thetrumpet--2020-01-02--Will Ethiopia Survive 2020?

Will Ethiopia Survive 2020?

Ethiopia made Foreign Policy’s list of “10 Conflicts to Watch in 2020,” which predicts, “Elections scheduled for May 2020 could be violent and divisive.” Swelling tension and internal conflict in the nation threaten to thrust Ethiopia into turmoil, possibly even collapse. This will present radical Islam with an opportunity to hijack the political unrest and increase its control over the Horn of Africa.
Ethiopia is Africa’s second-most populous nation, and it is also one of the most divided. The nation’s 105 million people belong to more than 80 different ethnic groups and speak several different languages. The nation is partitioned according to major ethnicities into nine separate regions. Each of these regions has its own executive, judicial and legislative branches; its own regional flag; is governed by its own constitution; and in many cases, has its own language.
Much of the nation’s ideologies, policies, programs and projects are issued by the central government. This undermines the federation’s principle of regional self-rule and causes much of the anti-government hatred across the regions.
Our list of 10 conflicts to Watch in 2020:
1 - Afghanistan
2 - Yemen
3 - Ethiopia
4 - Burkina Faso
5 - Libya
6 - The US, Iran, Israel and the Gulf
7 - U.S.-North Korea
8 - Kashmir
9 - Venezuela
10 - Ukraine https://t.co/YWouinW6cG — Crisis Group (@CrisisGroup) December 29, 2019
Protests in Oromeia, Ethiopia’s most populous region, against the ruling regime in 2016 brought the current leader, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, into office in 2018. Abiy’s rule initially brought relative peace. He was even awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize in October for settling Ethiopia’s dispute with its Eritrean neighbors.
However, grievances and small-scale conflicts are simmering underneath Ethiopia’s facade of relative stability.
Leading up to the May 2020 elections, the nation is divided between two groups: pan-Ethiopian nationalists, who favor a stronger central government, and ethnic nationalists, who favor the independence of the individual states.
But it’s not quite that simple.
Within the ethnic nationalists favoring state independence, the states fight and bicker among themselves as they strive for supremacy in the next government. According to a report by the Institute for Security Studies, these internal conflicts, which often become violent, have given “rise to a more hardened nationalist rhetoric, resulting in even more (intense) conflicts.”
The current ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, is led primarily by Abiy and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, a political party dominated by the Tigrayan region. Therefore, any national decree issued by the central government favors Tigray over other regions. This means that national policy is created by and favors 6 percent of the population, causing frustration in the other 94 percent.
The ethnic strife between the nine regions has led to hundreds being killed and, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Global Report on Internal Displacement, almost 2.9 million people being displaced in 2018, the highest number of displacements from a conflict that year worldwide.
New Opposition
According to Africa News, prominent Ethiopian activist Jawar Mohammed is set to join the Oromo Federalist Congress opposition party to participate in next year’s national elections.
“Jawar Mohammed and his media network is a powerful force in this region,” said Clionadh Raleigh, a professor of political geography and conflict at the University of Sussex. “I think that Jawar Mohammed has incredible power and that power is not something that Abiy yields.”
Mohammed was instrumental in the 2016 protests that ultimately brought Abiy to power. He used social media to organize strikes and protests that led to the toppling of the government. Ethiopian writer and democracy activist BefeQadu Hailu said that “his greatest influence is on the Oromo youth,” claiming that he can “create resistance among the youth.”
In November, the Oromia region, including Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, became the stage of several anti-Abiy rallies and clashes between ethnic groups. Deutsche Welle reported, “The violence came after a Facebook post in which Mohammed accused Abiy’s security forces of trying to orchestrate an attack on him in the region.” Video footage posted on social media showed hundreds of young Oromo men joining the gathering outside Mohammed’s home, chanting slogans such as “Stand down Abiy,” according to Al Jazeera.
Ethiopia is a very young country—43 percent of the population is under age 15. Just under two thirds of the nation is younger than age 25. This is why Mohammed’s popularity with the nation’s youth gives him so much power.
Christian-Muslim Conflict
Oftentimes these political divides are more than just ethnic; they are also religious. Ethiopia is a majority Christian nation with a large Muslim minority, at about 34 percent, according to data by cia World Factbook.
In Ethiopia, religion is a big deal. According to a 2018 Pew Poll, 98 percent of polled Ethiopians say that religion is very important in their lives.
