The European Union in Prophecy by Ellen White
The European Union in Prophecy provides insightful perspectives on the E.U. both as a political project in integration and a transformation of an ancient order. One would discern that the aligned and centralised powers, which firmly resolved on unification, conceived and instituted united kingdoms, united states and united nations, still persevere in their efforts for a more robust and resilient E.U. However, unknown to most, the territorial aggrandisement, economic and military supremacy and global dominance of the E.U. have all been foretold in prophecy, millennia before the reign of the first European monarch. Spiritual forces that engineered the rise of the European thrones, also calculated the suppression of dissidence and incited merciless carnage. Although now paraded as an industrialised paragon of progress and self-made sophistication, this book elucidates on the enigmatic and clandestine alliances, decrees and dogmas that consolidated Eurocentricity that moulded modern civilisation. Indeed, despite rooted religiopolitical tensions and divergences, a peculiar one-minded homogenisation facilitates the unification process. Keywords
The European Union in Prophecy provides insightful perspectives on the E.U. both as a political project in integration and a transformation of an ancient order. One would discern that the aligned and centralised powers, which firmly resolved on unification, conceived and instituted united kingdoms, united states and united nations, still persevere in their efforts for a more robust and resilient E.U. However, unknown to most, the territorial aggrandisement, economic and military supremacy and global dominance of the E.U. have all been foretold in prophecy, millennia before the reign of the first European monarch. Spiritual forces that engineered the rise of the European thrones, also calculated the suppression of dissidence and incited merciless carnage. Although now paraded as an industrialised paragon of progress and self-made sophistication, this book elucidates on the enigmatic and clandestine alliances, decrees and dogmas that consolidated Eurocentricity that moulded modern civilisation. Indeed, despite rooted religiopolitical tensions and divergences, a peculiar one-minded homogenisation facilitates the unification process. Keywords
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Union</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Prophecy</strong><br />
was <strong>by</strong> departure from the Lord, and alliance with the heathen, that the Jewish<br />
church became a harlot; and Rome, corrupt<strong>in</strong>g herself <strong>in</strong> like manner <strong>by</strong> seek<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
support of worldly powers, receives a like condemnation.<br />
Ba<strong>by</strong>lon is said to be "the mother of harlots." By her daughters must be<br />
symbolized churches that cl<strong>in</strong>g to her doctr<strong>in</strong>es and traditions, and follow her example<br />
of sacrific<strong>in</strong>g the truth and the approval of God, <strong>in</strong> order to form an unlawful alliance<br />
with the world. <strong>The</strong> message of Revelation 14, announc<strong>in</strong>g the fall of Ba<strong>by</strong>lon must<br />
apply to religious bodies that were once pure and have become corrupt. S<strong>in</strong>ce this<br />
message follows the warn<strong>in</strong>g of the judgment, it must be given <strong>in</strong> the last days;<br />
therefore it cannot refer to the Roman Church alone, for that church has been <strong>in</strong> a<br />
fallen condition for many centuries. Furthermore, <strong>in</strong> the eighteenth chapter of the<br />
Revelation the people of God are called upon to come out of Ba<strong>by</strong>lon. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to this<br />
scripture, many of God's people must still be <strong>in</strong> Ba<strong>by</strong>lon.<br />
And <strong>in</strong> what religious bodies are the greater part of the followers of Christ now<br />
to be found? Without doubt, <strong>in</strong> the various churches profess<strong>in</strong>g the Protestant faith.<br />
At the time of their rise these churches took a noble stand for God and the truth, and<br />
His bless<strong>in</strong>g was with them. Even the unbeliev<strong>in</strong>g world was constra<strong>in</strong>ed to<br />
acknowledge the beneficent results that followed an acceptance of the pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of<br />
the gospel. In the words of the prophet to Israel: "Thy renown went forth among the<br />
heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through My comel<strong>in</strong>ess, which I had put<br />
upon thee, saith the Lord God." But they fell <strong>by</strong> the same desire which was the curse<br />
and ru<strong>in</strong> of Israel--the desire of imitat<strong>in</strong>g the practices and court<strong>in</strong>g the friendship of<br />
the ungodly. "Thou didst trust <strong>in</strong> th<strong>in</strong>e own beauty, and playedst the harlot because<br />
of thy renown." Ezekiel 16:14, 15.<br />
Many of the Protestant churches are follow<strong>in</strong>g Rome's example of <strong>in</strong>iquitous<br />
connection with "the k<strong>in</strong>gs of the earth"--the state churches, <strong>by</strong> their relation to<br />
secular governments; and other denom<strong>in</strong>ations, <strong>by</strong> seek<strong>in</strong>g the favor of the world. And<br />
the term "Ba<strong>by</strong>lon"--confusion--may be appropriately applied to these bodies, all<br />
profess<strong>in</strong>g to derive their doctr<strong>in</strong>es from the Bible, yet divided <strong>in</strong>to almost<br />
<strong>in</strong>numerable sects, with widely conflict<strong>in</strong>g creeds and theories.<br />
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