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\nContinuing Church of God rendering of the Beast that rises
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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

While millions of Americans will celebrate the 4th of July and watch fireworks, the European Union is working on expanding its trade connections and military abilities.<\/p>\n

Here is something from the German press:<\/p>\n

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EU and Germany push for a new World Trade Organization<\/h2>\n

4 July 2025<\/p>\n

Brussels and Berlin have launched a new initiative aimed at bypassing the long-standing paralysis of the World Trade Organization (WTO) caused by the United States.<\/strong> …<\/p>\n

A proposal, introduced by European Commission<\/a> President Ursula von der Leyen<\/a> and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz<\/a>, has sparked considerable attention.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the end of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on June 27,\u00a0they floated the idea of the EU taking the lead in forming an alternative to the World Trade Organization (WTO)<\/a>, the world trade body that has been in place since 1995.<\/p>\n

Merz said\u00a0the idea was in its early stages but could include mechanisms to resolve disputes, as the WTO was meant to do.<\/p>\n

“You all know that the WTO doesn’t work anymore,” he said, adding that a\u00a0“new kind of trade organization” could gradually replace “what we no longer have with the WTO.”<\/p>\n

The German chancellor was referring\u00a0to the near-total breakdown of the WTO’s dispute resolution mechanism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was former US President Barack Obama who first\u00a0blocked appointments to the WTO’s Appellate Body\u00a0\u2014\u00a0its top court for trade disputes\u00a0\u2014\u00a0during his later years in office.<\/p>\n

That blockade has continued under every US administration<\/a> since, regardless of party affiliation, as successive governments have opposed WTO rulings that they argue undermine US national interests. …<\/p>\n

The EU’s von der Leyen emphasized plans for a particularly close partnership with like-minded trade nations in Asia, referencing potential cooperation with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). …<\/p>\n

Trade liberalization without the United States<\/h2>\n

But can Europe realistically create a new WTO without US involvement? …<\/p>\n

J\u00fcrgen Matthes, an international trade policy expert at the Cologne, Germany-based German Economic Institute (IW), expressed support …<\/p>\n

“A formal EU application to join the CPTPP would be a strategically important move in several respects,” Matthes said. “It would send a clear signal to the US that its protectionism is isolating it, while the rest of the world continues to liberalize trade.”<\/p>\n

Matthes also said this would create a “remarkably large trans-regional trade agreement,” involving major economies, “with the EU as the largest bloc.”<\/p>\n

“It would cover nearly all continents. And maybe some African countries could be brought on board as well,” he added. … “The goal is to form a strategic trade alliance that addresses today’s pressing issues in global trade \u2014 not only US protectionism, but also the massive market distortions caused by China’s subsidies, which current WTO rules don’t effectively address,” said Matthes. …<\/p>\n

The EU’s dual message to both the US and China appears to be part of a deliberate communication strategy that has evolved since US President Donald Trump’s<\/a> tariff war<\/a>. …<\/p>\n

Matthes envisions a new alliance under the banner of “Open Markets with Fair Trade.” In such a setup, “the US is out when it comes to open markets, and China is out when it comes to fair trade \u2014 unless things change under a new US administration or a reformed China emerges.”<\/p>\n

He sees multiple advantages to this strategy. “We’d achieve more trade liberalization and gain access to new markets. We’d isolate the US more and show Trump that protectionism is ultimately a dead end.” At the same time, Europe could send a clear message to China that it will no longer tolerate market distortions, he added. https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/eu-and-germany-push-for-a-new-world-trade-organization\/a-73143928<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, Europe wants to dominate world trade. I also reported about this plan when EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed it (see\u00a0EU proposing to set standards for a new (or substantially changed) international trading organization<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In 2017, I posted:<\/p>\n

Europe is interested in trade deals, and will make them whether or not the USA is party to them. (Thiel B. Pew poll concludes US image in the world tarnished because of Donald Trump, but what about CNN and Edward Snowden?<\/a>\u00a0COGwriter, June 27, 2017)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The EU is basically publicly calling for setting trade standards and a world trade system that does not have to involve the USA.<\/p>\n

That is also consistent with something posted here back in 2018:<\/p>\n

To avert a \u2018trade apocalypse,\u2019 Europe wants to rewrite the rules for international trade. That is consistent with warnings in the Book of the Apocalypse, more commonly referred to these days as the Book of Revelation. …<\/p>\n

One of the ways that this Babylonian European power will be able to dominate world trade is by developing\/writing\/controlling many of the rules for international trade.<\/p>\n

Europe is intending to do that right now! With more and more of the world upset by US President Donald Trump, Europe is seizing an opportunity\u2013an opportunity that will result in it fulfilling various end time prophecies.\u00a0(Thiel B. \u2018Trade apocalypse\u2019 will lead to the fulfilling of prophecies in the Book of the Apocalypse<\/a>\u00a0COGwriter, June 26, 2018)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Europe will rise up as the leader in world trade. With 450 million in the EU, plus 150 million wanting in, and multiple other millions in Europe aligning with the EU, steps towards making Europe the end-time Babylonian trading entity of biblical prophecies are coming to pass.<\/p>\n

Notice that the Bible says that all trading nations will have become wealthy trading with\u00a0 end-time Babylon, the restored European Empire:<\/p>\n

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3 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury (Revelation 18:3).<\/p>\n

12 merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. (Revelation 18:12-13)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Notice some items in my book available at Amazon Kindle:\u00a0Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump\u2019s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?<\/a>\u00a0as well as Amazon print\u00a0Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump\u2019s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?<\/a><\/span><\/span>:<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump\u2019s foreign policy statements have unsettled many\u2014in the USA as well as foreign nations. \u2026<\/p>\n

Donald Trump\u2019s tariff and other economic policies are getting the Gentile nations of Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia to look to trade more with each other. An unintended consequence of his rhetoric and policies is that they are encouraging the end-time rise of the final time of the Gentiles. …<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trade<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historically, Donald Trump has called for \u201cfair trade\u201d and indicated that various nations, including several in Asia, are not engaged in fair trade, so he has proposed high tariffs.[i]<\/a><\/p>\n

Donald Trump has called tariffs, \u201cthe most beautiful word in the dictionary\u201d and even proposed massive tariffs (up to 2000%) on Mexico if it will not do what he wants.[ii]<\/a> He has basically also proposed a minimum of 10% tariffs on goods from much of the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

Some believe that Donald Trump\u2019s positions on trade will lead to a global trade war.[iii]<\/a> Europe has said it will hit back against Donald Trump\u2019s tariff policies.[iv]<\/a> It is my position that trade disputes will be a factor in Europe taking military action against the USA one day.<\/p>\n

One of the unintended consequences of Donald Trump\u2019s threats of tariffs and other trade matters is that it is motivating nations he has threatened to look to trade more with each other.<\/p>\n

The morning after his reelection, I wrote:<\/p>\n

According to the major media, Donald Trump won re-election. … Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally, such as being more motivated to approve the trade deal with the Mercosur block of South America.[v]<\/a><\/p>\n

On December 6, 2024, Politico<\/em> reported that the European Union approved the massive Mercosur trade deal, despite opposition from France and others, and also pointed to Donald Trump\u2019s reelection as a factor.[vi]<\/a><\/p>\n

Energy and climate policy differences between the Europeans and Donald Trump look to increase the negative view many in Europe already have about the USA. …<\/a><\/p>\n

Unintended Consequences<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Donald Trump seems to believe that his policies are best for the United States, notice some unintended consequences of them: \u2026<\/p>\n