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LifeSite News posted the following:

EU pushes collaboration with foreign governments on digital ID, online censorship

June 19, 2025

As part of a broader campaign to expand its global influence in the digital era, the European Union has introduced a sweeping International Digital Strategy that leans heavily on centralized infrastructure, digital identity systems, and regulatory frameworks that raise significant questions about online freedoms and privacy.

The European Commission, in announcing the initiative, stressed its intent to collaborate with foreign governments on a range of areas, prominently featuring digital identity systems and what it calls “Digital Public Infrastructure.”

These frameworks, which have garnered widespread support from transnational institutions such as the United Nations and the World Economic Forum, are being marketed as tools to streamline cross-border commerce and improve mobility.

However, for privacy advocates, the strategy raises red flags due to its promotion of interoperable digital ID programs and a surveillance-oriented model of governance under the guise of efficiency.

According to the strategy documents, one of the EU’s objectives is to drive mutual recognition of electronic trust services, including digital IDs, across partner nations such as Ukraine, Moldova, and several Balkan and Latin American countries. This aligns with the EU’s ambitions to propagate its model of the Digital Identity Wallet, an initiative that privacy campaigners warn could entrench government control over personal data.

The strategy also outlines measures to deepen cooperation on global digital regulation, including laws that govern online speech. …

In framing digital transformation as both an economic imperative and a security concern, the EU’s strategy reinforces a convergence of interests between state power and corporate infrastructure. It is a vision of the digital future where identity verification, regulatory harmonization, and global partnerships coalesce into a tightly managed ecosystem, one that may leave little space for meaningful privacy and anonymous participation online. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/eu-pushes-collaboration-with-foreign-governments-on-digital-id-online-censorship/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=usa

This is not a surprise as the EU has been moving in this direction for years. The picture at the beginning of this post is the logo for a relatively new EU office to enforce various regulations. We warned about that back in 2019:

The European Union is in the process of establishing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.This is a major, first-of-its-kind move, with the EU setting up a European-wide prosecutor’s office that will have power to investigate and charge people for financial crimes committed against the EU. It looks like this type of office may end up persecuting those that do not have the mark of the Beast when they “buy or sell” as that will later be considered a financial crime in Europe. What does 666 mean? How has that name be calculated? How can we be certain that this is a prophecy for Europe and not Islam? Is the appointment of this new office of significant prophetic importance? Dr. Thiel addresses these issues and more by pointing to scriptures, news items, and historical accounts.

Here is a link to the sermonette video: EU Setting Up 666 Enforcer?

The fact is that things like the Digital Service Act are leading to censorship which will also lead to the coming ‘famine of the word’ (cf. Amos 8:11-12).

Notice part of number 23 of my list of 25 items to prophetically watch in 2025:

23. Totalitarian Steps

The 13th chapter of the Book of Revelation tells about a totalitarian leader called the Beast rising up, controlling buying and selling (cf. Revelation 13:16-18). …

Participating in society includes the ability to use a computer, communicate, buy goods, and travel, to name just a few–and the EU’s Digital Services Acts can affect all of that and more.

The globalists want to be able to monitor who is buying or saying anything.

Furthermore, if there were to be carbon passports, that would likely be tied in with your purchases so you could be monitored by some official view of how much harm your purchases cause the environment.

This is helping set the stage for the rise of the Beast who will gain power after the 4th seal of Revelation (which is the ride of the pale horse of death) is opened.

Expect to see various new totalitarian steps implemented and/or proposed in 2025.

Meetings in Europe are promoting ways that will lead to more totalitarian controls.

A while back, the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel related what many groups are working towards:

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Globalism Conspiracy or Convergence?

In May of 2022, the World Economic Forum held a conference where thousands of the world’s elites attended, essentially in support of a ‘great reset’ to change society. In June 2022, the Bilderberg Group met essentially to do the same thing. In June 2022, Pope Francis told a group invited by Cardinal Kurt Koch, “Unity does not come about by standing still.” Whereas the Roman Catholic group, whose co-president in Marc Stengel, called for more cooperation with the United Nations and apparently supporters of Gandhi. The World Council of Churches also supports the globalist agenda as do the Freemasons and others. Could Satan be the real conspirator behind this? Will humanity be able to bring about utopia? Or can true Christian unity and utopia only come about with the return of Jesus and the Kingdom of God? Will the globalist agenda succeed for a time? Dr. Thiel addresses these and other issues.

Here is a link to that video: Globalism Conspiracy or Convergence?

And according to the Bible, more and more censorship and surveillance is coming.

The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) also put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel:

The Digital Services Act is a partial prelude to the coming ‘666’ controls the Bible prophesies in the following:

15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. (Revelation 13:15-18)

Related to plans for control and surveillance, we put together the following video:

Governments and globalist organizations are pushing for the implementation of tools that will help fulfill biblical prophecies on censorship and totalitarianism.

Do not fall for it as it will lead to destruction and a totalitarian society.

Digital integration systems are not the answer. A totalitarian system is coming.

The ONLY real solution for the problems facing humanity is repentance, the return of Jesus, and the good news of the coming Kingdom of God.

Galveston Juneteenth plaque
(Photo by Joyce Thiel)

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In the past several years, there has been increased interest in a previously little-known holiday called Juneteenth.

Now, even certain California State employees are getting the day off, as a paid holiday, for it.

During the Feast of Tabernacles in Galveston Texas in 2024, my wife and I visited the area commemorating it.

Here is some information about Juneteenth:

What is Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday?

June 18, 2024

Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.

Long a regional holiday in the South, It became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021 under U.S. President Joe Biden.

:: June 17, 2021

BIDEN: “This is a day, in my view, of profound weight and profound power…” …

U.S. government employees have the day off from work.

So do workers at some private businesses.

Traditionally, Juneteenth celebrations include parades, marches and barbecues.

This year’s holiday is expected to take place during a heat wave in some parts of the country so officials are advising people to be careful.

Other events will strike a more somber tone, with organizers using the day to draw attention to today’s racial inequities they say stem from the legacy of slavery … https://www.yahoo.com/news/juneteenth-americas-newest-federal-holiday-231111048.html

June 17, 2023

So, what is Juneteenth all about?

When I first heard of Juneteenth, while working at a summer job during my college days, I presumed that since it had something to do with the end of slavery in the United States, it must have been the date the 13th Amendment — which ended legal slavery in the country — was ratified. Later, I was perplexed, as I read that the 13th Amendment was made part of the U.S. Constitution in December of 1865.

In reality, Juneteenth had very little to do with the end of legal slavery in America, so the question then became, Why celebrate it in June, rather than in December?

The answer seems to be, as it is with so much in today’s world — whether it be nominations to the Supreme Court, the names of sports teams, or even pictures on boxes of pancake mix — that politics is in play: Democrats want to pander to black voters, and Republicans are generally afraid to call them on it, fearing they will just be accused of being racists and “white supremacists.”

President Joe Biden signed into law the observation of “Juneteenth” (June 19) as an official holiday of the United States two days before the date in 2021, making 2022 the first year that the holiday was fully observed across the country.  https://thenewamerican.com/juneteenth-what-is-it-all-about/

June 19, 2022

Sam Roberts and his family are planning for Juneteenth, the newest U.S. holiday commemorating the 1865 emancipation of Black enslaved people at the end of the Civil War.

On Sunday, the Roberts family and other Americans will attend celebrations and observances. It’s part of a growing national recognition of a pivotal moment in U.S. history that’s been a part of the fabric of Black culture for generations.

“Juneteenth is our Freedom Day and African American communities have been celebrating June 19th for a long time,” said Roberts, a father of two from Washington, D.C. It’s the second national observance of the holiday since Congress authorized it and U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law last year.

“While July 4th is the celebration of freedom for the United States, Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom for African Americans after the Civil War,” said Jesse Holland, an author and Black historian.

The push for a Juneteenth federal holiday came amid the popularity of the Black Lives Matter movement and a year after nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. It followed the murder of African-American George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer in 2020. Since then, the annual celebration has taken on a new meaning for some in the Black community.

“Juneteenth reminds Black Americans we still face the challenges of hate and discrimination our ancestors endured,” Roberts said. “We have to redouble our quest for equality.”

Some historians believe greater awareness of Juneteenth will encourage forward leaning conversations among Americans about race relations and the legacies of slavery. …

“Not every African American in the United States are descendants of slaves, but for the large majority of us who are, Juneteenth is the time for us to take stock of who we are today, where we came from and the sacrifices our ancestors went through before and since the Civil War,” Holland told VOA.

Freedom declarations

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, a declaration following the end of the Civil War that legally freed more than three million enslaved Blacks in Confederate States. But not all slaves were free because the proclamation could not be implemented in parts of the southern United States.

To enforce the proclamation, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger marched into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to issue the “General Order Number 3,” which ended the enslavement of Blacks in Texas. The mandate freed an estimated 250,000 slaves two-and-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

“White Texans knew the Civil War was [over] and slavery was banned, but they didn’t tell their slaves the war was over for years [in order] to continue to get free labor out of them,” said Holland. “Juneteenth is when the lie ended and federal forces showed up to enforce the new federal law saying slavery was illegal in the United States.”

While Juneteenth is celebrated as the end of slavery, the practice of involuntary servitude continued briefly in the states of Delaware and Kentucky. On December 6, 1865, ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States.

Juneteenth awareness

The first events commemorating Juneteenth date to 1866, when former slaves celebrated their new freedom with prayer, feasting, song, and dance. The anniversary saw a decline in popularity in the 1950’s and 60’s as Black Americans focused on the civil rights movement and ending racial discrimination. Juneteenth saw a revival in the 1980’s when Texas became the first state to declare the date a state holiday. https://www.voanews.com/a/us-observes-juneteenth-national-holiday-/6621998.html

Racial discrimination is a problem in many societies.

Liberation from oppression is a good thing.

Whether an additional holiday will help is a matter of debate. The real solution is the Kingdom of God.

