December 10, 2014



The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, a Brazilian Pentecostal church that claims 8 million followers in 180 countries, received planning permission in late July 2010 to construct a 10,000-seat replica of the holiest site in Judaism. “We are preparing ourselves to build the temple, in the same mold as Solomon’s,” Bishop Edir Macedo, the church’s founder and leader, said in a televised service posted on his blog. The church has signed an $8 million contract to import Jerusalem stone, which was used in the construction of the First Temple, from Israel. The building, which will be designed by Brazilian architect Rogério Silva de Araújo, will stand at 180 feet tall, nearly twice the height of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue that towers over Rio de Janeiro. The Temple will house a replica of the Ark of the Covenant, and the complex will include classrooms for 1,300 students, and spaces for television and radio studios, according to the Guardian. - Devra Ferst, July 28, 2010



A replica of Solomon's Temple in Brazil opened on July 31, 2014 in Sao Paolo, Brazil (construction began in 2010). It is just down the road from the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2015 Tomorrowland festival.



The first temple was destroyed in 586 BC.

The second temple was completed 70 years later, in 516 BC.

The second temple was destroyed in 70 AD.



2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 (KJV)

Now we beseech you, brethren,
By the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And by our gathering together in Him.
That you be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled,
Neither, by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us,
As that day of Christ is at hand.
Let no man deceive you by any means;
For that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first;
And that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,
Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped;
So that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

Matthew 24:14-24 (KJV)

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations;
And then shall the end come.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
Spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
Stand in the holy place, (Whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
For then shall be great tribulation, 
Such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved:
But for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Then if any man shall say unto you, 'Lo, here is Christ, or there;' believe it not.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,
And shall shew great signs and wonders;
Insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands, neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he gives to all, life, and breath, and all things, and has made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell on the face of the earth. That they should seek the Lord, if happily they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us; for in him we live, and move, and have our being. - Acts 17:24-28 (KJV)

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building. - Hebrews 9:11 (KJV)

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence." - John 18:36 (KJV)

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary... The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. - Hebrews, Chapter 9:1,8-12 (KJV)
The following is from Verum Et Inventa.

Video showing the early stages of construction: Temple Of Solomon, uploaded Jan. 10, 2012:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfVIbfjBXFI

Video showing the middle stages of construction: The Temple Of Solomon in Brazil, uploaded Jan. 28, 2014:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Gu1g_FBIQ

Videos in Portuguese, showing the outside of the temple on an unofficial Inauguration Day, July 19, 2014, and the ceremonies that took place inside.

Here is what’s going on: The Templo de Salomão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtẽplu dʒi saloˈmɐ̃w̃]) is a replica of the Temple of Solomon built by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in São Paulo.

According to Brazilian press reports, the new Templo is an “exact replica” (“uma réplica exata”) of the ancient Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem,[1] According to the church’s leader, “The outside will be exactly the same as that which was built in Jerusalem,”[2] but with increased dimensions. – from the Temple’s Wikipedia page



The Universal Church is not your typical church:
The Universal Life Church Monastery strongly believes in the rights of all people from all faiths to practice their religious beliefs, regardless of what those beliefs are, be they Christian, Jew, Gentile, Agnostic, Atheist, Buddhist, Shinto, Pagan, Wiccan, Druid or even Dignity Catholics; so long as they do not infringe upon the rights of others and are within the law of the land and one’s conscience.

We ordain ministers, priests, rabbis and clergy worldwide who are totally non-religious or even anti-religious. This may seem contradictory, but we are looking to change the negative perceptions of religion, faith and spirituality, by encouraging people to take control, stand up and speak truth to power by fearlessly stating their personal religious beliefs. – the Church’s intro page, and its About Us page

Curiously, this is exactly how the Roman Catholic Church started out way back in the 4th Century CE, in trying to encompass all religions into one. Hello, One World Religion! The New Zealand chapter fasted for 40 days, ending in July 19 to coincide with the Inauguration.

The Jewish people (some or many of which were originally Khazars from Russia and NOT TRUE HEBREW JEWS, THEREFORE NOT BOUND BY THE COVENANT GOD MADE WITH ISRAEL), who enjoy causing mayhem, murder, and of course who love getting attention, hate the idea of this temple being built:
GIANT BRAZILIAN TEMPLE REPLICA PANNED AS ‘MOCKERY’
Temple Institute in Jerusalem says plan by a controversial Brazilian Pentecostal church to build a mammoth $200 million Holy Temple replica is “self-aggrandizement.”

…This planned church is a mockery which stands in diametric opposition to everything that the Holy Temple of Jerusalem represents.” – from the article by the Temple Institute of Jerusalem, August 8, 2010
Let’s see who’s in charge of this massive project:
Take “Bishop” Edir Macedo, for example. The founder and leader of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, which also has temples in the United States, Macedo is by far the richest pastor in Brazil, with a net worth estimated by several Brazilian business magazines* at $950 million (one government arm in Brazil estimates an even higher sum) – Article by Forbes

The leader of one of Brazil’s largest evangelical churches declared his church was “at war” this week, following allegations that his organisation had siphoned off billions of dollars of donations intended for charity.

The charges of fraud and money laundering are contained in a report by Sao Paulo’s public prosecutor that was formally submitted to a Brazilian judge on Monday. The report claims 10 leading members of the church – including its founder and leader, Bishop Edir Macedo – used donations from followers to buy jewellery, property and cars. – Article from The Guardian

Solomon’s Temple Rebuilt – In Brazil – And It’s Getting A Lot Of Attention

SÃO PAULO, Brazil
July 27, 2014

It occupies an entire block in this teeming megacity: a 10,000-seat rendition of Solomon’s Temple. Towering in sharp relief against the graffiti-splattered tenements nearby, it beckons with monumental walls of stone imported from Israel and the flags of the dozens of countries where its owner, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, is nourishing an evangelical Christian empire.

