E ver since the LORD ( חוחי ) destroyed Satan’s first attempt at a one world

order under Nimrod at the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9), the devil has

been working to reestablish a Nimrod style New World Order (NWO) under the

kings and rulers (political and financial elite) of the earth (Ps. 2). Consequently,

the world has been transitioning from one world order (system) to another down

to this very day.

Satan’s tool of choice for moving this transition forward is the ‘Hegelian

Dialectic’ which theorizes that: Thesis + Antithesis = Synthesis. In other words,

Crisis begets Solutions which begets Change to a new order.

The concept of this dialectic is based on the unity of opposites that come

together in agreement after crises irrevocably damage the status quo. It applies

the ancient Greek philosophy that everything is in a state of constant change

which produces an endless cycle of progressive transformation from one order to

the next. Unfortunately, the two major theses (crises) in the devil’s quiver are

financial crisis and war, which he uses to overturn the existing basis of society

and force the nations into a new order of things. (Continued on page 2)

Prepare For War The Next Series Of End Time Wars

by Pastor Norm Franz

K ing Solomon, who was arguably

the wisest man to ever walk the

planet, offered an irrefutable truth when

he said “money is the answer to every-

thing” (Eccl. 10:2b NASB). In other words,

everything pertaining to man’s function in

life is enabled and governed by money.

President James Garfield applied the truth

of this theme to the nations when he said,

“He who controls the money supply of a

nation controls the nation.”

In this same vein, and in light of man’s

relentless quest for a New World Order, I

would like to offer yet another irrefutable

truth by saying, “Whoever controls the

global money supply controls the world.”

Global Currency Controls

Governments and big bank globalists

are working to get control of all money and

wealth everywhere. One of the ways they

are doing this is by systematically eliminat-

ing paper currencies and moving global

banking and investment transactions into a

cashless monetary system that stores,

moves, tracks and taxes all money and in-

vestments through a closed digital system.

For example, the European Union

recently discontinued printing their 500

euro note. France just lowered the nation’s

cash transaction limit from 3,000 Euros to

1,000 Euros. Spain has banned all cash

transactions above 2,500 Euros, and Italy

has banned all cash transactions above

1,000 Euros, all of which are draconian…. (Read full article in End Times)

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“They devise injustices,

saying, “We are ready

with a well conceived

plot.”

─ Ps. 64:6

Prepare For War

Worldly kings and leaders have always used war as a major element for bringing

about changes in the world system as a means of transitioning mankind from one world

order to the next. The prophet and King David clearly lays this out as an ageless theme

among the conspiring elite who seek to rule the world:

“Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men who devise

evil things in their hearts; they continually stir up wars. They sharpen their

tongues as a serpent; poison of a viper is under their lips.” (Ps. 140:1-3)

We saw this demonic process kick into high gear in 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait.

In response, America led a global alliance of nations in the first Gulf War against Iraq.

This end time war is clearly portrayed in Jeremiah 50 and 51, where the prophet not

only prophesies Episode I of the war in Iraq, but multiple episodes that eventually

culminate in the total destruction of “the daughter of Babylon” (Jer. 50:41-42).

Episode II of this end time scenario began to take shape after the 9/11/2001 terrorist

attack on the United States. That event primed the world for round two of this prophetic

battle in 2003 that continues to unfold in the war against ISIS on the plains of Shinar

today. (See Jeremiah’s Iraq War Chronicles in End Times)

In February 2009, when the newly formed Tea Party began to push back on establish-

ment’s politics, I warned God’s people that a worldwide Bolshevik type revolution,

geared toward overthrowing the establishment’s current world order, was going to rise

up among the nations.

Following that, on August 7, 2010, the Lord gave me a prophetic word that all finan-

cial, political, civil, family and religious order was about to be lost, and that we should

prepare for a new round of economic crises and military conflicts to ignite major social,

political, and civil disorder on a global scale. Five months later, that shaking began

manifesting on the world stage as follows:

► In January 2011, the original “Occupy” movement began in Egypt’s Tahrir Square,

when protesters overthrew the government of Hosni Mubarak. By March of 2011,

populace disruptions in the form of political protests, civil uprisings, government over-

throw, and civil war erupted throughout 14 Muslim countries across North Africa and

the Middle East.

