Will the European Union Survive? A Look at Martin Armstrong’s Claim

EuroNews reported ──

11 July 2025

Von der Leyen wounded: Five ways the EU confidence vote shook her 

The European Commission survived the motion of censure voted on Thursday in the European Parliament, but the Parliament will be no bed of roses for Ursula von der Leyen and her team in the aftermath of the vote. …

The 360 MEPs who voted against the motion of censure — and therefore defended the European Commission — are fewer than the 370 who approved the Commission back in November 2024. …

According to sources in the Parliament, far-right parties — possibly led by the Patriots for Europe group — could table a new motion of censure after the summer.

As MEP Piperea put it, this first motion of the legislature was meant to “open Pandora’s box”. … 

Von der Leyen now faces the challenge of balancing traditional funding envelopes — like agriculture and cohesion — with growing demands for strategic investments in modern priorities. These include continued support for Ukraine, repayment of COVID-19 recovery debt, and increased defence spending.

(https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/11/von-der-leyenwounded-5-ways-eu-confidence-vote-shook-her). 

EU Commissioner President Ursula von der Leyen survived the “no-confidence” vote, but now she and Europe are facing some major issues.

The American self-taught economic forecaster and convicted felon, Martin Armstrong, posted the following ── 

Jul 10, 2025 

The EU Guarantees Its Own Destruction 

Ursula von der Leyen may be the absolute worst head of state in modern history. She has single-handedly ensured the collapse of the European Union according to our computer. She destroyed the EU economy with her NET-ZERO policies, destroying farmers and sending food prices rising. She then imposed dictatorial policies demanding migrants be taken in despite the drastic changes in culture, and then has put out the BS that to protect free speech, they must censor disinformation, to ensure peace in Euirope {sic} they need to go to war with Russia, and while she advocates total sensorship {sic} far worse than whatever existed in the USSR or even Communist China, yet refuses to release her own text messages with Pfizer. 

While Ursula, who has never stood for election, pretends to be an elected democratic leader, calling Putin a dictator who at least stood for election, survived the NO CONFIDENCE vote to the detriment of Europe. The mere fact that this came to a vote demonstrates what our computer has been forecasting. The EU will fragment because of the dictatorial policies of Ursula. She is the perfect leader installed at the precise time that our computer warns that the EU will never survive. 

(https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-currenteconomy/the-eu-guarantees-its-own-destruction/).

“According to our computer”? Well… neither he nor his computer appears to rely, nor understand, God’s living word concerning biblical prophecies ── particularly related to EUROPE.

Certainly, while there will be problems in Europe (cf. Daniel 2:41-43; Matthew 24:6-8), an even more united Europe will actually emerge after Ursula von der Leyen is out of office. 

One of the policies that she has been promoting strongly is an even stronger European military.

  

Now, while some may think that the European Union will collapse, God’s living word says otherwise ──

“Then I stood on the sand of the sea [speaking of the Mediterranean Sea]. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns TEN CROWNS, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 

2) Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The DRAGON gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3) And I saw on his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.

4) So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, ‘Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?’” – Revelation 13:1-4.

Again, the “sea” that the Apostle John is referencing above is “the Great Sea” – Daniel 7:2; The Mediterranean Sea. The “Great Sea” that is a border of the ancient lands of Israel (see: Numbers 34:6-7; Joshua 1:4; 9:1; 23:4; and Ezekiel 47:13-16)— speaking of the Mediterranean Sea.

Truly, this great vision of Revelation 13 that the Apostle John had on the isle of Patmos is referring to a reorganized and militarized European superpower. 

Now, God’s living word doesn’t show if Europe will keep the name “European Union” or will change it to “United States of Europe” or something else ── yet, God’s word does show us that Europe will reorganize and will have a final European civic and military leader that the LORD calls a “beast” ──

“’ The TEN HORNS which you saw are TEN KINGS [or, ten kingdoms; as the LORD God sees kingdoms] who have received no kingdom yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13) These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority TO THE BEAST.’” – Revelation 17:12-13.

A final European “beast” civic and military leader ── who is also known as a final “king of the North” who will ultimately destroy the United States of America’s sovereignty, along with her Anglo-Saxon allies (see: Daniel 8:24-25 and Daniel 11:24). He will also come to conquer large swaths of the Middle East, along with North Africa (see: Daniel 11:40-43).  

Also, of important note: God’s living word teaches that a United States of Europe,  with the voice of the papacy, will expand to the south and the east. Notice this “little horn” ──   

Daniel chapter 8, verse 9 – we see this ‘little horn’ that represents the papacy – this great religious leader, especially in the end-time – the resurrection of the “Holy” Roman Empire. “…a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land [or the Holy Land]. 10) and it grew up to the host of Heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. 11) He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.”        

Basically, Israel at the present time is a secular society. But apparently, I have to presume that something will shock that nation, probably some form of attack from her Arab and Islamic neighbors, that will cause the Jewish people of Israel to go back to their roots, and they will reinstitute animal sacrifices. And then, when this human being who calls himself the ‘Vicar of Christ,’ the so-called great “holy” man that actually dares call himself “Holy Father” – a man who puts on his pants just like you and I, and sits on the toilet several times every day. And yet, he will call and say that he’s this great “holy” man! He is going to stop the sacrifices. We find out later that he sits in the “temple” and proclaims that he is God! And that is the ‘abomination that makes desolate.’ 

