Once again, Europe has to do something about a crisis building from within. And another a short distance away –– in North Africa and the Middle East. The Hamas attacks on Israel from Gaza and the ensuing demonstrations around the world have left Europe still wallowing in its stupor.
Once again, its leadership is huffing and puffing but doing so little. Yet the world is on edge, only waiting for a major trigger to force Europe to finally rise up to defend itself and its interests.
Many Bible students have been waiting patiently, anticipating a fascistic United Europe with Germany at the helm, building up a super military that will storm into the Middle East. Is this fulfillment of prophecy nigh?
The Middle East Can Explode At Any Time
The Muslim population in Europe numbers over 44 million (plus millions of people representing other religions). Christianity (both Catholic and Protestant) is in decline while the Eastern Orthodox variant has been reviving steadily. In Western Europe, more and more people are exiting the churches and becoming irreligious, agnostic or even atheist.
On the other side of the Mediterranean, little Israel is surrounded by massive Islamic countries. Israel is currently an ally of Europe, which is confused as to whose side to take in Middle Eastern conflicts and attempts to walk a tightrope. This cannot last forever.
But huge German reparations to Israel and WWII victims each year totaling over $80 billion since 1952 (source: Germany and Israel: Bilaterial Relations, German Federal Foreign Office, 28 February 2023) has helped Israel to survive. The United States also assists Israel with several billion dollars each year (source: www.foreignassistance.gov).
Meanwhile, under the encouragement of the Left to have few children and to instead abort the unborn, Europeans are decreasing steadily in number.
And what if America experiences a mini Civil War that some have been predicting? The consequent withdrawal of the American military presence and power around the world will leave a vacuum that another power will have to fill.
In Euorope, something has to give. Will a new leadership arise to reverse these downward trends which would otherwise inevitably result in the end of Western Civilisation, something which has long been sought and encouraged by the Left?
A new leadership that returns Europe to its roots must take hold in Europe. But how will that eventuate?
In the 1980s and into the 1990s many were of the opinion that because there was still a strong conservative element in European Right of Centre political parties, the Catholic Church and also the European Parliament, it was thought that a trigger (such as an economic collapse or world conflicts) would result in European nations sliding toward the extreme Right.
Instead, the opposite happened. A resurgent neo-Marxist Left began to push for further social liberalism, virtual open borders, mass immigration to the continent with opposition stifled and even sent to prison for “hate speech.” Conservative governments in Hungary and Poland were harassed and threatened by European leaders and institutions.
A warning to the mainstream media: your misrepresentation of today’s conservative Centre Right parties as “far right” is a distortion and will only fuel further suspicion and disdain for the woke Left.
Centre Right parties such as Alternative for Germany (AfD), Brothers of Italy, the National Rally in France and others have been wrongfully labelled in the media as “far right.” This gives the impression that they are imperialistic, fascist or even neo-Nazi. Such is not the case for there is little difference in social, national and religious values of these parties and the post WWII leaders such as Adenauer, de Gaulle, Churchill and later Thatcher and Kohl.
But what if these parties were able to take over all the main countries of Europe and co-operated to once and for all keep the Left down and out? Could they slide from the Centre Right to the extreme Right?
Or will other parties emerge that are truly “far right” and take Europe back to its roots with a European police force and single military to both protect its borders and project its might? Another scenario is that military coups might take place in some European countries and enforce far-right policies.
A move toward the extreme Right seems the more likely scenario than the liberal, neo-Marxist Europe we currently see before us. A pitifully weak Europe that refuses to stand up for itself and which allows the Left to push it toward integration in a world system cannot represent the final Beast Power.
A Backlash is Looming
Europe remains weak, emasculated, liberal, globalist and woke. It has been put to slumber by the radical left as part of the agenda to integrate the world into one. This plan may get close to its goals or even succeed for a while, but such world governance will not and cannot last for long.
Rather, nations will divide along historic ethnic and religious “civilizational fissures” to quote political scientist Samuel Huntington, author of the remarkable The Clash of Civilizations. Although published way back in 1996, the book still has a large following and many of its predictions have come to pass or are looming. He was years ahead of his time.
More recently, an article appeared in a mainstream newsletter, The National Post (Joel Kotkin, “Samuel Huntington was right — cultural and religious clashes are driving war today,” 25 October, 2023) admitting that Huntington was correct after all:
“In Clash, Huntington predicted the Ukrainian conflict as well the resurgence, at the expense of the West, of many cultures, including Indian, Chinese, Arab and Turkish. He noted all seek recompense for steep declines during the period of European predominance. Rather than a world shaped by the logic of markets and the rule of law, this is engendering the ascendency of autocrats and intensifying tribalization and primitivist religious movements…
“The dangerous conflict in the Middle East further reinforces the ‘clash of civilizations.’”
Consider that the heart of Europe remains Christian and despite decades of undermining of traditional values, conservative concepts are still held to tightly by the peoples of Europe and especially those residing in eastern and southern Europe. Europe’s ancient civilisation is broadly composed of the northwest (liberal, Protestant); the mid-Western and southern (mainly Catholic and has roots deep into the Holy Roman Empire); Mittel Europa (eastern Europe); and Russia with her allies. Germany, together with other European nations (10 nations or groups of nations according to Daniel 7 and to which Revelation 17 refers) will form the final Beast Power.
