MAY NEWSLETTER
Long post, but please take time to read, and you have my permission to forward this newsletter or post it on any forum. Visit www.pastorbrianroberts.com for updates. May will be a very busy month prophetically.
Note: the picture is of Javier Solana, curently the Foreign Minister of the EU.
MY THOUGHTS
First of all, I want to say up front that Javier Solana is not the Antichrist because the Antichrist has not been revealed yet. Whether it be him or someone else remains to be seen. I post this article to you not to speculate who the Antichrist is or the False Prophet, but to share what is going on in the European Union (EU). The EU will have two offices starting sometime in 2009. The most powerful post will be the post of foreign minister. Currently, this is held by Javier Solana. The second and least powerful of the two will be that of the EU President. The Foreign Minister will be in control of the 10 members of the Western European Union (WEU).
Daniel 7:23-24 states, "Thus he said:
'The fourth beast shall be
A fourth kingdom on earth,
Which shall be different from all other kingdoms,
And shall devour the whole earth,
Trample it and break it in pieces.
24 The ten horns are ten kings
Who shall arise from this kingdom.
And another shall rise after them;
He shall be different from the first ones,
And shall subdue three kings.'"
This passage along with the parallel passage shows that the Antichrist will not be a leader of one of the 10 nations, but will come out among them to rule over the 10.
Revelation 17:12-14, "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 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; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."
In these passages, the Antichrist is going to come from an office in the revised European (Roman) Empire, and the Antichrist will eventually control 10 kingdoms that make up the core of the renewed empire. It seems that the current European Union makes a very good case that the EU along with the WEU could be the aligned 10 kings recorded in Daniel and Revelation. If this supposition is correct, then could we have the office that the Antichrist could come from? We may. Right now, the Foreign Minister is the 11th out of the 10. In other words if this is the office that the Antichrist comes from, who will be the one who will occupy it when the abomination of desolation occurs when the Antichrist is revealed to the nation of Israel?
With the news of a possible peace dawning in the Middle East (Rev. 6:1-2), the threat of war from Iran (Ez. 38-39), and the Syrian threat (Isaiah 17:1), the prophecies are lining up. If they are lining up in other areas of the world, then the prophecy of the revised Roman Empire will line up also. Remember the EU will have two offices in 2009. The more powerful foreign minister, but also a less powerful EU president. If the EU foreign minister office be the office of the future Antichrist, could the future EU president be the office of the future False Prophet. It will be the False Prophet that will be the more charismatic of the two.
In Revelation 13:11-12, "Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed."
Later on in the chapter, the False Prophet is the one that will cause all great and small to receive the mark. It is my belief that the False Prophet may be more charismatic than the Antichrist if it is the False Prophet that is the mouthpiece for the Antichrist. In this scenario, the False Prophet cannot be the pope, but a leader from the EU that carries a political and a global religious weight unseen in history. Right now, Tony Blair wants that job. Whether he fulfills the end times role or not remains to be seen, but go to the tab under ?Important End Times News' on the website (www.pastorbrianroberts.com) and click on the youtube of Tony Blair?faith in a global world, and you will see real quick he is working for the new world order.
Everything I have shared comes from my heart, and I am not stating who is what. I am presenting facts that have largely been ignored. Most people are too concerned about themselves, than what God is doing in the world around them. Remember, God states in His Word that in the end people will believe ?the lie'. Maybe ?the lie' is the belief we are our own gods, and our view, our way, our wants, are more important than the Creator. It is ?the lie' that got Adam and Eve in trouble as they ate of the forbidden fruit to become like God. I believe many today inside and outside the church are eating that same forbidden fruit, and want or think they have already become like God. It is their way or the highway, instead of asking what is God's way.
Continue to follow the website as May looks like an interesting month prophecy wise. I will keep you updated on all the international gatherings in May. You can visit the website www.pastorbrianroberts.com for dates that are coming up.