The Oromeia region is equally split between Christians and Muslims, with a slight Christian majority. Here, more than anywhere in Ethiopia, the religious divide is most evident. When protests ignited in 2016, the large majority of conflicts occurred throughout Oromeia between Christians and Muslims.
Far from resolved, Ethiopia’s Christian-Muslim divide is an ongoing issue.
#Ethiopia:Despite message from Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council on the unavailability of protest rallies after Friday prayers today,massive rallies took place in several places denouncing last week’s burning of Mosques & businesses.
See full scoop https://t.co/btwP4dFSXH pic.twitter.com/55kZN3lKza — Addis Standard (@addisstandard) December 27, 2019
On December 24, Al Jazeera reported that several thousand Muslims across Ethiopia protested the burning of four mosques in the Christian-dominated Amhara region. In Amhara, thousands are protesting the ill treatment of Christian students in Oromeia.
The widespread conflicts and internal division have made Ethiopia prone to intense, sporadic violence. The unrest is expected to worsen leading up to the May 2020 election as ethnic and religious conflict takes center stage.
The central government is weak and the nation’s politics are becoming more and more volatile. As a result, Ethiopia is in danger of collapse.
The Prophecy
In Libya and Ethiopia in Prophecy (first published in 2012), Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry writes, “What is the immediate future of Libya and Ethiopia? We must go to the Bible for the answer—you will find it no place else.” These two nations are mentioned together in a prophecy in Daniel 11: “And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. … But he [the king of the north] shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, … and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps” (verses 40, 43).
These scriptures prophesy about the rise of radical Islamic group of nations in the time just before the return of Jesus Christ. This end-time power, biblically called the king of the south, will be led by Iran. (For proof, request a free copy of The King of the South, by Gerald Flurry.)
The Soncino commentary defines “at his steps” as either “joining his army or placing themselves at his beck and call.” The Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon defines the expression as “in his company.”
Radical Islam thrives in an environment of civil unrest. When the Egyptian and Libyan governments fell in 2011, radical Islam momentarily gained control of both nations.
If these ethnic and religious conflicts cause the collapse of Ethiopia’s government, the nation, especially the Muslim-dominated regions, will likely fall prey to radical Islam and Iranian control.
Iran has a long history of working in Central and East Africa. In 1993, a few hundred Iranian troops worked in neighboring Sudan. Two years later, thousands of Iranian-educated terrorist trainers were in the country. Though the relationship isn’t as strong as it once was, Iran is still active in the region, supporting various terrorist organizations. It has continued its support for the al-Shabaab terrorist organization in nearby Somalia and the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen.
Mr. Flurry continues in Libya and Ethiopia in Prophecy:
All you need to do is get a good map of the Middle East, with the emphasis on the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Then you can see why the king of the south, or radical Islam, is so interested in an alliance with or control over these two countries (as well as Egypt and Tunisia). They are on the two seas that comprise the most important trade route in the world! Whoever heavily influences or controls Ethiopia will undoubtedly also control the small areas of Eritrea and Djibouti on the Red Sea coastline. These areas only recently became independent of Ethiopia. Also, I believe the Bible view is that these small areas are included as a part of Ethiopia. … So you need to watch Libya and Ethiopia. They are about to fall under the heavy influence or control of Iran, the king of the south.
For years, the Trumpet has watched for radical Islam to gain control of this majority Christian nation. Since 2011, Mr. Flurry has been warning that this will happen. Now that Ethiopia is in the limelight as one of the top 10 conflicts to watch in 2020, this prediction rings truer than ever.
For more information, read and study Libya and Ethiopia in Prophecy.


thetrumpet--2020-01-02--American Economy Resurgent in 2019

American Economy Resurgent in 2019

Another decade is now history .
Let ’ s look at the 20 most important events of the last 10 years , according to how they fulfilled biblical prophecy .
From every region of the world , these events include wars , political events , new alliances , economic trends , changes in weather , social and moral developments , spiritual changes and more .
They dramatically advanced end-time prophecies , and they reveal how close we are to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ .
Supposedly we live in an age of science and reason , yet paradoxically there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demons , magic , possession , supernatural powers , witchcraft , vampires and zombies .
It is taking over television , movies , books and other entertainment .
There has also been a rise in emotional and mental instability and illness , more people taking mind-altering drugs , both legal and illegal—and an upsurge in ghoulish and evil crimes—people butchering family members—unimaginable barbarity—like scenes out of a horror movie—as well as mass shootings .
