1. 1. Is Bible Prophecy Being Fulfilled in Our Time?
2. 2. Watchfulness Jesus repeatedly urges his followers to watch for the signs of his coming.
3. 3. Mark 13:37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch! -Jesus Christ
4. 4. Matthew 24:32-33 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. -Jesus
5. 5. Daniel 2 & 7 both describe four empires that will rise to power, one after another.
6. 6. The Kingdoms of Daniel 2 & 7 (1) The Kingdoms that Fall 1. Babylonian Empire 2. Medo-Persian Empire 3. Greek Empire 4. Roman Empire The 5th and Final Kingdom 5. The Eternal Empire of Messiah
7. 7. The Fourth Kingdom Daniel sees a vision of these four empires as four wild beasts. He was particularly intrigued and frightened by the fourth beast.
8. 8. Daniel 7:7 After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beastterrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.
9. 9. Daniel 7:23 He gave me this explanation: The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.
10. 10. Christian scholars agree that the 4th kingdom is the Roman Empire.
11. 11. Roman Empire - 117 A.D.(2)
12. 12. The fourth kingdom is destroyed by God at his coming to set up an eternal kingdom.
13. 13. Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.
14. 14. The Revival of the Roman Empire But how can God destroy the Roman Empire in the end times, if it doesnt exist anymore?!
15. 15. Since the 4th kingdom is destroyed by God at his coming, it is required for the Roman Empire to come back into existence before the second coming of Christ. The Revival of the Roman Empire
16. 16. Many students of prophecy believe the Roman Empire has already made its return. (3)
17. 17. The European Union The European Union is one of the largest economies in the world and is under one currency. It is rapidly moving towards federalization, so much so that nearly a majority UK citizens want to exit the union. (4) (5)
18. 18. The European Union The EU consists of many unelected leaders who make half of the laws of each member country. In 2012, the EU Commission President recommended that the EU become a "federation of nation states." (6) (7) (10) (8) (9)
19. 19. In Daniel 2, it states that the last part of the fourth kingdom will have trouble staying united and will be a divided kingdom.
20. 20. Daniel 2:41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay.
21. 21. Eurozone Crisis In 2012, the Euro countries were on the verge of breaking up, due to a very serious debt crisis. Many financial analysts recommended the only way to save the euro was to make a United States of Europe. (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
22. 22. Eurozone Crisis However, making the EU into one giant country is politically unacceptable to the voters of many European countries. There are lots of people groups in Europe, who all retain their loyalty to their own nation. (16) (16)
23. 23. Daniel 2:43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.
24. 24. A major element of the end times Roman Empire will be a group of 10 kings.
25. 25. Daniel 7:24a The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom.
26. 26. Because the Bible predicts a group of ten kings as part of the end times Roman empire, many Bible teachers have expected the rise of a ten- nation confederacy in Europe.
27. 27. Bible Teacher Quotes Hal Lindsey believed in a ten nation confederacy of European nations (Late Great Planet Earth, 1970) (17) (18)
28. 28. Eminent prophecy scholar John Walvoord anticipated the formation of the revived Roman Empire composed of a ten-nation confederacy. (1967)(19) (20)
29. 29. Brussels Treaty Powers In 1995, the Western European Union military alliance became 10 member states. The WEU was an alliance separate from the European Union but yet worked closely with it. (21) (22) (23)
30. 30. WEU Military Alliance (10 Full Members in Red) (24)
31. 31. The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom." -Dan. 7:24a "It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns." - Dan. 7:7b
32. 32. Daniel 7:8a While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; ...
33. 33. Daniel 7:8b ...and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.
34. 34. "After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones;" -Dan. 7:24b "there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them;" -Dan. 7:8b
35. 35. The High Representative The EU appointed Javier Solana as the first High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. They also appointed him as the Secretary General of the 10 nation Western European Union. (4)
36. 36. The High Representative This position did not have much legal power, but depended greatly on the personality of the officeholder (4)
37. 37. (25) (26) Appointed as the new EU High Representative (EUHR) Appointed as Secretary General of the 10-Nation WEU Javier Solana
38. 38. " and three of the first horns were uprooted before it." -Dan. 7:8b " he will subdue three kings." -Dan. 7:24b
39. 39. (27) (28) (29) EU High Representative comes into conflict with group known as the EU3 on a major foreign policy issue: Irans nuclear program The EU3
40. 40. EU High Representative with the EU3 Foreign Ministers
41. 41. The High Representative & EU3 Initially, the EU Big Three represented Europe to the Iranians, leaving the High Representative at home. However, due to the demands of the smaller member states, they started bringing along the High Representative.
42. 42. The High Representative & EU3 Before long, the High Representative started bringing them along, instead of the other way around. Eventually, he became the primary negotiator of the EU to Iran, humbling and subduing the EU Big Threes attempt to dictate EU foreign policy.
43. 43. The High Representative & EU3 From EUObserver The "big three plus Solana" construction used by the EU in the Iran dispute is seen by many experts and diplomats as having produced a rare success story for EU foreign policy.
44. 44. The High Representative & EU3 From EUObserver Not only has the EU so far largely spoken with one voice on Iran as opposed to for example on the Middle East but the bloc has also taken up a leading international role on the issue, with UN veto powers, the US, Russia and China, allowing Mr Solana to talk to Tehran on their behalf.
45. 45. On 06/06/06, Javier Solana was shown on national news presenting a nuclear deal to the Iranians, that the UN Security Council could agree with.
46. 46. EU High Representative
47. 47. Recommendation 666 The document that recommended emergency powers to the High Representative is called Recommendation 666. (38)
48. 48. Revelation 17:12-13 (NASB) The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
49. 49. EU and Western European Union In the 1992 Treaty of Maastricht, the EU agreed to use the WEU as its defence component. Though a completely separate organization from the EU, the EU leaders agree to strengthen the role of the WEU.
50. 50. Revelation 17:12-13 (NASB) The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
51. 51. At the Treaty of Lisbon, all 27 members agreed to give some of their national sovereignty to the EU, in what the EU calls sharing sovereignty.
52. 52. Rev. 17:17 NASB For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled .
53. 53. (31) In 2010, the WEU abolished itself in response to the Treaty of Lisbon, which has its own mutual defence clause.
54. 54. Revelation 17:13 (NASB) These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
55. 55. WEU Official Statement "The WEU has therefore accomplished its historical role. In this light we the States Parties to the Modified Brussels Treaty have collectively decided to terminate the Treaty..." (31)
56. 56. Rev. 17:17 NASB For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled .
57. 57. The Common Purpose Common Security and Defence Policy
58. 58. Screenshot from Official Website. (Common Security and Defence Policy)
59. 59. The EU is some kind of laboratory of what a world government system could be -Javier Solana, 2010
60. 60. Javier is I think a personal incarnation of the worlds most effective institution of global governance, namely himself. -Carlos Pascual
61. 61. "I will put all of the energies that I have left to push forward this process" of European defence integration -Javier Solana March 09, 2015 (via CEPS Twitter page)
62. 62. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. (Revelation 22:20b)
63. 63. Credits Research for this end times theory was originally done by the late Herbert L. Peters, author of the book Recommendation 666. This video presentation was created by Eschologizer of euprophecynews.blogspot.com