World News in Relation to Biblical Prophecy ── February 20, 2026

The Munich Security Conference took place. Here’s a couple reports ──

last updated 02/15/2026

MSC: EU eyeing new security strategy, says Kaja Kallas

EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, says the new strategy will address “all dimensions of European security” amid a more hostile geopolitical era. …

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna … said Estonia has developed “new defense plans.” …

Rubio’s speech is ‘a poisoned love letter to Europe,’ says MEP

“A poisoned love letter to Europe” — that’s how Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defense, describes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference.

“He was nice, but the message was the same. No talk of Article 5, democracy, shared values, or Ukraine — just ‘you do your thing, we do ours,’” Strack-Zimmerman, who previously served in the German Bundestag as member of business-friendly Free Democratic Party (FDP), said. …

She also called Rubio’s trip to Hungary and Slovakia after Munich a signal toward nationalist forces: a “movement” that “wants to change the world order, without rules, the poison of nationalism that splits Europe.” …

Strack-Zimmermann’s takeaway: Shed naivety and act from strength — or others will decide Europe’s future. …

(https://www.dw.com/en/eu-eying-new-security-strategy-kaja-kallas-says-at-munich-security-conference-msc/live-75938790).

It appears as if the Europeans are not embracing what it perceives that the United States is pushing towards them, with the exception of deciding to spend more on European defense. The Europeans are wanting to spend more money of European defense and come up with a new military strategy.

14/02/2026

Von der Leyen rebukes NATO chief over ‘no security without US’, calls for European mutual defense

Von der Leyen pushed back on comments made by NATO chief Rutte suggesting Europe cannot guarantee its security without the United States. The Commission President said the picture is more complex – and she made it clear to her ‘dear friend Mark’ in rebuke.

Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday directly challenged the head of the NATO military alliance who suggested Europe can “keep on dreaming” about becoming more independent when it comes to guaranteeing its own security.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the head of the European Commission said the security picture on the continent is far more nuanced and called on European leaders to instill momentum to mutual defense commitments among EU nations.

“I believe the time has come to bring Europe’s mutual defense clause to life,” she said on Saturday. “Mutual defense is not optional for the UE; it is an obligation.”

While most EU countries are also NATO allies, the world’s biggest defensive security alliance, the bloc’s founding treaties also include a mutual defense clause under Article 42.7 which until now had remained elusive. Since the return of President Donald Trump, there has been a push to define in specific terms what European mutual defense means.

Von der Leyen also referred to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s remarks that Europe is not in a position to guarantee its security alone at this point.

“My dear friend, there is not only status quo goes on or division and disruption. There’s a lot in between and status quo is not satisfactory, neither for us nor the US,” the European Commission president said following her speech at the Munich Security Conference.

“Let’s develop our strength without constantly leaning on someone else,” she added.

(https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/14/von-der-leyen-rebukes-nato-chief-over-no-security-without-us-calls-for-european-mutual-def).

Indeed, many European leaders are publicly stating that Europe must ‘develop their strength without depending on the United States of America.’

Certainly, Europe will continue with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) until it feels that it no longer needs to. According to God’s living prophecies ── Europe will eventually reorganize once again ──

“’ 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. 13) These are of one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.’” – Revelation 17:12-13.

This seventh resurrection of this Catholic-led European ‘beast power’ will be so successful and powerful militarily, the whole world will marvel ──

“And I [John] stood on the sand of the sea.” Now, he’s seeing a vision also, much like Daniel. “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.” – now this ‘seven heads’ are the seven resurrections of the “Holy” Roman Empire. And those ‘ten horns’ are the ten kings or the ten kingdoms that make up the final installment of the “Holy” Roman Empire. The same thing as we see back in Daniel – the ‘ten horns.’

“Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard … feet of a bear, … and his mouth like the mouth of a lion.” – and those are the very things we saw early on in the Book of Daniel. The final installment of the “Holy” Roman Empire, as it were, would be a bit of all of these kingdoms.

“And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.” – Revelation 13:1-3.

Now, the sea mentioned in verse 1 refers to what is called the Mediterranean Sea.

The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, its military will be Europe-wide, not simply national. Let’s add that God’s living word shows us that this final Catholic-led European ‘beast power’ will have the strongest military ── a ‘great army’ (Daniel 11:25) with ‘many ships’ (Daniel 11:40)!

Despite the current Trump Administration, many European leaders have been proclaiming that this is what they are intending to accomplish.