And indeed, while the above had a past fulfillment. In the days of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who is the example of a final ‘king of the North’ to come. Without any doubt, centered in Europe. This man, of course, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who did some remarkable deeds, the like of which have no parallel in history since. Did those deeds between the years 167 and 164 B.C. This awesome prophecy has a future fulfillment also! The European Union has mainly expanded south and east of the Benelux nations: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, which is where it initially was formed. Now, as of January 2024, approximately 449 million people are under a single (though not completely in its unity) government, called the EUROPEAN UNION, which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium – even though they are not completely united. Ukraine is mainly east of much of the EU. It is geographically, at least partly, of being a part of the EU. And Moldova and Georgia are south and east, which is also consistent. 

Also note this parallel biblical end-time prophecy ──

“’ Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42) And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. 43) As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.’” – Daniel 2:41-43.

Truly, a lack of cohesion. We are seeing this right now in the EU! It’s being fulfilled in this dual prophecy, and will feed right into a seventh and final European “king” with his mouthpiece, the papacy. What is occurring in Europe at this moment in time is that those “toes” are beginning to be pushed together-and they will be pushed even harder together as we near the end of this present evil age. It will be ultimately destroyed as the following verse tells us ──

“’ And in the days of these kings [these TEN KINGDOMS, as the LORD God sees kingdoms] the God of heaven will set up A KINGDOM which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; IT SHALL BREAK IN PIECES AND CONSUME ALL THESE KINGDOMS, AND IT SHALL STAND FOREVER.’” – vs. 44. 

Also notice that this final European “beast” and these “kings” will fight against our soon-coming King of kings and Lord of lords, or Lord Jesus Christ and His saints ── 

“Now I saw heaven [the atmosphere] opened, and behold, a WHITE HORSE And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges, AND MAKES WAR. …

13) He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called THE WORD OF GOD. … 

19) And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together TO MAKE WAR AGAINST HIM WHO SAT ON THE HORSE AGAINST HIS ARMY. 20) Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet [the head of the papacy] who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received THE MARK OF THE BEAST and those who worshiped his image. 

These two were CAST ALIVE into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21) And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds [the birds of prey] were filled with their flesh.” – Revelation 19:11, 13, 19-21. 

So, no. Europe will not completely collapse.

We will continue to see EUROPE move towards her end-time biblical prophecy fulfillment. 

And while we should expect the EU to have economic issues along with other problems, do not rely on self-taught economic forecasters and their computers, who claim Europe will soon have a total collapse before the end of this age.

Let us always rely on the living WORD OF GOD! □

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What Is the Kingdom of God? PDF booklet

What Is the Kingdom of God? Audio booklet

What Is the Kingdom of God? Audio booklet (Spanish)

Red Heifer Sacrifice: A Prophetic Event

ISRAƐL 365NEWS reported the following this last Friday ──

July 11, 2025

Last Tuesday, a practice red heifer burning was conducted. A video from the drill was published on Israel National News. 

In the drill, a red heifer that had been housed at Shiloh by the Boneh Israel organization was prepared and burned on a pyre of wood as preparation for the possibility of an actual ceremony in the future. The heifer was not suitable for the actual ceremony, as it had been inspected by the rabbis of the Temple Institute and judged to have non-red hairs, thereby disqualifying it. The heifer was burned on a pyre of wood precisely as specified in Jewish sources.

The practice burning was carried out at an undisclosed location in Samaria. The actual red heifer may only be burned at a specific location on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

The red heifer project is being carried out by the Temple Institute under the auspices of Rabbi Azariah Ariel. 

(https://israel365news.com/410435/practice-burning-of-red-heifer-carriedout/#google_vignette). 

We’ve been speaking about the Temple Institute and their red heifers since at least 2019 (see: Letter to our Friends - May 9, 2019). 

Notice their claim of the reason why the red heifer was disqualified ──

A red heifer raised in Israel was disqualified for sacrifice after two black hairs were found on its body. It was used in a practice burning ceremony for priests.

(https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/411316). 

The Temple Institute claims they do not currently accept that sacrifice; this certainly does not mean that they, at some point, cannot change their qualifications. 

Why? 

Because of the Jews’ interpretation of God’s living word. Notice what the Temple Institute has posted ──

THE PURIFYING POWER OF THE RED HEIFER! 

The red heifer is a cow that is reddish-brown in color. … 

The burning of the red heifer is one of the 613 Jewish commandments. In the words of Maimonides, [1] “He commanded us to prepare the red heifer, so that its ashes be ready for one who needs it for purification from the impurity of a corpse.”     

The complete renewing of all aspects of the Holy Temple service, and the revival of complete ritual purity among Jews, is contingent upon the preparation of the red heifer. …

In our generation, in which we look forward to the reinstitution of the service in the Holy Temple, with G-d's help, …

THE RED HEIFER - ITS COLOR AND PHYSICAL PERFECTIONS

The heifer must be completely red, meaning, there must be no other colored hairs among the red ones. [3] It appears to be that this “red” color referred to is actually a variety of different shades of red that have been found in cow hair throughout the generations. For example, a brownish-red hue that is more red than brown, as well as orange, pink, burgundy, and the like. [4] The Jewish law pertaining to the red heifer hair color requirement is as follows: If the cow has two white or black hairs next to each other – it is invalid. [5] Even if those hairs are plucked – the heifer is still invalid. [6] The eyes of the heifer, teeth, and tongue do not have to be red. However, if the horns and hooves are black, they must be removed without harming the flesh of the heifer, in order for the red heifer to be valid for this commandment. [7] 

(https://templeinstitute.org/para-aduma-the-red-heifer/). 