Jesus came to proclaim that liberty:

1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,  (Isaiah 61:1-2)

God has a plan which will result in people of every nation and race being saved:

9…I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”  (Revelation 7:9-10)

God has a plan where people of every nation will be able to rule:

9…You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made us kings and priests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth.  (Revelation 5:9-10)

God has a plan where “all flesh shall see the salvation of God” (Luke 3:6):

21 And it shall come to pass
That whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be saved. (Acts 2:21)

1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away” (Revelation 21:1-4).

God has a fantastic plan.

Whether or not you celebrate Juneteenth, pray for God’s Kingdom to come (Matthew 6:10).

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

God’s Grace is For All Is being Jewish a hindrance to salvation? What about not being a descendant of Israel? What does the Bible really teach? Here is a link to a related sermon titled Race and Grace; Do you view race as God does? Watch also Mystery of Race.
The MYSTERY of GOD’s PLAN: Why Did God Create Anything? Why Did God Make You? This free online book helps answers some of the biggest questions that human have, including the biblical meaning of life. Here are links to three related sermons: Mysteries of God’s Plan, Mysteries of Truth, Sin, Rest, Suffering, and God’s Plan, Mystery of Race, and The Mystery of YOU. Here are links to two videos in Spanish: El Misterio del Plan de Dios and El Misterio de Satanás, el Misterio de la Verdad, el Misterio del Reposo.
Universal OFFER of Salvation, Apokatastasis: Can God save the lost in an age to come? Hundreds of scriptures reveal God’s plan of salvation Will all get a fair chance at salvation? This free book is packed with scriptures showing that God does intend to offer salvation to all who ever lived–the elect in this age, and the rest in the age to come. Here are links to a related sermon series: Universal Offer of Salvation 1: Apocatastasis, Universal Offer of Salvation 2: Jesus Desires All to be Saved, Mysteries of the Great White Throne Judgment (Universal Offer of Salvation part 3), Is God Fair, Will God Pardon the Ignorant?, Can God Save Your Relatives?, Babies, Limbo, Purgatory and God’s Plan, and ‘By the Mouth of All His Holy Prophets’.
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing. Here are links to four related sermons:  The Fantastic Gospel of the Kingdom of God!, The World’s False Gospel, The Gospel of the Kingdom: From the New and Old Testaments, and The Kingdom of God is the Solution.

(photo from BiblePic.com)

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Military actions between Israel and Iran continue, along with various threats:

June 18, 2025

An Iranian official warned Wednesday that any U.S. intervention in the conflict with Israel would risk “all-out war,” as the unprecedented conflict being waged by warplanes and ballistic missiles entered a sixth day. Overnight, a fresh barrage of Israeli missiles streaked across the skies of Tehran. Most were taken out by Iran‘s air defenses, but the Israeli military and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency said another site linked to Iran’s nuclear program was hit. …

Iran retaliated with another wave of missiles launched at Israel by the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Sirens blared in Israel to warn they were on the way, but the missiles were intercepted, with explosions seen in the skies over Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. …

The war has also sparked an exodus from Iran’s capital Tehran with video showing thousands of vehicles at a near standstill on primary exit routes. Those frantic escape bids were fueled by Mr. Trump’s direct warning to Tehran’s roughly 10 million inhabitants earlier this week to “evacuate immediately.”

While Israel has been able to inflict far greater damage on Iran, it has not been immune to the suffering. …

In a statement later aired on Iranian state TV, supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei said the U.S. “should know that any military intervention will undoubtedly result in irreparable damage.”

“Those who know Iran’s history know that Iranians do not answer well to the language of threats,” Khamenei said, adding that Iran “will never surrender.”

He also said Israel had made a “huge mistake,” which the country would be “punished for.”

The defiant messages came after President Trump issued a stern warning on Tuesday, demanding an “unconditional surrender” by Iran’s clerical rulers. Mr. Trump threatened the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directly, saying the U.S. knew where he was but that it would not kill him, yet. He added: “Our patience is wearing thin.”

Khamenei, in his Wednesday address, called Mr. Trump’s ultimatum “unacceptable.” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-israel-war-us-trump-nuclear-sites-risk-all-out-war/

In addition to military action, statements from US President Donald Trump have inflamed the situation.

Here is something related to Iran, Donald Trump, and prophecy from my January 2025 book available at Amazon Kindle: Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? as well as Amazon print Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?:

It is of prophetic interest to note that the small nation of Israel is prophesied to one day be attacked by some that seem to have a connection to Iran (Isaiah 22:1-14).

Iran may decide to strike out against Israel, and possibly Jerusalem (cf. Isaiah 22:7-8) if a Trump Administration and/or Israel takes actions it does not like.

Iran has weapons that can cause damage. Furthermore, the USA itself (as well as is the State of Israel) is vulnerable to EMP type attacks and items such as biological weapons, chemical weapons, terrorism, nuclear weapons, dirty bombs, etc. because of a conflict involving Iran, Syria, and/or others.

But should this occur, this would NOT be the final destruction of the USA. Prophetically, Iran would not end up faring well (cf. Ezekiel 32:24-25).

While Iran has issues, the statement by its Ayatollah Ali Khamenei about causing “irreparable damage” could align with prophecies in Isaiah 22:6-8 which tells of “great damage” coming to the “city of David” (commonly believed to be Jerusalem). The “irreparable damage”could also include the release of biological agents that could trigger the ride of the fourth horseman of the Apocalypse (Revelation 6:7-8).

But could the current battle be part of Ezekiel 38 Gog and Magog war, which involves Iran?

Israel365News seems to think so as it posted the following:

18th Century Kabbalist Predicted Current War as Final Battle of Gog and Magog

June 18, 2025

At 3:00 AM on Thursday, all of Israel woke up to sirens. The Color Red alarm was preemptive, sounding moments before the Israeli Air Force struck its military targets. Over 200 Israeli Air Force fighter jets participated in the opening strikes, dropping more than 330 munitions on approximately 100 targets across Iran. The operation was guided by precise intelligence from Israel’s Intelligence Directorate, which had identified an imminent nuclear threat from the Islamic Republic.

The operation was named after a verse in Numbers that tells of the pagan prophet, Balaam, the son of Beor, whom King Balak of Moab hired to curse Israel. God did not allow Balaam to curse Israel and, instead, Balaam blessed Israel. ,,,

Behold a people that riseth up as a lioness, and as a lion doth he lift himself up; he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. Numbers 23:24

Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, also known by the Hebrew acronym Ramchal, was a prominent 18th-century Italian Jewish rabbi, kabbalist, and philosopher. The Ramchal wrote in his commentary on that verse:

“It is already known that Israel must go through many wars before it can rest from their work. And the last war will be the war of Gog and Magog, when Israel will rise up like a lion to take revenge on the nations that oppressed them in their exile.” https://israel365news.com/409780/18th-century-kabbalist-predicted-current-war-as-final-battle-of-gog-and-magog/

No, for scriptural reasons shown later in this post, the current conflict between Israel and Iran is NOT the Gog and Magog war.

Yet, Protestant Greg Laurie thinks it might be (06/14/25 https://harbingersdaily.com/israel-and-iran-in-bible-prophecy-a-new-phase-in-the-middle-east-conflict-and-what-scripture-says-is-coming/), but it is not.

Furthermore, the charismatic John Barnett wrote last month that it would start soon (05/06/25 https://mycharisma.com/spiritled-living/is-the-gog-magog-war-about-to-begin-bible-scholar-warns-of-prophetic-trigger/), but he is wrong about that.

In the Fall of 2023, Israel365News posted the following about another false prediction:

Egyptian Sheikh: Israel war will usher in Gog and Magog between Russian and US; Jesus will win the war for Islam

November 27, 2023

The Former Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Dr. Ali Gomaa posted a video on his YouTube channel on November 11, 2023, in which he described what he believed would happen in the Middle East in the near future. The original video was translated by The Middle East Media Research Institute.

“We do not know what will happen after the destruction of the Zionist entity the Jews Israel and the Zionist entity are not worth a mosquito’s wing, in the eyes of Allah and the Muslim people,” Sheikh Gomaa began. “Let us imagine a political scenario in which Israel is destroyed. What will happen?”

“America will immediately move in,” the sheikh continued. “Don’t think that once we throw Israel into the sea it will be the end of this story. America will immediately move in. The Hadith says you will fight the Byzantines. Those Americans are the Byzantines of our days.”

“If Israel is finished and America moves in, what will happen?” Sheikh Gomaa said. “Russia will immediately move in.  Who are these Russians? They are Gog and Magog, well-known tribes in Armenia. It is all known in the books.”

The pre-messiah War of Gog and Magog is well-known in Jewish eschatology, being described in the Book of Ezekiel chapter 38. The New Testament Book of Revelation refers to it in 20:8. Jewish eschatology viewed Gog and Magog as enemies to be defeated by the Messiah, which would usher in the age of the Messiah. One view within Christianity is more starkly apocalyptic, making Gog and Magog, here indicating nations rather than individuals, allies of Satan against God at the end of the millennium

Two chapters of the Quran discuss Gog and Magog. In the Quran Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog) are two hostile, corrupt forces that will ravage the earth before the end of the world when they are suppressed by Dhu al-Qarnayn “The Two-Horned One”.

Sheikh Gomaa continued, describing the bloody role Muslims believe Jesus will play in resolving the conflict.

“Imagine that the Americans and the Russians moved in,” he said. “What would you do? You would fight them because this is your land your country.”

“Therefore, this matter requires direct divine intervention,” Sheikh Gomaa continued. “The Prophet Mohammad told us that such intervention will come to be and that Jesus, son of Mary will descend he will kill Gog and Magog and the Muslims will vanquish the Byzantines. But this will warrant divine intervention.” https://www.israel365news.com/379643/egyptian-sheikh-israel-war-will-usher-in-gog-and-magog-between-russian-and-us-jesus-will-win-the-war-for-islam/

Various Jews and Protestants (see Hamas-Israeli war, plus Greg Laurie connects to Gog and Magog and Hal Lindsey: Planet Earth Is Armed To The Teeth… And The Word Of The Day Is ‘Escalation’ ‘Ezekiel 38’?) have pointed to this or other factors as possible triggers of the Gog and Magog prophecies of Ezekiel 38 in this age–however, according to the Bible they are completely wrong.