Europe’s Coming Dictatorship
Historic precedent suggests –– or even insists –– that the coming German-led European Super Power will not be left-liberal or woke. But rather, it seems, it will be a backlash against current trends. Most people are unaware of how similar woke ideology is to that of the early, original communists which advocated the abolition of marriage and the family; fusion of all the nations of mankind; legalization of homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia, radical feminism and such like. The later communist leaders including Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro and other post WW2 communist leaders eschewed much of this and reintroduced nationalism and formed a communism that was a mix of socialism, nationalism, and even some social conservative values. Marx, Lenin and Trotsky would be turning in their graves if they were aware of such heresies.
In the Western World, the social (more so than the economic) teachings of the original communists began to take hold from the late 1960s –– they were known as the New Left. Later their ideology became known as “political correctness” which morphed into wokeness. This form of social Marxism today is a fusion of government intervention, international corporations, green advocates and social liberals –– all who view world governance, the selfish gene and the triumph of the individual as their ultimate goal. Everyone would be an individual in a global state, freed from the “prison” of marriage, the family and nations.
Yet deep down in Europe, South America and areas of the Middle East, Asia and Africa lurks a deep disgust with most of the woke-globalist agenda.
Expect this anti-woke sentiment to sweep across continental Europe resulting in a backlash that can slide from conservatism into fascism and dictatorships.
A Whirlwind Invasion of the Middle East
Slowly, Germany is waking from its slumber. Even their leftwing defence minister, Boris Pistorius, remarked recently that “We have to become capable of fighting” (quoted in “War in Europe is possible – German Defence Minister,” Ukrainska Pravda, 30 October, 2023).
“He added that Germany will do everything in the Middle East conflict to prevent further escalation… However, Pistorius noted that the Bundeswehr had been neglected for a long time.
“Unfortunately, everything that has been spoiled for 30 years cannot be fixed in 19 months,” he said.
At the same time, Pistorius stated that “by the end of this decade, Germany will be in a completely different position.” [emphasis mine]
With this in mind, let us turn to Psalms chapter eighty-three which is a vital prophecy, a pivotal prophecy if you wish, concerning certain peoples of the Middle East:
“Keep not Thou silence O God …
“For lo, Thine enemies make a tumult …
“They have taken crafty counsel against Thy people …
“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.’
“They are confederate against thee:
“The Tabernacles of Edom [Turkey and Central Asia], and the Ishmaelites [Saudi Arabia], Of Moab [Jordan, with some in Syria and Iraq] and the Hagarenes [Saudi Arabia]:
“Gebal [in Lebanon] and Ammon [Jordan], and Amalek [Central Asians]: the Philistines [Berbers or possibly the Palestinians] with the inhabitants of Tyre [southern Italians, symbolic also of the U.S. of Europe]
“Assur [Germany] also is joined with them (Ps 83:1-8).”
Notice: Germany is in the picture! And Egypt, Ethiopia and northern Africa are not mentioned as allies of Germany. But Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq are. Refer to the table Comparison of Psalm 83 with Daniel 11 for further details on the role of these nations in the last days.
Consider the historical precedence: in WWI, the Turks were close allies of the Axis forces as were many of the Arabs. In WWII, they maintained neutrality because of the impacts of the Great War. Should they have aligned with the Fascists militarily, there may have been a different outcome. If the Turks had combined with the Iraqis and Iranians (whose populace were German sympathizers), the Russian Caucasus and India would probably have fallen to the Axis powers.
In any event, certain prophecies indicate that many of the Middle Eastern Arabs and Turks will once again be allies of the soon-coming European Empire! That is why these nations will initially escape the wrath of Europe (Dan 11:41). But Egypt, Ethiopia and Libya (i.e., the northern African nations) or “King of the South” will be deemed enemies of Europe and worthy of invasion (Dan 11:42-43; Ezek 30:4-5; 32:17-24; Is 20:4-6; Nah 3:8-10).
It seems that later, United Europe may even turn on some of their Arabian and other Middle Eastern allies, slaughtering and destroying the populace (see Is. 16:7-8; 21:13-17; Jer 49:28-29; 47:1-4; Zech 9:5-6).
In Part 2 we will explore what this future Beast of U.S. of Europe will look like (socially, economically, ideologically, values and its symbols) and its ultimate fierceness. And signs for Christians to identify that it is truly a Beast, unlike today’s feeble and woke Europe.
A brief scan of history will reveal a basic template or model of invasion of North Africa (especially Egypt) and Palestine. A future U.S. of Europe will follow this model.
• Assyria (673-663 BC)
• Babylonia (Nebuchadnezzar c567 BC)
• Persia (Cambyses II c525 BC)
• Greece (Alexander c323 BC)
• Roman Empire (Tunisia 202 BC – in response to Punic wars and Hannibal – followed by spread across North Africa and Near East)
• Imperial Roman Restoration (Justinian’s general, Belisarius, reconquered parts of North Africa 533 AD)
• Holy Roman Empire (Muslim attacks countered by Charlemagne. Attacked Moors in northern Spain; Crusades 1096-1291 AD – response to Muslim attacks)
• Napoleon (entered Egypt 1798-1801 AD as a proposed stepping-stone to India (he also entered the Holy Land)
• Germany (assisting their Turkish allies in WWI and fighting the allies in the region 1914-18 AD)
• Italy (wars in Ethiopia in 1890s and 1930s)
• Germany and Italy in WWII (1940s)
Comparison of Psalm 83 with Daniel 11
Below are a list of prophecies on the nations of northern Africa and the Middle East. Look up each one of them and see what God’s Word reveals about them (extracted from the book In Search of … the Origin of Nations).
Click here for Comparison of Psalm 83 with Daniel 11
