The push to democratize the world is gaining momentum around the world since the recent demise of communism. But that alone isnt the reason for the renewed interest in democracy. If you were to question those seeking democratization anywhere in the world, you would be surprised to find their reasons have little to do with patriotism or national pride. The answer is always the economy.

The rest of the world wants what America and Western Europe have, and that simply put is, plenty of everything. Materials and goods coupled with the hope of the good life are driving the world to democracy. The day of revolutions that are driven by the desire to be free of tyranny is almost dead. The common desire to have a higher standard of living, to be secure and to he in need of nothing is what drives the winds of democracy. Alone this seems like a good desire but if it is the only desire it will culminate in sure disaster.

Were the United States to undergo a full economic collapse, the will and the resolve for independence would be hammered and twisted more easily than we might expect. Picture a nation one moment clamoring for lower gas prices, a greater supply of beanie babies and Madonna paraphernalia suddenly finding itself in desperate need of virtually every basic consumer item needed just to live. Enter antichrist, with a new and tested economy that is lifting nations out of poverty all over the world. Make no mistake about it; even though it seems hard to see this happening, when it does the ears of our nation will be well attuned and inclined to take the offer. As a nation we have shown that we can hardly endure the lack of only some of the consumer goods we have grown accustomed to. The lack of almost every one of them would drive most Americans to a pact with the Devil himself.

This is a picture I can easily see happening and it conjuncts with the revelation God gave to me many years ago. God indicated to me that we will not he missing a few things, we will be in need of everything. Extreme poverty and scarcity means just that. The old adage that mans extremity is Gods opportunity is about to he engaged full force. Unfortunately, we always think of mans extremity as being when he has reached the end of his rope and has gone about as low as he can go. In our case, the extremity is that we have gone as high as we can go. In America we now hear terms like extreme sports, extreme wealth or extreme lifestyles, and that is just what it is. God is going to use this extremity as much as he does when people reach their all time lows. In this case he will simply pull the rug out from under us. It wont be a television survival show trying to pass itself off as reality, it will he reality waking us up to the hardship of survival. We will tumble down a steep embankment, going from plenty to nothing in less time than it takes to say America. Anyone undergoing such a sudden change is thrust into a search for the way out as fast as possible. There will he a way out, but it will come from the most unlikely place, the very heart of the kingdom of darkness.

On my own I wouldnt dare propose the notion of a financial collapse to the richest people on earth during the peak of their power. Life is hard enough without telling people something they would rather not hear anytime, much less at this time. I knew Id sound ridiculous, but I also knew that I had little choice. I guess Im in good company since Rev David Wilkerson of The Cross and the Switchblade fame made similar predictions over a quarter century ago. What amazes me the most is that when I first received this revelation I had no means of understanding how it could he possible? But God is gracious and has given me more insight into just how and more importantly why this must happen to America. He left off telling me just when this is going to happen but I am growing more sure every day, that it is only a very short time from now