When it is time to vote for the leader of a nation, massive amounts of time, money, and strategy are invested for months prior to the election. When the race is close, the nation waits nervously to see who the new leader will be. But the Bible simplifies matters: It is God who removes leaders and establishes leaders according to His purposes.

A day is coming in the future when a world leader will rise with greater and more brutal power than any leader in history (Revelation 13:1-10). He will be the Antichrist—“the beast” (Revelation 13:2)—and will terrorize the world for three-and-a-half years, the second half of the seven-year Tribulation. He will be given power by “the great dragon” (Satan—Revelation 12:9) under whose influence the world currently exists (1 John 5:19). But Satan is like a dog on a leash—firmly controlled by God at all times.

Though the rule of the Antichrist will be terrible, Christians will have been removed from the earth at the Rapture before the Tribulation begins. Make sure your future is in Christ!

All the world’s thrones are occupied by rulers under God’s authority.
John Blanchard