Bro. Brian
NEWS LINK
Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, is the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Secretary-General of both the Council of the European Union (EU) and the Western European Union (WEU). He was named Secretary General of the 10 permanent members of the Western European Union in November 1999. Solana is a physicist who later became a politician, serving as a minister in Spain for 13 years under Felipe González before serving as Secretary General of NATO from 1995 to 1999.
Since October 1999, Javier Solana has served as the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. In 2004, Solana had been designated to become the EU's Minister for Foreign Affairs for when the European Constitution was to come into force in 2009, but it was not ratified and his position has been renamed under the Treaty of Lisbon.
Here are Solana's e-mail responses to questions sent to him by this columnist:
The EU (in its early version as a common market) came about as an attempt to bring a halt to hostilities among European countries, especially France and Germany. How relevant is this experience for the current Middle East situation, and what role could the EU play in facilitating similar developments?
It is true that the driving force behind European integration from its very beginning was a clear desire of the then European leaders to overcome old differences and assure a peaceful development of Europe for future generations of our continent. This idea of peace is still very much relevant today - but not only for us, Europeans - it represents a condition sine qua non for the development and a successful future of all the peoples of the Middle Eastern region.
As The High Representative of the European Union for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, both in my EU capacity and within the framework of the international Quartet, I strongly and consistently keep advocating a comprehensive and peaceful solution to the Israeli-Arab conflict in general and Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular. It is indeed a strategic priority for the European Union. I continue to be convinced that despite all difficulties we can achieve the goals set most recently at the Annapolis meeting and the Paris donors' conference organized at the end of 2007.
How could the EU help Israeli and Arab companies pursue business joint ventures through the auspices of the European Union?
Any effort, any initiative to promote economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and conducive to building trust between them is to be supported. But we cannot forget that peace and security are fundamental for economic development and in order to create the conditions for such initiatives to be viable. I think that it is evident to everybody that economic normalization goes hand-in-hand with desirable normalization of political relations.
The EU will continue relentlessly to help Israelis and Palestinians in finding a lasting solution to their conflict - through political and diplomatic efforts but also through economic cooperation. Within this context, I recognize the crucial role that Arab states play in support of the Middle East peace process and I stress in this respect the importance of the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002.
We also hope very much that the access and movement agreement will be implemented without delay since this will allow Palestinians to rebuild their economy and be an important step on the path of normalization. Overcoming old antagonisms and resolving current disputes is necessary to confront the new challenges we are all facing today.
Do you believe there is interest from Arab business sectors in different countries to strengthen economic ties with Israel?
I strongly believe that not only the business community, but all people in the Middle East are tired of a decades-long Israeli-Arab conflict, and deserve to have normal relations including, of course, ever stronger and mutually profitable economic relations.
Do you as EU High Representative see it as part of your agenda to promote a Free Trade Area or other economic cooperation between Israel and its Arab neighbors?
It was our own European experience which led us to launching the Barcelona process in 1995 and offering our Mediterranean partners, including Israel, a much needed multilateral approach. The European Neighborhood Policy was designed later to develop the Barcelona process and assists us further in this effort. I can just confirm that Israel plays a very important role in this Partnership, where our main objective is to create a common area of peace, stability and prosperity, including the creation of a Free Trade Area by 2010.
The EU could afford to concentrate on first economic matters and then deeper integration thanks to the defense umbrella provided by the US during the cold war. Could the EU play a similar role today for the Middle East?
In my view, any historical comparison or simplification is very risky. The situation in Europe after the Second World War was very complex and definitely influenced by the antagonism of the two major superpowers. Today we are trying to build a new world, where a multilateral approach to our common problems and challenges would be predominant.
It is absolutely clear that Europe should play a significant role in this process and match its major economic potential with an adequate political role. We can witness that the European Union is taking this responsibility seriously, for instance through our many European Security and Defense Policy missions, of which the first two operate in the Middle East.
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