{"id":48002,"date":"2018-04-09T06:30:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=48002"},"modified":"2018-04-14T07:18:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T15:18:53","slug":"bbc-viktor-orban-victory-in-hungary-german-minister-warns-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/bbc-viktor-orban-victory-in-hungary-german-minister-warns-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC: Viktor Orban victory in Hungary: German minister warns EU; CNN: Beacon to Strongmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Viktor_Orb\u00e1n-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Viktor_Orb\u00e1n-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Viktor_Orb\u00e1n.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Viktor Orban (photo by <span class=\"mw-mmv-source-author\"><span class=\"mw-mmv-author mw-mmv-source\">Kremlin.ru<\/span><\/span>)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/cogwriter.htm\">COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hungary&#8217;s Viktor Orban won re-election:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__h2\">Viktor Orban victory in Hungary: German minister warns EU<\/h2>\n<p>9 April 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A key German minister says the EU must drop its &#8220;arrogance and condescension&#8221; towards Hungary, where Eurosceptic PM Viktor Orban has just won re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister Horst Seehofer wants curbs on Muslim migration to the EU, and Mr Orban sees himself as a defender of &#8220;Christian&#8221; Europe.<\/p>\n<p>It is a tense time in EU-Hungary relations, as Mr Orban is defying EU migration and rule-of-law policies.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-EU politicians, including France&#8217;s Marine Le Pen, also welcomed his win.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Orban, 54, campaigned on a Eurosceptic, anti-immigration platform.<\/p>\n<p>His Fidesz party is on course to win a two-thirds majority in parliament, as it did in two previous elections.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">&#8216;Path of reform&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Poland&#8217;s nationalist government shares Mr Orban&#8217;s view that Muslim migrants threaten Europe&#8217;s &#8220;Christian&#8221; heritage.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-42270239\">They, along with Slovakia and the Czech Republic, refuse to take in Eritrean and Syrian refugees <\/a>who are currently living in overcrowded camps in Italy and Greece, awaiting relocation under an EU quota scheme.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-43660162\">The man who thinks Europe is being invaded<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-43157234\">Nationalism in heart of Europe needles EU<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki congratulated Mr Orban, saying &#8220;the path of reform is never easy&#8221;, but &#8220;the support of the majority of society shows that it is worth making this effort&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Orban was also congratulated by the centre-right European People&#8217;s Party (EPP), the biggest bloc in the European Parliament. Fidesz is a member of that group, despite the policy disputes.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"story-body__link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guyverhofstadt\/status\/983283480443355137\">The parliament&#8217;s liberal leader Guy Verhofstadt tweeted<\/a> that &#8220;by congratulating Orban without calling on him to respect European values, the EPP legitimises his vile campaign, his attack on the rule of law &amp; attempt to install authoritarianism&#8221;. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-43697596\">http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-43697596<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Viktor Orban is not the only one in Europe with concerns about Muslim immigration. Poland is as is Austria&#8217;s Sebastian Kurz.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there is disunity in Europe, but that was prophesied:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"v-41\" class=\"verse font-helvetica\"><span class=\"verse-number\">41<\/span> <span class=\"verse-41\"> Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter&#8217;s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. <\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"v-42\" class=\"verse font-helvetica\"><span class=\"verse-number\">42<\/span> <span class=\"verse-42\"> And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. <\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"v-43\" class=\"verse font-helvetica\"><span class=\"verse-number\">43<\/span> <span class=\"verse-43\"> As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. (Daniel 2:41-43)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, despite the unity issues, we are seeing more in Europe thinking that a different approach towards Islamic immigrants needs to be taken.