One school of thought concerning the future of the earth is that God is in control and all things are working together according to His plan. Another view is man’s plan – that it is totally up to humanity to save the planet.

The United Nations has created a plan called “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Development.” The plan proposes seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals:”

1. No Poverty
   
2. No Hunger
   
3. Good Health
   
4. Quality Education
   
5. Gender Equality
   
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
   
7. Modern Energy
   
8. Good Jobs and Economic Growth
   
9. Innovation and Infrastructure
   
10. Reduced Inequalities
    
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
    
12. Responsible Consumption
    
13. Protect the Planet
    
14. Protect Life Below Water
    
15. Protect Life Above Water
    
16. Peace and Justice
    
17. Partnerships For the Goals

These all appear to be worthy and noble goals. However, to implement these desirable goals on a global level would call for vast global concessions. In order to achieve this equality, the wealthy and powerful nations would have to diminish and help the poorer and weaker nations to increase. National sovereignties would have to surrender to global partnerships. Who would govern and control this new global entity? Who would decide how to equally share the wealth and power? Who would ensure equality and justice for all?

The Bible predicts just such a government with a global leader. We are watching Biblical prophecies unfold just as the ancient prophets foretold. These are indeed interesting and momentous times.

There is much concern about the future of our planet and its people but there is a great divide as to what must be done and how to accomplish it. The next few articles in this space will explore two very different schools of thought concerning our world and its future.  One plan is man’s plan and the other is God’s plan.

On June 13, 1992 a consortium of 178 nations met in Brazil to consider the future of the planet.  A plan for “Global Sustainable Development” was formed and approved. It was called Agenda 21 in consideration of the fast approaching 21st century. More meetings were held in 1997, 2002, 2012 and the plan was revised and updated as new realities were encountered. 

The United Nations building in New York City hosted a meeting on September 25-27, 2015 to further refine the plan. Seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals” were approved for the benefit of the “people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.” The new expanded plan called Agenda 2030 is admirable and ambitious and the goal is the to be fully operational by the year 2030.

The ambitious “Green New Deal” recently introduced to our House of Representatives and Congress basically follows the same path as Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030 proposed by the United Nations.

​Though these plans contain some good and worthy goals, the problem lies in how to implement them.  In order to comply by 2030, these programs can only be implemented by drastic intervention by global heads of government.
In our next article we will discuss how the Bible predicts just such a global government.