A global system is tightening its grip on buying, selling and control. Scripture already warned it would come. The question is not if it arrives, but whether believers recognize the difference between that system and God’s.
In a recent interview with Rebecca Lamb Weiss, Kap Chatfield delivered a direct challenge to how Christians view money, provision and power, pointing to a growing dependence on systems that compete with God’s design.
God’s Economy vs. Babylon’s System
“What the devil wants to do in Christians is he wants us to come out of agreement with the Word,” Chatfield said. “What we’re subtly doing is we’re putting our trust in Pharaoh and King Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian economy and an antichrist agenda.”
Revelation describes a system where participation in the economy requires submission. Chatfield pointed to Deuteronomy, where God commands His Word to govern both thought and action.
“What is the Antichrist trying to do? It’s a mockery of an allegiance to an economic covenant,” he said.
This is not about money. It is about allegiance.
A Different Source of Provision
“We operate from a different economy,” Chatfield said. “My king owns the cattle on a thousand hills. He is El Shadai, the all-sufficient one. He is Jehovah Jireh. He is my provider and my prosper.”
Economic instability loses its grip when provision is rooted in covenant.
“It doesn’t matter what’s going on in the economy,” he said.
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What Prosperity Really Means
“God would allow you to abound and be all sufficient in all things and have an abundance left over for every occasion of generosity,” Chatfield said, referencing 2 Corinthians 9.
Prosperity is not excess for self. It is provision for purpose. It is having what is needed to fulfill God’s assignment and more than enough to bless others.
Scripture shows this pattern again and again. God provides and that provision fuels purpose.
The Heart Follows the Treasure
“Wherever my money is sent is where my heart will follow,” Chatfield said.
Giving aligns the heart with the kingdom. Without it, alignment never fully happens.
Breaking the Cycle of Lack
“God’s people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge,” Chatfield said.
Misunderstanding keeps believers stuck, limits the Church’s impact and silences teaching on biblical stewardship. When truth is restored, provision grows and the mission moves forward.
“You never have a fixed income with God,” he said.
Built to Build, Not Beg
“Christians were made not to beg but to build,” Weiss said.
Giving is not about meeting a need. It is about what is added to the giver’s account and how the kingdom advances.
A Call to Realignment
Old mindsets must be laid down. Traditions that contradict Scripture must go. God’s Word must take final authority.
The choice is clear. Trust the system of Babylon or align with the economy of heaven.
One leads to control. The other leads to freedom.
And in a world moving toward total economic control, that choice carries weight now more than ever.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
