EU, FRENCH NEGATIVE, BIBLE PROPHECY AND WHAT ELSE?
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
It’s a mess. Or is it?
France has said NO to the proposed constitution for the European Union. The charter is in limbo. French President Jacques Chirac is not at all pleased. He said to his people that he is "hugely disappointed" by their negative vote.
Yet it was in Rome that the treaty was signed to set forth a constitution. Twenty-five EU members signed it.
This French delay or extinction — whichever way history will define it — brings Bible prophecy scholars to the front of their desks this Monday morning.
After all, what’s happening to history — His Story?
Those Bible scholars who are evangelical hold to an AntiChrist rule in the old Roman Empire that today is Europe. They hold that this demon possessed individual is no doubt alive today and will show himself as a political might, not only in Europe but worldwide.
He will rule under the tutelage of Satan, thereby establishing global mega-persecutions against Christians in particular. His administrative offices will be in Rome.
His alliance will be composed of ten nations over which he will have complete authority. This parallels the original ten nations who set forth that which today has become the EU, those ten nations still in league with one another as the core group.
So now what is happening on God’s calendar regarding the End Times? What is the French negative going to do to the countdown toward the revelation of the AntiChrist and his demonic surge? What is the place of the biblical community worldwide in this flux and flow?
How does the praying community especially in America influence what happens politically regarding the EU? What does a Christian President in the Oval Office have to do with this EU delay? What influence do Christian organizations planetary have upon the development of biblical prophecy?
Nicholas Kralev of The Washington Times reports that "French voters shook the European political establishment yesterday by issuing a resounding ‘non’ to a proposed constitution for the continent, throwing into question plans for further integration.
"Nine countries have ratified the constitution, either by a referendum or a parliament vote. The Netherlands is expected to reject it on Wednesday. The treaty to establish the constitution was signed in Rome last fall by the heads of state of all 25 EU members after exhausting negotiations.
"EU officials had admitted in the weeks before yesterday's referendum that there was no ‘plan B’ if the French voted ‘no.’ They now face tough decisions that could affect half a century of European integration.
"’The result raises profound questions for all of us about the future direction of Europe,’ British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in London last night."
What’s going on? How does the Christian input influence world events? What is God’s overview in present-tense? How do the fine lines of biblical predictions play out in the French negative?
Where should biblical prophetic scholars focus their near-future attentions? On Rome? On all of Europe? On the next move, if any, concerning EU’s constitution realignment? On Muslim Turkey’s request for membership in the
EU?
Stay tuned.
It’s a mess. Or is it?
France has said NO to the proposed constitution for the European Union. The charter is in limbo. French President Jacques Chirac is not at all pleased. He said to his people that he is "hugely disappointed" by their negative vote.
Yet it was in Rome that the treaty was signed to set forth a constitution. Twenty-five EU members signed it.
This French delay or extinction — whichever way history will define it — brings Bible prophecy scholars to the front of their desks this Monday morning.
After all, what’s happening to history — His Story?
Those Bible scholars who are evangelical hold to an AntiChrist rule in the old Roman Empire that today is Europe. They hold that this demon possessed individual is no doubt alive today and will show himself as a political might, not only in Europe but worldwide.
He will rule under the tutelage of Satan, thereby establishing global mega-persecutions against Christians in particular. His administrative offices will be in Rome.
His alliance will be composed of ten nations over which he will have complete authority. This parallels the original ten nations who set forth that which today has become the EU, those ten nations still in league with one another as the core group.
So now what is happening on God’s calendar regarding the End Times? What is the French negative going to do to the countdown toward the revelation of the AntiChrist and his demonic surge? What is the place of the biblical community worldwide in this flux and flow?
How does the praying community especially in America influence what happens politically regarding the EU? What does a Christian President in the Oval Office have to do with this EU delay? What influence do Christian organizations planetary have upon the development of biblical prophecy?
Nicholas Kralev of The Washington Times reports that "French voters shook the European political establishment yesterday by issuing a resounding ‘non’ to a proposed constitution for the continent, throwing into question plans for further integration.
"Nine countries have ratified the constitution, either by a referendum or a parliament vote. The Netherlands is expected to reject it on Wednesday. The treaty to establish the constitution was signed in Rome last fall by the heads of state of all 25 EU members after exhausting negotiations.
"EU officials had admitted in the weeks before yesterday's referendum that there was no ‘plan B’ if the French voted ‘no.’ They now face tough decisions that could affect half a century of European integration.
"’The result raises profound questions for all of us about the future direction of Europe,’ British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in London last night."
What’s going on? How does the Christian input influence world events? What is God’s overview in present-tense? How do the fine lines of biblical predictions play out in the French negative?
Where should biblical prophetic scholars focus their near-future attentions? On Rome? On all of Europe? On the next move, if any, concerning EU’s constitution realignment? On Muslim Turkey’s request for membership in the
EU?
Stay tuned.
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