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 />
church and <strong>in</strong> the schools, would gladly unite with him <strong>in</strong> efforts for reform. Words of<br />
encouragement from those <strong>in</strong> high position had <strong>in</strong>spired him with joy and hope.<br />
Already <strong>in</strong> anticipation he had seen a brighter day dawn<strong>in</strong>g for the church. But<br />
encouragement had changed to reproach and condemnation. Many dignitaries, of both<br />
church and state, were convicted of the truthfulness of his theses; but they soon saw<br />
that the acceptance of these truths would <strong>in</strong>volve great changes. To enlighten and<br />
reform the people would be virtually to underm<strong>in</strong>e the authority of Rome, to stop<br />
thousands of streams now flow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to her treasury, and thus greatly to curtail the<br />
extravagance and luxury of the papal leaders.<br />
Furthermore, to teach the people to th<strong>in</strong>k and act as responsible be<strong>in</strong>gs, look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to Christ alone for salvation, would overthrow the pontiff's throne and eventually<br />
destroy their own authority. For this reason they refused the knowledge tendered<br />
them of God and arrayed themselves aga<strong>in</strong>st Christ and the truth <strong>by</strong> their opposition<br />
to the man whom He had sent to enlighten them. Luther trembled as he looked upon<br />
himself--one man opposed to the mightiest powers of earth. He sometimes doubted<br />
whether he had <strong>in</strong>deed been led of God to set himself aga<strong>in</strong>st the authority of the<br />
church. "Who was I," he writes, "to oppose the majesty of the pope, before whom ... the<br />
k<strong>in</strong>gs of the earth and the whole world trembled? ... No one can know what my heart<br />
suffered dur<strong>in</strong>g these first two years, and <strong>in</strong>to what despondency, I may say <strong>in</strong>to what<br />
despair, I was sunk."-- Ibid., b. 3, ch. 6. But he was not left to become utterly<br />
disheartened. When human support failed, he looked to God alone and learned that<br />
he could lean <strong>in</strong> perfect safety upon that all-powerful arm.<br />
To a friend of the Reformation Luther wrote: "We cannot atta<strong>in</strong> to the<br />
understand<strong>in</strong>g of Scripture either <strong>by</strong> study or <strong>by</strong> the <strong>in</strong>tellect. Your first duty is to<br />
beg<strong>in</strong> <strong>by</strong> prayer. Entreat the Lord to grant you, of His great mercy, the true<br />
understand<strong>in</strong>g of His word. <strong>The</strong>re is no other <strong>in</strong>terpreter of the word of God than the<br />
Author of this word, as He Himself has said, '<strong>The</strong>y shall be all taught of God.' Hope<br />
for noth<strong>in</strong>g from your own labors, from your own understand<strong>in</strong>g: trust solely <strong>in</strong> God,<br />
and <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>fluence of His Spirit. Believe this on the word of a man who has had<br />
experience."-- Ibid., b. 3, ch. 7. Here is a lesson of vital importance to those who feel<br />
that God has called them to present to others the solemn truths for this time. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
truths will stir the enmity of Satan and of men who love the fables that he has devised.<br />
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