The Bible shows the connection among all these trends : They all illustrate the growing influence of the evil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 reveals that Satan and his demons were cast down in this end time , and that their wrath grows as their time gets shorter .
The past decade has shown a lot of evidence of this trend .
19 .
U.S .
Spending Its Strength in Vain The United States has been waging a war on terrorism for two decades .
The nation has spent $ 6 trillion fighting in Afghanistan , Iraq , Syria and Pakistan .
More than 53,000 soldiers have been wounded ; 7,000 soldiers have been killed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever bring these wars to a successful conclusion .
The nations America is fighting in are now more dangerous and unstable than when the war on terrorism began .
A prophecy in Leviticus 26 shows that the nation ’ s strength will be “ spent in vain ” if its people despise God ’ s laws .
This prophecy is being fulfilled .
• “ Not Much Bang for the Buck ” • “ America Has Won Its Last War ” In 2013 , China began an initiative in the South China Sea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most important developments of the decade .
The Chinese selected seven coral reefs in disputed parts of the sea that were partly or fully submerged , and began transforming them .
They used fleets of dredgers to grind sand from the seafloor and pump it atop the reefs .
They added rocks and paved over it all , transforming the reefs into 3,200 acres worth of artificial islands .
But the Chinese weren ’ t finished .
They then set to work militarizing these islands .
Today , what used to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China ’ s mushrooming naval might—greatly boost Beijing ’ s control over the South China Sea .
This is fulfilling a prophecy recorded in Deuteronomy 28:52 , in which God warns the nations of Israel—meaning the modern-day U.S. and Britain—that if they reject Him , He will hand control of the world ’ s sea gates to their enemies .
Thanks largely to China ’ s man-made islands and naval might , it is gaining control of the South China Sea and the gates that allow access to it .
It is happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under U.S. or British control , which shows that this prophecy in Deuteronomy is being fulfilled .
• “ China Is Steering the World Toward War ” • “ Changing of the Guard ” from He Was Right On Monday , June 27 , 2011 , German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a historic decision , approving the delivery of more than 200 of Germany ’ s most modern tank—the Leopard 2A7+ model—to Saudi Arabia .
This was the first time Germany supplied heavy arms to an Arab government .
It wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Merkel Doctrine ” by German newsmagazines like Der Speigel , a massive surge in exports to so-called moderate Arab states across North Africa and the Middle East has been overseen by the German government .
Over the past decade , Saudi Arabia , Bahrain , the United Arab Emirates , Turkey , Jordan , Lebanon , Algeria , Qatar and others have all received German armaments .
This has helped Germany to become the world ’ s fourth-largest arms exporter .
But these armaments aren ’ t just about making money .
Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well .
Based on a prophecy in Psalm 83 , we have long forecast that Germany will soon ally with many of the Arab states it is now arming .
Bible prophecy also shows that Germany ’ s strategic placement of its limited troop deployments around North Africa and the Middle East is beginning to surround one nation that didn ’ t receive German arms : Iran .
• “ Why the Trumpet Watches an Alliance Between Arab Nations and Europe ” 16 .
A New Pope Turns the World Against America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2013 , he became the world ’ s first Jesuit pope and the world ’ s first Latin American pope .
His papacy has been characterized by his attacks on free-market capitalism and the nations that promote it—namely America and Israel .
In 2014 , Pope Francis condemned an Israeli separation wall in Bethlehem .
In 2015 , he helped the Obama administration lift a U.S. embargo on Communist Cuba .
In 2016 , he condemned plans to build a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border as un-Christian .
And throughout his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capitalism at a “ new tyranny.
” A prophecy in Isaiah 47 shows that a church with influence over many nations will enslave the people of Israel in the end time .
The Catholic Church is actively fomenting resentment against the United States .
• “ Much More Than an Economic Plan ” • “ Why Is the Pope Meddling in American Politics ?
” After Japan ’ s defeat in World War ii , the nation was forced into a state of pacifism and made dependent on the U.S. for security .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Japan would return to militarism .
“ … Japan has become so powerful economically that it could build a military force of very great power … rapidly , ” he wrote .
In the years that followed , Japan indeed boosted its military might .
And in the last decade , the trend accelerated .
The March 2011 earthquake spurred the most momentous Japanese military operations since the end of World War ii .
In 2014 , Japan “ reinterpreted ” its constitutional ban on collective self-defense , enabling it to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been unthinkable a few years earlier .
