Two Beasts Rising

Contents
Understanding Darkness

Chapter 1: Prophecies and Unfolding Events
1.1 Interpreting End Times Prophecies
1.2 Five Global Systems and the First Beast of Revelation

Chapter 2: The Rising Global Political System
2.1 Anthropological States as the Kingdoms of Daniel
2.2 Lies Within the Global Political System of the Beast

Chapter 3: The Rising Global Scientific System
3.1 Challenging the Theory of Special Relativity
3.2 Challenging the Theory of Evolution

Chapter 4: The Rising Global Ideological System
4.1 Reshaping the Ideology of Competition Against Christianity
4.2 Reshaping the Ideology of Detachment From Life
4.3 Reshaping the Ideology of Isolating Christian Influence
4.4 Reshaping the Ideology of Opposing Christianity
4.5 Reshaping the Ideology of Ignoring Christianity
4.6 Reshaping the Ideology of Confusion About Life
4.7 Reshaping the Ideology of Distorting Christian Truths

Chapter 5: The Rising Global Economic System
5.1 Patterns of Change Leading to the Global System
5.2 The Impact of Greed on Economics

Chapter 6: The Rising Global Social System
6.1 Material Ownership as the Process for Social Participation
6.2 Power and Status as the Measure for Social Success
6.3 Physical Pleasures as the Justification for Social Involvement
6.4 Food and Intoxicants as a Method for Suppressing Social Deficiencies
6.5 Social Contribution as the Demonstration of One’s Value

Table of Figures
Figure 1.1: Worldly Spiritual Characteristics Supporting the Rise of the Two Beasts
Figure 2.1: The Paths to Third Stage Natural States
Figure 2.2: The Four Types of Empires / States in the Fourth Stage of Human Social Development
Figure 3.1: Consequences of the Rift between Science and Religion
Figure 4.1: Reasons and Options for Detaching from the World
Figure 4.2: Attacks on Religion through the Barrier of Church and State Separation
Figure 4.3: The Complex Relationships of an Atheist
Figure 4.4: Drawing Atheists into the Global Systems
Figure 4.5: Notional Map of Activities in Daily Life
Figure 4.6: Partial Decision Tree on the Question of What Is True in Life
Figure 4.7: The Forces Manipulating Christians into Supporting the Beasts
Figure 5.1: The Pattern in Economic Configuration Advancement
Figure 5.2: The Patterns of Economic Configuration Stagnation
Figure 5.3: A Stagnation Path for the Financial Capitalism Configuration
Figure 5.4: An Advancement Path for the Financial Capitalism Configuration
Figure 5.5: Framework for Understanding Greed