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Overview of The European Union

Religious Symbols of the European Union
The Flag (The Madonna), The Anthem, The Building (The Tower of Babel)
The Woman Riding A Beast

The European Union

By Dr. David R. Reagan

The prophecies given to Daniel in chapter 2 of the book of Daniel relate to “the latter days” (2:28). Daniel interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar's dream when the king’s thoughts turned to ‘what would take place in the future (2:29). Interpreting that dream, Daniel revealed that it showed a succession of Gentile empires, beginning with the Babylonian Empire, followed by Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. The kingdoms were portrayed by the various parts of a huge statue seen by the king in his dream. (2:36-40).

The toes of the statue symbolized the final human kingdom, which, like all the others would be crushed by the kingdom set up by God in heaven. God’s kingdom would then endure forever. (2:42-44).

See The Rise And Fall Of The Empires
The book of Daniel presents an extraordinary display of prophetic foreknowledge. He foretold, often in great detail, the succession of empires from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar the Babylonian king about 600 B.C. to the Roman Empire which began to come into power around 241 B.C. But that was far from all. Daniel also foresaw far into the future to the reign of the antichrist and the end of the age.

Chapter 7 parallels Chapter 2 inasmuch as both set forth the four empires (The animal imagery of Chapter 7 corresponds to the ’body parts’ of the statue in Chapter 2) followed by the overthrow of all ungodly resistance when the final (fifth) kingdom is established. However the fourth and last human kingdom is depicted by a beast “different from all the beasts that were before it. And it had ten horns” (7:7).  An obvious connection between the ten horns and the ten toes of the image in chapter 2.

Therefore it is entirely possible that the last Gentile world empire will be a ten state federation of nations that will arise out of the old Roman Empire (7:7-8). A ‘little horn’ emerges as the largest of them all, destroying three adjacent horns. (The other six seem to remain in subservience) It is also entirely possible that the Antichrist will arise out of this confederation, using the revived Roman Empire as his base to conquer the world (7:8, 23-25).

Are we witnessing the fulfillment of these ancient prophecies of Daniel in our day and time? Europe has reunited into a revived Roman Empire that is expanding rapidly in size. As it grows, and as national identities are de-emphasized, is it possible that it will be divided into ten areas, just as Daniel prophesied? (2:42-44 and 7:7 -  the ten toes of chapter 2 corresponding to the ten horns of chapter 7).

When the Treaty on European Union, signed in Maastricht (the Netherlands) on February 7, 1992, came into force on November 1, 1993, it gave European integration a whole new dimension. The European Community, which was essentially economic in aspiration and content, was transformed into a full-fledged political entity known as The European Union.

The Biblical significance of these momentous developments in Europe has been widely recognized by students of Bible prophecy… The announcement of an agreement on the Euro was greeted in some quarters with an enthusiasm that bordered on blasphemy. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres raved: “As Peter was the rock on which the church was built, so the Euro is the rock on which the European Union will be built.” (Building Europe Together, a pamphlet published by the European Union, Brussels, Belgium, 1997.)

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   A Dragon And Two Beasts
The Old Testament prophet Daniel saw four beasts coming up from the sea - the fourth so horrific that he particularly asked the meaning of it. In chapter 13 of the book of Revelation John tells us of two beasts he saw - the first emerging from the sea, the other from the earth.

Although both men's visions occurred centuries apart, the first beast seen by John was a composite of the four seen by Daniel, but particularly embodied the characteristics of Daniel's fourth beast. The second beast Daniel John saw and was described to Daniel as being like a lamb which has enormous implications for us in the coming years.

 

And The Days Of Noah
It is very important that we understand what our Lord meant when he said "As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of Man" (Luke 17:26, Matthew 24:37), simply because Jesus Himself linked these two epochs together and said that one is the parallel of the other. In other words, in the days immediately preceding the return of Jesus Christ, we shall see strikingly similar conditions to those that existed just prior to the Great Flood (the days of Noah).

Religious Symbols of the European Union
The Bible teaches that the Revived Roman Empire of the end times will be a creation of Satan, and out of it will come his representative, the Antichrist. The fact that the formation of the European Union has major spiritual implications is reflected in the religious symbols that the Union has adopted in the form of its flag, its anthem, its architecture, and its basic logo.

The Madonna

The European Union’s flag consists of 12 stars, inspired by the halo of 12 stars that appear around the Madonna in Catholic pictures of her. A former secretary general of the Council of Europe, Leon Marchal, affirmed that the stars are those of “the woman of the Apocalypse.” Enthusiastically he explained, “It’s wonderful that we have gotten back to the Introit of the new Mass of the Assumption. It’s the corona stellarum duodecim (the crown of the twelve stars) of the woman of the Apocalypse.” [1]

This is a reference to the woman in Revelation 12 who appears with a crown of 12 stars. Although this woman represents Israel, the Catholic Church has always claimed that she represents the virgin Mary, “the mother of God.”