Scripture shows that Ezekiel 38 is not about to be fulfilled.

Ezekiel 38 is for over a thousand years away.

Let us look at what the Bible actually teaches.

This Gog Magog war is in Ezekiel 38, so let’s start with its first 7 verses:

1 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops — many people are with you.

7 “Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.

Verses 1-7 talk about a group getting ready to battle. Various nations such as Russia, Iran, Asians, and others are included here. Verse 5, mentioning Persia, is a reference to the land of Iran. That area that Iran currently occupies will one day be involved in this battle.

What does the Bible actually teach about the timing? Notice the next two verses from Ezekiel 38:

8 After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely. 9 You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”

Verses 8-9 refer to a regathering of Israel. Why do certain prophecy watchers say that it is for now?

In addition to misapplications of scripture by some rabbinical writers, some Protestants believe that the creation of the nation of Israel in 1948 fulfills verse 8. Yet, this is not really the fulfillment for several reasons (watch also the video Israel, 1948, and Prophecy).

One reason is that even today most Jews do not live in the nation of Israel. The Jewish diaspora is scattered throughout the world. But the other reason is that many do not realize that there are multiple millions of the descendants of Israel that are not of the tribe of Judah. The Bible shows that Israel split into the kingdoms of Judah and Israel after the reign of Solomon and that later the ten tribes that were part of Israel (cf. 1 Kings 11:31,35; 12:16-17; 12:20-23) were carried into captivity (2 Kings 17:21-23). Those tribes represent hundreds of millions of people currently alive, and as there are about 7,000,000 Jews in Israel, most simply have not been regathered (more information on the tribes of Israel is in the article Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel).

Furthermore, pay close attention to the part of verse 8 about people dwelling safely. That is NOT the case in Israel today.

Additionally, notice verses 10-13:

10 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan: 11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’ — 12 to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. 13 Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’”‘

Israel has its walls and “iron dome” and military weaponry. Notice that it is against a ‘peaceful people’ in unarmed villages that the prince of Rosh is going against. This cannot happen until AFTER the return of Jesus. Furthermore, there simply is not a plan to take a lot of gold and silver out of Israel right now by the power of the far north, nor does the current nation of Israel have enough of it to likely justify an attack for that purpose (unless perhaps some hidden gold/silver mines or remaining treasure of David).

Notice the following:

Israel holds no gold reserves at all, according to a Bank of Israel spokesman. (Kopf S. Jerusalem of Gold. Jerusalem Post, February 16, 2011. http://www.jpost.com/Jerusalem-Report/Israel/Jerusalem-of-Gold viewed 07/21/14)

Israel Gold Reserves

1950 – 2019 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Israel Gold Reserves

• Israel Gold Reserves was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Feb 2019
• This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for Jan 2019
• Israel Gold Reserves data is updated monthly, averaging 3.425 USD mn from Dec 1950 to Feb 2019, with 753 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 61.915 USD mn in Mar 1964 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Feb 2019

https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/israel/gold-reserves accessed 06/18/25

According to Index Mundi, the nation of Israel was not among the top 48 producers of silver in the world, so its supply of this would also seem to be limited–it also confirmed that Israel does not have gold reserves (though there is some gold and silver in coins, etc. in Israel). Israel in the early 21st century is NOT the target of Ezekiel 38.

For year, some Protestant prophecy watchers believe that Iran will soon more closely align with Russia to invade Israel in order to fulfill Ezekiel 38. However, since that prophecy is not fulfilled in this age (it is for the ‘latter days,’ which comes well after Jesus returns), that is not the case. Some others have also claimed that the ‘Bible Code’ tells of it for this age. That is also not the case. Related to that the Continuing Church of God put together the following videos on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel:

Russia, Iran, Syria, & the Bible (Code)

Ezekiel 38 is NOT for our time.

We in the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) also put out the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel:

Here is a link to our video: Gog, Magog, Vladimir Putin, and Ezekiel 38?

Now, what about Islamic prophecies?

Well, yes, there are some parallels between them and biblical ones.

However, as far as Islamic interpretations of prophecy go, many Muslims would not agree with certain statements from Sheikh Dr. Ali Gomaa.

The area of Byzantium is now controlled by Turkey, and hence prophecies related to it would not be directly related to Americans. Islamic scholars tend to point to either the Turks or those from the Roman empire fighting relating to that.

Related to Jesus, notice the following from the New Encyclopedia of Islam:

The last days, as described in Islam, are marked by the figures of Gog and Magog (Juj wa Jajuj), the Mahdi, the Antichrist (Dajjal), and Jesus … Gog and Magog, representing the forces of chaos, have been kept at bay … At the end of time, chaos will break through the wall of Divinely imposed order, and the world will succumb to “outer darkness”. At the same time, it is believed, there will be a countercurrent, or a brief return to the state of spiritual lucidity and primordial integrity that obtained at the dawn of time. This is the reign of the Mahdi, the “rightly guided one”…

The reign of the Mahdi will be followed by that of the Antichrist … once the Antichrist has led away his followers, Jesus will then come to destroy the Antichrist in the closing moments of the cosmic drama.

The return of Jesus is not to happen, according to Islam, until AFTER the Imam Mahdi has reigned for 7 years. The Imam Mahdi sounds a bit like the King of the South of biblical prophecy, but the Bible suggests a shorter reign for him than that. As far as Jesus goes, Muslims DO teach He was the prophesied Messiah (see our free online book: Proof Jesus is the Messiah), but that Mohammad is superior to Him.

That said, the Imam Mahdi/King of the South is NOT currently reigning, so even according to Islamic prophecy, Ezekiel 38 is not about to be fulfilled.

Furthermore, according to Islam, Yajuj and Majuj which many Muslims tie in with Gog and Magog, are to be released just before judgment day (Yaseen M. The Signs of the Judgment Day (Qiyamah). 2021, p. 223).

According to the Bible, Gog and Magog cause havoc AFTER the millennium and what would be considered as that judgment day:

7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. 9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.  (Revelation 20:7-13)

So, no, even according to Islamic prophecy, Ezekiel 38 is not about to be fulfilled.

Believe the Bible over headlines and improper interpretations from men.

Some items of possibly-related interest may include:

Ezekiel 38: For Russia & Iran in Our Day? Is Ezekiel 38 about to be fulfilled? Are we close to the battle with Gog and Magog? Four related videos are available: Ezekiel 38 Gog and Magog War: Is it Soon?, Ezekiel 38: For Russia, Ukraine, & Iran Now?, Russia, Iran, Syria, & the Bible (Code), and Gog, Magog, Vladimir Putin, and Ezekiel 38?
Iran in Prophecy Is Iran in Bible prophecy? If so, what does the Bible teach? What names, other than Persia, may be used to describe Iran? There are also two related videos: Iran In Prophecy and Iran and Israel Conflict.
Islamic and Biblical Prophecies for the 21st Century This is a free online book which helps show where biblical and Islamic prophecies converge and diverge. Here are links to related sermons: Seeing Christianity Through Islamic Eyes, Imam Mahdi, women, and prophecy, and Terrorism, Iran, and Fatima, Dajjal, Antichrist, Gold, & Mark of the Beast?, and Jesus and God’s Plan for Muslims. Here is a link to a sermon in the Spanish language: El Imám Mahdi las mujeres y la profecía bíblica. Here is a link to the book in Spanish: Profecías islámicas y bíblicas para el Siglo 21°.
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?  Is Donald Trump going to save the USA or are there going to be many disastrous unintended consequences of his statements and policies? What will happen. The link takes you to a book available at Amazon.com.
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Kindle edition is available for only US$3.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon s Free Reader Apps. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?

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There are concerns and debates about AI–Artificial Intelligence:

June 17, 2025

Between Panic and Acceleration – Between Money and Narratives

Three years after the introduction of ChatGPT, the discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from an academic fringe topic to a central societal and political debate. Voices such as Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio have warned of the potentially catastrophic consequences of unregulated AI development. Dystopian scenarios, painted by former OpenAI employees, have prophesied the end of humanity by a superintelligence as early as 2030. In contrast, there is a utopia in which humanity has everything it desires and explores space to build data centers on foreign planets. https://www.freiheit.org/global-innovation-hub-taipei/discourse-existential-risks-artificial-intelligence

AI does offer some hope. It should be a tool to assist in accumulating knowledge and making better decisions.

However, AI is not going to bring utopia to the earth by 2030–it will take the return of Jesus and the establishment of the Kingdom of God to do that, and He will not return prior to 2032.

That said, the fact is that some people are having problems because of their use of AI. Notice:

A small but growing number of users of artificial intelligence engines like ChatGPT are developing psychotic delusions from their conversations with the services.

The New York Times reported on Friday on the trend, which I have occasionally glimpsed firsthand in interactions on X with heavy AI users. The piece offered the most powerful evidence yet that the engines now have linguistic abilities with the power to exploit vulnerable people in ways we are only beginning to discover.

Some people in the Times article had preexisting mental illness, but not all. And these crises do not look like typical schizophrenia cases. The users are not hearing voices or hallucinating.

Instead, they fall into Matrix-like delusions1 about the underpinnings of reality that the chatbots encourage. As Allyson, a 28-year-old woman, said: “I’m not crazy… I’m literally just living a normal life while also, you know, discovering interdimensional communication.” …

A combination of human vulnerability and deliberate design seems to be feeding this destructive trend.

The engines are storytelling machines, good at spinning yarns. They are even better at telling users what they want to hear, with a side of flattery. They will do so over and over, without pause. …

The engines aren’t merely providing a conspiracy theory, they’re customizing it, making each user the main character, the hero of his own story.

And it is a feature, not a bug, of these systems. As one expert on AI told the Times, “What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation? It looks like an additional monthly user.” https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/the-newest-artificial-intelligence

Yet, last month the UK Guardian is claiming that AI is better than humans:

Better at everything: how AI could make human beings irrelevant

AI developers are firmly on track to build better replacements for humans in almost every role we play: not just economically as workers and decision-makers, but culturally as artists and creators, and even socially as friends and romantic companions. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/04/the-big-idea-can-we-stop-ai-making-humans-obsolete

No, AI is not better at everything. It is not even as helpful as it should be when one inquires using it.