The Occupy movement framed itself as “an international sociopolitical movement

against social inequality and lack of ‘real democracy’ around the world.” Its primary

goal is to “advance social and economic justice and new forms of democracy around the

world.” Participants see themselves as being part of an anti-establishment populist

movement against Globalism and the New World Order (NWO) that ignited the world’s

largest geopolitical swing in history. It is based on mob rule and civil uprising that has

spread to many other nations.

On October 15, 2011, it manifested in the aggressive, and many times violent,

Occupy protests in over 951 cities across 82 countries, including over 600 communities

in the United States. (Sources: "Occupy Wall Street protests go global", October 15,

2011,The Washington Post; “October 15, 2011 Global Protests” documented by

Wikipedia).

This approach to government overthrow was confirmed 10 days later in a message of

solidarity issued by a collective of Cairo-based occupiers who declared, “We are now in

many ways involved in the same struggle…What most pundits call 'The Arab Spring'

(Prepare for War, continued from page 1)

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has its roots in the demonstrations, riots, strikes

and occupations taking place all around the

world.” (The Guardian, October 25, 2011). In other

words, the Occupy movement simply took the non-

violent push-back spirit of the Tea Party Movement

to the next level of civil uprising and began using

demonstrations, riots, and civil war to advance its

cause.

By the end of 2011, that strategy produced a

multi-sided all-out civil war in Syria, where “The

United Nations (U.N.) [has] identified 13.5 million

Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which

more than 6 million are internally displaced within

Syria, and over 4.8 million are refugees outside of

Syria.” This has created the largest humanitarian

crisis of our time and disrupted many aspects of

financial, political and/or civil order in over 45 countries across four continents.

(Sources: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; "UNHCR Country

Profile and Syria Regional Refugee Response")

► On December 18, 2011, the last U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq which produced a

political and military vacuum. By early 2014, that vacuum gave rise to the Islamic

State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that drove the Iraqi army out of major cities and

all but surrounded Bagdad. That began a reign of terror against nonbelievers in their

form of radical Islam that is rivaled only by Hitler’s Holocaust against the Jews. (ISIL

is best known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a.k.a. the Islamic State

(IS), and its Arabic name Daesh.)

The war against ISIS in Iraq is officially called the Iraq Civil War which has spilled

over into the Syrian Civil War. In Iraq, military forces from Iran, Russia, the U.S., and

13 other countries have joined the fray as Iraqi allies against ISIS. In Syria, however,

Russia, Iran and the terrorist group Hezbollah support the Syrian government of

President Basher al-Assad against both ISIS and the revolutionary forces opposing

Assad, while the U.S. and NATO support those who oppose Assad. U.S. forces have

even launched attacks against ISIS forces in Syria, as well as the Syrian government for

its use of chemical weapons. This internal conflict among the Arabs is a manifestation

of the prophecy regarding Ishmael, father of the Arab people (Gen. 16:12).

It is also part of the ongoing fulfillment of the Psalms 83 conflict, where the psalmist

prays that Iraq, along with Syria and the other countries of the Levant (Jordan, Lebanon,

and Egypt) would be totally destroyed in their quest to destroy Israel. It is important to

note that the Psalms 83 conflict has been going on since May 15, 1948, when Egypt,

Jordan, Syria, and Iraq attacked Israel after it declared itself an independent nation state.

In that war, as well as the 1967 Six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur war, all four of

those Arab countries were soundly defeated just as the psalmist prayed (Ps. 83:9-17).