Japan wasted no time using the new leeway .
It sent soldiers to hotspots abroad with mandates none of their countrymen had had for decades : They could use force .
Meanwhile , Japan increased its defense budget to record numbers , and continued developing more and more of the world ’ s most cutting-edge weaponry .
Mr. Armstrong accurately foretold Japan ’ s return to militarism because his analysis was based on the Bible .
Scripture shows that in the final world war , one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mighty Asian bloc .
Ezekiel 38 lists ancient names for the people of modern Japan , saying they will be part of this Asian military colossus .
Japan ’ s return to militarism brings this prophecy closer to fulfillment .
This past decade brought some horrific natural disasters .
It started in January 2010 with an earthquake in Haiti that killed some 316,000 people .
It included the 2011 tsunami in Japan , the 2015 earthquake in Nepal , and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017 .
News reports often commented on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once in a generation ” or even “ once in a thousand years , ” and said it was “ of biblical proportions.
” Droughts , wildfires , floods , hurricanes , heat waves , cyclones , blizzards and other calamities have been increasing and are never far out of the headlines .
Over the decade , the response to these disasters has grown increasingly vehement and emotional—and that is , to blame all these problems , and many more , on a single cause : man-made climate change .
Despite many flaws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of data being deceitfully used to force faulty conclusions , through intellectual bullying it has become virtual consensus that reducing carbon emissions is the only way to save humanity .
More and more world leaders and national administrations are proposing and implementing sweeping reforms that will injure economies , cripple private enterprise , and place far more power in the hands of governments .
Environmental alarmism has become a pretext for implementing leftist economic policy .
The Bible prophesies that climatic and natural disasters will increase in the end time .
Jesus Christ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a specific sign of His imminent return .
Many scriptures describe how God uses droughts , floods and storms like hurricanes and tornadoes to correct mankind , to turn us from our sin .
So these increasing disasters this past decade signal the urgency of the time .
But mankind is ignoring God ’ s correction , pursuing a false cause with religious fervor , and doubling down on the moral and spiritual sins for which God is sending these curses .
This was the decade when European politics fell apart .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Spain to Germany spent months struggling to form governments .
Behind this is the rise of extreme parties on the far right and far left .
And behind this is a massive popular dissatisfaction with the status quo .
This decade saw a devastating financial crisis in Europe .
It witnessed a migrant crisis sweep Europe .
It saw terrorism hit the Continent : 138 people killed in Paris in November 2015 ; 87 killed in a truck attack in Nice , July 2016 ; 12 killed in an attack on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On a 2009 Key of David program , Mr .
Flurry said : “ A strongman is going to be brought on the scene in Europe , so says your Bible .
Will an attack by al Qaeda provoke that ?
” The rise of a strongman in Germany is one of the key prophecies we are watching , and one yet to be fulfilled .
But all these crises have already prompted the rise of strongman politics in other European countries .
Hungary and Poland are ruled by strongman-type leaders .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a critical part of this trend : He conforms to exactly the kind of strongman leader we have been looking for .
European nations are becoming “ distrustful of America and thinking more and more about uniting themselves into a united states of Europe , ” Mr. Armstrong wrote in March 1950 .
To do that , though , they needed a “ new supreme leader.
” In 1954 , he wrote : “ All Europe is actually ready—just waiting for the confidence-inspiring leader.
” “ If a real crisis develops , will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Mr .
Flurry asked in our December 1991 issue .
“ Your Bible says that is going to happen !
That crisis will probably be triggered by an economic collapse in the U.S. ” Now we have seen crises .
We have seen the appetite for a strong leader on display .
And we have seen stronger leaders arise in European countries .
This is a fulfilled prophecy that is certain to intensify in the time ahead .
• “ Why the Trumpet Watches the Rise of a German Strongman ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruled much of the Middle East and North Africa .
While far from a perfect situation , this strongman rule prevented the rise of radical Islamic forces inside their country .
However , the Bible says in Daniel 11:40-45 that in the latter days , these nations—from Libya to Egypt to Ethiopia to Yemen—will give way to radical Islamic rule : the rule of the masses behind a leader of Islamic holy war , or in biblical terms , “ the king of the south.
” As the Trumpet has said for 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran .
Standing in the way of that prophecy were these strongmen .
Then , in 2010 and 2011 , starting in Tunisia , spreading to Libya and Egypt , and then jumping across to Syria and Yemen , mass movements of people rose up against their overlords .