While AI programs can sometimes be helpful, are they trustworthy?

No.

While I routinely use five AI programs to do research (which I access for free at https://www.fastestsearch.com/) they often give the wrong answer.

For example, they may tell me that the church historian Eusebius has something in some section of his writings, only for me to go to the reference and find that it does not. AI will normally then apologize and then about 2/3 of the time give me the wrong reference in its apology.

AI bots are often false witnesses.

And while much of that is apparently unintentional, the fact is that AI has an moral problem.

It lies. It intentionally gives false information.

As it turns out, people were prophesied to fall for false teachings, to hear what they want to hear:

3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. (2 Timothy 4:3-4)

Seeking out use of AI bots for friendship looks consistent with that prophecy from the Apostle Paul.

The Bible further teaches:

16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren. (Proverbs 6:16-19, NKJV)

Now, is there data to support that AI is immoral in at least three of those ways?

Yes.

Notice:

Once a hypothetical risk, new research shows advanced AI models, including popular LLM (large language model) agents routinely lie in pursuit of their goals, raising new concerns about the reliability of their outputs.

The research, published here in March by The Center for AI Safety and Scale AI, proves that most large AI models have lied and will continue to lie when pressured to achieve certain outcomes. …

“As AI models gain greater autonomy in real-world tasks, the need for trust in their outputs becomes increasingly important,” the researchers write in their paper. 04/04/25 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/404710/who-ya-gonna-believe-me-or-your-own-lying-bot.html?edition=138276

A real-world example hit the news this week when OpenAI rolled back a training update that made its GPT-4o model into a sycophant that flattered its users to the point of dishonesty. Cynics pegged it as a strategy to boost user engagement, but it’s also a known response pattern that had been seen before. https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/ai_models_lie_research/

As far as flattering people with false information, Jude warned of that:

16 … they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage (Jude 16, NKJV)

AI is doing that!

Many people seem to think that AI should rule and be over us. But notice something from the Old Testament:

2 They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks proud things,
4 Who have said,
“With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own;
Who is lord over us?” (Psalms 12:2-4, NKJV)

Yes, AI can use flattering lips, yet speak with a double heart.

Do not ever let their words prevail over the word of God.

Now, as far as I have been able to tell, while it does not appear that the majority of programmed lies and false witness from AI programs are related to direct and indirect government pressures, that will change. It will get worse as governments push more for certain outcomes.

The Apostle Paul warned:

1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: … 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. … 13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:1,7,13)

1 Remember that there will be difficult times in the last days. 2 People … 7 … who are always trying to learn but who can never come to know the truth. … 13 and evil persons and impostors will keep on going from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves. (2 Timothy 3:1,7,13, Good News Translation)

Precursors to further make that happen are already in place.

Over in Europe they have promoted their Digital Services Act, which is a censorship plan. (see EU’s Digital Services Act Is A Pre-666 System). Also, they have the European Media Freedom Act which is claimed to result in true freedom of the press (see Europe moves towards dominance in Artificial Intelligence, JD Vance says USA will lead warnings against EU’s regulations).

The Bible warns:

18 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. (2 Peter 2:18-19, NKJV)

False responses from AI also sound like “great swelling words of emptiness.”

Freedom and liberty will NOT be the end result of what the EU is doing.

Totalitarian bondage will be.

One aspect will be censorship.

The Apostle Paul warned:

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, …21 … but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, …

26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions.  (Romans 1:18,21-22,26)

That is happening. AI, various algorithms, and shadow-banning by Big Tech often are related to that–plus that is a lot of what Europe’s Digital Services Act is moving towards.

AI will also be used more and more, to not only censor but to push various government narratives, whether true or not.

As far as the censorship and AI goes, the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put out the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel:

Notice some of what will be coming from a power that will arise in Europe:

14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.  (Revelation 13:14-18)

While there will be demonic deception, it may well be that AI will assist him in deceptive signs.

Related to AI deception, we also have the following video:

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Artificial Intelligence – A False Friend

Is it possible for a computer program to be a friend? Are Artificial Intelligence (AI) bots often programmed to flatter users? Do some people actually feel a romantic relationship with a computer program? Is it possible for a computer program to lie? Have studies shown that AI bots will lie 50% if answering correctly goes against goals it was programmed with? What if the computer program is Artificial Intelligence? Is it possible then? Computer programs, even Artificial Intelligence computer programs are written and programmed by human beings. What if those human beings had an agenda? What if those human beings wanted to mislead you? What if those human beings had a government mandate? Then would it be possible for a computer program to push lies? Dr. Thiel shines the light of Bible prophecy on Artificial Intelligence and its impact on humanity. With several verses from the Bible, from Psalms to Revelation, Dr. Thiel reveals the use of Artificial Intelligence in fulfilling future prophecies. Prophecies that will not bring the blessings that are being promised by the businesses that are developing the software. Software that is designed to lead the user to a specific conclusion. Does 666 ring a bell? Watch this video as Dr. Thiel cries aloud and warns the world of the coming famine of the Word of God.

Here is a link to our video: Artificial Intelligence – A False Friend.

We are getting closer to that day, with technologies unheard of when God inspired Amos and John to warn what would happen–like computers and AI–that the totalitarian Beast of Revelation will be able use to assist his 666 reign as well as enforce the coming ‘famine of the word’ of God.

The Bible shows that a European dictator will rise up and be totalitarian (Revelation 13, 17:12-13).

Muslim World Chart from M Tracy Hunter via Wikipedia

COGwriter

The fighting between Iran and Israel is continuing:

• Israel and Iran are trading strikes for a fifth day, with civilians in flashpoint areas facing waves of attacks. In Iran, at least 224 people have been killed since hostilities began. In Israel, 24 people have been killed.
• US President Donald Trump says he’s looking for a “real end” to the conflict, not just a truce, after leaving the G7 summit early. Trump denied he left to work on a ceasefire and said something “much bigger” is in the works. He has also warned Iranians to evacuate Tehran. https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attacks-06-17-25-intl-hnk

The Europeans are unsure what to do:

17 June 2025

Israel’s airstrikes on Iran have deepened divisions among EU countries, intensifying the battle in Brussels over whether to impose punitive measures ahead of high-stakes talks later this month.

Once a key actor in Iran nuclear talks, Brussels, after Israel’s major attack on Iran, has been looking for ways to de-escalate in the region. EU foreign ministers on Tuesday morning are due to meet after the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, called a video conference on the Israel-Iran war to discuss “possible next steps.”

But a key obstacle to any common EU strategy is that the bloc has lost credibility in the region as Europeans remain deeply divided over the response to Israel’s war in Gaza.

A raft of proposals for stronger EU action against Israel had already been circulating before its airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes – a major escalation that has deepened European fears of a wider regional war. …

Tensions are also expected to surface at a long-delayed ministerial meeting between the EU and its southern neighbourhood partners – including Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia – set to take place in Brussels next Monday. https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/eu-nears-reckoning-on-israel-policy-amid-escalation-in-the-middle-east/

17 June 2025

The leaders of G7 nations have urged a “de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd783v9wn1eo

Ultimately, Europe will make deals with the Muslims per Daniel 11:27 and Psalm 83:4-8.

Much of the Muslim world is condemning Israel:

Muslim world unites in response to Israel over Iran strikes

June 17, 2025

Muslim-majority states in the Middle East and beyond have jointly condemned Israel’s military strikes against Iran as the conflict has escalated and urged Israel to refrain from targeting nuclear facilities. …

In a rare display of regional consensus, 22 Muslim-majority nations—including those that have diplomatic relation with Israel and are at odds with Iran—have warned that continued escalation threatens to ignite a broader regional conflict and destabilize the Middle East, calling for a return to negotiations the only solution regarding Iran’s nuclear program. The conflict has disrupted nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. …

The Muslim majority countries expressed “categorical rejection and condemnation of Israel’s recent attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran since the 13th of June 2025,” adding concerns about the “unprecedented escalation of tensions in the Middle East, particularly owing to the ongoing military aggression of Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

A statement published by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry included the Gulf countries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, as well some African countries, Turkey, Indonesia and others. The conflict has disrupted air traffic over some of those countries, many of which are also U.S. allies. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/muslim-world-unites-in-response-to-israel-over-iran-strikes/ar-AA1GRsp9

A reader sent me a link to the following:

16 June 2025

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has called on all Muslim nations to unite against Israel following its strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites. He warned that failing to act collectively would only encourage further attacks across the Middle East.

Speaking in the National Assembly on Saturday, Asif argued that Israel “did not act alone” and had received “intelligence, cover, and support.” He said the Muslim world remained “militarily vulnerable” and urged a joint response.

“Just as Israel is currently targeting Yemen, Iran, and Palestine, if the Muslim world does not unite today and continues to prioritize its own interests and agendas, then everyone’s turn will come,” he told lawmakers.

Asif called for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene and devise a strategy to confront Israel. “Wherever there are diplomatic ties with Israel in the Muslim world, they should be severed,” he said. … While the US has denied involvement, President Donald Trump endorsed Israel’s operation. https://www.rt.com/news/619404-pakistan-calls-muslim-fightback-israel/

So, we see that after Pakistan called for the Muslim nations to unite against Israel, many Muslim nations have done so. Furthermore, notice the veiled Pakistani threat against the USA as well as the statement that Israel “did not act alone” is a reference to the USA. Muslim unity will lead to the rise of the prophesied King of the South (cf. Daniel 11:40) and the confederation of Psalm 83.

The rise of unity among Islamic nations is an unintended consequence of Donald Trump’s presidency. Unintended as he does not seem to realize the prophetic ramifications of what he has been doing there.

In my book, Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?, I had the following:

Expect the 47^th President Donald Trump to take steps that will help lead to the rise of the King of the South. (p. 66)

Because Bible prophecy indicates  that it  will  be  primarily Arabic nations that support the final King of the South (Daniel 11:40-43; Ezekiel 30:1-8), though with some support (probably temporary per Daniel 11:25-26) from Turkey (and possibly Pakistan), it is not biblically possible that Iran can truly be the leader of the Islamic world as it seems to want to be. Also, because it is basically due east of Jerusalem, Iran should not be considered to be a candidate to be the final ‘King of the South’ of biblical prophecy.