<\/p>\n<p>Europe will change: a reorganized Europe is prophesied (Revelation 17:12-13), it will develop a \u2018great army\u2019 (Daniel 11:25), betray its \u2018friend\u2019 (Lamentations 1:1-2), destroy the USA (Daniel 11:39), and destroy a power based in the Islamic-dominated lands in the Middle East and North Africa (Daniel 11:40-43).<\/p>\n<p>As far as Guy Verhofstadt&#8217;s comment about installing &#8220;authoritarianism&#8221; goes, that will happen in Europe. Europe will one day turn to an authoritarian dictator.<\/p>\n<p>Notice also:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"pg-headline\">Hungary is a beacon to Europe&#8217;s populist strongmen<\/h2>\n<p>April 9, 2018<\/p>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\"><cite class=\"el-editorial-source\"><\/cite>There was more at stake in <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/04\/08\/europe\/hungary-election-results-intl-4\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hungary&#8217;s election Sunday<\/a> than the domestic politics of a diminutive Central European state.<\/p>\n<p>The anticipated landslide victory of strongman Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party has national populists across Europe uncorking champagne bottles.<\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLP_officiel\/status\/983100072928989184?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> cheered the result<\/a> as a rejection of the inversion of values and mass immigration promoted by the EU.<\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s like-minded Alternative for Germany (AfD)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Beatrix_vStorch\/status\/983106935162593280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> tweeted<\/a> its congratulations to Orban, saying that this was a bad day for the EU, but a good day for Europe.<\/p>\n<p>They believe that Orban&#8217;s triumph, his third since 2010, will blow wind into their sails at a time when insurgent nationalists are vying for power in every EU country. And they&#8217;ll have an opportunity to prove it in EU parliament elections next year.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Orban&#8217;s Hungary is a model for Europe&#8217;s hardline rightists, one much more relevant than non-EU countries such as Vladimir Putin&#8217;s Russia or Recep Tayyip Erdogan&#8217;s Turkey &#8212; although their systems share much with Orban&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Far-right parties such as Le Pen&#8217;s National Front, the AfD, Poland&#8217;s ruling Law and Justice party and Italy&#8217;s League, among many others, seek to emulate Orban. They view the strongman as Europe&#8217;s most accomplished progenitor of the type of illiberal democracy to which they aspire. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/04\/09\/opinions\/viktor-orban-hungary-election-opinion-intl\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/04\/09\/opinions\/viktor-orban-hungary-election-opinion-intl\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Bible clearly teaches that Europe will reorganize and give power to a totalitarian strongman, referred to as the Beast:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>12 \u201cThe ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. (Revelation 17:12-13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The final European Beast leader, who is also known as the final <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/kingofthenorth.htm\">King of the North<\/a>, will ultimately promote his religion (Daniel 11:36-38; which will not be Islam, he will at first feign and claim a form of Roman Catholicism), destroy the USA and its Anglo-Saxon allies (Daniel 11:39), and then takeover the predominantly Islamic nations in the Middle East and North Africa (Daniel 11:40-43).<\/p>\n<p>Islamic issues will be a factor in the rise of this Beast leader.<\/p>\n<p>Notice some items from the old Radio\/Worldwide Church of God that were published decades ago (<strong>bolding<\/strong> mine):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Watch the emergence of a strong man in West Germany (Hogberg G and Walter EM. <span class=\"font_title4\">NATO at the Crossroads. Plain Truth, May 1969)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The attempt to unify Europe as one economic, military and political power bloc restoring the \u201cHoly Roman Empire,\u201d has been the one aim of all the \u201cgreat\u201d men who dominated European history<\/strong> from Napoleon\u2019s \u201cWaterloo\u201d until now. Mussolini, dominating Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, Libya, and conquering Ethiopia, did officially name his weak \u201cEmpire\u201d the \u201cRoman Empire.