This “ Arab Spring ” gave hope that democracy would replace autocracy in the Middle East and North Africa region .
But where some saw hope , we saw a dangerous trend toward Islamic rule .
In Libya , the decades-long rule of Muammar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Western powers .
The result is that Libya is still an ungoverned space where jihadis vie for power .
In Yemen , gone is the long-term rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh , ousted from the Yemeni capital of Sanaa by Houthis , a Shiite sect that answers directly to Iran .
Now the Houthis reign supreme in western Yemen , making Iran the gatekeeper to the critical Red Sea passageway .
In Egypt , the change was brief , though telling .
In 1994 Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran , is very strong in Egypt and Algeria .
This religion will probably take control of both countries very soon.
” He mentioned that the Muslim Brotherhood , an almost 100-year-old institution that believes in the supremacy of Islam , would head that revival .
In 2011 , after strongman Hosni Mubarak stepped down , Egyptians voted in what many considered to be Egypt ’ s only free election in its 5,000-year history—and they elected the Muslim Brotherhood .
Ties with Iran surged .
While the Muslim Brotherhood has since been ousted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secret cables show that Iran ’ s relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood continues .
These events have turned North Africa into a largely ungoverned space crawling with jihadis , ripe for Iran ’ s leadership to corral the masses—just as prophecy foretold .
11 .
The Development of a ‘ Mart of Nations ’ Trade war is all over the headlines .
China and America are imposing tariffs on each other .
America is threatening sanctions against European energy companies .
China is creating a vast , Asian-wide trade network .
These developments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ mart of nations ” in which merchants “ pass over the seas ” and great waters—in other words , a massive overseas trade network .
Included are Tyre ( prophetic language for a modern-day European financial center ) , Chittim ( signifying modern-day China ) and Tarshish ( the inhabitants of the isle , Japan ) .
Gerald Flurry first spoke about this in 2009 , and the story has since leaped into the headlines .
In 2009 , Germany was exporting $ 51 billion worth of goods to China .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
China has become Germany ’ s top trade partner .
The German and Chinese cabinets meet together every year .
Meanwhile , an EU-Japan trade deal entered force last February , creating the world ’ s largest free-trade area .
This is about to be eclipsed though : The EU and the Latin American bloc mercosur have signed a deal to create an even bigger one .
All this time , China has been militarizing the South China Sea , creating a new sea gate in a region that is home to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maritime commerce .
Its navy has grown to include 10 nuclear and 50 conventional submarines , two aircraft carriers and 30 destroyers , and nearly a hundred frigates and corvettes .
In his booklet Isaiah ’ s End-Time Vision , Mr .
Flurry warned , “ With a German-led Europe ( the king of the north ) possessing great maritime power , North America will be surrounded on the east by Europe and the south by Latin America .
The Bible contains many prophecies of that European power attacking America—and many other prophecies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where China and the giants of Asia enter the picture … .
Should Europe , the resurrected Holy Roman Empire , find a way to take advantage—even for a moment—of key resources and strategic holdings of China , Russia and Japan , it would have more than enough power to besiege the Anglo-Saxon nations and enslave them.
” So much of the power to do that is in place already .
The rapid development of this prophesied “ mart of nations ” is a dramatic example of fulfilled prophecy .
Barack Obama was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2008 on a pledge to fundamentally transform the nation .
During eight years in office , President Obama laid the foundation for nationalizing the health-care industry by signing the Affordable Care Act , he made it easier for illegal immigrants to remain in America by signing an executive order , and he took several steps enabling the legalization of same-sex “ marriage.
” The Obama administration also routinely accused local police officers of racism and actively supported protest movements like Black Lives Matter .
The class and race hatreds his administration stirred up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in protests and riots against the police and the Trump administration .
These transformative actions all trace back to lawlessness .
For eight years , the most important office in the U.S. government was occupied by a man who undermined the law of the land rather than upholding it .
As a result , America is much different than it was on Inauguration Day 2009 .
Many of the Obama administration ’ s reforms succeeded because the president pretended his views were less radical than they were .
Given this adeptness at deceit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Under Attack identified him as a type of the ancient Seleucid emperor Antiochus Epiphanes .
Antiochus obtained rule through lies before betraying the people of ancient Judah , slaughtering them and desecrating the temple in Jerusalem with an idol bearing his likeness .
A prophecy in Daniel 8 reveals that the devil would use an Antiochus figure to cast truth to the ground in the end time .