A helicopter landing pad will allow Edir Macedo, the 69-year-old media magnate who founded the Universal Church in a Rio de Janeiro funeral home in 1977, to drop in for sermons. The sprawling 11-story complex features other flourishes, too, like an oasis of olive trees similar to the garden of Gethsemane near Jerusalem, and more than 30 columns soaring toward the heavens.
“The Universal Church spared no expense,” said Rogério Araújo, the architect for the project, which is scheduled to be inaugurated on July 31. On a tour of the site, he added, “We sought to build a colossus, something that would make people stop and gaze, and that’s what we delivered.”
The replica of Solomon’s Temple, which took four years to build at a cost of about $300 million, captures the surging growth of evangelical faiths in Brazil. Although this country of 200 million people still has more Roman Catholics than any other nation, the number of evangelicals in Brazil climbed to 22 percent of the population in 2010 from 15 percent in 2000, according to census figures.

Large evangelical churches, particularly Pentecostal institutions like the Universal Church, are also wielding greater political clout across Brazil, reflecting a sizable evangelical voting bloc in Congress and the efforts of candidates across the political spectrum to appeal to evangelical voters in the presidential elections this year.

Brazil’s leftist president, Dilma Rousseff, is expected to be here for the inauguration of the temple, underscoring how she draws support for her governing coalition from a bloc of conservative evangelical leaders, including Mr. Macedo’s nephew, Marcelo Crivella, a Universal Church pastor and gospel singer who until recently was the minister of fishing.

No one has reshaped Brazil’s religious landscape quite like Mr. Macedo. A religious broadcaster and founder of the church, Mr. Macedo now travels by private jet on a special diplomatic passport (a privilege also allowed in Brazil for high-ranking Vatican officials), espousing prosperity theology and Pentecostal tenets like exorcism and faith healing.

With a personal fortune sometimes estimated at $1.2 billion, Mr. Macedo rose from obscurity through his control of Rede Record, one of Brazil’s largest television networks, and his aggressive expansion of the Universal Church, during which he has fought accusations of corruption, including tax evasion and money laundering.

Mr. Macedo was jailed for 11 days in 1992 on accusations of charlatanism and fraud. He has successfully fended off other criminal investigations, including allegations by prosecutors that he and other church leaders siphoned off donations from followers to enrich themselves. In the past year, he has cultivated a somewhat wizardly appearance, growing a flowing gray beard while occasionally donning what appears to be a skullcap like those worn by many observant Jews.

The replica of Solomon’s Temple includes several menorahs inside the structure, where sermons will be given, in addition to a large menorah near the entrance that resembles the one in front of the Knesset, Israel’s legislature. The flag of Israel also flies nearby, alongside those of the Universal Church, Brazil and the United States, among dozens of other countries.

“There is just one biblical faith; it is impossible to disassociate Christianity from its Jewish roots,” said Cássia Duarte, a spokeswoman for the Universal Church. She emphasized that Mr. Macedo had been absolved in an array of judicial investigations into corruption allegations, strengthening the church’s “preaching of the gospel.”

Scholars say that the Universal Church’s promotion of Jewish symbolism in its replica of Solomon’s Temple stems from a quest for historical legitimacy in a church that is just 37 years old. The original Solomon’s Temple is thought to have been constructed in ancient Jerusalem by King Solomon around 1000 B.C. and destroyed about four centuries later in a siege led by a Babylonian king.

“Macedo was a pioneer in seeing symbols and rituals connected to the Old Testament and Judaism as linchpins in the creation of a church capable of capturing hearts and minds,” said Rodrigo Franklin de Sousa, a specialist in biblical history at Mackenzie University in São Paulo.

So far, leaders in Brazil’s Jewish community have generally taken a relaxed approach to the new Solomon’s Temple. “On the one hand, there’s the favorable way in which Jewish culture and history are treated in the structure,” said Nilton Bonder, a Brazilian rabbi whose writings on spiritual themes are widely published. “On the other, there’s the bizarre aspect of the project’s dimensions and aggressive marketing.”

The temple will be one of Brazil’s largest religious structures, making the iconic Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro, which is only about half as tall, look like a trinket in comparison.

“The monumental temple will be a powerful symbol both of Brazil as the epicenter of global Pentecostalism and of the Universal Church as the leading congregation challenging the Catholic Church in Brazil,” said R. Andrew Chesnut, an expert on Latin American religions at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The project is already rallying support among some Universal Church worshipers. “I get thrilled just by seeing the temple in a photograph,” said Mauricea dos Santos Ribeiro, 72, a retired bank employee who frequents a branch of the church in Rio de Janeiro. She said that a group from her congregation was planning a trip here to see the temple. “I’m counting the days until we go.”

As if emphasizing Brazil’s competitive religious landscape, the temple dwarfs two other churches located just across the street, one Catholic and the other operated by another Pentecostal group.

While the Universal Church projects its influence through Mr. Macedo’s television network and its web of operations in more than 100 countries, including about 60,000 worshipers in the United States, the institution faces important rivals in Brazil that have adopted similar expansion strategies.

Ricardo Mariano, a sociologist at the University of São Paulo, said that the Universal Church recently lost some ground in Brazil, with members declining to about 1.8 million in 2010 from about 2.1 million in 2000, even as Brazil’s evangelical Christians grew in proportion to the rest of the population during that time.

If the new Solomon’s Temple is meant to lure new attention to the Universal Church, that strategy is working.

Passers-by stop in front of it day and night. Some take pictures with their cellphones. Many stare at it in amazement, expressing their reactions on a crowded sidewalk where watchmen, described as “Guardians of the Temple” on their uniforms, patrol the entrance.