WOW!! They have completely made up their own interpretation of God’s living word! Going to God’s word itself, here is what God’s word, originally written in Hebrew, actually says concerning a red heifer ──

“Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2) ‘This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD has commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a RED HEIFER without blemish, in which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never come. 3) You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, that he may take it outside the camp, and it shall be slaughtered before him; 4) and Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood seven times directly in front of the tabernacle of meeting. 5) THEN THE HEIFER shall be burned in his sight: its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its offal [the internal organs] shall be burned. 6) And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the fire burning THE HEIFER.

7) THEN the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening. 

8) And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

9) THEN a man who is clean shall gather up THE ASHES OF THE HEIFER, and store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for the water of purification; it is for purifying from sin.

10) And the one who gathers the ashes OF THE HEIFER shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. It shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to the stranger who dwells among them.’” – Numbers 19:1-10. 

So, while the red heifer is to have no blemish and to have no defect, notice that the number of possible hairs not being fully “red” IS NOT MENTIONED. Jews have made up their own interpretation of Numbers 19:1-10 to mean that another red heifer needs to be sacrificed for sacrifices to be resumed for the Messiah to return. Similar to Iran: Iran Wants Nukes to Bring Back Their Messiah.

Now, while that is not directly stated above by the LORD God ── certain Jews, like those of the Temple Institute, have added non-biblical requirements for the ‘tenth red heifer.’ And our Lord Jesus Christ rightly complained that the Jews of His day did so as well, as recorded for us in Mark 7:9-13. 

True Christians, however, DO NOT NEED to sacrifice animals, NOR THE ASHES OF A RED HEIFER. Because we accept that the death of our Savior, Jesus of Nazareth, eliminated that need, as the following from God’s living word in His New Covenant points out to us ── 

“But CHRIST CAME as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12) Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with HIS OWN BLOOD He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 13) For IF the blood of bulls and goats and THE ASHES OF A HEIFER, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14) HOW MUCH MORE shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from DEAD WORKS [the Old Covenant] to serve the living God?

15) And for this reason HE IS THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.” – Hebrews 9:11-15. 

So, since true Christians, who are under the New Covenant, do not need animal sacrifices, which were a requirement of the Old Covenant, why is the idea of animal sacrifices of prophetic interest? 

Two basic reasons. 

• The majority of Jews DO NOT accept that our Lord Jesus Christ is the true Messiah, and that they still are required to have daily sacrifices. 
• God’s living word prophesies that animal sacrifices will once again be resumed in Jerusalem. And that they will be stopped. 

“So he [an end-time final European civic leader of a “United States of Europe”] shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31) And forces shall be mustered by him, and they SHALL DEFILE THE SANCTUARY FORTRESS; then THEY SHALL TAKE AWAY THE DAILY SACRIFICES, and place there the abomination of desolation.” – Daniel 1:30, 31.

Our Lord Jesus speaks of this; it is a two-fold prophecy ── 

“’ THEREFORE when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place [the holy place being Jerusalem] (whoever reads, let him understand), 16) ‘then let THOSE WHO ARE IN JUDEA FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS.’” – Matthew 24:15-16.

For those daily sacrifices to be stopped, they must be restarted. 

Having performed a red heifer sacrifice shows us that at least a few Jews are more than willing to restart animal sacrifices. 

When MAY the daily animal sacrifices, sanctioned by the Israeli government, begin?

According to the proper understanding of His prophetic sequence, it will begin after our Lord Jesus’ witnesses arise on the scene prophesying for one thousand two hundred and sixty days [see: Matthew 24:9-14], having the power of God “to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire [see: Revelation 8:7-12].”

 

Matthew 24:21-22 is fulfilled after the daily sacrifices have been stopped.

This world is getting closer to the time when the Israeli government gives permission for the Temple Institute to begin once again daily sacrifices. 

As our Lord Jesus Christ says, “’ Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.’” – Matthew 24:34. □ 

Personal From... The Book of Acts 2:38 – part I

It’s been a couple of months since my last Personal From… And, while others are arguing over ‘whose right and whose wrong’ as to whether the prophesied ‘beginning of sorrows’ has begun ── I would like to speak today concerning our Lord Jesus’ first recorded words at the beginning of His ministry, “’ The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.’” – Mark 1:15.

Today I received some comments on our latest THINK ABOUT THIS… What is meant, ‘a synagogue of Satan’? A person who goes by the name frog of war wrote, “An AI voice translating the voice of God is disgusting. It’s worse than the Talmud which us [sic] the Rabbis translating the voice of God. So, it’s basically the same thing.”

Well, first and foremost, let me just say that I’m sorry he/she feels that way. For the Church of Jesus Christ Online Ministries, we use AI for logical reasons. It streamlines work, it enhances outreach by interpreting items in various languages, and we’re trying to reach a broader, more modern audience by making it more interesting to watch. Surely, not all videos will strike their target, but we fully rely on Almighty God to place His messages where they will do the greatest of good. It sounds as if the frog of war has great antipathy for the LORD God’s living word in any format. AI is not evil in and of itself. Like any technology, it can be used for evil and for good.

 “Repent”

Like our Lord Jesus, the Apostle Peter ── filled with God’s Spirit ── standing with the eleven would answer the men and brethren gathered together, “’ Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” – Acts 2:38.

