Came to realize 'World' and 'Planet' may be two different things. Planet is the oversized rock we live on. World is the 'System' that 'controls' the people on the planet. Perhaps it's not much of a coincidence that the term is 'New World Order'' instead of 'New Planet Order'.
It also explains certain Bible verses that go something like, "If you love the world then you don't love God."