Europe No Longer Top Financial PA Supporter
January 18, 2007
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The majority of prophetic buffs, since the end of World War II, have continued to bring the antichrist out of Europe,
as well as the 10 nations he is supposed to head. One of their last vestiges
of hope to be correct came to an end this year.
The European Union, the historical vestige of the original Common Market Six that came out of the Marshall Plan following World War II, is no longer the top donor to the Palestinians.
They have been replaced by The Islamic Shiite Republic of Iran. The prophetic antichrist, according to the vast hoard of prophetic writers that are the spiritual offspring of the Evangelical Movement, which rose some 275 years ago in England, have convinced the world
that the man of sin will come out of Europe. The prophetic advocates of this theory assured
the world he would arise in Europe when the Common Market Nations reached the magic number of 10, found in Daniel 2 and 7. He was preached by many to be the 11th horn. After t he number of t
he Common Market passed 11, all sorts of literary reasons were provided to explain why he would soon appear.
At the time of the writing of this Blog, there were 27 nations that made up the European Union, and still no antichrist.
Begin Guardian-UK Article
Iran Replaces EU as Top Donor to Palestinians
Conal Urquhart and Gwen MacAskill
Ahmed Yusuf, an adviser to Ismail Haniya, the Palestinian prime minister, said Hamas ministers had received promises of donations amounting to £500m in recent travels around the Muslim world. The largest pledge was from Iran. This latest example of Iran’s increasing influence will add to the panic gripping the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf states about the speed of Tehran’s expansion as a regional power. (Guardian-UK)
End Guardian-UK Article
Daniel 7:23-25 – Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. [24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first,
and he shall subdue three kings.
[25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
When a best selling book was written in the fifties about six emerging European Common Market nations, it began to cause many theologians to suddenly change their opinions as to where the antichrist would eventually arise. Prior to that time most had believed he would arise out of the old Seleucid dynasty, which was formed by one of the generals who divided Alexander’s Grecian Empire into four sections.
Many believed the Assyrian, in the fifth chapter of Micah, would be the antichrist, and that he would arise in, and come out of, modern day Syria.
Before the European Common Market theory arose, a majority believed antichrist would come out of the southern half of the old Roman Empire, rather than out of the European northern half. But the great popularity of the aforementioned book ascended to the highest levels of acceptability, and previous beliefs were dwarfed to obscurity. The book indicated that the six original members of the Common Market would soon be joined by four other nations to reach ten, and then be joined by the eleventh horn, the antichrist of Daniel’s fourth beast in chapter seven. However, soon there were ten horns, then there were eleven, then more, then fifteen, and now the total has soared to twenty-seven. However, the astounding popularity of this book, and the thousands of preachers and other teachers who have taught it, have left a legacy that makes it difficult to convince others what they have taught, and are still teaching, is wrong.
I have been concerned, since the book was first published, that it could cause many to be deceived when antichrist does not arise in Europe, but in Syria. Quite frankly, I watch both Europe and Syria just like a hawk, and, if I do see him rising in Europe, I most assuredly will accept it. I am prepared for both. But many are so convinced he must come out of Europe, I doubt if anything would change their minds.
The beast of Daniel 7:23 does indeed represent the old Roman Empire, and it certainly did tread down “the whole world,” that is, the “known” world of Daniel’s day. Have you ever thought that perhaps we were meant to take the expressions of Daniel’s day concerning the world, and believe that is the only part of the present world the antichrist will dominate completely? The ten horns will arise out of “the whole world” of Daniel’s day. But why do they have to be European nations
? Were not Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran part of the old Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan
? And are not these countries the descendants of Ishmael, the first son of Abraham, and Keturah’s six sons by Abraham, and the two sons of Abraham’s nephew Lot, Moab and Ammon by his two daughter
s? Are not these descendants of Abraham the ones who have hated and battled the sons of Abraham through Israel for many centuries? In any case, since I believe the attack is likely to occur before 2013, I expect to know where he will arise one way or the other in the next few years, that is, if I survive the grave before 2013.
I do not question that Europe will come down as part of the mass of many nations that join antichrist in Jerusalem for the final battle of Armageddon, but I am confident that the initial attack of the tribulation period will be by the antichrist leading Islamic nations against Israel.
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