\u201d But now the dream of a mighty, powerful, resurrected Roman Empire at last is becoming a hard-driving reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 nations of United Europe have succeeded in their aim far beyond the wildest dreams of the original signers of the Treaty of Rome. In far less time, at a far greater pace than anticipated, these nations of Europe have risen from the economic chaos of World War II to the dizzying heights of a standard of living never known to them before! With the present success well beyond the proportions of that expected three years ago, with a future success \u2014 in a world of peace \u2014 sure to produce a near \u2014 utopia, Western Europe is more concerned about war than any other economic and political entity on the face of this earth! \u201cThis is very probably the last year in which anyone except Europe will be able to negotiate with the Soviet Union for Europe!\u201d (London Sunday Times). These nations are ENJOYING their economic recovery and they will let nothing stand in its way \u2014 they will stop at nothing to keep \u2018What they have, and, GO ON TO MORE! SO it is that a blueprint has been drawn up by the Six, that demands meetings among themselves to decide the MILITARY AND FOREIGN POLICY questions that come up regarding Europe! \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFascism in Europe is about to be reborn in respectable business attire, and the Treaty of Rome will finally be implemented to its fullest extent.. <strong>the dream of a Holy Roman, Empire returning to power to dominate and direct the so-called forces of Christian mankind of the Western world is not dead, but still stalks through the antechambers of every national capital of continental Western Europe<\/strong>\u2026 IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE LEADERS IN THE COMMON MARKET NATIONS TO RESTORE THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE WITH ALL THAT THAT MEANS!\u201d (Northwest Technocrat, Vol. XXV, No. 205.) United within the ancient boundaries of the Holy Roman Empire; united by the common spiritual bond of universal Catholicism; united in a burgeoning and booming industrial economy that dominates today\u2019s world; united geographically in the most productive and industrial complex of all the earth \u2014 at least TEN NATIONS OF MODERN EUROPE WILL MARCH ONTO THE SCENE OF WORLD HISTORY AS THE GREATEST SINGLE HUMAN FORCE EVER SEEN BY MAN! (Hill DJ. What is Germany\u2019s Destiny? Plain Truth, March 1962)<\/p>\n<p>The prophecy of Daniel 11 details events \u2014 at that time, still future \u2014 from the remaining days of the Medo-Persian empire, through the reign of Alexander the Great and his successors in Syria and Egypt, and on through to the second coming of Christ! Beginning in verse 40 we read of a conflict between two great powers: \u201cAnd at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is an important \u201cend-time\u201d prophecy. Following the chronological progression of the chapter, it becomes apparent that the phrase \u201cking of the north\u201d had at first referred to Syria under the Seleucid dynasty, and later, in the New Testament times, to the Emperor of the Roman Empire. \u2026 Thus,<strong> in its final end-time application, the \u201cking of the north\u201d is the prophesied strong man who will lead a coming<\/strong> union of ten European nations \u2014 the seventh and <strong>final revival of the ancient Roman Empire<\/strong> prophesied by Daniel and in the book of Revelation (see Revelation 17:12-13).<\/p>\n<p>But who is the \u201cking of the south\u201d? In the earlier portions of Daniel 11, the phrase refers without question to ancient Egypt under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty, later including Ethiopia which was annexed to Egypt. But in verse 40 we skip to \u201cthe time of the end\u201d \u2026 Its greater fulfillment is yet future! Just as there is yet to be a final \u201cking of the north\u201d \u2014 called in Bible symbolism \u201cthe beast\u201d \u2014 who will arise as superdictator over an end-time European confederation, there may very well emerge in the same manner a final \u201cking of the south\u201d \u2014 an overall leader of an Arab-Moslem confederation, possibly even bearing the very title Mahdi! And these two individuals will eventually find themselves in a head-to-head confrontation \u2014 possibly over oil \u2014 which will ultimately lead to devastating war in the Middle East!