“The temple is so enormous, so beautiful, but also so ostentatious,” Solange Barbosa de Nascimento, 58, a seamstress who worships at another Brazilian evangelical church called Peace and Love, said one recent morning. “I wonder if they could have spent all that money another way, just caring for the poor.”

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The Ambassador of Israel visits the Temple of Solomon


 

On May 22, the Temple of Solomon received a special visitor. Israel’s Ambassador to Brazil, Rafael Eldad, was welcomed by Bishop Domingos Siqueira and his wife Nubia, Pastor Miguel Lacerda and his wife Ana Beatriz, along with leaders of the Universal Engineering company to view the building site.

A few days earlier on Tuesday, May 20, Bishop Siqueira had been received in Brasilia by Ambassador Eldad to talk about the inauguration of the Temple. The spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Lior Ben Dor was also present, and both men were receptive and attentive to the importance of this extraordinary construction.

They were noticeably touched by the Universal Church’s tribute to the Almighty God, and to the people of Israel. It was explained to them that the Temple would be open to all Jews and to all the nations of the world, and that anyone who enters that holy place will feel as if they were being transported to the Holy Land, as if they were in Jerusalem. Our belief in One God and all that we understand about faith is our inheritance from Abraham. The ambassador felt so honored and grateful for the invitation, that on the following day he visited the site for a closer look.

The first area which he visited was the Upper Room of the Holy Spirit, where the Temple’s Memorial will be. The building, which utilizes cutting edge interactive technology, will show visitors a historical perspective from the first Temple of Solomon, until the construction of today’s impressive replica. As soon as he saw the stones of the Temple, the ambassador reached out to touch them and reminisced, “This reminds me of my house in Jerusalem, it’s built with these stones.”

Fascinated by the sight, Eldad wondered why a replica of the Temple of Solomon was built, and not a replica of the Second Temple. “Because the first was grander. The second Temple was smaller, and Herod changed many things. It did not have the same magnitude of the Temple Solomon,” Bishop Domingos explained. “Yes, that’s true, Solomon’s Temple was the original one,” the ambassador agreed.

They also walked through the Garden of Olives, where he saw the twelve hundred-year-old trees. It’s the fruit of the olive tree that makes olive oil, mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of the presence of the Holy Spirit. “And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil” (Exodus 30:25). He passed by the Menorah, a candelabrum that symbolizes God’s perfection and the presence of the Most High, and walked towards the terrace, where he could see the majestic entrance of the Temple.
“It’s a wonderful work. Four years is such a short amount of time to build something so huge, with so much detail. It is big, big like Brazil. I am speechless,” said Rafael Eldad. Bishop Domingos explained that the constructions team has not stopped, even for a day. “We’ve worked all holidays and weekends. We don’t depend on the government for help. Just as Solomon’s Temple was built with donations, we have built all of this through donations as well,” he stressed.
Once he took a look inside the building, the ambassador was not short on compliments.
“It’s impossible not to be impressed with the magnitude of this project, the details, the beauty and the size of this entire space with a capacity for ten thousand people. I’ve never seen anything like it—the height, the stones from Jerusalem, and the allusion to ancient times. I would like to thank the Universal Church for this immense work and wish them success.”
Bishop Domingos spoke about the importance of the visit of Ambassador Eldad and reinforced the importance of the project, which is drawing vast attention, especially from among the people of Israel.
“The visit of the ambassador reveals the great interest of the authorities representing the Jewish people to rebuild the Temple, the goal of which is to awaken faith in the One True God.”
After the visit, Eldad assured the Bishop that he would share his good impression.
“I would like to have pictures of this, because if I just tell people what I saw here, they wouldn’t believe me. It’s extremely beautiful. I will carry the spirit of this house with me—a spirit of peace and friendship with Israel and the Jews, to preserve the biblical story of the Jewish people, who have such a special friendship with Brazil.” 
The ambassador also promised to send the invitation to visit the Temple of Solomon directly to Israeli authorities.

On May 22, the Temple of Solomon received a special visitor. Israel’s Ambassador to Brazil, Rafael Eldad, was welcomed by Bishop Domingos Siqueira and his wife Nubia, Pastor Miguel Lacerda and his wife Ana Beatriz, along with leaders of the Universal Engineering company to view the building site.

A few days earlier on Tuesday, May 20, Bishop Siqueira had been received in Brasilia by Ambassador Eldad to talk about the inauguration of the Temple. The spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Lior Ben Dor was also present, and both men were receptive and attentive to the importance of this extraordinary construction.

They were noticeably touched by the Universal Church’s tribute to the Almighty God, and to the people of Israel. It was explained to them that the Temple would be open to all Jews and to all the nations of the world, and that anyone who enters that holy place will feel as if they were being transported to the Holy Land, as if they were in Jerusalem. Our belief in One God and all that we understand about faith is our inheritance from Abraham. The ambassador felt so honored and grateful for the invitation, that on the following day he visited the site for a closer look.

The first area which he visited was the Upper Room of the Holy Spirit, where the Temple’s Memorial will be. The building, which utilizes cutting edge interactive technology, will show visitors a historical perspective from the first Temple of Solomon, until the construction of today’s impressive replica. As soon as he saw the stones of the Temple, the ambassador reached out to touch them and reminisced, “This reminds me of my house in Jerusalem, it’s built with these stones.”

Fascinated by the sight, Eldad wondered why a replica of the Temple of Solomon was built, and not a replica of the Second Temple. “Because the first was grander. The second Temple was smaller, and Herod changed many things. It did not have the same magnitude of the Temple Solomon,” Bishop Domingos explained. “Yes, that’s true, Solomon’s Temple was the original one,” the ambassador agreed.