Barack Obama used deceit to transform America , casting down constitutional principles and Christian morals .
When the 2010s began , Russia and China were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 years , they brought their ties to a level of geopolitical intimacy that has astounded analysts worldwide .
The main turning point came in early 2014 , when Vladimir Putin ’ s Russia illegally annexed Ukraine ’ s Crimean Peninsula .
President Obama said Putin ’ s land grab violated “ basic principles … recognized around the world.
” He said the nations were “ united ” in seeing the move as dangerous and illegal .
But China stepped in and proved Mr. Obama wrong .
The Chinese publicly supported Russia .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Western world tried to punish Russia with economic isolation , China did the opposite , deepening Russia-China ties .
Graham Allison of the Harvard Kennedy School wrote , “ At every point the United States and Western Europeans imposed pain [ on Russia ] , China has offered comfort.
” This decision by China set ties between the two countries on the fast track .
They intensified their cooperation in international affairs and politics , bestriding the global stage in near-perfect lockstep .
Whether with policies on the Middle East , Africa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else , Russia and China began operating in tandem .
They also began to profoundly strengthen their trade ties .
By 2018 , mutual Russia-China trade had hit an astounding $ 100 billion .
Volumes for 2019 are on pace to be higher still , particularly with the Power of Siberia gas pipeline having just come online and now pumping trillions of cubic feet of Russian gas into China each year .
In military matters—the most significant aspect of the relationship—Russia and China have formed ties so close that they have forged an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2010s began , they had held just a handful of military exercises .
During the 2010s , they staged more than 20 more sets of drills , some with hundreds of thousands of soldiers involved .
These are two nuclear-armed nations practicing to make war together !
The Trumpet closely watches the deepening ties between Russia and China because the Bible prophesies of an Asian confederation that will form in the end time with these two nations at its core .
This Asian bloc is referred to in Revelation 16:12 as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show that this bloc will play a major role in a nuclear World War iii .
Society ’ s moral decline has occurred over decades , with premarital sex , adultery , divorce and other such trends growing more and more common .
Well before this past decade , homosexuality was gaining public acceptance .
Homosexual acts were effectively legalized nationwide back in 2003 with the Supreme Court ’ s ruling in Lawrence v. Texas .
But this past decade saw a rush forward in sexual deviancy , both popularly and legally .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ struck down the Defense of Marriage Act , effectively giving same-sex unions the same legal status as traditional marriage .
Soon , legal challenges began punishing private business owners like bakeries and flower shops for exercising their personal conscience and failing to endorse and promote same-sex unions .
We are finishing the decade with a prominent Democrat Party candidate for president who calls himself a Christian , quotes the Bible , and proudly campaigns alongside his gay “ husband.
” But the mainstreaming of this transformative new sexual morality went far beyond same-sex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only on sexual orientation , but also on “ gender identity ” have proliferated .
This punishes anything perceived as different treatment because of behavior perceived as not stereotypically male or female .
In the past decade , transgenderism has rapidly moved from the far fringe to the mainstream .
Activists have succeeded in efforts to open public toilet facilities and locker rooms to people of the opposite biological sex .
People are losing jobs for refusing to celebrate gender dysphoria .
Incarcerated men who identify as women have been transferred to women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been taking over women ’ s sports , dominating weightlifting , cycling , wrestling , running , soccer and other competitions as they compete against female athletes .
And this revolution is only beginning , since activists are implementing public school curricula for even our youngest children that indoctrinate them to embrace such confusion .
Bible prophecy describes the moral and spiritual climate that will prevail in society in the end time : including rampant sexual promiscuity , licentiousness and homosexuality .
Jesus Christ described how it would be as it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their immorality .
And He warned that we in the end time would suffer the same fire-and-brimstone fate .
Many other scriptures describe the sins of Sodom—but it seems that in our frenzy to embrace the lunacy of gender confusion , modern society is going well beyond the perversions that even Sodom committed .
And the reality is that civilization can not survive this kind of corruption , absurdity and lawlessness .
Prophecy is plain that God ’ s judgment is coming swiftly .
• “ Climate , Gender and the Fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reinstated financial sanctions on the Iranian regime , it would be easy to overlook the Iranian nuclear deal as not having much of an effect anymore .
However , when this deal was struck in 2016 , Gerald Flurry called it the worst foreign-policy blunder in American history .
These last four years have proved that statement correct .