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"m_font_teaser\">King David of ancient Israel, in a prophetic psalm (Psalm 83) provides additional insight into the coming 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 \u2014 a vast confederacy bound together in an effort to crush out the name \u201cIsrael\u201d from the face of the earth! This Arab-Moslem confederacy may very well be the previously mentioned \u201cking of the south\u201d of Daniel 11 \u2014 a sphere of power encompassing vast portions of the Islamic world. \u2026<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"m_font_teaser\">But in the end, this European-Arab alliance will prove short-lived. As shown earlier, the \u201cking of the north\u201d of Daniel 11 \u2014 the leader of the German-led European union \u2014 will ultimately turn against the Arab \u201cking of the south,\u201d with disastrous consequences for the entire Middle East \u2014 both Jew and Arab alike. The entire region will be subjected to armed invasion! \u2026<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"m_font_teaser\">The Arab-Moslem Confederation will, of course, be thrown into chaotic disarray in the face of invasion. Some of its component countries will be directly occupied by European troops. However, as revealed in Daniel 11:41, Jordan (the present-day descendants of Moab and Ammon) and Turkey (Edom) will escape occupation. Other Arab countries may also avoid full occupation, possibly remaining in some sort of limited alliance with United Europe. \u201cLibya\u201d (or Put, the North African Arabs) along with \u201d Ethiopia\u201d (or Cush, certain black African nations) shall be \u201cat his [the king of the north\u2019s] steps\u201d \u2014 or \u201cfollowing him\u201d as some translations render it. (Stump K. <span class=\"font_title4\">THE ARAB WORLD IN PROPHECY. Plain Truth, December 1979)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the Bible?<\/p>\n<p>The Bible shows that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/europa.htm\">European beast<\/a> leader, also called the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/kingofthenorth.htm\">King of the North<\/a>, will arise promising peace, but will be a violent dictator:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>21 And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22 With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. (Daniel 11:21-23, NKJV)<\/p>\n<p>25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and <strong>he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many<\/strong>: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. (Daniel 8:25, KJV).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(To prove this leader will be European, please watch the video: <a title=\"Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZOCVZMXHSU\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=u2oWUZXyBcaDhgG7z4CoCA&amp;feature=plcp\">Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The Bible shows that the time will come when the European leader, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/kingofthenorth.htm\">King of the North<\/a>, will rise up against a power based in the predominantly Islamic regions of the Middle East and Northern Africa:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>40 \u201cAt the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. 41 He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow at his heels. (Daniel 11:40-43, NKJV)<\/p>\n<p>1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 \u201cSon of man, prophesy and say: \u2018This is what the Sovereign LORD says:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Wail and say, \u201cAlas for that day!\u201d 3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. <strong>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. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5 Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, Libya and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6 \u201c\u2018This is what the LORD says:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018The 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 \u201c\u2018They 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.<\/p>\n<p>9 \u201c\u2018On 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\u2019s doom, for it is sure to come (Ezekiel 30:1-9, NIV).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Expect conflict, as well as change, in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>There will be conflict between the Europeans and the Arabs (watch also the video sermonette: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"War is Coming Between Europeans and Arabs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UgfZ_x-QC9Y\" data-sessionlink=\"ved=CF0Qvxs&amp;ei=1ny1U9jQCYudqQPH74HwBQ&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">War is Coming Between Europeans and Arabs<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Islam will not win.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the Bible also shows that the Islamic nations there will first make deals with the Europeans (Daniel 11:27; Psalm 83)\u2013these deals will NOT turn out well for the USA in the long run (cf. Daniel 11:39; see also <span class=\"style411\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/usa-strongest-fortresses.htm\">USA in Prophecy: The Strongest Fortresses<\/a><\/span>), nor ultimately many of the Arabic nations.