They also walked through the Garden of Olives, where he saw the twelve hundred-year-old trees. It’s the fruit of the olive tree that makes olive oil, mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of the presence of the Holy Spirit. “And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil” (Exodus 30:25). He passed by the Menorah, a candelabrum that symbolizes God’s perfection and the presence of the Most High, and walked towards the terrace, where he could see the majestic entrance of the Temple.
“It’s a wonderful work. Four years is such a short amount of time to build something so huge, with so much detail. It is big, big like Brazil. I am speechless,” said Rafael Eldad. Bishop Domingos explained that the constructions team has not stopped, even for a day. “We’ve worked all holidays and weekends. We don’t depend on the government for help. Just as Solomon’s Temple was built with donations, we have built all of this through donations as well,” he stressed.
Once he took a look inside the building, the ambassador was not short on compliments.
“It’s impossible not to be impressed with the magnitude of this project, the details, the beauty and the size of this entire space with a capacity for ten thousand people. I’ve never seen anything like it—the height, the stones from Jerusalem, and the allusion to ancient times. I would like to thank the Universal Church for this immense work and wish them success.”
Bishop Domingos spoke about the importance of the visit of Ambassador Eldad and reinforced the importance of the project, which is drawing vast attention, especially from among the people of Israel.
“The visit of the ambassador reveals the great interest of the authorities representing the Jewish people to rebuild the Temple, the goal of which is to awaken faith in the One True God.”
After the visit, Eldad assured the Bishop that he would share his good impression.
“I would like to have pictures of this, because if I just tell people what I saw here, they wouldn’t believe me. It’s extremely beautiful. I will carry the spirit of this house with me—a spirit of peace and friendship with Israel and the Jews, to preserve the biblical story of the Jewish people, who have such a special friendship with Brazil.” 
The ambassador also promised to send the invitation to visit the Temple of Solomon directly to Israeli authorities.

Giant Brazilian Temple Replica Panned as 'Mockery'

Temple Institute in Jerusalem says controversial Brazilian Pentecostal church's mammoth $200 million Holy Temple replica is “self-aggrandizement.”

Hillel Fendel
August 8, 2010

Temple Institute in Jerusalem says plan by a controversial Brazilian Pentecostal church to build a mammoth $200 million Holy Temple replica is “self-aggrandizement.”

The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, headed by controversial Bishop Edir Macedo, has announced plans to build a giant replica of the First Temple in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is expected to cost $200 million, stand 55 meters (18 stories) high, and seat 10,000 people. Its plans also call for a parking lot for 1,000 cars, TV and radio studios, and classroom space for 1,300 pupils.
“It is going to be a knockout,” Macedo has been quoted as saying. “It is going to be beautiful, beautiful, beautiful – the most beautiful of all. The outside will be exactly the same as that which was built in Jerusalem.”
The Temple Institute in Jerusalem takes a different approach, calling it a “hubris-inspired act of self-aggrandizement… the equivalent of [yet another] destruction of the [Holy] Temple, even before it is [re-]built. This planned church is a mockery which stands in diametric opposition to everything that the Holy Temple of Jerusalem represents.”

The Universal Church has already paid $8 million to import stones from Israel. The Guardian reports that the church will be modeled on King Solomon’s Temple and will feature a replica Ark of the Covenant in the center of the sanctuary.

Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute writes,
“We are witness today to the phenomenon of nations that seek to de-legitimize Israel's connection to Jerusalem. This planned mega-church represents the next logical step, the de-legitimization of the significance of Jerusalem altogether.”

“The Bible teaches that the essence of Jerusalem is the presence of G-d,” Rabbi Richman continues, quoting Isaiah’s prophecy: “It will happen in the end of days, that the mountain of the Temple of the L-rd will be firmly established at the head of the mountains…and all the nations will stream to it. Many peoples will go up and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the L-rd, to the Temple of the G-d of Jacob…for from Zion will the Torah come forth, and the word of the L-rd from Jerusalem.'
Editor's Note: The word "Torah" is not found in the King James Version of the Bible, so the Rabbi is not quoting scripture accurately.

“Bishop Macedo’s planned mega-church," Rabbi Richman continued, "is a usurpation and abuse of the sacred space that is embodied by the Biblical concept and vision of the Holy Temple, and a gross expropriation of Judaism’s most sacred values. The Divine Presence of G-d cannot be copycatted and cannot simply be usurped and transplanted elsewhere. This is nothing more than the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God’s cynical and manipulative attempt to morph the Bible’s universal message into its own self-serving agenda.”
The Temple Institute, a non-profit educational and religious organization, is dedicated to every aspect of the Biblical commandment to build the Holy Temple of G-d on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. Its major focus is its efforts towards the beginning of the actual rebuilding of the Holy Temple.

In 1992, Bishop Macedo spent eleven days in jail on accusations of charlatanism. Last year, the Sao Paulo prosecution alleged that Macedo and other senior church clerics embezzled billions of donation dollars and used the money to buy property and cars. Macedo, a proponent of prosperity theology and owner of a $45 million private jet, has denied the charges.

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December 6, 2014

The New World Order Fulfills All Biblical Prophecy About the End Times

This New World Order Plan is spiritually based: it is a conflict between God and His forces, on the one hand, and Satan and his demonic forces on the other side. Anyone who does not know Biblical doctrine about God and Satan, and who does not know Scriptural prophecy, cannot comprehend the nature of the struggle facing the world today, and they will be duped by apologists like Rush Limbaugh. Jesus aptly described the situation of Rush trying to convince his listeners that there can be no conspiracy. Listen to His words: "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch" [Matthew 15:14]. - David Bay, Cutting Edge Ministries, March 13, 1998



A Christian's View on Conspiracy in World Affairs

By David Bay, Cutting Edge Ministries
Originally Published on March 13, 1998

Rush Limbaugh is fond of saying he disbelieves so strongly in "conspiracy theories" that he will not even debate anyone on the issue. We believe such a stance is "intellectual laziness" on Limbaugh's part. Rush is also displaying his lack of Biblical knowledge. The New World Order is coming! Are you ready? Once you understand what this New World Order really is, and how it is being gradually implemented, you will be able to see it progressing in your daily news...