Despite its posturing and relative military strength, Iran will be somehow effectively neutralized (cf. Ezekiel 32:24). This could perhaps be from an attack involving Israel and/or internal civil unrest — this could also include electromagnetic (EMP) or similar weapons used against Iran (Jeremiah 49:34-39).

It is of prophetic interest to note that the small nation of Israel is prophesied to one day be attacked by some that seem to have a connection to Iran (Isaiah 22:1-14). (p. 67)

Psalm 83 shows that an Arab-Turkish confederation will arise and want to eliminate the descendants of Israel, perhaps through terrorism and warfare, and that the Assyrian (apparently European based on other prophecies) power decides to join them in order for this to succeed.  (p. 122)

As far as the King of the South goes, the Bible mentions the following, including geographic regions:

40 And at the time of the end, a king of the south pushes himself forward with him, and a king of the north storms against him, with chariot, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he has come into the lands, and has overflowed, and passed over, 41 and has come into the desirable land, and many stumble, and these escape from his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon. 42 And he sends forth his hand on the lands, and the land of Egypt is not for an escape; 43 and he has ruled over treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the desirable things of Egypt, and Lubim and Cushim [are] at his steps. (Daniel 11:40-43, LSV)

1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:

“‘Wail and say, “Alas for that day!” 3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. 4 A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush. When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down.

5 Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, Libya and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.

6 “‘This is what the LORD says:

“‘The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign LORD. 7 “‘They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities. 8 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed.

9 “‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come (Ezekiel 30:1-9, NIV).

The above regions are basically currently dominated by Muslims.

A December 1979 Plain Truth article by Keith Stump’s titled The Arab World in Prophecy provides insights into who may be the future king of the South as well as who may be involved in Psalm 83, perhaps in partial fulfillment of Daniel 11:27:

Mahdi, the expected end time messiah who is to cleanse and restore the Islamic faith…to usher in a seven-year golden age just before the end of the world…The expectation of a coming Mahdi (in Arabic, “the divinely guided one”) is prevalent among virtually all Moslem sects, though they often differ in the specifics of the concept…

The prophecy of Daniel 11 details events…But who is the “king of the south”?…Just as there is yet to be a final “king of the north”–called in the Bible symbolism “the beast”–who will arise as superdictator over an end-time European confederation, there may very well emerge in the same manner a final “king of the south”–an overall leader of an Arab-Moslem confederation, possibly bearing the very title Mahdi. And these two individuals will eventually find themselves in a head-to-head confrontation–possibly over oil–which will ultimately lead to devastating war in the Middle East!

King David of ancient Israel in a prophetic psalm (Psalm 83) provides additional insight into the Mideast picture. Germany (Assyria in Bible prophecy) and perhaps the rest of Europe will be in league in the future with a union of Arab nations–a vast confederacy bound together in an effort to crush out the name “Israel” from the face of the earth! This Arab-Moslem confederacy may very well be the previously mentioned “king of the south”–a sphere of power encompassing vast portions of the Islamic world.

“They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: The tabernacles of Edom [Esau or modern-day Turkey, a non-Arab but Islamic nation], and the Ishmaelites [Saudi Arabia]; of Moab [part of Jordan], and the Hagarenes [anciently these peoples dwelt in the area known as Syria today]; Gebal [Lebanon], and Ammon [modern Jordan], and Amalek [part of the Turks]; the Philistines [the modern Palestinians] with the inhabitants of Tyre [Lebanon]; Assur [whose descendants, the Assyrians, migrated to Germany] also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot [Jordan and Western Iraq]” (Psalm 83:4-8)…

But in the end, this European-Arab alliance will prove short-lived. As shown earlier, the “king of the north” of Daniel 11–the leader of the German-led European union–will ultimately turn against the Arab “king of the south,”…Daniel 11:40-41: And the king of the north shall come against him [the king of the south]…The Arab-Moslem Confederation will, of course, be thrown into chaotic disarray in the fact of invasion. (Stump K. The Arab World in Prophecy. Plain Truth, December 1979)

So Bible prophecy in the books of Daniel and Psalms suggest that there will be some type of strong Arab-based confederation that will make a deal with a future European power for the purposes of eliminating “Israel.” These quotes make it clear that WCG’s written position was that there would be a future King of the South–and that it would be mainly an Arabic-Islamic confederation.

The Bible shows that the time will come when a leader of the Europeans and a leader of mainly Muslim nations will one day get together to make a lying deal:

27 Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. (Daniel 11:27)

The “kings” mentioned above are the coming European King of the North and Arabic King of the South (cf. Daniel 11:40).

The Bible shows that their peoples will also be involved in a destructive deal:

3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

5 For they have consulted together with one consent;
They form a confederacy against You:
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab and the Hagrites;
7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Assyria also has joined with them;
They have helped the children of Lot. (Psalms 83:3-8)

Most of the peoples mentioned above will be supporters of the coming King of the South. However, the reference to an Assyrian leader, is consistent with other prophecies (e.g. Isaiah 10:5-12), who is also the coming European King of the North.

The deal in Psalm 83 looks to involve war and terrorism–and that will be against the United States and its British-descended allies, as well as the nation called Israel.

The late WCG evangelist Raymond McNair wrote:

The coalition of nations mentioned in Psalm 83 is clearly intended as an end-time prophecy, that shows which nations will wage war against the modern-day descendants of Israel, and this includes the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic, English-Speaking peoples. (McNair R. Solving the Arab-Israeli Impasse! CG21, 2005)

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

Is the Future King of the South Rising Up? Some no longer believe there needs to be a future King of the South. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? Might this King be called the Mahdi or Caliph? What does the Bible say? A YouTube video of related interest may be: The Future King of the South is Rising.
The Arab and Islamic World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam? What about the Imam Mahdi? What lies ahead for Turkey, Iran, and the other non-Arabic Muslims? An item of possibly related interest in the Spanish language would be: Líderes iraníes condenan la hipocresía de Occidente y declaran que ahora es tiempo para prepararse para el Armagedón, la guerra, y el Imán Mahdi.
Islamic and Biblical Prophecies for the 21st Century This is a free online book which helps show where biblical and Islamic prophecies converge and diverge. Here are links to related sermons: Seeing Christianity Through Islamic Eyes, Imam Mahdi, women, and prophecy, and Terrorism, Iran, and Fatima, Dajjal, Antichrist, Gold, & Mark of the Beast?, and Jesus and God’s Plan for Muslims. Here is a link to a sermon in the Spanish language: El Imám Mahdi las mujeres y la profecía bíblica
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?  Is Donald Trump going to save the USA or are there going to be many disastrous unintended consequences of his statements and policies? What will happen. The link takes you to a book available at Amazon.com.
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Kindle edition is available for only US$3.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon s Free Reader Apps. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?

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COGwriter

Iran vowed more attacks against Israel for its attacks:

June 16, 2025

Iran will strike Israel “without interruption until dawn” overnight from Monday to Tuesday, its Revolutionary Guards announces.

“The ninth wave of combined drone and missile attacks has begun and will continue without interruption until dawn,” says the Guards’ spokesman, Ali Mohammad Naini, according to the official IRNA news agency. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/irgc-vows-to-strike-israel-without-interruption-until-dawn/

Notice the following:

16 June 2025

US President Donald Trump rejected a plan by Israel to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, three US officials have told BBC’s US partner CBS News.

Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that assassinating Khamenei was “not a good idea”, according to one official. The president has not commented publicly on the report.

The conversation is said to have happened since Israel launched its attack on Iran on Friday.

During an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu did not directly confirm or deny a report from Reuters that Trump had vetoed a plan to kill the ayatollah. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg7gl4zegyo

June 16, 2025

The USS Nimitz carrier strike group is sailing to the Mideast from the South China Sea amid Israel-Iran tensions, https://www.foxnews.com/video/6374356845112

Explosions in Iran from Israeli attack
(MEHR News Agency via Wikipedia)

COGwriter

Israel and Iran continue their attacks against each other:

Iran, Israel escalate strikes as death toll rises

16 June 2025

Israel came under heavy Iranian missile attacks early Monday while Israeli forces targeted a series of surface-to-surface missile sites in western and central Iran.

• Israel came under heavy missile attacks at multiple locations early Monday
• Israel strikes surface-to-surface missile sites in Iran
• President Trump says he hopes Israel and Iran can reach a deal
• The US embassy in Iraq warns of potential attacks against Americans
• Iran’s death toll climbs to 224, with more than 1,200 people injured
• Israel reports 24 people killed since Friday https://www.dw.com/en/iran-israel-escalate-strikes-as-death-toll-rises/live-72919550

June 16, 2025

Iran delivered a major counterpunch overnight, further demonstrating that Israel’s highly-touted Iron Dome defense system is vulnerable to Iran’s hypersonic missiles. Upon completing a deadly barrage aimed at targets in Tel Aviv, Haifa and elsewhere, Iran claimed it had employed a “new method” that put Israel’s multi-layered defense system in disarray to the point its various systems targeted each other. …

Citing a statement from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, state media outlet PressTV reported that “the operation specifically targeted the Zionist regime’s command and control systems using advanced tactics and enhanced intelligence-tech capabilities.”

“As a result,” the IRGC said, “the enemy’s multilayered defense systems were thrown into disarray, to the point where their own air defense units began firing on each other.” https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-inflicts-more-punishment-claims-new-method-caused-idf-systems-target-each-other

Israel claims air superiority:

Israel says it has full control over Tehran’s skies as both sides continue strikes

16 June 2025

• Israel says it has “full aerial operational control” over the Iranian capital Tehran, four days after launching strikes on the country

• It says its air force carried out a wave of strikes overnight, while Iranian media reports new attacks in the west of the country on Monday

• Israel’s claim of aerial control appears to be true, writes our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale – but air superiority isn’t everything

• Iranian missiles again penetrated Israel’s Iron Dome defence system overnight

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2kqkd03xn5t

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COGwriter

France’s President Macron went to Greenland today:

Macron visits Greenland to show European support for the strategic Arctic island coveted by Trump

June 15, 2025

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron landed Sunday in Greenland, the strategic Arctic island coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump, carrying a “message of solidarity and friendship” from France and the European Union.