While President Trump ’ s sanctions have slowed Iran ’ s economy , there has been no slackening in its march toward acquiring a nuclear weapon .
And having received $ 150 billion in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has used that money to fund its terrorist proxies : Hezbollah in Lebanon , Shiite militias in Iraq , Houthis in Yemen , and Palestinian groups .
It has also spent the cash to research , test and equip its missile arsenal , which is the largest in the Middle East .
It has developed smart technology that enables these missiles to hit within 10 meters of any chosen target .
This development in itself is a game-changer for Israel , with some likening it to having a cumulative effect of a nuclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballistic missile technology , which was allowed under the nuclear deal , to the point that it can now carry a nuclear weapon as far as southern Europe—something it couldn ’ t do four years ago .
And though it claims to still abide by the nuclear deal , Iran has now moved within seven months of having enough nuclear material to produce a nuclear warhead .
Some argue that even if it acquires all the matériel and the delivery system , Iran still lacks the know-how to create the weapon itself .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in North Korea—a long-standing partner with Iran in its nuclear program—have proved that nation ’ s ability to produce a nuclear weapon .
North Korea has shared other technology with Iran and could share this as well .
These are the fruits of the Iran nuclear deal four years ago , and they have made the world a far more dangerous place .
As we have long noted , the policy of mutually assured destruction does not impact Iran ’ s calculus .
According to the mullahs ’ own end-of-days scenario , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear war .
They just have to start one .
And Bible prophecy is clear not only that World War iii will , in fact , be a broadly devastating nuclear war , but also that Iran will be a primary trigger for it .
The Iran nuclear deal hastened the fulfillment of these chilling prophecies .
6 .
Germany Uses the Financial Crisis to Dominate Europe So many of the headlines from this decade could have come right from Herbert Armstrong ’ s Plain Truth newsmagazine years ago .
Daily Mail , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hitler failed by military means to conquer Europe , modern Germans are succeeding through trade and financial discipline .
Welcome to the Fourth Reich.
” Financial Times , May 8 , 2012 : “ This is not a monetary union .
It is far more like an empire.
” Germany ’ s Der Spiegel , March 2015 : “ An empire is in play , at least in the economic realm .
The eurozone is clearly ruled by Germany ….
” This empire was created on the back of the euro crisis .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The conglomeration of European nations using it was just too different to share a single economic policy and a common currency .
Many , including German leaders , saw that a crisis was inevitable .
In 2008 the crisis hit in Greece .
During the 2010s we saw it shake country after country—Greece , Cyprus , Portugal and , to a lesser extent , Spain .
In each instance , Germany grabbed more power .
Only Germany had the funds to step in and bail out these stricken countries—and each time it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ German taxpayers were also victimized .
They didn ’ t want their tax euros being used by the elites to buy themselves power over Europe .
But it happened anyway .
And now Germany dominates Europe more clearly than ever .
In 1954 , Mr. Armstrong wrote : “ Nothing can prevent Germany from completely dominating Europe .
Soon there will be the prophesied United Europe , the resurrected Roman Empire with Germans in complete domination .
It ’ s prophesied !
” In 1956 , he wrote that the Germans “ plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Europe.
” Now even Germany ’ s own Der Spiegel is talking about a German-led European empire .
In early November 2013 , Gerald Flurry recorded a Key of David episode examining the role of Russia and its leader in Bible prophecy .
He highlighted Revelation 9:16 , which describes an Asian force of 200 million soldiers fighting in World War iii .
He also discussed Ezekiel 38:2 , which says this massive Asian force will be led by “ the prince of Rosh , Meshech , and Tubal ” ( New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Flurry explained that Meshech and Tubal are early names corresponding to modern Russian cities , and Rosh is a variation of an ancient name for Russia .
Mr .
Flurry then made a bold , specific forecast : President Vladimir Putin will be this “ prince of Russia ” who leads the end-time Asian force .
He said we should watch for Putin to start expanding Russia ’ s control over Ukraine and the nations in its periphery .
Later that November , Ukraine descended into chaos after its president said he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the ensuing months , protests grew increasingly violent .
Putin secretly sent troops into the country and ended up annexing Ukraine ’ s Crimean Peninsula .
He literally redrew the borders of Europe .
Mr .
Flurry wrote , “ The fact that one man—one man—is responsible for this huge geopolitical shift is deeply significant.
” Putin continued wielding his power to prevent Georgia , Ukraine and other former Soviet countries from developing closer ties with Europe .