And here we are. Some of the greatest and deadliest of weapons have been produced throughout these last centuries. The United States detonates the world’s first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb, on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific, with a yield of 10.4 megatons and generates a fireball more than three miles wide – November 1, 1950. Now, according to most, we have the single most physically powerful device ever deployed on Earth, the Tsar Bomba, with a blast yield of 50 - 58 megatons of TNT. And our nations now have what is called germ warfare ── such as COVID-19.

And here we are. In an age of worldwide terrorism on a scale unheard of before. In fact, we just had a terrible terrorist truck attack in New Orleans, Louisiana. A United States Military Veteran drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day on Bourbon Street in New Orleans ── murdering 15 and injuring 57. 

We’re in an age with approximately 5,552 known X-rated adult novelty stores in the United States alone! They, like church buildings, appear to be on every street corner in America!

Truly ── watching the unhinged Progressives in the U.S., you can surely see they, as a people, would try and murder our Lord Jesus Christ should He suddenly appear in human flesh and indict us for our sins!

Truly! Some 1,994 years ago, there was a generation very similar to ours that had literally done this very thing. Yet, through the power of God, heartfelt preaching, through miracles ── literally thousands began to realize how wretched and against the LORD God their lives really were.

They, in that generation, began to see and hear clearly that their well “established” religious and political (because like then, today’s religions appear to be closely tied to politics), their “house of play” was nothing more than play acting ── like actress Norma Desmond in the famous movie “Sunset Boulevard,” “Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm Ready For My Close-up!” They, too, want their close-up ── they need to be seen as righteous. 

That generation had literally murdered our promised Messiah! 

“’ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.’” – Acts 2:36.

And certainly, just as our generation reacted to Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of Christ,” in which he accused the Jews of the murder of our Lord Jesus, the Apostle Peter’s generation howled at this direct comment.

But several thousand people of that generation were rightly honest with themselves. They were willing to face the fact that they, personally, had become hardened of heart, sinful, and guilty before our God. And they wanted help and forgiveness, as many do in this generation.

Many were “cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Men and brethren, what shall we do?’” – vs. 37. 

And our beloved Apostle Peter answered, “’ Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” – vs. 38.

These words of God sum up exactly what steps all of humanity needs to take to become reconciled to Father God.

Let’s systematically go through this verse and break it down. Repent. What does it mean to repent?

This present evil age is very religious. In fact, Satan the Devil is very religious. In the Personal From… Some Prehistory Facts I speak of the fact that Satan has a religion. Surely, this is something most people don’t consider. Millions do have a deep interest in Christianity. And with this world’s new pope, many young people are showing an interest in Catholicism.

Yet, you look around this world, and you see that these Christians are bearing dubious fruits! Why?

Again, seems like with every city in America, there’s a church building on every corner ── why isn’t our society becoming more law-respecting and law-abiding? Why aren't the fruits of the Spirit being produced in all these “religious” people?

A great number of reports are out explaining that people have become disillusioned with religion. Here’s one such report from 2024, by Omega Ukama ──

“A significant shift is underway in the global religious landscape. Recent studies reveal a persistent decline in religious affiliation, with an increasing number of individuals embracing atheism or identifying as “spiritual but not religious.” The Pew Research Center reports that in the U.S. alone, the religiously unaffiliated have risen from 16% in 2007 to 29% in 2021, highlighting a deep change in how people interact with faith and spirituality.” 1               

A great many want God ── but they want God their way. Like my wife is famous for saying, “I don’t need religion to believe in God.” At the same time, people don’t want to pay the penalty for living a lifestyle that is against the LORD God. Then there are those people ── possibly by the millions ── who go to their church each week, donating their time and energy to help a worthy cause ALL IN VAIN. Hoping that God will look upon their good deeds as worthy, in place of their obedience to the holy and righteous commandments of God, summed up with the Ten Commandments. They, like my oldest brother, believe ── just try and be the best person you can be. Yet, for the majority, they are living a life that doesn’t change. 

And for some, church attendance actually means a type of penance, rather than repentance. Simplifying church attendance and interactions hasn’t seemed to make any difference in our societies. Why bother going to a church if no one can tell from your fruits if you are a Christian or an atheist? 

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ distinctly says, “’ You will know them by their fruits. …’” – Matthew 7:16. He speaks of a true Christian being ‘the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill.’ Sadly, this world’s “Christianity” ── like the city of Los Angeles-- is experiencing a rolling blackout! They cannot be seen from any hill.

It’s being reported that three in 10 U.S. adults attend religious services regularly, led by Mormons at 67%. According to a Gallup poll, 21% of U.S. adults attend a church, synagogue, mosque, or temple every week. 2 Today’s interest in God doesn’t go very deep. And it’s affecting the way most people are living their lives. Why?

Well… it’s like what we experience here at the Church of Jesus Christ Online Ministries, we receive dozens of messages a week inquiring an interest in “join your teachings,” or “join your ministry” ── only to find out that they are only looking for a hand out, or they want your WhatsApp number! They certainly don’t want to learn how to live the Way our Lord Jesus commanded. There are a great many who are willing to honor Him with their lips, but they don’t want a thing that He teaches. 

Repentance means to stop sinning, and to turn around and go the other way ── to completely change your life. Godly repentance must come from the heart. 