The EU, which now has 15 member countries, has confirmed that the number of stars will always stay at 12, which indicates that the stars do not represent countries. I quote from a leaflet, “Building Europe Together,” which I was given on a visit to EU headquarters in Brussels: “The European flag (is) a shared flag, blue with 12 gold stars symbolizing completeness. The number will remain 12 no matter how many countries there are in the European Union.” [2]

The Anthem

The same document, issued to commemorate “Europe Day, May 9,” also touts Europe’s new common anthem, “Ode To Joy,”  the prelude to the last movement of Beethoven’s ninth symphony. The EU document states that although the anthem officially is the “Ode To Joy,” it really is an “ode to freedom  -   to a sense of community and to peace between the 15 countries which have decided to unite and to others which will freely decide to join them.”

In fact the “Ode To Joy” is not quite that innocent. The lyrics, by a man named Friedrich von Schiller, concern the entering of the shrine of a pagan goddess and the uniting of all men in brotherhood, by the power of magic. [3]

The Tower of Babel

An amazing poster was issued by the European Union, showing the Tower of Babel and carrying the slogan: “Many tongues, one voice.” In case the point was lost, a crane in the background was shown rebuilding the tower. Above the Tower of Babel were shown the eurostars, but inverted, as in witchcraft, with the central points downwards.

IPS Note: The 'Many Tongues, One Voice' poster's use of inverted stars are symbols used in witchcraft. Note however, the Council of Europe is a separate organization to the EU 1

The story of the rise and fall of Babylon told in Genesis chapter eleven should have been a warning to all men for all time. Nimrod and his followers tried to build a tower to reach the heavens, but it was the counterfeit building of a counterfeit religion.

Mystical Babylon is now being rebuilt in Europe, and those who would follow Nimrod have now succeeded in building a parliament building in Strasbourg, France, whose centerpiece is an enormous replica of the unfinished tower of Babel. Even the secular press could not miss the connection between the old and new towers of Babel. They labeled the new French structure “The Tower of Eurobabel.”

This monumental building, full of labyrinthine corridors, is used only one week in four, because the rest of the time the EU Parliament meets in committees in Brussels. Every three weeks the whole caboodle shuffles between the two sites in a fleet of 200 trucks, at enormous expense. An MEP I know was there on the day Eurobabel opened and reported total chaos in the £300 million structure, commenting: “If they can’t run a building, should we trust them with a continent?”

Nigel Farage is a member of the European Parliament who belongs to the United Kingdom Independence Party, which is fighting to get Britain out of the superstate. He said in an article just after the opening day: “We realize we are not merely entering a building, but being allowed access to the temple of a bold new empire.” [4]

On the left is a painting done in 1563 of the Tower of Babel, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, a Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter.

  The tower of the Louise Weiss Building (on the right), although it looks unfinished, was designed with the expressed purpose of resembling the tower of Babel as depicted in Brueghel's painting!

IPS Note: Some believe that the architects were actually inspired by Roman amphitheaters but I am afraid that it doesn’t look anything like an amphitheater to me

 
See From Babel To Babylon
 

The Woman Riding a Beast

Another demonic biblical symbol that is being used in conjunction with the European Union is the one from Revelation 17 where a “great harlot” is depicted riding a beast. For some strange and unknown reason this symbol is being used to represent the EU! For example, when Britain issued a stamp to commemorate the first European Parliament elections in 1979, the picture on the stamp depicted a woman riding a beast.

According to the Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley, a Northern Ireland Protestant minister and member of the European Parliament, the woman on a beast is now the official picture of the EU. He points out that the multi-million dollar new parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, contains a dome with a colossal painting, three times life size, of a woman riding a beast.

In Strasbourg, France, the rival parliamentary building (the one with the Tower of Babel) features a mural of a naked woman riding a beast.

Likewise, the new Brussels headquarters of the Council of Europe contains a bronze statue of a woman riding a beast, and the beast is depicted riding on waves, just as in Revelation 17.

IPS Note: The "Statue of Europa and the Bull" (officially The Abduction of Europa) is a prominent sculpture located outside the Winston Churchill Building at the European Parliament complex in Strasbourg, France, depicting the Greek myth where Zeus, as a bull, abducts the Phoenician princess Europa

Scripture is being fulfilled before our eyes, for those with eyes to see.

Article From The Lamplighter Magazine published by Lamb & Lion Ministries, Dallas, Texas (issue of May-June 2001).

End Notes 

1) Remarks of Leon Marchal were reported by Dr. William Crampton, executive director of The Flag Institute in York, England. The remarks were made in 1973.

2) Building Europe Together, a pamphlet published by the European Union, Brussels, Belgium, 1997.

3) Adrian Hilton, The Principality and Power of Europe, Dorchester House Publications, England, 1997, second edition in 2000. A copy of Schiller’s mystical words for “Ode to Joy” can be found on the Internet at http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Oeuvres/Music_OdeToJoy.html

4) Article by Nigel Farage in The Daily Mail (London), July 24, 1999.

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