Practical Eschatology: Governments Replaced By 2033?

Monday, July 14, 2025

Governments Replaced By 2033?

Vox Day notes that Martin Armstrong (an economist) and his computer models are predicting that Western governments (including the U.S.) will fall by 2032. (Vox quotes from this video interview of Armstrong, with the key part starting about the 30 minute mark). Armstrong does not seem to be talking about a societal collapse, but rather brings up Caesar crossing the Rubicon and replacing the old, corrupted republican institutions with a new form of government. Armstrong thinks there will come a point where people won't be able to watch TV and will be forced to get off their butts and, I presume, onto the street.

The time frame particularly struck me because of a recent video from Nelson Walters, who hosts a YouTube channel on end-time prophecy, looking at Bible passages that seem to suggest the month and year of Christ's return. (See video below). The short take is that he points out passages that indicate that Christ's return would be in the fall and two thousand years after his crucifixion. So that gives a time frame of 2028 - 2033, depending on when the crucifixion is dated. I would point out, however, that Christ will appear at least two times before the actual "Second Coming" when he returns to rule on Earth, so the return date might not be the "Second Coming". The scriptures cited by Walters seem to suggest that the date in this case is when Christ appears on the Mount of Olives to the Jews fleeing Jerusalem.

At one time I had believed that things would come to a head by 2033 just because 2,000 years after the crucifixion and ascension seemed a natural time for Christ's return. But as the years went by, it seemed too much remained in order to fit into the years remaining before 2033.

The biggest potential problem I see with this is that of fitting in the seven year treaty (generally considered to be a peace treaty) in Dan. 9:27 that seems to overlap the seven year tribulation period in Revelation. The seven year treaty would likely have to be in place next year (2026) in order to meet a 2033 return.

On the other hand, some have suggested that the Abraham Accords could be this treaty or be expanded to become this treaty. (See, e.g., this video interview of Joel Richardson from earlier this year). I doubt this. Daniel 9 speaks of a covenant with a fixed 7-year term that is breached after 3.5 years. The Abraham Accords have no fixed term.