LCG: Europe and Germany Stepping Up Militarily

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In its latest update, the Living Church of God has the following:

Europe and Germany Stepping Up: “Pirates off the coast of Somalia will now have to contend with an EU naval force mandated on Friday by EU member states to launch attacks on its inner coastal territory.” Two French warships have now joined the four existing EU ships in order to add strength and versatility (EU Observer, March 26, 2012). Meanwhile in Germany, the former U.S. ambassador commented on Germany’s growing European leadership role, “Berlin will learn to lead Europe through the current crisis” and the Germans will basically “figure things out as they go.” He noted that of all the European nations, Germany would have the greatest influence on Europe’s future. He also pointed out that many German institutions are over 60 years old and need to chang e with the times—including the German police force (Deutsche Welle, March 28, 2012). Because of WWII-related constraints, the police have had difficulty containing and dismantling internal terrorist groups, including a neo-Nazi group responsible for the murder of nine immigrants from 2000-2006 (BBC, March 27, 2012). Bible prophecy reveals that a militarized European Beast power, led by Germany, will lead Europe and the world for a time (Revelation 17:12-13) and ultimately control the Holy Land (Daniel 2:40-44; 11:40-43). Events are “pushing” Germany to lead Europe at the same time the EU is being “pushed” to the use of force in distant areas of the globe. Interesting precedents are now being set. Our free booklet, The Beast of Revelation, provides prophetic insights about this coming worl d power.

According to Bible prophecy, a European power, despite its fragility, is destined to temporarily be the most dominant force in the world, ultimately conquer the Anglo-descended nations (Daniel 11:39), and later come to its end (Daniel 11:45).

We in the Living Church of God have long taught that Germany (Assyria in end time prophecy) would be the driving force in the end-time European Beast power as well as having a future role in God’s kingdom. Germany has been the main economic engine behind the EU (the Netherlands is also a major, but sometimes overlooked, major economic power there as well).

We believe that over time, Germany will get more and more powerful and that an even stronger union will form in Europe as well as be part of a horrible deal with the Arabs (Psalm 83:4-8). Germany keeps taking steps that confirm those beliefs.

Now skeptics and others have severe doubts that the Europeans will be a major military power. Well, Europe’s final rise will surprise many. Notice the following:

3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” (Revelation 13:3-4)

The world marveled because it did not think that the Europeans could rise up and take over places like the USA.

How will this happen?

It would seem that this will happen with a combination of technology, surprise, and planning.

It appears that it will not happen because of superiority of numbers, as the forces of Asia outnumber any army that Europe could put together. And few would marvel if an army of larger size beat a much smaller army.

My speculation is that through a combination of technologies that may be spun off from projects like the Large Hadron Collider, the USA’s reliance on Europe’s upcoming Galileo system for part of its satellite defenses (see Galileo Moving Forward), cutbacks in US defense spending, the USA sharing too much of its military secrets with Europe, errors that the USA will make, support against the USA by others including Latin America and likely Islamic terrorists, combined with the element of surprise, and possibly under the guise of a NATO exercise, Europe will be able to surprise and takeover the USA, and ultimately its Anglo-allies. These concepts are not foreign to prior Germany military practices.

After the USA is defeated, the Islamic King of the South, who will have earlier entered one (Daniel 11:27) or two (Psalm 83:4-8) deals with the European King of the North, will suspect that the depth of the European Beast’s military is not that strong, and hence push against him (Daniel 11:40), yet to the peril of the King of the South (Daniel 11:41-43).

The Beast power will rule for a few years, then the massive Eurasian forces (Revelation 9:13-21), apparently led by Russia, will devastate the European forces (Jeremiah 50:41-43; Daniel 11:44-45). This would tend to confirm the idea that Europe basically had been able to conquer the USA based upon technology and that the depth of Europe’s military was not much better than the King of the South had thought.

While many still doubt that the Europeans can succeed against the militarily powerful USA, notice that in the following prophecy that the King of the North wins:

39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain. (Daniel 11:39)

The “he” above is the King of the North (Daniel 11:40) and he beats the land with the strongest fortresses–that would be the USA! This must happen and having a new technological ability may be part of how this is accomplished.

Some articles 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”?
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? What MUST happen BEFORE the Great Tribulation?
Might German Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg become the King of the North? Could He Become “the Beast”? What makes the German Defense Minister a candidate?
End of Mayan Calendar 2012–Might 2012 Mean Something? Are there Mayan calendar predictions for change in 2012? Changes were centuries ago predicted by the Hopi Native Americans. Do Mayan/Hindu/Hopi/Buddhist/New Age/Nostradamus prophecies have any value here? Why might Satan have inspired this date? Does the Dresden codex show destruction of the earth by flood? Can the great tribulation start before 2012? How might Barack Obama and Julia Gillard be involved in 2012? Have predictions written by Bob Thiel related to Barack Obama and Julia Gillard began to come to pass?
Resurgent Germany: A Fourth Reich? Who are the German peoples and where did they come from? What is Germany’s role in end time prophecy?
Large Hadron Collider may result in military applications The Europeans have the largest physics project on the planet. Some scoff, but might it result in military applications? May the Large Hadron Collider help fulfill Revelation 13:4?
Will the Anglo-Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves? Will the lands of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand be divided? What about Jerusalem? What does Bible prophecy teach? Are there non-biblical prophecies that support this idea? Who will divide those lands? Who will end up with the lands and the people?
Is There A Future King of the South? Some no longer believe there needs to be. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? Might this King be called the Mahdi? What does the Bible say?
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?
Asia in Prophecy What is Ahead for Asia? Who are the “Kings of the East”? What will happen to nearly all the Chinese, Russians, Indians, and others of Asia? China in prophecy, where? Who has the 200,000,000 man army related to Armageddon?
Russia: Its Origins and Prophesied Future Russia in prophecy. Where do the Russians come from? What about those in the Ukraine? What is prophesied for Russia and its allies? What will they do to the Europeans that supported the Beast in the end?
Is Russia the King of the North? Some claim it is. But what does the Bible teach?