The Conspiracy Theory Iceberg Explained (Part 7 2/3)

The rapture may have already happened. According to one reading of biblical prophecy, if the seven-year tribulation period described in Revelation is interpreted non-literally—the way some interpret the seven days of creation as seven thousand years—then what the Bible describes as a period when God withdraws from the world and evil runs rampant could stretch across millennia rather than years. Some believers hold that the rapture occurred immediately after Jesus' crucifixion, meaning we are all currently living in a devil-controlled world where God won't hear us. This is the first of many theories in this installment of Wendigoon's deep dive into the deepest layers of the conspiracy theory iceberg.

Banking, Elites, and the Machinery of Control

Several theories in this tier revolve around the idea that banking institutions and political elites are locked in a hidden struggle for control, with the public caught in the middle. William Greider's 1987 book Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country argues that a secret society operates beneath the U.S. government, proliferating through the Federal Reserve to enact a new world order. This fits a broader pattern: politicians exist as figureheads while banking circles actually run the country.