A German monarchy?

“Germans might not know it, but they desperately need the moral guidance of a re-instated royal family,” says “the great-great grandson of the last Kaiser, Prince Philip Kiril of Prussia” (The Local, June 6, 2013).  Prince Philip, who is a Protestant vicar, “believes that a royal family with divine right conferred by God could offer Germany what it is missing.”  The prince comments, “‘I think young Germans wants something they can orientate towards… When a leader answers to himself, and not God, an atheist-led country ends in disaster.  Look at Hitler, Pol Pot and Stalin’… Religion, ‘tames the selfishness naturally present in all of us’” (ibid.)

A recent news poll reported that a third of German 18-24-year-olds desire another Kaiser (ibid.).  Monarchies run deep in Europe and are not soon forgotten.  Interestingly, Germany will soon begin reconstruction of the Berlin Palace, a former home to German monarchs (Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2013).

The Roman Catholic Church has long encouraged a return to religion in Europe.  At a 2010 Vatican conference, German Cardinal Walter Kasper urged, “If Europe wants to have a future again, it must first and foremost renew its Christian roots” (Catholic News Agency, May 20, 2010).  Pope Francis recently called for “combin[ing] Church teaching with socio-economic development” on a global scale (AsiaNews.it, May 25, 2013).

Bible prophecy reveals that the final European “Beast” will be backed by an influential church (see Revelation 13 and 17).  It will be interesting to watch and see if God again allows a German monarch to lead a short-lived “new world order.”  For more information, read our insightful article, “Bible Prophecy and the European Dream.”