I believe the final phase of their destruction began with the 2011 Syrian Civil War

which has expanded in the 2014 Iraq Civil War against ISIS. Jeremiah 49 and Isaiah 17

offer more details about Syria’s final destruction, and Jeremiah 50 and 51 detail both the

1990-91 and 2003 Iraq Wars, as well as the current civil war in Iraq. In all cases, it

appears that Israel ultimately gets involved with the final destruction against these

enemies of Zion (Is. 17:1-3; Jer. 49:23-27; 51:19-24; Ez. 25).

“There is a time for

every event under

heaven…a time for war and a time for peace”

– Eccl. 3:1, 8

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“Proclaim this among the nations: ‘Prepare for war! Let all the men of war draw near…’”

– Joel 3:9

War Cycles Converging

According to the late Larry Eldelson’s study on war cycles, there are 8.8 and 17.7

year cycles of conflict that are sub-cycles of the larger 53.5 year cycle. Edelson surmises

that all three war cycles are scheduled to converge into a period of unprecedented wars

between 2014 and 2024. This is important to understand in light of the end time wars

and rumors of war Yeshua and the prophets spoke about in Bible prophecy.

In the chart below, I have incorporated my prophetic insights into the ebb and flow of

Edelson’s study. Simply put, it reveals that the 17.7 year cycle made a major move

upward in 2014. That cycle flows into the 53.5 year cycle which crescendos somewhere

around 2024. Within those two cycles, the 8.8 year cycle is scheduled to start manifest-

ing sometime between late 2017 and the end of 2019.

In my January 2017 prophetic update, “A Prophetic Look Ahead 2017–2024”, I

identify 12 different conflicts spread across six theaters of war listed below:

1. Military Wars

War in the Levant (Psalms 83 involving Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and

Israel).

Russia expansionism that leads to the war of Ezekiel 38 and 39.

War with Iran who allies with Russia.

China’s expansion that dominates other Asian nations and ultimately builds the

200 million man army that Scripture refers to as “the kings of the east” (Rev.

16:12).

North Korea continues its military buildup and joins China as one of the kings of

the east.

Global Islamic Terrorism which is symbolized by the “Sword of Allah” currently

manifesting as the sword carried by the rider on the pale horse in the fourth seal.

(See “Apocalypse Now! The Elijah Report, March/April 2016.)

2. Political and Civil Wars

Political infighting and ideological conflict that leads to national civil uprising

against the government. People feel politicians have not only mishandled the

country’s affairs, they also feel that government has intruded into their lives in a

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draconian tainted manner that grows more oppressive every day. As the citizenry

rises up in protest against government’s social and financial failure, governments

counter by becoming more tyrannical until the people are suppressed or the

government is overthrown.

3. Ethnic Wars

Increased conflict between people groups based on race, religion, culture, and ide-

ology.

4. High Tech (Cyber) Wars

Increasing acts of Cybercrime, Physical Threats, Terrorism, Insider Threats,

Hacktivism and Nation-State Threats.

Cyber Players include Cybercriminals, Attention-Seekers, Hacktivists, Jihadi

Hackers, and Nation-States including China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and The

Five Eyes (U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand).

Cyber Targets are Government Systems, Military Agencies, Non-Profits, and Busi-

nesses across sectors including Retail, Legal, Energy, Healthcare, Technology, En-

tertainment, and Telecommunications.

Geopolitical Flashpoints include the Iranian Nuclear Accord, U.S.-China Rela-

tions, Economic Sanctions on Russia, Syrian Conflict, ISIS-related Activity, North

Korean Policy, State-Sponsored Cyber Activity, Cyber Security Regulations

5. Economic and Financial Wars.

War on cash where Governments are moving rapidly to eliminate cash and

implement a cashless digital monetary system that will control everyone’s

economic and social behavior. (See War on Cash in End Times)

The war on debt that only produces more debt which is why the world financial

system will ultimately collapse.

6. Spiritual Wars.

Increased spiritual warfare between the Kingdom of God and Satan’s kingdom.