<\/p>\n<p>Islamic migrant issues will be one of the triggers to get Europe to ultimately reorganize as the Bible teaches it will in Revelation 17:12-13, Daniel 11:21-38, Daniel 2:41-43, and other passages (see also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/ten-kings.htm\">Must the Ten Kings of Revelation 17:12 Rule over Ten Currently Existing Nations?<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The re-election of Viktor Orban, the election of Austria&#8217;s Sebastian Kurz, and comments from other voices in Europe show that Europe is moving in that direction.<\/p>\n<p>Biblical prophecies will be fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p><em>Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"War is Coming Between Europeans and Arabs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UgfZ_x-QC9Y\" data-sessionlink=\"ved=CF0Qvxs&amp;ei=1ny1U9jQCYudqQPH74HwBQ&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">War is Coming Between Europeans and Arabs<\/a> Is war really coming between the Arabs and the Europeans? What does Bible prophecy say about that? Do the Central Europeans (Assyria in prophecy) make a deal with the Arabs that will hurt the USA and its Anglo-Saxon allies? Do Catholic or Islamic prophecies discuss a war between Europe and Islam? If so, what is the sequence of events that the Bible reveals? Who does the Bible, Catholic, and Islamic prophecy teach will win such a war? This is a video.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/terrorism.htm\">Why Terrorism? Is Terrorism Prophesied?<\/a> What does the Bible teach? Which nations may be affected? Here is a link to a related sermon: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Terrorism, Christianity, and Islam\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aTct7R0CQFI\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=CtZsVsjcLNLsqAXcibBA&amp;ved=CDMQvxsiEwjIiZWo49fJAhVSNqoKHdwEDAgomxw&amp;feature=c4-overview\">Terrorism, Christianity, and Islam<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/wwiii.htm\">World War III: Steps in Progress<\/a> Are there surprising actions going on now that are leading to WWIII? Might a nuclear attack be expected? Does the Bible promise protection to all or only some Christians? How can you be part of those that will be protected? A related video would be <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Is World War III About to Begin? Can You Escape?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EYVZCpxzWCY\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=c4-feed-u&amp;ei=PtZjU8bvJJKs-gOfxoJQ&amp;ved=CCoQvxs\">Is World War III About to Begin? Can You Escape?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/karl-theodor-zu-guttenberg-king-of-the-north.htm\">Might German Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg become the King of the North?<\/a> Is the former German Defense Minister (who is also the former German Minister for Economics and Technology) one to watch? What do Catholic, Byzantine, and biblical prophecies suggest?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/germany-in-the-bible.htm\">Germany\u2019s Assyrian Roots Throughout History<\/a> Are the Germanic peoples descended from Asshur of the Bible? Have there been real Christians in Germanic history? What about the \u201cHoly Roman Empire\u201d? There is also a You-Tube video sermon on this titled <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Germany's Biblical Origins\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qUMWLfT5tKU\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=aLjAUcrhDMaahgHfwIDYAw&amp;feature=c4-overview-u&amp;ved=CDwQ-SUoCw\">Germany\u2019s Biblical Origins. <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/germany-in-prophecy.htm\">Germany in Biblical Prophecy<\/a> Does Assyria in the Bible equate to an end time power inhabiting the area of the old Roman Empire? What does prophecy say Germany will do and what does it say will happen to most of the German people? Here are links to two sermon videos <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Germany in Bible Prophecy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kh25NrqVW7w\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=c4-overview&amp;ved=CAcQvxs&amp;ei=UostVcayMdLvqAWcvYHIBw\">Germany in Bible Prophecy<\/a> and <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"The Rise of the Germanic Beast Power of Prophecy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zct6VETdLIY\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=z-wyVeD7GZaEqgWutYG4DQ&amp;ved=CC0Qvxs&amp;feature=c4-overview-u\">The Rise of the Germanic Beast Power of Prophecy<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/ten-kings.htm\"><br \/>\nMust the Ten Kings of Revelation 17:12 Rule over Ten Currently Existing Nations?