Speaking to Ephraim, today identified as modern-day Britain, the LORD God says, “’ Woe to them, for they have fled from Me! Destruction to them, Because they have transgressed against Me! Though I redeemed them, Yet they have spoken lies against Me. 14) They did not cry out to Me with their heart When they wailed upon their beds.

‘They assemble together for grain and new wine [as in, slashing themselves, see 1 Kings 18:28] They rebel against Me; 15) Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms, Yet they devise evil against Me; 16) They return, but not to the Most High; They are like a treacherous bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword For the cursing’s of their tongue. …’” – Hosea 7:13-15, 16.

God’s living word says that people have made ── and are continuing to make ── an outward show of returning to Him, but they haven’t done so with their hearts. Not just Ephraim’s repentance ── but the whole of the world, for that matter ── is showing an outward and superficial repentance with no sincerity of heart.

What Should We Repent From? 

In this modern world of its “love who you wanna love” and “do whatever your heart desires,” ── sin to them is antiquated or nonexistent. Which is possibly why our THINK ABOUT THIS… What is Sin? wasn’t well received. Sin doesn’t appear to occupy many people’s minds these days ── they claim, “I am guilty of nothing!” It can be said, and surely has in one form or another ── this modern world, which denies any personal guilt, admitting social crimes, has no place in any personal repentance; they too have “divorced” God.

It is sin that we are commanded to repent of ──

“ … ‘ repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.’” – Luke 24:47. 

What is sin? 

“Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” – 1 John 3:4. 

Sin is the breaking of God’s commandments, summed up in the Ten Commandments!

Any time that you break or disobey one of the holy and righteous commandments of the LORD God, you have sinned. And, you must repent.

According to the LORD God, “’ There is none righteous, no, not one; … for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.’” – Romans 3:10, 23. Therefore, every man and woman needs to repent deeply with all their heart. Turn to the LORD God for forgiveness of transgressions. To obey the LORD God and keep the Ten Commandments, Statutes, Ordinances, and Judgments. “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4) He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” – 1 John 2:3-4. 

And, it’s the LORD God that gifts us repentance. 

“And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4) Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” – Romans 2:3-4.

We are told by the LORD God, “in humility correcting those who are in opposition, IF God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth.” – 2 Timothy 2:25. 

It is the LORD God – the Elohim, the family of God, which at this time consists of God the Father and our Lord Jesus – that helps us see and hear clearly our own wretchedness and shortcomings. They open up our minds and begin us on the Way towards true repentance. 

Now… certain steps must be taken. There is no disorder in God. Yet, they are simple steps. Anyone who follows these simple steps is guaranteed to find God ── the true God ── with deep, meaningful, and heartfelt repentance. 

The LORD God forever be praised! Your Bible lists for us dozens of names of people who will be in the glorious kingdom of God! Such as King David, the Prophet Daniel, the Patriarch Abraham, along with all the other prophets ── even including the Prophet Jonah ── the LORD God promised salvation and a “mansion” in Christ’s kingdom. They were blessed with the Way that allowed them to reach our great and merciful Father of the universe! And their example will help us to stay on the narrow path that leads to life (Matthew 7:14).

All of these godly brethren had one essential thing in common. Led by God’s Spirit, as soon as they realized God was displeased with them or their nation, they immediately corrected it. But, how can you know if and when our righteous Father is displeased? Well… let’s think of our human father. How do you know when he is displeased with you? 

The episode “Opie the Birdman” on the Andy Griffith Show came to life for me when I was about 11 years old. One bright and beautiful morning in Florida, with my Daisy BB Rifle Model 105B in hand, I adventured into the woods next to our home ── shooting at anything on the other end of my sight. Including a poor, defenseless American Robin. Unlike in the episode, I had only wounded it. Immediately, I went to my father with tears streaming down my face, and told him what I had done. He looked at me solemnly and said, “I know you’re sorry, son. But you mustn’t let that bird suffer. You must finish the job.” Greatly distraught and sobbing, I was forced to confront a consequence of violence. It has deeply affected me all my life. I never did it again.

“Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.” – Proverbs 19:18, NAS. 

Our heavenly Father will many times bring us to repentance through discipline. He will often allow family problems, sicknesses, financial problems, or even other more serious issues to arise to guide us or even force us to realize our great need for our LORD God. Maybe some of these very things have happened in your life. I hope and pray that you appreciated what the LORD God was trying to get through to you.

These trials and the wisdom … and I pray that you will understand that my father wasn’t trying to be cruel ── and even if I didn’t fully realize it then, he was trying to teach me about obedience, moral cognition, and the shaping of my conscience … from our heavenly Father is proof that He dearly loves us. Notice Hebrews 12:5-8 ──

“ … ‘My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; 6) For whom the LORD loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.’ 

7) If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8) But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.”          

“Be Baptized”

Walking through Truck World in Ohio – the largest truck stop in Ohio – with truck drivers in their casual wear, reflecting their practical, comfortable, and road-ready lifestyle. 

Dinner time in the restaurant. Truck drivers sipping on their coffees. Some visibly enthralled by four young women wearing the same color dress, wearing plain white caps on their heads, walking modestly along together. These young women wearing a kind of austere and uninviting religious clothing that seemed utterly incongruous to the truck driving atmosphere. 

It's true. They don’t fit. They looked completely out of place. 

How can one know whether any costume or custom is nothing more than a “carry over” or a founder’s rule of dress, based upon human ideas, or what the Creator of the universe truly wants you to practice?

