala’adin

with the Crusaders. Sala’adin was theMuslim leader who, after this cease-fire, declared a jihad against the Cru-saders and conquered Jerusalem.

On numerous previous occasions,both Arafat and other senior Palestin-ian officials have assured Arab audi-ences that their treaties with Israel areonly temporary truces rather than gen-uine, permanent peace agreements.Israel is finally recognizing this reality,especially in light of the recent refusalof several prominent Palestinian organ-izations to sign a U.S.-sponsored com-mitment to cut funding from groupsengaged in terrorism.

Entitled “Certification Regarding Ter-rorist Financing,” it would have commit-ted the signers to pledge not to shiftfunds to anyone engaged in terrorism.The organizations, which include social welfare groups within the Palestinian

Authority and independent NGOs

funded mostly by the U.S. andthe EU, not only refused tosign, but they organized pub-lic demonstrations in oppo-sition to the document.

Among the terroristgroups listed were Hamas,Islamic Jihad, the AksaMartyrs Brigades (thearmed wing of Fatah), thePopular Front for the Lib-eration of Palestine, andthe Democratic Front for

the Liberation of Palestine.Hamas is open about

its intent. Credit is due.With Hamas, and per-

haps with the cul-ture at large, peaceagreements areunderstood to betemporary. Andthis realization is

pushing Israelcloser to declaringunilateral separa-tion.

In the past, Israel was calling it asecurity fence. Today they are calling it

an anti-terrorism fence; the wall thatArafat built.

The Palestinians don’t like it. Thereforethe United Nations doesn’t like it. But theUnited States seems to understandIsrael’s need for it. And the U.S. holdsveto power in the UN Security Council.

For that reason, the Palestinianscalled for a sweep left—an end-around,

per se. Unable to force Israel to haltconstruction by way of a Security Coun-cil vote to be followed by economicsanctions or military force, the Arabnations, instead, asked the InternationalCourt of Justice in The Hague to rule onthe legality of the fence. In December,the UN General Assembly formallyasked the ICJ to rule on the “legal impli-cations of the construction of a wall onconquered Palestinian land.”

Israeli officials are assuming that theICJ verdict will be hostile, as is mostevery UN decision concerning Israel.Therefore, Israel is rejecting the worldgovernment court’s jurisdiction over the

matter. The Sharon government is cur-rently preparing a legal, diplomatic and

public relations battle designed to denythe ICJ’s authority to reach a decisionon the separation fence. It is sending itstop legal advisors to The Hague, and isalready laying the groundwork to justi-fy the security need for the fence.

Likewise, the Palestinian Authorityhas retained international legal authori-ties to represent its opposition to thefence at the court discussions.

The U.S. also shares Israel's concerns

about the world court asserting its influ-ence concerning the security fence. TheICJ is not under the control of theIsrael-protecting U.S. veto. Americanofficials believe that the proceedings

will set a negative precedent, politiciz-ing international law and dealing a blowto Washington’s veto-wielding influ-ence on world affairs. The U.S. is con-sidering submitting a brief of its posi-tion on the case, and perhaps even tak-ing part in the discussions.

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Level 2, Lesson #16The Antichrist Conspiracy:

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A careful look at our world’s leaders reveals

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Level 2, Lesson #17The China Threat

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Israel Nextby Irvin Baxter

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Level 2, Lesson #15Is the Antichrist

Among Usby Irvin Baxter

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t was early 2003 and the out-

look was bleak. The war hadbegun.

After three years of quietresearch and planning, the

MIT Auto-ID Center, a consortium of over 100 global corporations and gov-ernment agencies, was set to launch theInternet of Things – a system using tinycomputer chips with miniature anten-nas to tag, number, and track everyobject on the planet.

Major companies were preparing to

test the system in real stores, on live

shoppers. Gillette had announced plans

to purchase 500 million RFID tags froma company called Alien Technology foruse in its shaving products. Benetton

was gearing up to put 15 million spychips in women’s clothing. Other com-

panies would quickly follow suit. And yet the world's people knew nothing.

The experts behind the systemexpected little resistance from the pub-lic. Though their research found that 78

percent of people surveyed objected toRFID technology on privacy grounds, it

also indicated they could hope for apa-

thy, provided no one stepped forward to

lead the public in opposition. The coastlooked clear for a full-scale rollout. The

world would be invaded by this tech-nology before people even knew whathad hit them.