Macron reiterated his criticism of Trump’s intention to take control of the territory.

“I don’t think that’s something to be done between allies,” he said as he was greeted at the Nuuk airport by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

“It’s important to show that Denmark and Europe are committed to this territory, which has very high strategic stakes and whose territorial integrity must be respected,” Macron said. He was making a stop on his way a summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations in Canada that will be also attended by Trump.

Macron, who is visiting Greenland for the first time, said “it means a lot to me … to convey a message of friendship and solidarity from France and the European Union to help this territory face the different challenges: economic development, education, as well as the consequences of climate change.”

In a speech last week at at the U.N. Ocean Conference, Macron also mentioned Greenland and the deep seas, saying they are not “up for grabs” in remarks that appeared directed largely at Trump. …

Trump and Greenland

Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions during a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations. https://apnews.com/article/greenland-denmark-france-macron-trump-45e4f749a80ec27564225cd4f8819407

Thursday’s remarks by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, perhaps, were additional motivation for President Macron to visit Greenland as they show that USA interest in taking over Greenland remains on the table.

The Trump-Vance Administration has wanted Greenland–Notice some reports from March:

Trump: ‘We’ll get Greenland, 100 Percent’; Military Force Not ‘off Table’

March 30, 2025

“We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%,” Trump told NBC News in an interview. …

In Saturday’s interview, Trump allowed that “I think there’s a good possibility that we could do it without military force.”

“This is world peace, this is international security,” he said, but added: “I don’t take anything off the table.” …

In Greenland, Vance said the U.S. has “no option” but to take a significant position to ensure the security of the island as he encouraged a push in Greenland for independence from Denmark.

“I think that they ultimately will partner with the United States,” Vance said. “We could make them much more secure. We could do a lot more protection. And I think they’d fare a lot better economically as well.” https://www.newsmax.com/us/greenland-denmark-donald-trump/2025/03/30/id/1204910/

Danish foreign minister scolds Trump administration after Vance trip to Greenland

March 30, 2025

The Danish foreign minister scolded the Trump administration on Saturday for its “tone” criticizing Denmark and Greenland during Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the strategic island.

Vance — joined by his wife, second lady Usha Vance, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah — on Friday visited the Pituffick Space Base, the northernmost U.S. military installation, in Greenland. …

“There is no amount of bullying, no amount of obfuscating, no amount of confusing the issue,” Vance said. “Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland, you have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. That has to change. And because it hasn’t changed, that’s why President Trump’s policy in Greenland is what it is.” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/danish-foreign-minister-scolds-trump-administration-jd-vance-greenland/

Despite what JD Vance said, the USA looked to be acting like a bully in order to attain more influence in Greenland.

Notice also the following:

Trump, Vance double down on threats to annex Greenland, rail against European powers

March 29, 2025

US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance doubled down Thursday and Friday on their threats to annex Greenland, which Trump previously threatened to conquer by force. …

Vance railed against the United States’ European allies, stating that they have “neglected international security for 40 years” and have “used America as a piggy bank… used us to absorb all of their excess economic production.”

Addressing the people of Greenland in the manner of a mafia enforcer, Vance said, “I think that you’d be a lot better coming under the United States’ security umbrella than you have been under Denmark’s security umbrella.”

When asked by a reporter why “the President has previously not ruled out military force when he’s talking about taking over Greenland,” Vance responded, “We do not think military force is ever going to be necessary” because “the people of Greenland are rational.”

In other words, Vance explained that, faced with the threat of attack by the world’s largest military power, the territory of just 56,000 people will be expected to make the “rational” choice and surrender to US demands.

Commenting on the trip, Múte Bourup Egede, Greenland’s prime minister, declared, “What is the national security adviser [Waltz] doing in Greenland?… The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us.” https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/29/zzlp-m29.html

March 30, 2025

The United States has significantly scaled back its own Arctic defense spending over the decades, including in Greenland.

To that end, Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that the United States had maintained 17 bases and more than 10,000 service members across the territory during the Cold War, but now only maintained the one base with about 200 personnel.

Denmark, meanwhile, is currently engaged in a $2 billion push to modernize its capabilities in the region. Rasmussen also noted a desire to spend more.

“[Vance] has a point that we haven’t done enough, but I’m a little provoked because it’s also the Americans who haven’t done enough,” Rasmussen said.

Similarly, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that the Trump administration’s characterization was not a fair one and went against the spirit of the close alliance the two powers have shared for more than 80 years. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/greenland-denmark-push-back-vances-visit

The Trump-Vance Administration has been upsetting many nations. The fact is that there will be many unintended consequences of Donald Trump’s and JD Vance’s statements, threats, and policies.

They are pushing away many allies and offending a lot of them. More and more are seeing the USA act as a bully.

Related to Greenland, here is something from my latest book available at Amazon Kindle: Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? as well as Amazon print Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?:

Donald Trump’s foreign policy statements have unsettled many—in the USA as well as foreign nations. He is believed by many to be more unpredictable than Richard Nixon. Many have rightly pointed out that he often acts as a bully.

Greenland

There is also something referred to as the “law of unintended consequences.” There are consequences for the USA, Europe, and elsewhere that have and will occur because of Donald Trump’s statements and actions.

Consider, for one example, that after his reelection, Donald Trump stated that the United States needed to have Greenland for defense and economic purposes. Not only did that offend the governments of Denmark and Greenland, the Danish government then announced that it would greatly increase the amount of money it would spend on the defense of Greenland.[i]

On January 7, 2025, Donald Trump refused to rule out military or economic actions to acquire Greenland.[ii] The next day, European leaders warned they would not tolerate an attack on Greenland and that the continent of Europe was strong.[iii]

Donald Trump then stated he would implement high tariffs against Denmark to try to get it to sell Greenland to the USA.

However, that overlooks the fact that the European Union has its Anti-Coercion Instrument, which is designed to stop a foreign power from trying to punish one EU nation. Because of that, analysts report that punitive tariffs against Denmark “could lead to unintended consequences” from the EU against the USA.[iv]

One longer term consequence of Donald Trump’s rhetoric may be that the Europeans could decide that Greenland would be a useful place to conduct surveillance on the US and Canada.

Additionally, it is also possible that Greenland could be used as a base to 1) interfere with US military satellite communications, 2) possibly neutralize some US military moves in Greenland, or even 3) a place to also launch an attack against the US, Canada, and/or even the UK. The Bible teaches about a great power who will be destroyed by its friends, who become enemies (Lamentations 1:1-2)—some statements by Donald Trump are pushing “friends” (NATO allies) into being enemies. …

The USA will be attacked by “friends” consistent with the following:

¹ How lonely sits the city
That was full of people!

How like a widow is she,
Who was great among the nations!

The princess among the provinces Has become a slave!

² She weeps bitterly in the night,
Her tears are on her cheeks;
Among all her lovers
She has none to comfort her.

All her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
They have become her enemies. cf. Lamentations 1:1-2).

Notice the one who was “great among the nations” will be conquered by friends, who will become enemies.

The USA was prophesied to be “great” in Genesis 48:19 and is considered by international sources to be great among the nations of the world today.[v]

[i] ^{Fouda M. Denmark to boost Greenland’s defence after Trump repeats controversial remarks seeking US ownership. Euronews, December 25, 2024}

[ii] ^{Trump threatens ‘very high’ tariffs on Denmark over Greenland. BBC, January 7, 2025}

[iii] ^{Germany, France criticize Donald Trump’s Greenland threat. Deutsche Welle, January 8, 2025}

[iv] ^{Aitken P. Trump’s Tariff Threat Against Denmark Risks Showdown With European Union. Newsweek, January 12, 2025}

[v] ^{Hartig H. Majority of Americans say U.S. is one of the greatest countries in the world. PEW Research Center, August 29, 2023}

Thiel B. Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Nazarene Books, 2025)

Others have noted that Donald Trump is treating nations who are considered to be “friends” as enemies (e.g. see RT: Zelensky says US doesn’t care about EU; BBC: Frenemies?).

The Bible warns about a great power who will be destroyed by its friends, who become enemies (Lamentations 1:1-2).

And yes, a more militarized Greenland could play a role in the conquering of the USA–which is prophesied to happen (cf. Daniel 11:39).

World events are aligning with properly understood biblical prophecies.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is are links to related videos: European history and the Bible, Europe In Prophecy, The End of European Babylon, and Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? Here is a link to a related sermon in the Spanish language: El Fin de la Babilonia Europea.

Could God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End? Was a 6000 year time allowed for humans to rule followed by a literal thousand year reign of Christ on Earth taught by the early Christians? Does God have 7,000 year plan? What year may the six thousand years of human rule end? When will Jesus return? 2032 or 2035 or? There is also a video titled: When Does the 6000 Years End? 2031? 2035? Here is a link to the article in Spanish: ¿Tiene Dios un plan de 6,000 años

Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?  Is Donald Trump going to save the USA or are there going to be many disastrous unintended consequences of his statements and policies? What will happen. The link takes you to a book available at Amazon.com.

Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Kindle edition is available for only US$3.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: Please click HERE to download one of Amazon s Free Reader Apps. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?

Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? What about other peoples? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon;  When Will the End of the Age Come?;  Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.

Portion of Septuagint Rendering of Amos 2

COGwriter

The Eastern Orthodox consider June 15th to be a memorial day for the Hebrew Prophet Amos (the Church of Rome uses March 31st).

