The Future of Britain?

A recent Economist article entitled “Little England or Great Britain?”  suggests that Britain faces two choices: to either rebuild its greatness or continue its decline on the world scene (November 9, 2013). Coming events that will impact this future include: the vote on Scottish independence in 2014, a British referendum on EU membership in 2017, along with immigration and other issues (ibid.).

Bible prophecy clearly indicates that Britain will continue to lose prestige and leadership. Due to its increasingly anti-God attitudes and sinful ways, God prophesied: “He [your enemy] shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail” (Deuteronomy 28:44). God also noted that Ephraim (British-descended peoples) “shall be desolate in the day of rebuke” (Hosea 5:9), and that he “is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked by human precept” (v. 11). The near future of the British-descended people will be difficult and filled with serious consequences for rejecting God.

However, at Christ’s return, God will have mercy on a repentant Ephraim (Jeremiah 31:15-22). At that time, God promises to “forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more” (v. 34).

For more on this important historic topic, be sure to read our Tomorrow’s World article entitled “The Modern ‘Battle of Britain’”