Definition of conspiracy: "A planning and acting together secretly, especially for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason."

What does the Bible have to say concerning the direction of world affairs? There are only two fundamental viewpoints which a person can have: either a person believes that events occur as the result of a plan or that events occur randomly and by chance. The Bible is quite clear that God controls world events. Therefore, a Christian must hold to the belief that world events occur as a result of God's intervention and control. Consider the following Scripture:
"I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end and the result from the beginning and from ancient time the things that are not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure and purpose...' I have spoken and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed it and I will do it." [Isaiah 46:9b-11]

"Behold, the nations are like drops from a bucket and are counted as the small dust on the scales... All the nations are as nothing before Him... Who brings dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges and rulers of the earth as chaos, emptiness falsity and futility." [Isaiah 40:15,17,23]

"And He (God) changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings and setteth up kings." [Daniel 2:21]
God definitely is saying here that He controls world events and the rulers of the nations. But, God has a supernatural enemy, Satan. Satan is nowhere near God in power, ability or authority since he is a created being. But, Satan is above the powers of this earth, hence, supernatural. The Bible states that Satan conspired against God before the world was created in an attempt to remove God as Sovereign of the Universe and reign in His stead. Listen to the Biblical account of Satan's attempted coup against God. Let us pick up God's account in Isaiah 14:12,15:
"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... Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit."
Lucifer dreamed in his heart of supplanting God as Supreme Authority in the Universe. We see the thoughts and plans he held in his heart, as he persuaded one-third of the angels of Heaven to join him in his rebellion. In five separate instances, Lucifer envisioned himself in God's place.

Bible scholars will tell you that this passage is the ultimate in showing sinful elevation of a person in his mind, in rebellion against God. Of course, God had no trouble putting this rebellion down. He cursed Lucifer, changing him into the chief of demons and changing his name to Satan. God also cursed the rebellious angels who had sided with Lucifer, changing their countenance from glorious angelic beings to grotesque demons.

This scene is the first recorded rebellion in universe history. Lucifer planned in secret to carry out an unlawful act: overthrowing the constituted authority of God and replacing God's government with his own. Thus, the precise definition of a "conspiracy" resulting in treason was fulfilled. Let us quickly review the dictionary definition of treason:

Definition of treason: "Violation of the allegiance owed to one's sovereign or state (Webster's New World Dictionary, 1970).

You can easily see how Lucifer's rebellion constitutes a conspiracy.

We now need to shift the time frame many years into the future following this conspiracy in Heaven. In the new Garden of Eden, Satan takes the form of a serpent in order to entice Eve into partaking of the forbidden fruit [Genesis 3:1-7]. Here, again, Satan is carrying out a conspiracy against God, attempting to overthrow God's Plan for mankind, substituting his own, with himself as the object of worship.

Fast forward several thousand years later to the book of Daniel. In chapter 10, we see the prophet Daniel praying and fasting for further understanding of, and insight into, the Great Tribulation Period. Daniel waited for three entire weeks for God's answer. Finally, at the end of the three-week period, an angel appeared to give God's reply to Daniel. Before the angel gave Daniel the message, he told him why it had taken him three weeks to get to Daniel, as God had given His reply on the first day that Daniel had prayed. The angel said that he had been temporarily prevented from getting to Daniel because he had been attacked by a very powerful national demon, whom the angel called the "Prince of the Kingdom of Persia."

What or who is this demon? In this era known as the "Times of the Gentiles," Satan has assigned his most powerful demons to stay close to the rulers of the various nations in order to sway the rulers to take actions which would advance Satan's kingdom. However, God also has assigned Godly angels to each ruler of each age. These opposing supernatural forces are constantly battling in the supernatural realm to attempt to influence the rulers to take action which would advance either God's kingdom or Satan's.

Of course, we know that God's angels will prevail. However, for the purpose of this article, Satan's attempt to sway the rulers of the nations constitutes a conspiracy, according to our dictionary definition above.

Satan is constantly working through human rulers to try to get them to take actions which would advance his kingdom. God is constantly working through His angels to influence human rulers to take actions which would preserve God's Plan for mankind. Satan's activity in this matter constitutes a conspiracy against God.

Now, look at Paul's prophesy in 2 Thessalonians 2. In 2:2-3, we see that Antichrist would like to appear immediately but is restrained by the kind of angelic activity (working through the Church), which we have just described in Daniel. However, at the End of the Age, God is going to remove this restraint against the national rulers of the world, thus allowing the Antichrist to appear [verses 2:6-8]. Since Antichrist will be the ultimate political leader on a global scale, we know that his appearing can only result when God's Holy Spirit finally removes His restraining power, which is now keeping the rulers in check.

God reveals that the coming of Antichrist will be preceded by the deliberate action and planning of 10 rulers that will gain all political power in the world just before Antichrist arises. In fact, the entire world will be reorganized into 10 Super Nations. [For a full discussion of this global reorganization, please go to Radio Transcript CE1057, "Ten Nations, Antichrist, Judgment."]

For the purposes of this article, suffice it to say that this reorganization of the entire world into 10 Super Nations has already occurred. The creation of NAFTA had nothing to do with economics; rather, NAFTA is Nation #1 of this 10-nation reorganization plan, of which the Bible prophesies in Daniel and in Revelation.