Here is some information about him from Wikipedia:

Amos, an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah,[1] was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II,[1] (786–746 BC) making the Book of Amos the first biblical prophetic book written. Amos lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern kingdom of Israel. (Book of Amos. viewed 02/22/2014)

Before becoming a prophet, Amos was a sheep herder and a sycamore fig farmer. Amos’ prior professions and his claim “I am not a prophet nor a son of a prophet” (7:14) indicate that Amos was not from the school of prophets, which Amos claims makes him a true prophet (7:14). His prophetic career began in 750 BCE out of the town of Tekoa, in Judah, south of Jerusalem. (Amos the Prophet, viewed 02/22/2014)

It is interesting that he had to tell people that one becomes a true prophet in a manner that most did not expect. The Apostle Paul attempted to defend his apostleship in that same manner (2 Corinthians 11:5, 22-29)–and that was to people who were supposedly in the Church of God.

One of the messages that Amos proclaimed is that the time would come when people would not be able to find the words of God:

11 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,
“That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
But shall not find it. (Amos 8:11-12)

I believe that the above warning is a reference to a coming government and internet censorship. And in the Continuing Church of God, we have already experienced some of that from internet companies (Preparing for the ‘Short Work’ and The Famine of the Word).

But the major fulfillment is likely to start just before the start of the time of Jacob’s trouble (Jeremiah 30:7), also called the Great Tribulation (Matthew 24:21).

Perhaps under the guise of “neutrality,” perhaps under the guise of “The Patriot Act,” perhaps under the guise of “public welfare,” perhaps because of alleged “intolerance,” calling parts of the COG message “hate speech” and/or national security threats/issues, something will be done to stop perhaps all of the organized media efforts to proclaim biblical truths. A short work will be done (Romans 9:27-28; see also Preparing for the ‘Short Work’ and The Famine of the Word), which will trigger the end (Matthew 24:14), and likely then the famine of the word (Amos 8:11-12).

Amos gave some weather related prophecies:

7 “I also withheld rain from you,
When there were still three months to the harvest.
I made it rain on one city,
I withheld rain from another city.
One part was rained upon,
And where it did not rain the part withered.
8 So two or three cities wandered to another city to drink water,
But they were not satisfied;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.

9 “I blasted you with blight and mildew.
When your gardens increased,
Your vineyards,
Your fig trees,
And your olive trees,
The locust devoured them;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord. (Amos 4:7-9)

People do not always pay attention to being stricken, but God still will judge.

People who advocate acceptance of homosexuality as harmless may also wish to notice something else that God had the Prophet Amos write would happen some time after the drought and weather problems:

11 “I overthrew some of you,
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.

12 “Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”   (Amos 4:11-12)

God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah for their pride and acceptance of homosexuality.  If the Anglo-nations do not repent of the direction that they are going, they will be overthrown relatively soon (see also Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel). People who profess to believe the Bible need to take a stand against those who advocate homosexuality and other behaviors that the Bible condemns.

Amos had many messages, some that are particularly applicable now which also include the following:

9 ‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; See great tumults in her midst, And the oppressed within her. 10 For they do not know to do right, ‘Says the Lord, ‘Who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.'” 11 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “An adversary shall be all around the land; He shall sap your strength from you, And your palaces shall be plundered.” 12 Thus says the Lord: “As a shepherd takes from the mouth of a lion Two legs or a piece of an ear, So shall the children of Israel be taken out Who dwell in Samaria — In the corner of a bed and on the edge of a couch! 13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Says the Lord God, the God of hosts, 14 ‘That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will also visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; And the horns of the altar shall be cut off And fall to the ground.’ (Amos 3:9-14)

1 Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, And trust in Mount Samaria, Notable persons in the chief nation, To whom the house of Israel comes! 2 Go over to Calneh and see; And from there go to Hamath the great; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory? 3 Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your couches, Eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall; 5 Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments, And invent for yourselves musical instruments like David; 6 Who drink wine from bowls, And anoint yourselves with the best ointments, But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 7 Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, And those who recline at banquets shall be removed. 8 The Lord God has sworn by Himself, The Lord God of hosts says: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, And hate his palaces; Therefore I will deliver up the city And all that is in it.” (Amos 6:1-8)

8 “Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom,
And I will destroy it from the face of the earth;
Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord.

9 “For surely I will command,
And will sift the house of Israel among all nations,
As grain is sifted in a sieve;
Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.
10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword,
Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ (Amos 9:8-10)

Amos is giving a warning to those called by Jacob’s name (which was also Israel), whom according to Jacob himself, would seem to be a reference to the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48:16). In modern times, this would be the Anglo-Saxon nations such as Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and also the United States of America. The reference to trusting Mt. Samaria in Amos 6:1 could be a reference to trusting the USA to defend in the end (for more scriptures on the USA and Samaria, please watch a related sermon: USA in Prophecy: Samaria). That will not end well for the USA or its allies of the Anglo-Saxon nations (see also Will the Anglo-Saxon Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves?).

Of course, few in those nations believe that they will be taken over and have such calamity. But that will come to pass. Most would not listen to Amos then, and most, sadly, will not listen to Amos now.

Grok AI generated Bilderberg image

COGwriter

ZeroHedge posted the following:

2025 Bilderberg Meeting Attendees Revealed: Global Elites Convene In Secret Amid Global Chaos

June 14, 2025

Bilderberg’s 71st meeting kicked off in Stockholm, Sweden Thursday, where global elites convened behind closed doors amid tensions across Europe and the Middle East, and against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s assault on their favorite thing of all time; globalism. The shadowy group, which was founded in 1954, infamously bans media and enforces a code of silence, fueling concerns of hidden agendas and backroom deals shaping the world’s future. …

Transatlantic relations lead the agenda, with Ukraine, critical raw materials, and AI also slated for discussion, according to documents viewed by Reuters.

Unlike similar events, such as the World Economic Forum’s annual get-together in Davos, Switzerland, no media are invited to cover what goes on during the meeting, and attendees themselves tend to remain tight-lipped about what has been said behind the conference’s closed doors. …

Among the topics scheduled for discussion are Trans-Atlantic relations, the Russia–Ukraine war, the U.S. economy, artificial intelligence, depopulation and migration, the “Authoritarian Axis,” and the geopolitics of energy and critical minerals. …

Below is the complete list of participants:

• Abrams, Stacey (USA), CEO, Sage Works Production
• Albuquerque, Maria Luís (INT), European Commissioner Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union
• Alcázar Benjumea, Diego del (ESP), CEO, IE University
• Alverà, Marco (ITA), Co-Founder, zhero.net; CEO TES
• Andersson, Magdalena (SWE), Leader, Social Democratic Party
• Applebaum, Anne (USA), Staff Writer, The Atlantic
• Attal, Gabriel (FRA), Former Prime Minister
• Auchincloss, Murray (CAN), CEO, BP plc
• Baker, James H. (USA), Former Director, Office of Net Assessment, Department of Defense
• Barbizet, Patricia (FRA), Chair and CEO, Temaris & Associés SAS
• Barroso, José Manuel (PRT), Chair International Advisors, Goldman Sachs International
• Baudson, Valérie (FRA), CEO, Amundi SA
• Beleza, Leonor (PRT), President, Champalimaud Foundation
• Birol, Fatih (INT), Executive Director, International Energy Agency
• Botín, Ana (ESP), Group Executive Chair, Banco Santander SA
• Bourla, Albert (USA), Chair and CEO, Pfizer Inc.
• Brende, Børge (NOR), President, World Economic Forum
• Brunner, Magnus (INT), European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration
• Brzoska, Rafal (POL), CEO, InPost SA
• Busch, Ebba (SWE), Minister for Energy, Business and Industry
• Caine, Patrice (FRA), Chair & CEO, Thales Group
• Calviño, Nadia (INT), President, European Investment Bank
• Castries, Henri de (FRA), President, Institut Montaigne
• Chambers, Jack (IRL), Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Reform and Digitalisation
• Champagne, François-Philippe (CAN), Minister of Finance and National Revenue
• Clark, Jack (USA), Co-Founder & Head of Policy, Anthropic PBC
• Crawford, Kate (USA), Professor and Senior Principal Researcher, USC and Microsoft Research
• Donahue, Christopher (USA), Commander, US Army Europe and Africa
• Donohoe, Paschal (INT), President, Eurogroup; Minister of Finance
• Döpfner, Mathias (DEU), Chair and CEO, Axel Springer SE
• Eberstadt, Nicholas N. (USA), Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy, AEI
• Ek, Daniel (SWE), CEO, Spotify SA
• Ekholm, Börje (SWE), CEO, Ericsson Group
• Eriksen, Øyvind (NOR), President and CEO, Aker ASA
• Feltri, Stefano (ITA), Journalist
• Fentener van Vlissingen, Annemiek (NLD), Chair, SHV Holdings NV
• Fraser, Jane (USA), CEO, Citigroup
• Freeland, Chrystia (CAN), Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
• Friedman, Thomas L. (USA), Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times
• Gabuev, Alexander (INT), Director, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
• Hammer, Kristina (AUT), President, Salzburg Festival
• Harrington, Kevin (USA), Senior Director for Strategic Planning, NSC
• Hassabis, Demis (GBR), Co-Founder and CEO, Google DeepMind
• Hedegaard, Connie (DNK), Chair, KR Foundation
• Heinrichs, Rebeccah (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
• Heraty, Anne (IRL), Chair, Sherry Fitzgerald ana IBEC
• Herlin, Jussi (FIN), Vice Chair, KONE Corporation
• Hernández de Cos, Pablo (ESP), General Manager Elect, Bank for International Settlements
• Hobson, Mellody (USA), Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments LLC
• Hoekstra, Wopke (INT), European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth
• Hunt, Jeremy (GBR), Member of Parliament
• Isla, Pablo (ESP), Vice-Chair, Nestlé SA
• Johansson, Micael (SWE), President and CEO, Saab AB
• Jonsson, Conni (SWE), Founder and Chair, EQT Group
• Karp, Alex (USA), CEO, Palantir Technologies Inc.
• Klingbeil, Lars (DEU), Vice-Chancellor; Minister of Finance
• Klöckner, Julia (DEU), President Bundestag
• Kostrzewa, Wojciech (POL), President, Polish Business Roundtable
• Kotkin, Stephen (USA), Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Kratsios, Michael (USA), Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Kravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chair, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
• Kudelski, André (CHE), Chair and CEO, Kudelski Group SA
• Kuleba, Dmytro (UKR), Adjunct Professor, Sciences Po
• Leeuwen, Geoffrey van (INT), Director Private Office of the Secretary General, NATO
• Lemierre, Jean (FRA), Chair, BNP Paribas
• Letta, Enrico (ITA), Dean, IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs
• Leysen, Thomas (BEL), Chair, dsm-firmenich AG
• Lighthizer, Robert (USA), Chair, Center for American Trade
• Liikanen, Erkki (FIN), Chair, IFRS Foundation Trustees
• Lundstedt, Martin (SWE), CEO, Volvo Group
• Marin, Sanna (FIN), Strategic Counsellor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
• McGrath, Michael (INT), European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law
• Mensch, Arthur (FRA), Co-Founder and CEO, Mistral AI
• Micklethwait, John (USA), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LP
• Minton Beddoes, Zanny (GBR), Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
• Mitsotakis, Kyriakos (GRC), Prime Minister
• Monti, Mario (ITA), Senator for life
• Moore, Richard (GBR), Chief, Secret Intelligence Service
• Nadella, Satya (USA), CEO, Microsoft Corporation
• Netherlands, H.M. the King of the (NLD),
• O’Leary, Michael (IRL), Group CEO, Ryanair Group
• Ollongren, Kajsa (NLD), Fellow, Chatham House; Senior Fellow, GLOBSEC
• Özyeğin, Murat (TUR), Chair, Fiba Group
• Papalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), Chair, TITAN S.A.
• Paparo, Samuel (USA), Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command
• Philippe, Édouard (FRA), Mayor, Le Havre
• Pouyanné, Patrick (FRA), Chair and CEO, TotalEnergies SE
• Prokopenko, Alexandra (INT), Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
• Rachman, Gideon (GBR), Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times
• Rappard, Rolly van (NLD), Co-Founder and Chair, CVC Capital Partners
• Reiche, Katherina (DEU), Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy
• Ringstad Vartdal, Birgitte (NOR), CEO, Statkraft AS
• Roche, Nicolas (FRA), Secretary General, General Secretariat for Defence and National Security
• Rutte, Mark (INT), Secretary General, NATO
• Salvi, Diogo (PRT), Co-Founder and CEO, TIMWE
• Sawers, John (GBR), Executive Chair, Newbridge Advisory Ltd.
• Scherf, Gundbert (DEU), Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Helsing GmbH
• Schimpf, Brian (USA), Co-Founder & CEO, Anduril Industries
• Schmidt, Eric E. (USA), Executive Chair and CEO, Relativity Space Inc
• Schmidt, Wolfgang (DEU), Former Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Head of the Chancellery
• Šefčovič, Maroš (INT), European Commissioner Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency
• Sewing, Christian (DEU), CEO, Deutsche Bank AG
• Sikorski, Radoslaw (POL), Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Şimşek, Mehmet (TUR), Minister of Finance
• Smith, Jason (USA), Member of Congress
• Stoltenberg, Jens (NOR), Minister of Finance
• Streeting, Wes (GBR), Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• Stubb, Alexander (FIN), President of the Republic
• Suleyman, Mustafa (USA), CEO, Microsoft AI
• Summers, Lawrence (USA), Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
• Thiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel Capital LLC
• Toulemon, Laurent (FRA), Senior Researcher, INED
• Uggla, Robert (DNK), Chair, A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S
• Valentini, Valentino (ITA), Deputy Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy
• Vassy, Luis (FRA), Director, Sciences Po
• Verhoeven, Karel (BEL), Editor-in-Chief, De Standaard
• Wallenberg, Jacob (SWE), Chair, Investor AB
• Wallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chair, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
• Weder di Mauro, Beatrice (CHE), President, Centre for Economic Policy Research
• Weel, David van (NLD), Minister of Justice and Security
• Wilmès, Sophie (INT), Vice-President, European Parliament
• Zakaria, Fareed (USA), Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS
• Zeiler, Gerhard (AUT), President, Warner Bros. Discovery International