But we changed all of that. In a Davidvs. Goliath style miracle, a small band of committed individuals armed with littlemore than the truth and big dose of faithfoiled the plans of some of the world’srichest and most powerful corporations.

In March 2003, CASPIAN (Con-

sumers Against Supermarket PrivacyInvasion and Numbering) launched a worldwide boycott campaign againBenetton that brought media coveragefrom as far away as Tasmania and Swe-den. The company was inundated withcalls and letters from angry consumersaround the globe protesting its planneduse of spy chips in clothing. Within afew short weeks, Benetton canceled its

plans to turn women’s clothing intotracking devices and promised con-sumers that their clothes would be spy-

chip free.Other companies took the hint and

went underground with their RFID spychip plans, but CASPIAN pursued them.This summer I found a Gillette smartshelf that uses a hidden camera to takemug shots of consumers as they pick up

products. The shelf had been quietlyinstalled in a Wal-Mart store in Brock-ton, Massachusetts, just an hour frommy home. When word of the trial gotout, Wal-Mart was inundated with cus-tomer complaints. While both Gillette

and Wal-Mart initially denied the exis-

THE QUIET

AGAINST

Benetton was gearing up to put 15 million tracking devices in women’s clothing. A worldwide boycott campaignagainst the international clothing chain caused it to cancel its plans and promise consumers that their clothes would be

spy-chip free. ENDTIME PHOTO, BENETTON STOREFRONT, VENICE, ITALY.

Katherine Albrecht plays the part of David. The role of Goliathis being acted out by some of the world’s most powerful

transnational corporations. This is an ongoing story.

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tence of the shelf, I bought a disposablecamera and took a few photos for pos-terity. When I shared these photos withthe media, suddenly Wal-Mart and

Gillette remembered the shelf, butclaimed it had never been activated.As soon as it found itself in a public

relations firestorm, Wal-Mart assuredconsumers that RFID technology

would not be appearing on the retailfloor of its stores, and Gillette claimed it

would not be tagging any more prod-ucts “for ten years.” When we laterchecked, sure enough the photo-snap-

ping shelf in Brockton had vanished.Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer,had backed down, beating a hasty

retreat from a controversial technology.Consumers had won their second enor-mous victory.

Soon after saving American con-sumers from spy shelf technology, we

were dismayed to learn that Gillette was taking pictures of unsuspectingBritish customers at a chain calledTesco. (Tesco is Britain’s biggest super-market chain, similar to our familiarWal-Mart.) CASPIAN got the word outto UK citizens by working for over amonth with a reporter from The

Guardian newspaper to uncover docu-ments and get the evidence published.After the resulting outcry led to

protests at Tesco stores, those spy

shelves, too, disappeared.As these scandals were unfolding, the

proponents of RFID were working on atop-secret public relations plan to “paci-fy” the public. The folks at the MIT

Auto-ID Center (who had promisedthat data collected through their globalspy system would be safe in their con-trol), had left dozens of sensitive inter-

nal documents accessible on their web-site. We were able to access thesedirectly over the World Wide Web bysimply by typing the word “confiden-tial” into their public search engine.

These confidential documents revealedthe Center’s strategies to “drive adop-tion” and “neutralize opposition” toRFID, while depending on consumer

WAR

RFID

BY KATHERINE ALBRECHT

Official banner of the International Supply Chain conference held simultaneously with the EPC Symposium in Chicago this past September. This image, reading “mark, track, man-age, share” was posted on the conference website, and also on banners, posters, and signs at the event.

Microphotograph of individual NanoBlock ICs on the surface oa a U.S. dime. PHOTO COURTESY OF EPCGLOBAL, INC.



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“apathy” to minimize their troubles.

They also listed by name several law-makers, privacy advocates, and others

whom they hoped to “bring into theCenter’s ‘inner circle’”.

A flurry of critical media stories fol-lowed, busting the RFID issue wide open.Companies hastily canceled longstanding plans to test RFID tags on consumers.Almost overnight their focus shifted fromtracking people and purchases to trackinginventory in back room warehouses, farfrom public scrutiny. Since that time, nocompany has dared to publicly attemptlive RFID tests involving consumers inthe United States. Any trials that hadalready taken place have been buried andquietly covered up.

Companies have not been entirelysuccessful in destroying evidence of their trials, however. Recently, it cameto light that Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart used consumers as guinea pigs totest an RFID shelf

Endtime March April 2004

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