Revelation 17:15-17

¹⁵ And [the angel further] said to me, The waters that you observed, where the harlot is seated, are races and multitudes and nations and dialects (languages).

• The world’s economy encompasses most nations. There are very few places that are not part of the global economy.
• Right now, in 2014 Saudi Arabia, is intentionally trying to drive the price of oil to $40 a barrel by over producing. We are told that they are doing this to punish Russia for supporting Iran. Russia makes a lot of money from producing oil, so the higher the price of oil, the more profit they make and the better their economy is. 
• But there are a lot of Americans who also make money from producing oil. So while we are enjoying low gas prices right now, many who work in the oil industry are being laid off and new companies that have prospered from shale oil are struggling. So the actions of one country, who has made a ton of money over the decades and can stand the lower prices is directly effecting the worlds economy. 
• The harlot, the worlds economy, the love of money, effects us all. So we are all tied together and the efforts of one country can easily effect all countries. This is the harlot.

¹⁶ And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will [be the very ones to] hate the harlot (the idolatrous woman); they will make her cheerless (bereaved, desolate), and they will strip her and eat up her flesh and utterly consume her with fire.

• The policies of these ten leaders will actually harm their nations ability to provide wealth for their people. 
• These leaders will say that what they are doing is for love and equality, but their policies will strangle commerce and so they will need the money of the anti-christ. 
• Just look at the socialist economies today and how they all need cash. It takes a ton of money for a government to supply the masses with just the bare necessities. No one ever really enjoys prosperity in socialist or communist societies, except the few leaders who are in charge. The common people will be promised great things, so they will think that they are going to be taken care of and it will seem to be a peaceful time. 
• Why else would the people, who these leaders reign over, give up their authority to the anti-christ’s kingdom? The will allow it for the money that they believe that they will receive from the anti-christ.  
• Our Father never lets governments succeed over Him. It doesn’t matter whether it's socialist, capitalist, communist, or fascist. Man was created to trust in and need our Father and He is jealous, so anything that hinders that trust, always fails.  

¹⁷ For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His own purpose by acting in harmony in surrendering their royal power and authority to the beast, until the prophetic words (intentions and promises) of God shall be fulfilled.

• This is a great verse that shows the lie of free will.
• These leaders will do what our Father wants them to do. Our Father gets His way all of the time! 
• For in this city there actually met and plotted together against Your holy Child and Servant Jesus, Whom You consecrated by anointing, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and peoples of Israel, To carry out all that Your hand and Your will and purpose had predestined (predetermined) should occur. Acts 4:27-28