on the scene up to the instant of Jesus' coming. Who and what is
this mysterious beast? Revelation 13, Daniel 2 and 7, show it to
be the revived Holy Roman Empire of the Middle Ages. For some
years I have shown the prophecies that
speak of this, and how 10 nations will
be reunited in Europe to once again
resurrect the Roman Empire. Several
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leaders in Europe are working
diligently for this. I know a few of
the top leaders in this movement. But
Europe has been divided since World War
II, 40 years--and 40 years is a significant
time in Bible prophecy.
letter was
The prophecy of Daniel 2:44,
illustrated at right, shows the 10 toes
representing these 10 nations as five in
Eastern and five in Western Europe.
Apparently they must come together before
occupied by four
the prophecy of Revelation 17 and Daniel
2:44 can be fulfilled. The stone cut with-
out hands (verse 34) represents Christ
returning as King of kings to set up the
Kingdom of God on earth.
small pictures of
Do you remember how Martin Luther King
had a dream--and how that resulted in an
upheaval in a race crisis in the United States,
bringing great changes in the racial situation
in the United States? Some of these leaders of
Europe also have a dream.
the beast, or
Pierre Pflimlin, the president of the
European Parliament, formed to produce the
reunification of Europe, stated in Strasbourg,
France, on May 8, the 40th anniversary of the
end of WW II: "Let us not indulge in self-
parts of it, which
satisfaction. We must recognize our
limitations. We represent only one part of
Europe. There are peoples every bit as
European as our own that are unable to take
their place in our Community. Dresden and
Warsaw, Prague and Budapest are cities as
is described in
European as our own ten capitals. It might
now seem a vain hope to dream of bringing to-
gether all the peoples of Europe, but no one
can stop us dreaming of a complete Europe
united in peace. After all, all mankind's
greatest steps forward have often only been
Revelation 13, and
dreams come true."
God says in prophecy this dream will
come true--in God's due time. Perhaps you
in Daniel 2 and 7.
and I are holding this world condition back.
God's work must be completed--because once
this united Europe is formed there will be