Britain to “pare down” relationship with EU.

In a recent speech, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, called for Britain to negotiate a new “pared down” relationship with the European Union.  He said that Britain should “remain in the single market but pull out of the political union” and consider forming an “‘outer-tier’ of the EU with countries like Norway and Switzerland” (BBC News, December 4, 2012).

He stated, “I don’t understand why we continually urge the Eurozone countries to go forward with this fiscal and political union, when we know in our hearts that it is anti-democratic and therefore intellectually and morally wrong” (ibid.).  After the speech he observed, “the euro had been a ‘nightmare’ for its members, and predicted:  ‘It will eventually blow up but I wouldn’t care to bet on when’” (ibid.).   Mr. Johnson expressed hope that the British people would be given the opportunity to hold a referendum on whether or not to stay involved with the EU as it moves toward an economic and political union.  His desire is to remain “friends” with other EU nations and have “a relationship in which we are not endlessly made to feel bad for not sharing every doctrine of the euro-religion” (ibid.).   

Bible prophecies have long-foretold the emergence of a ten-nation, German-dominated “Beast” power that will arise in Europe just before the return of Jesus Christ (see Daniel 2 and 7; Revelation 17).  Bible prophecies also indicate that this European power (led by Germany-Assyria) will be an adversary of the Israelite nations—including Britain (Hosea 5:5; 8:11-14; 11:1-5). 

For more information on end-time events see our booklet The United States and Great Britain in Prophecy.