Listen now to God's prophecy concerning the secret plans which these 10 rulers devise to seize control of the world and then hand this control over to Antichrist [the Beast]. Notice that these 10 rulers are secretly working with Antichrist even before he becomes public.
"The 10 horns that you observed are 10 rulers... who are to receive power and authority for a single hour, along with the beast. These have one common policy (purpose), and they deliver their power to the beast... God has put it into their hearts to carry out His own purpose by acting in harmony in surrendering their royal power and authority to the beast until the prophetic words of God shall be fulfilled." [Revelation 17:12-13, 17]
Since President Clinton is the leader of NAFTA, we can only conclude that if Antichrist is to arise while Clinton is still in office, as we believe likely, then Clinton and the other nine rulers are in constant contact with the man soon to become known in the world as the New Age Christ [Biblical Antichrist]. Notice that a careful reading of this passage makes it very clear that the 10 rulers devised a plan prior to the appearance of Antichrist, and that they plan to turn their political power over to the Antichrist as soon as he arises. This scenario is very consistent with Daniel's revelations about the 10 toes and 10 rulers in chapters 2 and 7, respectively.

Therefore, when we see the President leading the global charge to a United Nations' government, we know that this is Satan's plan, not God's. We can also know that its final implementation is the result of a conspiracy, supernaturally directed by Satan for well over 100 years. And, just as the Bible foretold, this conspiracy will result in the appearance of Antichrist.

In the Revelation 17 passage above, the words, they "have one common policy," absolutely scream conspiracy. Why would their plan fit the definition of a "conspiracy?" Simply put, their plan to dissolve all national entities and replace them with a single global government [United Nations) constitutes treason against each of their sovereign nations. For example, even though Clinton is the leader of the new economic nation, NAFTA, he has taken an oath of office to protect and preserve the Constitution of the United States. Yet, he is cooperating with the New World Order Plan to gradually transfer all our national sovereignty to the UN until, finally, the United States cannot take any action unless authorized by the UN.





You should be alarmed at the spectacle of the United States turning to the UN for all these foreign policy decisions. President Bush started it all during the Gulf War, and Clinton has continued it. Gradually, the American people will be conditioned to believe that the United States has no right to act apart from the will of the UN.

This is the plan, secretly set in motion over 100 years ago and coming to fruition in our daily news. All the current 10 rulers are simply the last in a long line of rulers committed to this New World Order Plan. The desire to surrender U.S. sovereignty, and the sovereignty of all the other nations in the world, has been in place for over 100 years.

This plan constitutes treason in each of these countries, including the United States. Therefore, this plan to surrender all national sovereignty has had to occur in secret and be implemented in tiny stages over a long period of time, so that no one will notice that the final destination is a global government, guaranteeing the final destruction of all sovereign nations. This is treason by definition, and this is conspiracy by definition.

In the incident at the Tower of Babel [Genesis 11:1-9], we see one other very interesting insight into God's Plan versus Satan's plan for the world. Verse 1 records that "the whole earth was of one language..." The people decided to build a huge tower that would reach into the sky, probably as a huge object of worship. God said in verse 6, "They are one people, and they have all one language; this is only the beginning of what they will do; and now nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible to them..."

To prevent the completion of this offensive tower, God created various languages, which had the effect of separating the people into sovereign nations. Since then, God has utilized the existence of sovereign nations to prevent any one nation from controlling the entire earth. To assist in this effort, God has placed into the heart of man a pride in one's country.

But, at the end of the age, God has planned to withdraw His restraining influence from the world's nations and allow Satan to reorganize them into a one-world government for a very short period of time. Therefore, we can say with assurance that God's organizational Plan for the world is to divide the world into sovereign nations, while Satan's plan is to abolish sovereign nations in favor of a one-world government.

Therefore, when we see President Clinton leading the global charge to a United Nations' government, we know that this is Satan's plan, not God's. We can also know that its final implementation is the result of a conspiracy, supernaturally directed by Satan for well over 100 years. And, just as the Bible foretold, this conspiracy will result in the appearance of Antichrist.




Finally, Jesus revealed that Satan will have to bring about this change in the period of the normal lifetime of the people who were alive at the time when the prophesied Last Days events were beginning to occur [70-80 years, according to Matthew 24:34]. Therefore, as Satan begins to reorganize the world, he will be struggling against national leaders who have been born and raised according to God's Plan of sovereign governments. Satan will have to overthrow those existing governments. If Satan's cohorts tried to overthrow these existing sovereign governments openly, they would be discovered and would be crushed by the existing authorities. Also, the peoples of the sovereign governments would demand that this nefarious plan be thwarted. Therefore, Satan's men would have to carry out their treasonous plan in secret.

This, by definition, is a conspiracy.



Christians who understand Scripture and the prophecies concerning the last days should be expecting a conspiracy to develop and should be looking for the evidence of it. However, this is not the case today, as many Christians disbelieve the existence of a conspiracy as completely as do non-Christians.

Today [March 13, 1998], Rush Limbaugh was again ranting and raving about the stupidity of anyone believing in a global conspiracy in bringing the New World Order into reality. Rush made a statement quite common among people who want not to believe in a conspiracy. Rush said, "These people - who have supposedly been wielding all this power for about 200 years - you would think that, if they had such power, they would want to use it while they were alive so they could benefit from it."

Rush is again displaying his Biblical IGNORANCE!! His absolute BIBLICAL IGNORANCE!

The answer is, yes, these leaders very much would have liked to bring this global conspiracy to fulfillment in their lifetime. Remember, this global conspiracy fulfills Bible prophecy exactly; therefore, their plan culminates in the appearance of the New Age Christ, supposed to be named Maitreya. The Apostle Paul says that Antichrist would like to appear now but is restrained by the Holy Spirit:
"And now you know what is restraining him from being revealed at this time; it is so that he may be manifested, revealed in his own appointed time. For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, (but it is) restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way. And the the lawless one (the Antichrist) will be revealed" [2 Thessalonians 2:6-8, Parallel Bible, KJV/Amplified Bible Commentary].
Here, we see the principle that the spirit of Antichrist [spirit of lawlessness, rebellion against constituted authority] was present in Paul's day, with Antichrist wanting to appear then to take control. However, the Holy Spirit, working through the Church, was restraining him until the timing of God's choosing.