<\/a> Some claim that these passages refer to a gathering of 10 currently existing nations together, while one group teaches that this is referring to 11 nations getting together. Is that what Revelation 17:12-13 refers to? The ramifications of misunderstanding this are enormous. A related sermon is titled <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Ten Kings of Revelation and the Great Tribulation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QXckPHNEif8&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=bjr7U9zGGpTB-gOY-ILQDg&amp;ved=CAkQvxs&amp;feature=c4-overview\">Ten Kings of Revelation and the Great Tribulation<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/caliphate.htm\">The Prophesied \u2018Islamic\u2019 Confederation<\/a> Where is an Islamic caliphate prophesied? Will one happen? Should you be concerned about it? A related video is <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Will an Arabic Calphiphate Destroy the West?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eWR-10rdO3g\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=c4-feed-u&amp;ved=CAoQvxs&amp;ei=jue6U_vAL4HN-AOopIHYAw\">Will an Arabic Calphiphate Destroy the West?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/six_thousand_year_plan_6000.htm\">Does God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End?<\/a> 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? 2026 or 20xx? There is also a video titled <a id=\"video-title10\" title=\"6000 Years: When will God's Kingdom Come?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4NVvtlrQZXg\" aria-label=\"6000 Years: When will God's Kingdom Come? by ContinuingCoG 1 hour ago 1 hour, 11 minutes 4 views\">6000 Years: When will God\u2019s Kingdom Come?<\/a> Here is a link to the article in Spanish:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdlidd.es\/tiene-dios-un-plan-de-6000-anos\/\"> \u00bfTiene Dios un plan de 6,000 a\u00f1os?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/when-will-the-great-tribulation-begin.htm\">When Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2018, 2019, or 2020?<\/a> Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the \u201cbeginning of sorrows\u201d? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000? Here is a version of the article in the Spanish language:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdlidd.es\/puede-comenzar-la-gran-tribulacion-en-2018-o-2019-es-el-tiempo-de-los-gentiles\/\"> \u00bfPuede comenzar la Gran Tribulaci\u00f3n en 2018 o 2019? \u00bfEs el Tiempo de los Gentiles?<\/a> You can also see the English language sermon videos: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"The Great Tribulation from the Mount of Olives\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cd-2nwJGpuQ&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=gxwrU4PFJ86X-gO-soKQCQ&amp;ved=CCQQvxs&amp;feature=c4-overview-u\">The Great Tribulation from the Mount of Olives<\/a> and <a title=\"Can the Great Tribulation begin before 2020?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IpLRv6wXpLE\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=HFN4V73UMJHg-QP80Kz4Cg&amp;feature=c4-overview&amp;ved=CDsQ0h4YACITCL3SyJH81c0CFRFwfgodfCgLryibHA\">Can the Great Tribulation begin before 2020?<\/a> A shorter video is: <a id=\"video-title18\" title=\"Can the Great Tribulation begin in 2018?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hpqkQVEDplc\" aria-label=\"Can the Great Tribulation begin in 2018? by BibleNewsProphecy 2 hours ago 19 minutes 33 views\">Can the Great Tribulation begin in 2018?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cogwriter.com\/time-of-the-gentiles.htm\">The Times of the Gentiles<\/a> Has there been more than one time of the Gentiles? Are we in it now or in the time of Anglo-America? What will the final time of the Gentiles be like? <span class=\"style182\">A related sermon is available and is titled: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"The Times of the Gentiles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=63vVm95WbDo\" aria-describedby=\"description-id-222576\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=hTSkWdXGBcHIDqOoquAK&amp;feature=c4-overview&amp;ved=CDUQ-SUYACITCJWdj5Od-tUCFUGkAwodI5QKrCibHA\">The Times of the Gentiles<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/armageddon.htm\">Armageddon<\/a> Who is involved and when will this gathering happen? Here is also a video from Dr. Thiel, from Tel Megiddo in Israel: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Armageddon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UXRBlWtC9j8\" aria-describedby=\"description-id-153214\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=NIS1VLzAJ4L7qAWu4oGYDA&amp;ved=CCAQvxs&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">Armageddon<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/gaza-in-prophecy-palestinians.htm\">Gaza and the Palestinians in Bible Prophecy<\/a> What does the Bible teach about Gaza and the fate of the Palestinians? Here is a link to a related video: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Gaza and Palestine in Prophecy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kq2AfG-We08\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=c4-feed-u&amp;ved=CDoQvxs&amp;ei=4dbkU5q-LJWX-gP0w4DIAg\">Gaza and Palestine in Prophecy<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/islam.htm\">Differences Between Islam and the <em>Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> What are some of the main differences? Are there any similarities? A video of related interest is titled: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Islam: Any Christian Concerns or Similarities?