Many were not pleased with the announcement by the US Secretary of State about the change in the USA’s view of Israeli settlements on the West Bank of the Jordan river (see US decision on West Bank settlements is unsettling to many: End of Pax Americana?). This week’s recommended sermonette is related to that (watch Israeli Settlements and the End of Pax Americana?).
Over in Europe, Hungarian scientists are identifying another force of nature, which looks to have some connection to ‘dark matter’ and may have military ramifications (see CNN: Hungarian scientists may have found a fifth force of nature; COGwriter: Dark matter may not end well for the USA and its British-descended allies).
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that Europe is unable to defend itself and stated that Germany would spend more on its military (see Germany’s Merkel pledges to increase military spending as “Europe is unable to defend itself). Although some in the UK continue to discourage a European army (see Forbes: Brexit. Now the thing about the UK’s departure from the European Union is that it still more or less impossible to predict how the story will end. COGwriter: Ultimately it will end with a great European army taking over the UK), the Bible shows that Europe will end up with one.
This is consistent with a writing by the late Pastor General of the then Radio Church of God, Herbert W. Armstrong:
John also pictures this BEAST, not as a church, or as an individual man, but as a powerful GOVERNMENT having a great ARMY. For they worshipped the Beast by saying: “WHO IS ABLE TO MAKE WAR WITH HIM?” (Rev. 13:4). (Armstrong HW. Who is BEAST of Revelation? – Part 1. Plain Truth, August 1934)
Bible prophecy shows that the coming King of the North (who is also called the Beast in Revelation 13:4) will end up with a “great army.” Here are two Roman Catholic, two Protestant, and one Jewish translation of that biblical prophecy:
15 The king of the north … 25 He will summon up his might and courage against the king of the south with a great army (Daniel 11:15,25, NJB).
15 And the king of the north … 25 And his strength and his heart shall be stirred up against the king of the south with a great army (Daniel 11:15,25, DRB).
15 Then the king of the north … 25 And he shall stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great army. (Daniel 11:15,25, ESB).
15 So the king of the north … 25 “He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. (Daniel 11:15,25, NKJV)
15 And the king of the north … 25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; (Daniel 11:15,25, JPS).
Europe will arise militarily (Revelation 13:1-4; Daniel 11:39-43). Do not heed any who say that Europe will not end up with a “great army.”
Radio News Reporter: John Hickey.
News sound effect: Recorded by Maximilien.
