Will Britain really store its tanks in Germany?

What started out as a joking comment has now become a very real possibility.  In order to manage its growing national debt, Britain’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) is looking to sell its vast military vehicle storage facility at Ashchurch.  The facility houses more than 6,000 defense-ready vehicles, including hundreds of high-tech tanks.  Some MoD decision-makers are seriously considering moving large portions of the machinery to a British military base in Germany for temporary storage, while a more suitable long-term storage location within Britain is identified (The Guardian, February 16, 2012).

Philosopher George Santayana made the sobering observation, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”  Less than 70 years ago, Hitler’s Panzer tanks were rolling over British troops in France.  Now, Britain is considering storing its tanks in Germany—modern Assyria.

Bible prophecy reveals that a German-led Beast power will eventually subjugate the Israelite-descended people, including Britain (Deuteronomy 28:25-26, 36-41; Ezekiel 23:12, 22-26).  Bible prophecy refers to Ephraim (modern Britain) as a “silly dove without sense,” because “they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria” (Hosea 7:11).  

Watching these events transpire is sobering and helps highlight just how accurate Bible prophecy really is.  For more information on the identity of the British-descended peoples in Bible prophecy, review our booklet The United States and Great Britain in Prophecy.