Things are changing, and that's a fact. Structures in the culture and in the church are being broken apart. One would think that the earth is becoming something different. I do not say "new" , for total newness is reserved for the coming again of Jesus. This will look new, though, and men will grab at it, as they always do new things.

We're being told that in the coming "shift", people will not be clinging to denominations any longer, but rather to apostolic leaders. They will gravitate to humans, not groups. Well, a little analysis of that will show that this is not really new at all. People have always followed the leader. And grown. And corrupted. And started over.

We followed men as early as the (true) apostolic days. I am of Apollos. I am of Peter. I am of Paul. remember?

The church fathers all attracted their followings, as did the various reformation leaders and revivalists of all ages. Your denomination can be traced back to a man that people followed. So why should this restless age be considered any different? Yes, a shift is truly coming and is now upon us.

At least in the West, the corruption stage seems to be upon us, and there are men and women ready to jump right in to start from scratch. A new world order. A new church order. New alliances. New allegiances.

Just for the record - and you read it first here - what you are seeing is not the promised Kingdom of God. That's been intact since Saul took over Israel, in one form or another. It will appear when God is ready. No, what you are seeing is simply a realignment, with new people on top.

Eventually kingdom-minded (notice the small "k") people will bring around the deceived end-time church, later interrupted by the one who wants all praise for himself, the prince of this world.