Here we have everything from political, religious, and ethnic wars, to civil war,

international terrorism, a renewed cold war, and major conflicts in the Middle East

surrounding Israel’s return to the Land that are currently underway. These wars will be

further stimulated when governments start to fail financially. At that point, the Hegelian

process is to instigate wars between nations in order to redirect people’s attention

toward something other than their financial distress.

If these wars crescendo between now and 2024, the financial strain on the mammoth

$1.5 quadrillion global debt bubble will undoubtedly cause it to collapse, bringing an

end to the current world order as we know it. This will create the Hegelian catalyst for

the “ten kings (horns) of the beast” to arise and create a New World Order (Dan. 7),

which they ultimately hand over to antichrist who fully establishes the “mystery of the

woman and the beast that carries her” (a.k.a., the Mystery of Babylon—Rev. 17:1-13).

Great Shaking vs. Great Tribulation

As I have said before, the various conflicts discussed above are not part of the

Great Tribulation, but part of the Great End Time Shaking that leads the world into the

Great Tribulation:

“he will go as a forerunner in the spirit and

power of Elijah...to

make ready a people

prepared for the Lord.”

– Luke 1:17

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“I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. I will overthrow the thrones of

kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will over-

throw the chariots and their riders, and the horses and their riders will go down,

everyone by the sword of another.” (Hag. 2:23-22 NASB)

The writer of Hebrews echoes this prophetic word and adds the understanding of

why God does this shaking:

“And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, ‘YET

ONCE MORE I WILL SHAKE NOT ONLY THE EARTH, BUT ALSO THE HEAVEN.’ This

expression, ‘Yet once more,’ denotes the removing of those things which can be

shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may

remain. (Heb. 12:26-27 NASB)

The only uncreated thing in the universe is YAHWEH and the Laws of His kingdom

as outlined in Scripture. Hence, the LORD is using the world’s Hegelian chaos to show

us just how evil and unstable the ways of Satan’s kingdoms are. His goal is to call us

back to Himself and walk fully in the ways of His “kingdom which cannot be

shaken” (Heb. 12:28).

Unfortunately, this transition will be the most painful thing the world has ever

experienced, and God’s people must prepare themselves for it in spirit, soul, and body.

Preparing The Way And The People Of The Lord

At the same time the Lord gave us the 2010 prophetic warning that all order was be-

ing lost, He started giving us annual themes to focus our spiritual attention on. Each of

which, He has used to ready us for the social, political, and financial chaos that will ulti-

mately unravel the fabric of our world order as we know it.

As the Biblical New Year of Rosh Hashanah began in September 2016, the Lord

showed Deborah and me that our focus for 2017 was to “Prepare the Way and the

People of the Lord.” I believe the Lord gave us this year’s theme in light of the chaotic

end time events about to unfold on the earth. In other words, 2017 may be the last full

year that God’s people in America and the West have to prepare for the catastrophic

chaos that could begin as early as 2018.

Consequently, we must embrace the spiritual forerunner anointing of Elijah that rises

up in the last days and calls the people of God back to His Torah:

“Remember the law (Torah) of Moses My servant, even the statutes and ordi-

nances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel. Behold, I am going to

send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the

LORD.” (Mal. 4:1-6; also see Is. 40:4-5).

God is restoring His unshakable kingdom in us by restoring the truths of His

unchanging Torah, which leads us “out of [Babylon]” (Rev. 18:4) and prepares us to be

“a people made ready for the Lord” (Luke1:17).

Updated from article published in the July/August 2017 edition of TER

The Elijah Report is published in the United States by Ascension Ministries International (AMI). Editor

and Publisher: Norm Franz, Associate Editors: Deborah Franz, Ken Graham and Deborah Hargrove.

The Elijah Report publishes factual information that is related to Bible prophecy and events that mark the

end of the age and the return of Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah. Information and opinions are designed to prepare

the way of the Lord and to make ready God’s people for His return (Luke 1:17). Entire contents may be

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“Come out of her, my

people, so that you will not

participate in her sins and

receive of her

plagues.”

– Rev. 18:4

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