Thankfully, most of our readers have proved beyond any shadow of doubt that there is a great Creator of the heavens working out a most glorious Plan for all mankind down here below. 

The Apostle Paul said, “for in Him we live and move and have our being, …” – Acts 17:28. 

The LORD God should be “the beginning” and the “end” of our lives. The very reason and authority for how we live. 

The Lord Jesus said, “ … ‘the Scripture cannot be broken.’” – John 10:35. 

So then, the ultimate criterion for determining the importance or validity of anything ── including what you wear  ── is THE HOLY BIBLE. 

And this is also true of water baptism. With our sermon “Baptism,” I had a person want to argue that it is no longer water baptism, but Spirit baptism. Maybe part of that belief stems from a sentimental or emotional feeling that people get ── those who truly aren’t being called by Father God, and are full of this world’s culture and religious education. Frankly, however, most of this stems primarily from simple ignorance of what God’s living word actually teaches.

Ignorance? 

Yes. Ignorance. It’s not a bad word ── it just simply means that you don’t know. And, you don’t know that you don’t know. Because the overall majority of our peoples assume that the ministers of this world know what the Bible teaches ── yet, very few take the time to really study God’s living word and prove what it does say or doesn’t say on any given subject.

The Apostle James – under divine inspiration – wrote, “ … be DOERS of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” – James 1:22. 

Go ahead and read and study the LORD God’s most direct and vital of all passages concerning baptism – Acts 2:36-42. I’ll wait… 

In this inspired message to the crowd on this most monumental Day of Pentecost in the year 31, the Apostle Peter did indeed indict many of his listeners for their part in murdering the Messiah! 

And as we went over earlier, many were “cut to the heart” with guilt and shame, asking, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

One of the most profound, meaningful, and moving articles from the Good News magazine that I have ever read is Paul Royer’s “Who Killed Jesus Christ?” It had been reprinted in one of their 80s editions, and I was reading it for the first time at the age of 27. I recall when coming to the words he had written, “YOU KILLED JESUS CHRIST!” I felt, welling up inside, an overwhelming sense of guilt and shame, and I literally cried out unto God. That article has, from that time, stayed close to me.

What does one do when, individually, you come to realize that you have been in rebellion against the LORD God and have been going against the very purpose for which you were created?

In part II, I will cover with you this next step that the LORD God specifically says to do. □     

1) Ukama, O., 15 Reasons People Are Moving Away from Organized Religion, Interesting Facts, 5 Sept. 2024. 

2) Jones, J.M., Church Attendance Has Declined in Most U.S. Religious Groups, GALLUP, 25 March 2024. 

Roman Catholic Priest Promotes LGBTQ+ !

IN our last Think About This… we spoke about the fact that Roman Catholics ── since the establishment of their Mother Church with the Wizard Simon Magus ── have always compromised. Want to be a homosexual priest? No problem, the Roman Catholics have you covered! And, speaking of this… Antonino Cambria, with Life Site News, posted ── 

8 July 2025

California priest says God is ‘proud’ of ‘LGBT Catholics’ during homily at ‘Family Pride Mass’ 

… David Andel told “LGBT Catholics” during a sermon for the Diocese of San Bernardino’s first-ever “Family Pride Mass” last month that God is “proud” of LGBT Catholics and their families. 

Andel, a priest in the diocese, emphasized during his homily that God loves and is proud of Catholics who identify as LGBT as well as their families for persevering in their faith despite “persecution,” per the diocesan news outlet Inland Catholic Byte. The June 28 Mass, which was celebrated at St. John Bosco Mission, was organized by Embrace, the diocese’s official “LGBT ministry,” to add a “Catholic dimension” to “Pride Month” and remind Catholics who identify as LGBT and their families that they are welcome in the Church. 

During the homily, Andel first underscored that God is proud of “LGBT Catholics,” who have remained in the Church despite the “persecution” they’ve experienced from other Christians. 

“Like any good parent, God is proud of you. God is proud of you for turning the other cheek; for forgiving seventy times seven, the same offenses and the same insults; for your love for your enemies and your prayers for those who persecute you; for persevering in your faith in spite of some Christians who don’t give you posada and want you to go elsewhere; for your courage, your love and your compassion for others; for your insistence and confidence that you are indeed beloved and belong in the Church.” 

The priest then stressed that God is also “proud” of the parents of “LGBT Catholics.” 

“And God is proud of you parents for loving your child unconditionally, that is, with no condition that they be the way you hoped and prayed they would be or that they love whom you want them to love; for defending your child – physically, verbally and morally; for planting the seed of faith in your child, watering it with years of prayers, and waiting patiently for it to bear fruit. You are God’s beloved children, in whom God takes delight.” … 

While Andel is correct that God unconditionally loves all people, including those with same-sex attraction, and the parents of LGBT people are called to also show compassion and love toward their children, the priest omitted any mention of Catholic teaching on same-sex attraction. 

(https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/california-priest-says-god-is-proud-oflgbt-catholics-during-homily-at-family-pride-mass/). 

Now, as far as having this unhealthy “pride,” notice the LORD God’s living word ──

“These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 

17) A PROUD LOOK, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18) A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19) A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.” – Proverbs 6:16-19. 

I capitalized the fact that the LORD God hates unhealthy pride.

According to Psychology Today, there are 8 Crucial Differences Between Healthy and Unhealthy Pride. Be sure to read this. It’s an interesting study.

