End Time Prophecy
What did Jesus, Daniel, Ezekiel, Paul, and John teach about the end-times?
Time Remains
Watch the evolving Beast out of the Sea.
Its status relates to the time remaining.
By watching the European Economic Area (EEA), which is the beast out of the sea, it is possible to approximate how much time remains before Antichrist takes control of Europe. The Roman beast, with seven heads and ten horns, began with eighteen nations. It must undergo transformation to become the ultimate final Roman Empire, ready for the reign of Antichrist (Revelation 17:10-13). At the formation of the EEA-beast, ten nations of the European Community (EC) forfeited their authority to govern to the EC; these nations are the beast’s ten horns (Revelation 17:12-13).
The seven “head” nations on the beast are seven countries that were not subordinate to the EC; the six European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nations when joining the EEA-beast did not forfeit self-government. The seventh head of the beast is Germany. There is historical precedent that allows the identification of Germany as the primary head of the end-time Roman Empire beast.
Pope John XII crowned the King of Germany, Otto the Great, the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on 2 February 962. Under Otto and his successors the land that is now Germany became the center of the Holy Roman Empire. German princes elected one of their peers as King of the Germans, after which the Pope would crown this King as Emperor. The 1512 Diet of Cologne changed the name of this empire to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. It was not until 1806 AD that Napoleon forced this empire out of existence.
German power continued after the end of the Holy Roman Empire. In World War I, Germany essentially went alone against nations from Europe and North America. The World War II Axis alliance united the beast’s body (Rome/Italy) with its primary head (Germany).
The forfeiture of governmental power of ten nations to the beast occurred during the watch of ten national leaders, called kings. The following describes their transfer of authority to the EC: The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. (Revelation 17:12-13) The ten horns were the twelve nations of the EC, minus two nations. The two subtracted nations are Germany (the seventh head) and Rome/Italy (the body).
THE ROMAN BEAST MORPHS
| Active Heads | Fallen Heads | Horns | Body | Total Nations | Situation | |
| European Economic Community |
United the first six nations of the 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 nation group |
6
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6
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| European Community |
1
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0
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10
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1
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12
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6 + 6
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| European Economic Area |
7
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0
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10
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1
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18
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6 + 6 + 6
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| European Community/ European Union |
4
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3
|
10
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1
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18+
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6 + 6 + 6 + 3 3 heads fall |
| Future Events (Revelation 17:10-11) | ||||||
| Expanded European Community/ European Union |
2
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5
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10
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1
|
18+
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6 + 6 + 6 + 5 5 heads fall |
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Of these two final active heads, one is the final ruler of that nation. The seventh and last ruler of Europe to fall still has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while. This sole ruler is to rule for a period of time – will remain in power for a little while.
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6 + 6 + 6 + 6
6 heads fall. One king left. |
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| Antichrist Rules Europe |
This seventh head is made subordinate to the eighth king, who is the Antichrist.
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All seven heads fall under Antichrist
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0
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7
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10
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1
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18+
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SEVEN HEADS: Seven nations retained decision-making authority, self-governance, at the birth of the European Economic Area. These nations retained the ability to “think” for themselves; each such nation is a “head.”
TEN HORNS: These nations forfeited sovereignty and authority to the Roman beast. Each gave up its right, ability, and authority to fully rule and reason. As only a center of power, each such nation is a “horn.”
ONE BODY: The body is an implied anatomical part; the body is where Babylon sits. The “seven hills” further describe the body of the beast.
A Fatal Wound
There was a fatal wound, a splitting of one head on the beast; one of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed (Revelation 13:3). The wounded head was Germany, which was split immediately following World War II. It became two separate nations, West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) and the Russian (Soviet Union) controlled East Germany (German Democratic Republic). Splitting a head normally results in a fatal wound. However this beast’s fatal wound healed when the Soviet Union released East Germany November 9, 1989.
Falling Heads
Heads fall so that just one person, Antichrist, rules over Europe. The EEA-beast’s seven heads correspond to seven kings, who are the leaders of seven nations (Revelation 17:9-10). The following is a description of heads falling: They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while. (Revelation 17:10) At a specific point, the following will describe the seven “head” nations: five of the seven governments (kings) will have fallen. In 1993 the EC became the European Union (EU). Accordingly, the five EFTA nations will forfeit authority to the EU.
This change is already underway. In 1995, three heads of the EEA-beast became members of the EU, as the EU grew from twelve to fifteen nations. The three “head” nations that have fallen are Austria, Finland, and Sweden. After declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Iceland submitted an application for EU membership 16 July 2009. The initiation of Iceland’s official membership negotiations with the EU began 27 June 2011. The earliest anticipated membership date is 2013. Should Iceland’s application result in membership, the beast would have four fallen heads.
Then only one more EFTA nation that was a charter member of the EEA-beast are needed to abandon EFTA membership to join the EU. Only two nations meet that criterion: Norway and Liechtenstein. Tracking the movement of these two nations in relation to EU membership serves to monitor for the approaching time when five heads will have fallen. Norway enjoys one of the highest per-capita incomes in the world; it has substantial oil and gas reserves that increase national sentiment to retain sovereignty.
After these five heads have fallen then one (king) is, the other (king) has not yet come; but when he does come, he mustremain for a little while. (Revelation 17:10) In other words, one (of the remaining kings) is still in power, and the other (one last king to rule in Europe before the Antichrist) is yet to come; and when he does come into power, he will remain in power for a while. Accordingly, this seventh king will rule for several years.
Antichrist will rule after the preceding seven kings have lost authority. Antichrist is the eighth and final ruler. The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction. (Revelation 17:11)