The answer, Rush, is that, yes, these leaders of the New World Order conspiracy really wanted to bring in this new global government while they were alive. However, they were not able to do so because God was restraining them. Rush showed his great Biblical ignorance when he made this statement, and he will not allow anyone who knows Biblical prophecy to come on his show to honestly debate him. [We would like to inform Rush and his millions of listeners how the plan of the New World Order so precisely fulfills Bible prophecy.]

Therefore, because Satan knew that these leaders throughout the past 200 years would not be able to independently bring the global conspiracy into reality when they wanted to, Satan planted within their hearts a patience, to wait until the timing was "right" to realize their dream.

What did Satan plant within their hearts that would produce this patience? According to former Satanist, now born again Christian, Doc Marquis, that patience was produced by their fervent belief in reincarnation. They believe that they will reenter the "reincarnation cycle" in the future, at which time they will be able to enjoy the fruits of their labors from centuries before. These occultists even believe that they will come back as future leaders, at least as high as they were, based upon the occult Law of Karma. Therefore, they are patient to the extreme, but always alert to any change of the prevailing attitudes and belief structure of the people that might herald the time when the New World Order could be established.

People like Rush, who want not to believe in a conspiracy, also usually state a corollary position to the one which Rush stated above. How does the New World Order Plan get passed down from one generation to the other without people finding out about the plan? To the natural mind [the person who is thinking outside of Biblical doctrine], this is the #1 question which seems to kill the concept of a conspiracy. They cannot conceive of this passing of the plan from one generation to another being possible, especially for many generations. Again, a person who makes this statement is revealing their Biblical IGNORANCE.

The answer to the above question is best answered by asking another question: How has Christianity passed from generation to generation without becoming extinct? The answer is plain to everyone. Christianity has been passed through the Church. Now, does the occult have a church through which to pass its ideals and goals? Indeed, it does. The "church" of the occult, of the New World Order leadership, is found in the various secret societies. Freemasonry is the most well known, followed by Rosicrucians, Order of the Golden Dawn, and the Bilderberg Group.

Through the secret societies, the plan for global government, economy and religion has successfully passed from one generation to the other. This whole idea of being so difficult to pass such a plan generationally is really a non-issue. It is not nearly as difficult as you might think. This is another instance of people not thinking an issue through, but just accepting what they are told.

There are a couple of Scriptures which speak directly to this type of individual, like Rush, who scorns the very concept of a conspiracy:
"And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God" [Mark 12:24].

Anyone who makes this type of statement does err, because they do not know the Prophetic Scriptures, nor the POWER of God! As we stated in the beginning of this article, this New World Order Plan is spiritually based. It is a conflict between God and His forces, on the one hand, and Satan and his demonic forces on the other side. Anyone who does not know Biblical doctrine about God and Satan, and who does not know Scriptural prophecy, cannot comprehend the nature of the struggle facing the world today, and they will be duped by apologists like Rush Limbaugh.

"But these men revile (scoff and sneer at) anything they do not happen to be acquainted with and do not understand ... woe to them!" [Jude 10]

Too many people will sneer and scoff at things which they do not understand, especially spiritual matters. The heart and the mind of the unredeemed cannot understand the thoughts, purposes and plans of God. Their minds are darkened by their unredeemed sinful nature. Their attitude toward the Bible, Christians, and matters like this debate over the New World Order, was succinctly stated almost 2,000 years ago by the Apostle Peter: "They think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you" [1 Peter 4:4]. Doesn't this just about describe the attitude which Rush is displaying toward Christians who know the Bible speaks of conspiracy in the Last Days?

The Apostle Paul speaks to this same attitude on the part of the unredeemed. "For the story and message of the cross is sheer absurdity and folly to those who are perishing and on their way to perdition" [1 Corinthians 1:18]. This passage really and truly describes this attitude Rush has toward the conspiracy of the New World Order. He is sneering at us, heaping abuse and names like "intellectual laziness."
Now, let us return to Rush Limbaugh and his reasons for rejecting the concept of a conspiracy out of hand, even though the Bible teaches such a conspiracy. Because most people are not saved (and even more people are Biblically ignorant), they do not recognize Rush's position for what it truly is. Rush is demonstrating his lack of Biblical understanding, and demonstrating his attempt to lead people astray, by his unnaturally powerful opposition to the concept that a conspiracy can exist.

As we stated before, the leaders of this conspiracy do not want you to believe that a conspiracy exists so that you will reject the idea out of hand without giving it due consideration. Rush knows that if he were to allow open, fair and honest debate with someone who knows the spiritual aspect of this conspiracy, he would lose the debate badly! This understanding is why Rush will not allow people on the air with him to honestly debate the issue.

Most people, like the John Birch Society, who do believe in the conspiracy, would be totally inadequate in debating Rush, because they do not believe in the fact that this conspiracy is spiritually based and prophetically driven!

Therefore, I openly challenge Rush Limbaugh to allow me to debate him on the air, for as long as it takes, and then to throw the debate open to phone calls. In this type of debate, Rush cannot totally frame the parameters of the debate; he cannot pull the old trick of a lawyer by refusing to discuss those points which he knows he cannot refute.

But, let me allow the leaders of the New Age Movement to have the last say, as they have boldly published their plan to the world. Shockingly, the leaders of the New World Order Plan, commonly called New Age, boldly advocate a plan that conforms to Biblical prophecy. They also are not shy about proclaiming that their plan is a conspiracy.