As far as “a lying tongue,” the LGBTQ+ and their supporters all assert that there are more than two sexes with human beings ── I’m not sure if I can list them all! Well, there are only two sexes. Also, they claim that they were “born that way.” No. They weren’t. In many of our articles, we speak of the fact that it was, at one time, considered to be a mental illness. 1

As far as “hands that shed innocent blood,” the LGBTQ+ community generally supports abortion. 

As far as “a heart that devises wicked plans,” the overarching goal of the LGBTQ+ and their supporters is utterly vile and evil. Their “equal rights” agenda is akin to socialism. Again, Psychology Today ── Let’s Get Real About Equality! “No one is created equal – let’s get that out there from the get-go.”

As far as “feet that are swift in running to evil,” just watching them in their “Pride Parades” shows their swiftness in running to evil. 

And let’s not even speak of these Drag Queens reading to our children during story hour! Or, the other forms of perversions, despite the LGBTQ+ and their supporters saying, “O, no. It’s normal.” No. No, it’s not ── it’s sickening!

The LORD God’s living words ── 

“For behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, … ‘The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they [proudly, I add editorially] declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.’” – Isaiah 3:1, 9.

According to the Apostle Peter ── under the divine inspiration of the Spirit of God ── Sodom & Gomorrah were turned into ashes, condemning them to destruction, as an example to anyone who afterward would live as they had. In A Dying Nation, I speak of why Sodom, Gomorrah, and the other cities of the plain were destroyed. It was much more than just their LGBTQ+ lifestyle. Sadly, as we near the end of this present evil age ── this Sodom & Gomorrah pervasive immorality is growing like a cancer throughout the world! 

Some more living words of our great and awesome Creator God of what we should expect as we near our last days ── 

“But know this, that IN THE LAST DAYS perilous times will come: 2) For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, PROUD [again, speaking of unhealthy pride], blasphemers, disobedient to parents, UNTHANKFUL, unholy, 3) unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4) TRAITORS [and, we can certainly think of many of the Leftist Democrats here in America!], headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5) having a form of godliness but DENYING ITS POWER. 

And from such people turn away!” – 2 Timothy 3:1-5.

Now, those of us around the world who hold to the fact that sexual relations should only be between a married man and woman are considered “narrow-minded” by the LGBTQ+ and their supporters. 

Even though there are growing movements that are trying to erase the LORD God’s living, immutable words ── the Holy Bible clearly and plainly warns all humanity that homosexuality, lesbianism, incest, beastiality, pedophilia, along with cross-dressing are not only a sin, but are abominations unto the LORD God! ──

“Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2) ‘Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘I am the LORD your God.’ … 22) ‘You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. IT IS AN ABOMINATION. 23) Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. IT IS A PERVERSION.’” – Leviticus 8:1-2, 22-23. 

“’ If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed AN ABOMINATION. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.’” – Leviticus 20:13.

“’ If a man takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, IT IS A WICKED THING. …’” – Leviticus 20:17. 

“’ A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so ARE AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD YOUR GOD.’” – Deuteronomy 22:5.

“THEREFORE God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to DISHONOR their bodies among themselves, 25) who exchanged the truth of God for THE LIE, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 

26) For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27) Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men COMMITTING WHAT IS SHAMEFUL, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. 

28)And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a [reprobate] mind, to do those thing which are NOT FITTING; 29) being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30) backbiters, haters of God, violent, PROUD, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,31) undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32) Who, KNOWING THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF GOD, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.” – Romans 1:24-32.

The Roman Catholic Church, despite its “teaching on same-sex attraction” ── as does this Catholic priest ── compromises; again, KNOWING THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF GOD, they exchange the truth of God for the lie!

Sadly, the overall majority of our peoples worldwide seemingly despise the good moral teachings of our Creator God. This present evil age will not end well ──

“THEREFORE thus says the Holy One of Israel: 

‘Because you despise this word, And trust in oppression and perversity, And rely on them, 13) Therefore this iniquity shall be to you Like a breach ready to fall, A bulge in a high wall, Whose breaking comes SUDDENLY, in an instant. 

14) And He shall break it like the breaking of the potter’s vessel, Which is broken in pieces; HE SHALL NOT SPARE. …’” – Isaiah 30:12-13, 14. 

Sudden destruction is coming for the United States of America ── as well as our Anglo-Saxon descended allies, including JUDAH (the nation known as Israel). And, it will be far worse than anyone could ever imagine. 

We should all heed the living words of our Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ ── our Creator God! □          

1) Leonard Johnson speaks of this in our article, A Dying Nation

There’s Great Significance In EU Symbols!

European Parliament building, Strasbourg, France (photo: Endzeiter, pixabay)

Does the European Union use symbols that tie into an end-time “Babylon”?

First: Let’s notice some of the LORD God’s dire warnings concerning an end-time “Babylon” ──

“Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, ‘Come, I will show you the judgment of the great [whore] who sits on many waters.”

In other words, it’s worldwide. 

Verse 2 – “’ with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.’ 3) So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.” 

The seven resurrections of the “Holy” Roman Empire, the final resurrection consisting of ten kings or kingdoms. 

Verse 4 – “The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, …”  

And what do those colors remind you of? Both harlotry and the colors of that great Universal Church! The word “Catholic” means universal.

“…and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. 5) And on her forehead a name was written:

MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Verse 6 – “I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.” 

Verse 7 – “But the angel said to me, ‘Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.”

Again. The seven resurrections of the “Holy” Roman Empire, the final installment. Ten kings or kingdoms.

