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Week of 24 October 2026

 

Mad Nebuchadnezzar, Tares Harvest and Great Tribulation

There is a certain madness in the world of politics, economy and the conduct of nations that parallel a a proud king of Babylon who was struck with madness. And tares sprouting revealing their real nature. Warning us that 2027 and beyond will be a time of great tribulation for the world.

In the fourth chapter of Daniel we encounter one of the most striking portraits of divine judgment upon human pride in all of Scripture. King Nebuchadnezzar walked upon the roof of the royal palace of Babylon and boasted, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?” (Daniel 4:30). While the words were still in his mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee” (Daniel 4:31). For seven years he was driven from among men, his heart made like the beasts of the field, until he knew “that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will” (Daniel 4:32). Only when he lifted his eyes to heaven and blessed the Most High was his reason restored (Daniel 4:34–37).

Scripture is clear that pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18). Before the final fall of Babylon itself, God first humbled its king with madness. The judgment upon the empire was preceded by the judgment upon its ruler. Today, as we survey the nations, we see a parallel pattern: leaders of great powers are doing things that appear not merely unwise, but mad—decisions that systematically destroy the foundations of their nations’ strength. These are not mere political miscalculations. They are the flowering of the tares, preparing the way for the great tribulation that Scripture warns is coming.

The Madness of the Kings

Consider the recent actions of world leaders through the lens of biblical wisdom. President Trump, having begun an unnecessary war with Iran, has destroyed his political legacy and plunged the global economy into depression. Scripture repeatedly warns that the wise man seeks counsel and the prudent man considers the outcome of his ways (Proverbs 15:22; Proverbs 14:15). Unnecessary war squanders blood and treasure and often produces the very chaos it claims to prevent—exactly the opposite of the peace that comes from righteousness (Isaiah 32:17).

European leaders, in a fit of strategic folly, cut economic ties with Russia, forfeiting cheap energy, raw materials, and a vast export market—even going so far as to sabotage their own gas pipelines. Germany shut down seventeen nuclear reactors that provided reliable, low-cost electricity, gambling instead on intermittent sun and wind, and now bears the highest electricity prices in the developed world. The book of Proverbs declares that “he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly” (Proverbs 14:29) and that a nation that rejects sound counsel will fall (Proverbs 11:14). Energy is the lifeblood of modern economies; to destroy it deliberately is to strike at one’s own heart.

Across Europe, borders were opened to millions of refugees. Housing and rental costs soared, social welfare systems strained, crime rose, and schools became overcrowded. While Scripture commands hospitality to the stranger (Leviticus 19:34; Deuteronomy 10:19), it also charges rulers with maintaining justice, order, and the protection of their own people (Romans 13:1–4; 1 Timothy 2:1–2). Wisdom knows the difference between compassion and the abandonment of the walls that preserve a society (Nehemiah 1–6). When leaders refuse to distinguish, the result is not blessing but disorder.

In the Middle East, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched a war against the Houthis in Yemen; the retaliation has come in the form of attacks on Saudi oil pipelines and refineries. “The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall” (Proverbs 10:8). These are not the calculated moves of statesmen guided by the fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). They are the acts of men whose judgment has been clouded—modern Nebuchadnezzars walking the roofs of their palaces and declaring their own glory while the word of the Lord is already pronounced against them.

The Parable of the Tares

Jesus told a parable of a man who sowed good seed in his field. While men slept, an enemy sowed tares among the wheat. The servants asked whether they should pull the tares up, but the master said, “Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn” (Matthew 13:29–30). The tares (darnel) look almost identical to wheat in the early stages of growth. Only at maturity do they reveal themselves as weeds that bear no grain.

In 1948 the world watched the rebirth of the nation of Israel and many rejoiced, believing they were seeing the chosen people restored according to the promises of the prophets. Yet that same year marked the beginning of major tent revivals and the sending of tens of thousands of missionaries into the nations. A recent global survey found Israel to be the most despised nation on earth: 68 percent of the world dislikes Israel, and even in America the figure stands at 61 percent. Who, then, is carrying the blessing of Abraham’s seed to the world? Scripture answers clearly: “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:29). The true seed of Abraham is the Church—those who are of faith, whether Jew or Gentile (Galatians 3:7–9; Romans 4:11–16). The political state that appears so significant can function as a tare: it looks like the fulfilment of promise, yet it does not produce the fruit of blessing to the nations that God declared would come through Abraham’s seed (Genesis 12:3; 22:18). Has America been blessed for joining Israel's war on Iran? All the end time prophets told President Trump you and America will be blessed for "standing with Israel"! That is what happens when you cannot distinguish between Tares and Wheat. But the full flowering will reveal  it.

American power once appeared invincible in the Middle East. Military bases, naval fleets, and air superiority seemed to guarantee dominance over the Gulf. Today that image has cracked. A small and comparatively weak Iran has militarily defeated American forces. China withholds rare earth minerals essential to defense production, crippling American industry. The dollar once looked unassailable, yet America now wastes trillions in an artificial-intelligence bubble while China produces cheaper AI that threatens to destroy the American industry. Nations are moving away from the dollar; rising bond yields threaten to crush both European and American economic power. “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God” (Psalm 20:7). These were tares. They looked strong and fruitful at first glance. At maturity they are revealed as weeds—impressions meant to deceive.

A Coming Great Tribulation - 2027

All of this prepares the ground for a great tribulation that indicates will arrive in 2027. High oil prices will drive inflation and destroy economic growth. The costs of the Iran war will leave Gulf nations with shattered infrastructure and financial crises that ripple through the Muslim world, stripping Islam of its financial power. Debt, energy shortages, collapsing bonds and equities, and the over-financialization of Western economies will bring an end to Western economic dominance. In their place will rise what Revelation calls “the kings of the east” (Revelation 16:12), ushering in a new multipolar world order. The drying up of the Euphrates in that passage prepares the way for these kings—an image of barriers removed so that eastern powers may advance. The drying Euphrates is the drying up of false prosperity built on fiat debt money, war economy and financial exploitation of the poor and marginalized.

Yet even in this shaking there is purpose. God is plucking out the weeds. “For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come” (Haggai 2:6–7). He is turning the major powers to do crazy things that destroy their own nations, thereby making room for the kingdom of God to grow. While the tares are harvested and burned, the wheat is gathered into the barn (Matthew 13:30). The Church—the true seed of Abraham—continues to be a blessing to the nations. A new world order is coming, but it is not the order of Babylon or of any earthly empire. It is the order of the kingdom of God, which cannot be shaken (Hebrews 12:28). “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear” (Hebrews 12:28).

Nebuchadnezzar’s madness lasted seven years, and then his reason returned and he blessed the Most High (Daniel 4:34–37). The madness we now witness among the nations will not last forever. It is a sign that the harvest is near. Let the reader understand: the tares are flowering. A great tribulation approaches as things built on sand will not survive the coming storm. And in the midst of all this turmoil the kingdom of God is advancing.

“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.” (Revelation 21:3)