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aDJbMnabajk\" data-sessionlink=\"ved=CDUQvxs&amp;ei=kTPSVbuwBNbFqQX16qHoBg&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">Islam: Any Christian Concerns or Similarities?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/iraq-in-prophecy.htm\">Iraq, the King of the South, Armageddon, and Prophecy <\/a>What will happen to Iraq? Is it the prophesied Mystery Babylon? What is Armageddon and how does that have to do with Iraq? Here is a related video <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Iraq, Armageddon, &amp; Prophecy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K7boD_l9qOQ\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=c4-feed-u&amp;ei=UbqdU6e5HcPJ-QODxIDIAQ&amp;ved=CCAQvxs\">Iraq, Armageddon, &amp; Prophecy<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/middle-east-peace.htm\">How Will Middle East Peace be Brought About?<\/a> Can humans bring peace to the Middle East? Here is a link to a related video: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Middle East Peace? When?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uqgUcEwaFyU\" data-sessionlink=\"ved=CCMQvxs&amp;ei=dssFVPPrG6qu-AOF-oGQCA&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">Middle East Peace? When?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/daniel-9-27-deal.htm\">The \u2018Peace Deal\u2019 of Daniel 9:27<\/a> This prophecy could give up to 3 1\/2 years advance notice of the coming Great Tribulation. Will most ignore or misunderstand its fulfillment? Here is a link to a related sermon video <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Daniel 9:27 and the Start of the Great Tribulation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RD-MEdWoXPY&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=kIOIU5uuGJeX-gOzxYL4Bg&amp;ved=CEoQvxs&amp;feature=c4-overview-u\">Daniel 9:27 and the Start of the Great Tribulation<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/king-of-the-west.htm\">Who is the King of the West?<\/a> Why is there no Final End-Time King of the West in Bible Prophecy? Is the United States the King of the West? Here is a version in the Spanish language: <a title=\"Permanent Link to \u00bfQui\u00e9n es el Rey del Occidente? \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no hay un Rey del Occidente en la profec\u00eda del tiempo del fin?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ccog.org\/quien-es-el-rey-del-occidente-por-que-no-hay-un-rey-del-occidente-en-la-profecia-del-tiempo-del-fin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n es el Rey del Occidente? \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no hay un Rey del Occidente en la profec\u00eda del tiempo del fin?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/kingofthenorth.htm\">Who is the King of the North?<\/a> Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies for the Great Monarch 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? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States? In the Spanish language check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdlidd.es\/quien-es-el-rey-del-norte\/\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n es el Rey del Norte?<\/a> Here is a link to a video titled: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"The Future King of the North\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lHmF6qZbiU0&amp;feature=c4-overview&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ\" data-sessionlink=\"ved=CCYQvxs&amp;feature=c4-overview-u&amp;ei=Pn0fUqHEENiMhgHk3IDAAw\">The Future King of the North<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/europa.htm\">Europa, the Beast, and the Book of Revelation<\/a> discusses the largest church since the second\/third century, which in a real sense is the eighth church mentioned in the Book of Revelation (it also endorses \u201ceighth day\u201d worship). What church would support the Beast? Here is a link to a video titled: <a title=\"Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZOCVZMXHSU\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=u2oWUZXyBcaDhgG7z4CoCA&amp;feature=plcp\">Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/south.htm\">Is the Future King of the South Rising Up?