THE IMPENDING GLOBAL COLLAPSE: Lessons From a Lifetime in Intelligence

In The Impending Global Collapse: Lessons From a Lifetime in Intelligence, retired U.S. Army Colonel Andrew Wharton draws on over three decades of military intelligence experience to deliver a stark warning: for the first time in history, every major empire on Earth is simultaneously crumbling, with no rising power to fill the void. Blending empirical analysis from declassified briefings, economic forecasts, demographic data, and satellite imagery with a conservative, pretribulational Christian perspective, Wharton dissects the synchronized decline across civil unrest, economic fragility, population crises, resource depletion, agricultural failures, and interconnected threats like pandemics and geopolitics. From the United States' transformation into a fragile giant burdened by debt and division, to China's overreach amid demographic implosion, Russia's waning territorial grip, the European Union's fracturing unity, and the instability plaguing emerging regions in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, Wharton reveals how these falls echo the fates of ancient empires like Rome, Babylon, and the Ottomans. Thematic chapters explore the erosion of global trade, aging societies, water wars, food insecurity, and more, all framed through biblical prophecies from Daniel to Revelation, viewing them as signs of the end times and the approaching rapture. More than a doomsday prediction, this is a clarion call to vigilance, faith, and preparedness. Wharton shares his personal journey—from Cold War signals intelligence to post-9/11 counterterrorism—interwoven with a renewed commitment to Christ, urging readers to repent, steward resources wisely, and find hope in God's ultimate restoration. With appendices on timelines, key scriptures, glossary terms, and essential preps, this book equips believers and skeptics alike to navigate the gathering storm.