Verse 8 – “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, …”

 Now, the members of Christ’s Body are not supposed to stand in awe of it, and yet the world does and the world will even more!  

“…when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.”

Verse 9 – “‘ Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.’” 

Double meaning. Seven hills of Rome, and also the seven resurrections of the “Holy” Roman Empire, which has given that great universal church its hold on history.

Verse 10 – “’ There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, …’”   

You know, even now, there are remnants of Adolf Hitler’s Germany that are still alive and breathing! Even now! 

“…’ and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. 11) The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, …’”

Meaning, if you start with the Roman Empire, and you have seven resurrections, you have eight installments of the Roman Empire. 

“…’ and is of the seven, and is going to perdition [or doom]. 12) The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast [a very short span]. 13) These are of one mind, …’” 

“…’ and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14) These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; …’”

Now, Revelation 18 is talking about what happened in chapter 17. 

Verse 1 – “After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 2) And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, ‘Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, …’” 

And I know in the past some people have said, “That means ancient Babylon and then the future Babylon.” And, it does mean that! However, I have another take on it. That in that final end-span where they take on Jesus Christ, BABYLON – the final installment of the “Holy” Roman Empire, will be destroyed, and BABYLON – the great false church will be destroyed! 

“’ Babylon is fallen, is fallen!’” All of it! 

“…’ and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!’”

So, indeed, there is a direct tie-in with “Babylon” – the great city of seven hills (Rome), and a ‘woman riding a beast.’        

The Tower of Babel of ancient Babylon by Pieter Brueghel superimposed with the European Union building in Strasbourg, France.

Let’s notice what God’s living word says concerning the original tower of Babel that was located in what is now Iraq from the Book of Genesis ──

“Now the whole earth had ONE LANGUAGE and ONE SPEECH. 2) And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. 3) Then they said to one another, ‘Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.’ They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. 

4) And they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.’

5) But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6) And the LORD said, ‘Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. 7) Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.’

8) So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. 9) Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.” – Genesis 11:1-9.

Interestingly enough, according to at least two sources ── The EU has 24 official languages. Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish.

Meetings of the European Council and the Council of the European Union are interpreted into all official languages. This is where conference interpreters and translators come into play, to convey the spoken and written word in all 24 EU official languages. 

So, once again ── “Now the whole earth had ONE LANGUAGE and ONE SPEECH.”

Certainly, the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, was purposefully left unfinished. The original Tower of Bebel, too, was an unfinished building. 

One could be forgiven if they didn't immediately see the resemblance or thought it was only a coincidence. However, no one can miss the connection in the 1992 European Union poster that was produced during the planning phases of the Parliament building. The poster includes an unmistakable image of Bruegel's Tower of Babel with the motto, “Europe: Many Tongues, One Voice.”  

EUROPE has many direct ties to the soon-to-come ‘woman who rides atop the beast.’ And this is reflected in their art and their coinage. 

Let us also note: the official flag of the European Union has TWELVE STARS. God’s living word tells us a reorganized Europe will have ten kingdoms ── as the LORD God sees kingdoms (Revelation 17:12), plus a ‘beast’ (Revelation 17:13)—also called the final ‘king of the North (Daniel 11:40), whose voice is another ‘beast coming up out of the earth’ with two horns like a lamb, but speaking like a dragon (Revelation 13:11-18)—who is also known as the final Antichrist. Thus, we see TWELVE. Is that a coincidence?

Notice the Greek two Euro coin ──

The obverse (OBV) features Zeus (depicted as a bull) who abducts Europa.

So, the coin clearly depicts a “woman” riding upon a “beast.”

God’s living word clearly tells us about an end-time religious system based out of the “city of seven hills,” riding upon a European “beast” power!

Let us consider again the official flag of the European Union. Are you aware that there were 15 nations in 1953 in the initial Council of Europe? The twelve stars upon the flag weren’t adopted until 1955. 

WHY twelve stars? The Council of Europe has 47 member states, including the EU, which has 27 member states.

In 1987, following the adoption of the flag by the EC, Arsène Heitz (1908–1989), one of the designers who had submitted proposals for the flag's design, suggested a religious inspiration for it. He stated that the circle of stars was based on the iconographic tradition of showing the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Woman of the Apocalypse, wearing a “crown of twelve stars” 1

Arsène Heitz, who mainly designed the European flag in 1955, had told Lourdes magazine that his inspiration had been the reference in the Book of Revelation, the New Testament's final section, to “a woman clothed with the sun...and a crown of twelve stars on her head” (Revelation 12:1). 2

So, clearly, there is a direct tie between Mary (the “Queen of Heaven” by the Roman Catholics) and the official flag of the European Union.

Of course ── just having symbols that God’s living word warns about does not prove that Europe will fulfill various end-time prophecies related to a final end-time ‘beast’ power ── don’t you find it odd that Europe is using so many symbols that are consistent with it?

Even though the LORD God clearly warns against a final end-time “Babylon” ── a great many throughout the world embrace these symbols as “cool”! 

Our LORD God warns us ── 

“ … ‘Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.’” – Revelation 18:4. □ 
  

1) Carlo Curti Gialdino, Carlo Curti Gialdino, The Symbols of the European Union: origin of the design for the European flag, cvce.eu, Retrieved 9 July 2025. 

2) Wikipedia contributors. "Arsène Heitz." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia 8 Jun. 2025. Web. 9 Jul. 2025.