A Trigger for the Beast!

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its threats to intervene in eastern Ukraine have triggered a sobering response from the European nations—a region where the future Beast of Revelation will arise. “Speaking to press after a regular meeting of EU defence ministers in Luxembourg on Tuesday (15 April), the deputy chief of the EU’s external action service, Maciej Popowski, said: ‘We’ve had 70 years of peace now [in Europe], but we see that power politics is back with a vengeance, so it’s a wake-up call and now we need to get serious about defence’… The EU discussion comes after member states last December pledged to co-operate more strongly on defence, but with few concrete results so far” (EU Observer, April 16, 2014). 

Bible prophecy reveals that at the time of the end, a German-led European power, known as the king of the North (the Beast) will respond to a threat from the Islamic “king of the South” and ultimately take control of Jerusalem (Daniel 11:40-43). Current Russian actions appear to be pushing European nations to pull together and further develop their military capabilities—ultimately coming one step closer to fulfilling ancient Bible prophecies.

For more on the future of Europe, be sure to read our insightful article entitled “Shadows Over Europe.”