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 />
sufficient to be taught of God. <strong>The</strong>y learn <strong>in</strong> the school of Christ, and their humility<br />
and obedience make them great. In committ<strong>in</strong>g to them a knowledge of His truth, God<br />
confers upon them an honour, <strong>in</strong> comparison with which earthly honour and human<br />
greatness s<strong>in</strong>k <strong>in</strong>to <strong>in</strong>significance.<br />
<strong>The</strong> majority of Adventists rejected the truths concern<strong>in</strong>g the sanctuary and the<br />
law of God, and many also renounced their faith <strong>in</strong> the advent movement and adopted<br />
unsound and conflict<strong>in</strong>g views of the prophecies which applied to that work. Some<br />
were led <strong>in</strong>to the error of repeatedly fix<strong>in</strong>g upon a def<strong>in</strong>ite time for the com<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
Christ. <strong>The</strong> light which was now sh<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g on the subject of the sanctuary should have<br />
shown them that no prophetic period extends to the second advent; that the exact time<br />
of this advent is not foretold. But, turn<strong>in</strong>g from the light, they cont<strong>in</strong>ued to set time<br />
after time for the Lord to come, and as often they were disappo<strong>in</strong>ted.<br />
When the <strong>The</strong>ssalonian church received erroneous views concern<strong>in</strong>g the com<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of Christ, the apostle Paul counselled them to test their hopes and anticipations<br />
carefully <strong>by</strong> the word of God. He cited them to prophecies reveal<strong>in</strong>g the events to take<br />
place before Christ should come, and showed that they had no ground to expect Him<br />
<strong>in</strong> their day. "Let no man deceive you <strong>by</strong> any means" (2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:3), are his<br />
words of warn<strong>in</strong>g. Should they <strong>in</strong>dulge expectations that were not sanctioned <strong>by</strong> the<br />
Scriptures, they would be led to a mistaken course of action; disappo<strong>in</strong>tment would<br />
expose them to the derision of unbelievers, and they would be <strong>in</strong> danger of yield<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
discouragement and would be tempted to doubt the truths essential for their salvation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> apostle's admonition to the <strong>The</strong>ssalonians conta<strong>in</strong>s an important lesson for<br />
those who live <strong>in</strong> the last days. Many Adventists have felt that unless they could fix<br />
their faith upon a def<strong>in</strong>ite time for the Lord's com<strong>in</strong>g, they could not be zealous and<br />
diligent <strong>in</strong> the work of preparation. But as their hopes are aga<strong>in</strong> and aga<strong>in</strong> excited,<br />
only to be destroyed, their faith receives such a shock that it becomes well-nigh<br />
impossible for them to be impressed <strong>by</strong> the great truths of prophecy. <strong>The</strong> preach<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of a def<strong>in</strong>ite time for the judgment, <strong>in</strong> the giv<strong>in</strong>g of the first message, was ordered <strong>by</strong><br />
God. <strong>The</strong> computation of the prophetic periods on which that message was based,<br />
plac<strong>in</strong>g the close of the 2300 days <strong>in</strong> the autumn of 1844, stands without impeachment.<br />
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