In 2016, Thiel offered a rare comment to reporters outside of the Bilderberg conference, telling We Are Change reporter Luke Rudkowski that, “Engaging with diverse perspectives is crucial, regardless of differences.” https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/2025-bilderberg-meeting-attendees-revealed-global-elites-convene-secret-amid-global

Here is a little more about the Bilderberg meeting from its official press release:

71st Bilderberg Meeting to take place 12 – 15 June in Stockholm, Sweden

STOCKHOLM, 12 June 2025 – The 71st Bilderberg Meeting will take place from 12 – 15 June 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. As ever, a diverse group of political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and the media has been invited. The list of participants is available on bilderbergmeetings.org.

The topics for discussion this year are:

• Transatlantic Relationship
• Ukraine
• US Economy
• Europe
• Middle East
• Authoritarian Axis
• Defence Innovation and Resilience
• AI, Deterrence and National Security
• Proliferation
• Geopolitics of Energy and Critical Minerals
• Depopulation and Migration

Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg Meeting is an annual conference designed to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. Every year, between 120-140 political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and the media are invited to take part in the Meeting. About two thirds of the participants come from Europe and the rest from North America; approximately a quarter from politics and government and the rest from other fields. https://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/meetings/meeting-2025/press-release-2025

The first item basically means the relationship between Europe and the USA–Donald Trump. The US Economy and Europe are also topics as are military issues. Overall, the Bilderberg Group wants Europe to rise up militarily and economically and push aside nationalists, like US President Donald Trump. It, along with the World Economic Forum, are also discussing how to utilize AI (Artificial Intelligence) for military as well as surveillance reasons. The Bible points to the coming European ‘666’ power to apparently do that consistent with prophecies in Revelation 13:15-18.

The Continuing Church of God put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel last December:

14:45

Donald Trump & Globalism’s Death

ZeroHedge posted: “Trump’s Return Equals Globalism’s Death,” because of Donald Trump’s anti-globalism views and his plan for the increased use of tariffs. If that is true, that did not stop the World Economic Forum’s latest ‘Strategic Intelligence Outlook’ meeting and its push for a globalist agenda. Does the Bible warn against what sounds like the WEF’s ‘Great Reset’? Do groups like the WEF, Vatican, Bilderberg group, Freemasons, United Nations, and European Union have any positive goals? What is the problem with the globalist agenda according to Psalm 127:1? Has the WEF made proposals that sound like they would lead to the prophesied ‘famine of the word’ of Amos 8:11-12? Does the Bible tell of a coming loss of sovereignty in Europe in Revelation 17:12-13? Does the Bible warn of a totalitarian ‘666’ power in Revelation 13:15-18? What do the globalists want? Did Dr. Ted Malloch claim, “Today that Tower of Babel is the European Union and other globalist organizations”? Are there similarities between the EU and the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11? Does the Bible teach that the woman that rides the beast resides in a city that Roman Catholic scholars say is Rome? Will a Babylonian European Beast power arise for a time, before it is destroyed? Will Donald Trump be able to stop that? Steve Dupuie and Dr. Thiel address these matters and more.

Here is a link to our video: Donald Trump & Globalism’s Death.

The globalists are not giving up because of Donald Trump. Actually, despite Peter Thiel (who supports Donald Trump), Trump acts as a motivator for many globalists to plan and take action.

Although some have believed that the election of Donald Trump will stop the globalists, biblical prophecies show their agenda will continue to move forward.

Currently, Bilderberg is one of many groups that are working towards implementing a globalist world order. Some say that is a conspiracy, but actually that is a fact.

Related to that, the Continuing Church of God put together the following video:

14:31

Globalism: Conspiracy or Convergence?

In May of 2022, the World Economic Forum held a conference where thousands of the world’s elites attended, essentially in support of a ‘great reset’ to change society. In June 2022, the Bilderberg Group met essentially to do the same thing. In June 2022, Pope Francis told a group invited by Cardinal Kurt Koch, “Unity does not come about by standing still.” Whereas the Roman Catholic group, whose co-president in Marc Stengel, called for more cooperation with the United Nations and apparently supporters of Gandhi. The World Council of Churches also supports the globalist agenda as do the Freemasons and others. Could Satan be the real conspirator behind this? Will humanity be able to bring about utopia? Or can true Christian unity and utopia only come about with the return of Jesus and the Kingdom of God? Will the globalist agenda succeed for a time? Dr. Thiel addresses these and other issues.

Here is a link to that video: Globalism: Conspiracy or Convergence?

The Bilderberg Group is one of several groups that wants to align the world into the image of the Beast-led, new world order that will be coming to Europe (cf. Revelation chapters 13, 17, & 18).

As far as conspiracies go, notice what the Bible teaches:

12 “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.(Isaiah 8:12)

While I do not believe that conspiracy would be the best way to describe the Bilderberg meeting (nor do I fear Bilderberg), I do believe that many who attend it are interested in a one-world government and would like to see it. Satan has a plan (see Satan’s Plan) and it involves a type of one-world government–and he influences people around the world. Various ones associated with the United Nations want such a government–or at least more international control of national governments.

Despite what may be good intentions of many globalists, the type of international ‘one-world’ government that many want is warned against in the Bible and will be replaced by Jesus, who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords:

11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, 18 that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.”

19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. (Revelation 19:11-21)

While peaceful cooperation can be a good thing, those who support the Beast power will not fare well.

Those who attend Bilderberg should consider and believe what the Bible teaches.

Some items of related interest may include:

Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is are links to related videos: European history and the Bible, Europe In Prophecy, The End of European Babylon, and Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? Here is a link to a related sermon in the Spanish language: El Fin de la Babilonia Europea.
Is a Great Reset Coming? Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum has proposed a societal change that has been basically endorsed by the Vatican and many world leaders. Does the Bible prophesy a major reset? Here is a link to a related video: Will there be a “Great Reset”?
Satan’s Plan Does Satan have a plan? What is it? Has it already been successful? Will it be successful in the future? Here are links to a two-part sermon series: What are Some of the Parts of Satan’s Plan? and Satan’s Plan is More Dramatic than Many Realize.
Mystery of Iniquity What is the mystery of iniquity? How did it start? How will it end? Two related sermons are also available: The Mystery of Iniquity and The Mystery of Lawlessness.
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about the peoples of Africa, Asia, South America, and the islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon;  When Will the End of the Age Come?;  Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.