Increasing German Resentment of the U.S.

“A new poll by German public television (ARD) indicates that only 35 percent of Germans still see the United States as a good partner. That figure has fallen 14 points since just this past July when about half of all Germans saw America as a partner they could trust. The new poll… also indicates that 61 percent of Germans now see the United States as an untrustworthy partner” (McClatchyDC, November 8, 2013).

Another headline asks the question, “Is the U.S.-German love affair really ending?” (McClatchyDC, November 2, 2013). “In the coming months, the United States and Germany are likely to become further estranged” due to differing views on a growing number of issues (Washington Post, October 18, 2012). Die Zeit recently described the “fracturing” of the German-U.S. relationship and the German feeling about it as being like the “hurt of a disappointed lover” (October 31, 2013).

Bible prophecy points to a time when God will “uncover” the sins of Israelite-descended nations like the United States, “in the sight of her lovers” (Hosea 2:10). Bible prophecies indicate that former “lovers” will come to despise and turn against America and her Israelite allies (Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 16:37; 23:9-30). We appear to be watching this happening today. For more on this topic, read “A Clash of Eagles: America and Germany in Prophecy.”