<\/a> 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: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"The Future King of the South is Rising\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QMgk2OWbo5o\" data-sessionlink=\"ved=CB8Q-SUoAA&amp;ei=EOCwUbrUHeWfhgG5-IA4&amp;feature=c4-overview-u\">The Future King of the South is Rising<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cogwriter.com\/britishisrael.htm\">Anglo \u2013 America in Prophecy &amp; the Lost Tribes of Israel<\/a> Are the Americans, Canadians, English, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo-Saxon (non-Dutch) Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? What will happen to Jerusalem and the Jews in Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo-Saxon nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first? Here is a link to the Spanish version of this article: <a title=\"Anglo-Am\u00e9rica &amp; las Tribus Perdidas de Israel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdlidd.es\/anglo-america-las-tribus-perdidas-de-israel-2\/\">Anglo-Am\u00e9rica &amp; las Tribus Perdidas de Israel<\/a>. Information is also in the YouTube sermons titled <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? Why does it matter?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OgRWV3jag9c&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ&amp;feature=c4-overview\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=HuUCU-KbJ-Td8AHP3oHwBg&amp;ved=CCAQvxs&amp;feature=c4-overview-u\">Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? Why does it matter?<\/a> and <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"British are the Covenant People\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Kd3TWRsDhg&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ&amp;feature=c4-overview\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=oyAMU7OOAsSZ8QGIq4HIBw&amp;feature=c4-overview-u&amp;ved=CAgQvxs\">British are the Covenant People<\/a>. A short YouTube of prophetic interest may be <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Barack Obama and the State of the Apocalypse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SpyAxvykq6w\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=S1_sUuytHcL28QGnmoGwBQ&amp;ved=CCMQvxs&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">Barack Obama and the State of the Apocalypse<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/usa-canada-uk-australia-new-zealand-divided.htm\">Will the Anglo-Saxon Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves?<\/a> 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? Here is a link to a video titled <a title=\"Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o_FI2bEyqkA\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=plcp&amp;ei=235dUdO-DNeWhgGptYGACA\">Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves? <\/a> Here is a related item in the Spanish language <a title=\"Permanent Link to \u00bfSer\u00e1n divididas las naciones anglosajonas?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ccog.org\/seran-divididas-las-naciones-anglosajonas\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u00bfSer\u00e1n divididas las naciones anglosajonas?<br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"style411\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/usa-strongest-fortresses.htm\">USA in Prophecy: The Strongest Fortresses<\/a> Can you point to scriptures, like Daniel 11:39, that point to the USA in the 21st century? This article does.<\/span> A related sermon is titled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAgWKowHR1A\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=tiUVWML8JZDqqAWa9Y64Cw\">Do these 7 prophesies point to the end of the USA?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/king-of-the-west.htm\">Who is the King of the West?<\/a> The Bible tells of Kings of the North, South, and East, but why is there no final end-time King of the West in Bible prophecy? Is the United States the King of the West? Here is a version in the Spanish language: <a title=\"Permanent Link to \u00bfQui\u00e9n es el Rey del Occidente? \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no hay un Rey del Occidente en la profec\u00eda del tiempo del fin?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ccog.org\/quien-es-el-rey-del-occidente-por-que-no-hay-un-rey-del-occidente-en-la-profecia-del-tiempo-del-fin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u00bfQui\u00e9n es el Rey del Occidente? \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no hay un Rey del Occidente en la profec\u00eda del tiempo del fin?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viktor Orban (photo by Kremlin.ru) COGwriter Hungary&#8217;s Viktor Orban won re-election: Viktor Orban victory in Hungary: German minister warns EU 9 April 2018 A key German minister says the EU must drop its &#8220;arrogance and condescension&#8221; towards Hungary, where Eurosceptic PM Viktor Orban has just won re-election. 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