Beginning in the early 1960s, an increasing number of books and articles exposing the existence of a powerful world wide movement dedicated to _creating a New World Order began to appear. Although the news media ignored these books and articles, as time passed, the media's own headlines bore out the worth of their allegations. As the evidence accumulated, an amazing parallel to a world structure pictured in the seventeenth and eighteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation became apparent. This book is the result of viewing that apparent. This book is the result of viewing that unfolding parallel for nearly thirty years. Since our subject deals in part with Bible prophecy, we wish to state at the very beginning that no Scriptural prophecy directs believers to acquiesce to evil. The admonition given in Romans 12:21 to, "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good" applies to all situations whenever and wherever evil appears. Since the beginning of recorded history mankind has been involved in a continuous struggle between good and evil, between the spiritual forces of light and the spiritual forces of darkness. No place in Scripture is there an admonition for believers to be passive bystanders. Throughout history those working for good have worked openly and often alone. Those working for evil ix Introduction