Also, in the United States of America ── in Rhode Island, there was another transexual shooter (See: New York Post - RI hockey shooter Robert Dorgan threatened to go ‘BERSERK’ in trans-rights rant day before mass shooting).

Sadly, another terrible, evil, and vile murdering. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this heinous crime.

Throughout our societies, we are witnessing more and more of these evil acts of violence, including increased violence in the streets of the Ununited States, like in Minneapolis and Chicago.

I can’t help but think of God’s living word in Revelation ──

“ … ‘Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.’” – Revelation 12:12.

One of the major causes of this is a serious decline in mankind’s mental health. 1 Transgenderism is a mental illness. 2

Satan the devil is fueling this trans movement as well as leading people to their destructive ends in the shedding of blood ──

“As it is written: … 12) ‘They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.’ 13) ‘Their throat is an open tomb; …’ ── like the latest NFL half-time show, where every other word out of that abominable bunny rabbit's mouth was one Spanish foul word after another! “ … ‘With their tongues they have practiced deceit’; ‘The poison of asps is under their lips’; 14) ‘Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.’ 15) ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16) Destruction and misery are in their ways; 17) And the way of peace they have not known.’ 18) ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’” – Romans 3:10, 12-18.

These natures of mankind are permeating not only throughout the Ununited States of America but also throughout the whole of this present evil age.

After the tragic high-profile Parkland High School massacre in 2018, we are continuing to witness many more mass shootings. And the increasing amount of these shootings from the “transgendered” has been notable throughout these past few years. See also, “Roman Catholic Priest Promotes LGBTQ+!”

The Lord GOD ── the Architect and Creator of all life ── has warned mankind against not only sexual immorality, but warns us that we shouldn’t even approve of those who do engage in those sexual immoralities ──

If you want to know how God looks upon the goings-on of this world. This is humans being human in their natural state. Romans 1:28 – “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, …” – we have public leaders who don’t even want to admit or acknowledge that God is our great protector. “…God gave them over to a [reprobate] mind, …” – it means ‘worthless.’ If you go back up to Verse 21, you see the phrase, ‘and their foolish hearts were darkened.’ And so, we live in a world – we who are children of the light – with people who are children of the darkness. Because they do not know God. They do not know His truth, His Plan, or His Ways. And here are a few things that humans are famous for – here’s the All-Star Cast. You want to know what you are without God!? Verse 29 – “being filled with all unrighteousness, [fornication], wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, [debate], deceit, [malignity]; they are whisperers [gossipers], 30) backbiters, haters of God, [despiteful], proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31) [without understanding], [covenant breakers], [without natural affection], [implacable; or faithless], unmerciful; 32) who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, …” – but thanks be to God, He has a plan. Where we can be saved, and then in the end, everyone we’ve ever known – almost – will have an opportunity to be saved.

Sadly, with the growing push of this Woke agenda, and this “Homosexual Acceptance Push in America,” our peoples are growing ever more depraved.

Notice that TERROR for those corrupted was indeed prophesied ──

“’ They have corrupted themselves; They are not His children, Because of their blemish: A PERVERSE AND CROOKED GENERATION. … 25) The sword shall destroy outside; THERE SHALL BE TERROR WITHIN For the young man and virgin, The nursing child with the man of gray hairs.’” – Deuteronomy 32:5, 25.

We are continuing to witness increased violence and corruption on a scale that has not been seen since the antediluvian era. Mass murders, sadistic, and terroristic acts!

We should truly consider the dire warning from the Apostle Paul ── inspired by the very Spirit of our mighty God ── as we approach the end-times of this present age ──

“But know this, that IN THE LAST DAYS perilous times will come:

2) For men [mankind] will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3) unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good; 4) traitors, 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.

But THANK ALMIGHTY GOD, there is GOOD NEWS! Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is returning and will establish His kingdom upon this Earth, and violent crime and these mass murders will immediately stop!

Let us continue to pray that we are worthy in the eyes of our great and awesome God, that we are ‘worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man’ within His mighty kingdom.

“ ‘Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On EARTH as it is in heaven.’” – Matthew 6:9, 10. □

1. Andoh, E., Rethinking masculinity to build healthier outcomes, 23 Sept. 2025.

2. Turner, A., #FlashbackFriday -- Today in 1973, the APA Removed Homosexuality From List of Mental Illnesses, 15 Dec. 2017. (See also: a Danny Herron Facebook post).