Informed Bible scholars and prophecy watchers are finding little in the American media to alert them to prophesized events, signaling the time of the end or tribulation. The local media is being richly rewarded for its constant criticism of President Trump and his aggressive approach to governing while ignoring, for the most part, important happenings around the world. As prophecy watchers we are forced to seek news from other sources around the world.
In an opinion piece in the Irish Times about Emmanuel Macron’s (president of France) stated desire for a strong European military force ostensibly to protect them from China, Russia, and even the USA, we find the following:
Perhaps we can finally acknowledge the actual direction of the European Union, now that its trajectory is being so regularly and unashamedly articulated by two of its greatest champions? The EU is an expansionist exercise, the ultimate aim of which – as expressed regularly by many of its key architects – is ever closer union, a federal United States of Europe, increased centralization, less domestic democracy, the erosion of national sovereignty, increased legislative administration from Brussels and – yes – a European army. https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/brexit-dad-s-army-or-an-eu-army-1.3691136
The two champions he refers to are Macron, of course and Guy Verhofstadt former Prime Minister of Belgium.
Prophecy watchers find this extremely interesting in light of Andrea Merkel’s recent calls for increased military spending. The 13th chapter of Revelation as informed Bible scholars are aware, describes the rise of a powerful United Europe which will eventually go to war with Israel (the ten tribes which dwell among the western nations) and Judah. This war will mean the destruction of America, Great Britain, Canada and other English speaking nations. Isaiah speaking of Germany (Assyria) prophesized:
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. (Isaiah 10:5-7)
Germany at the head of a United Europe and unaware that they are an instrument of God, may believe that they are doing this for their own good by their own strength. But they too will pay for their own transgression against God.
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: (Isaiah 10:12-13)
Other news being largely ignored by local media are things such as the New Silk Road a resurrection of the original silk road of the Han Dynasty of China over two thousand years ago that brought Chinese silk to the west and European vegetables to China. President Xi Jinping envisions something much more elaborate than the four thousand miles of roads which made up the original Silk Road. I t will be a $900 billion investment in infrastructure including transportation, energy pipelines, and power and telecommunications. It will include a network of maritime ports and marine facilities stretching from the South China Sea across the Indian Ocean to Africa Europe and the Middle East. Multiple projects are planned in over 60 countries. The illustration below created by the Lowy Institute highlights the expansiveness of his plans.
It is no coincidence the routes end in Europe, among the things we have learned from Revelation 17 and 18 is that the Beast (united Europe) will for a time dominate trade in the world. It will be a time when the gentiles of the world will dominate and remove western societies from power.
Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate. (Jeremiah 10:25)
When Jeremiah refers to Jacob, he is talking about the ten tribes of Israel, we in the USA are included.
President Trump while meaning to improve the economy and standing of the USA in the world is unknowingly helping others to see to our demise. Insisting that Europe spend more on defence encourages them to build armies that will eventually be used against us. Similarly, creating trade tensions with China at the behest of helping decrease our trade imbalance, encourages President Xi to double his efforts for a new silk road. God has often used world leaders as instruments to chastise those who disobey, could President Trump be a unwilling instrument to steer world events?
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