"Their script is now written, subject only to last minute editing and stage directions. The stage itself, albeit as yet in darkness, is almost ready... The last minute, walk-on parts are even now being filled. Most of the main actors... have already taken up their roles. Soon it will be time for them to come on stage, ready for the curtain to rise. The time for action will have come." (The Armageddon Script, by Peter LeMesurier, St. Martin's Press, 1982, New York, N.Y., p. 252)

Is President Clinton only a "main actor" taking up his role? Doubt it not!


10 SPHERES OF INFLUENCE -- NATIONAL REORGANIZATION

1. North America
2. Western Europe
3. Japan
4. Australia, South Africa, and the rest of the market-economy of the developed world.
5. Eastern Europe, including Russia
6. Latin America
7. North Africa and the Middle East
8. Tropical Africa
9. South and Southeast Asia
10. China

In 1973 a map was created by the Club of Rome which divided the world into 10 political and economic regions. The map was part of the Club of Rome’s report the “Regionalized and Adaptive Model of the Global World System.” - Mankind at the Turning Point, The Green Agenda
"When we come into our kingdom... who will ever suspect that all these peoples were stage-managed by us according to a political plan, which no one has so much as guessed at in the course of many centuries?" (Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, Protocol No. 13)

So, you see, this scenario to establish the New World Order is carefully scripted, with actors adhering to written lines. This is the most carefully planned and executed play ever written, but that is exactly what it is. In fact, this play has been in the process of being acted out since 1776. [Notice the reference above to the plan being carried out over many centuries.]

If the planners for the New World Order admit that their plan is well-scripted, and if the Bible declares this to be the case, why are you, Rush Limbaugh, still unwilling to admit that events of our present time are scripted? The major events are as planned as man can make them, aided by supernatural Satan.

Of course, the current leaders of this drive to the New World Order most definitely do not want you to believe that there is a conspiracy to overthrow all existing governments of the world, including our own, replacing them with a global government comprised of 10 Super Nations, each of which is to be ruled by a dictator. Therefore, they will attempt to convince you that there can be no such thing as a conspiracy, so you will not be looking for one.

As any psychologist will tell you, most people will not see something that is directly in front of them if they do not believe that it exists. So, we are taught by our Public School System, magazines, newspapers, talk show hosts, and books that there is no conspiracy possible. Of course, the Number One talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, loudly and obtrusively proclaims to the entire world that there is no such thing as a conspiracy; and he, the epitome of the intellectual, understands that there can be no conspiracy. And he lulls untold numbers of Conservatives to sleep, who might otherwise be convinced that a conspiracy does exist.





The Bible clearly states that Antichrist will come to power through the conspiratorial efforts of a reorganized 10-nation organization and that their express purpose in creating this organization is to hand their power to Antichrist. And, what do we see happening before our very eyes? We see the New World Order Plan expressly devoted to staging the appearance of a man they call "The Christ," a major part of which creates this global government of 10 Super Nations!! And, as we can see from the above sampling, their books are full of bold statements that the drive to the New World Order is proceeding according to a supernatural plan!!

The hour of the climax of this plan, which will bring the planners into their kingdom, is very close. It will come whether you believe in it or not. The only question is, "Are you going to be spiritually ready"? This plan is inevitable, as the Bible makes quite plain. Rush Limbaugh is very free to proclaim his belief to the highest mountain top; but, you need to be discerning enough to understand that he is proclaiming the very notion that the leaders of the New World Order Plan want the masses to believe.

Is Rush Limbaugh a very sophisticated and clever part of the New World Order Plan, designed to neutralize the Conservative part of the electorate? Doubt it not!

We shall be very interested to see Rush's "take" on the actual appearance of the New Age Christ [Antichrist]. This event will be one of the most important political and spiritual events in history. Will Rush urge his followers to accept him or will he use all the persuasive powers he possesses to show this guy to be a fraud, unworthy of acceptance? At this time, you will know the truth about Rush Limbaugh, the REAL truth.

You will never understand what is going on unless you understand it from the Biblical standpoint. This is wonderful time to be a born again Christian because world events are proving Biblical prophecy true!!

I will tell thee the mystery of the woman,
And of the beast that carrieth her,
Which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not;
And shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition:
And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder,
Whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world,
When they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

And here is the mind which hath wisdom.
The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come;
And when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth,
And is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings,
Which have received no kingdom as yet;
But receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them:
For He is Lord of lords, and King of kings:
And they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

And he saith unto me,
The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth,
Are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,
These shall hate the whore,
And shall make her desolate and naked,
And shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil His will,
And to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast,
Until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

And the woman which thou sawest is that great city,
Which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

Revelation 17:7-18 

In 1957, Alice Bailey, then the leader of the House of Theosophy, wrote in her collection of writings, "The Externalisation of the Hierarchy," that the world must first be reorganized into "spheres of influence" before it could be organized into a global government (page 209). She made it very clear that this reorganization would not follow traditional national boundaries, but would be a completely different organization. Bailey did not specify how many "spheres of influence" would be created, but her plan was fleshed out in 1974 by New World Order authors, Mihajlo Mesarovic and Eduard Pestel, in a book entitled, "Mankind At The Turning Point." They wrote that the world would be reorganized into 10 Super Nation States, listed below. - David Bay, Cutting Edge Ministries, Once the 10 Nations Have Arisen, Antichrist Will Appear

(1) North America
(2) Western Europe
(3) Japan
(4) Australia, South Africa, and the rest of the market-economy of the developed world
(5) Eastern Europe, including Russia
(6) Latin America
(7) North Africa and the Middle East
(8) Tropical Africa
(9) South and Southeast Asia
(10) China


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