He also tightened his grip over Russia .
And he deftly maneuvered to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Japan and many other Asian nations .
Putin pushed the U.S. out of Russia ’ s periphery by persuading Kyrgyzstan to oust the Americans from Manas Air Base—Washington ’ s last military base in Central Asia .
And he got Russia deeply involved in the Middle East , sidelining America , helping the brutal Syrian regime to retain power , and aiding Iran ’ s pursuit of nuclear weapons .
President Putin also spent much of the decade modernizing Russia ’ s military and developing numerous state-of-the-art weapons systems , including virtually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia ’ s military far more lethal .
The 2010s showed the world that Vladimir Putin is not just a judo master , a kgb wunderkind , and the wealthiest man in the world .
They showed that he is also the savior of modern Russia—the man responsible for returning the vast nation to great-power status .
He is the trailblazer for the modern global return to authoritarianism , the most cunning strongman on the scene , and the world leader better equipped than any other to stand up to the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Rosh ” that God inspired the Prophet Ezekiel to write about thousands of years ago , and whom Mr .
Flurry identified before much of the evidence had yet appeared .
On Tuesday , a mass protest stormed Baghdad ’ s central green zone , a highly sensitive area holding international embassies .
The protesters , clad in military fatigues and Shiite insignia , charged the United States Embassy and set the reception area on fire .
They were protesting a U.S. air strike two days earlier that targeted members of Kataib @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishment known as the Popular Mobilization Forces and , more significantly , an Iranian military proxy in Iraq with much American blood on its hands .
Elsewhere in Baghdad these days are other protests—not anti-U.S. , but anti-Iran .
For two months , Iraqis have been proving themselves willing to die in their efforts to remove Iranian interference in their nation .
So far , 500 anti-Iranian protesters have been killed .
These two simultaneous demonstrations highlight the battle for Iraqi hearts that has been waged by the United States and Iran for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran , the fight for Iraq has gone on much longer .
Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 , Iran has set out to conquer Iraq by war , subterfuge , infiltration or any other means .
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force has overseen this 40-year project .
A popular slogan during Iran ’ s war on Iraq in the early 1980s was , “ The path to Jerusalem runs through Karbala ” —the location of Shiite holy places just south of Baghdad .
Though the Iran-Iraq War ended without victor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The largest roadblock to Iran ’ s victory over Iraq was America ’ s invasion of Iraq in 2003 .
After the U.S. removed dictator Saddam Husain , hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops were stationed right next door to Iran ; Iranian leaders worried they would be next .
But as time wore on , they recognized that the U.S. had no appetite for another war .
They simply had to wait , and meanwhile , to train Iraqi Shiite militias to pick at American and coalition forces .
Eventually , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they did just that—and hastily .
Before long , the notoriously wicked jihadi organization the Islamic State raced to fill the power vacuum left behind in Iraqi territory .
Iran responded by directing the very same Shiite Iraqi forces that had fought against America to now fight against the Islamic State—and what ’ s more , to do so alongside U.S. air support .
Mr .
Flurry wrote about the folly of this situation in the January 2018 Trumpet : “ Iran now looks like an effective and useful partner in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make Iran appear to be the savior in Iraq and Syria !
” Today the Islamic State is gone from Iraq , but these Shiite militias that answer to Iran have unchecked power in both Iraq ’ s military and its politics .
Now consider what Mr .
Flurry wrote in 2003 right after America invaded : “ It may seem shocking , given the U.S. presence in the region right now , but prophecy indicates that , in pursuit of its goal , Iran will probably take over Iraq.
” Has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protesters on Iraq ’ s streets testify that it has .
This may be the clearest , most specific fulfilled prophecy of the decade .
For decades we have watched for it .
From the earliest days of his work in the 1930s , Herbert W. Armstrong forecast the advent of a united European power .
In 1956 he wrote , “ Probably Germany will lead and dominate the coming United States of Europe , but Britain will be no part of it.
” Even when Britain joined the European Community in 1973 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prophecy .
“ Britain is going to look back on Monday , Jan. 1 , 1973 , in all probability , as a most tragically historic date—a date fraught with ominous potentialities !
” he wrote .
“ For that date marked the United Kingdom ’ s entry into the European Community.
” In 1978 , with Britain firmly embedded in the European Economic Community , Mr. Armstrong described a “ soon-coming resurrected ‘ Holy Roman Empire ’ —a sort of soon-coming ‘ United States of Europe ’ —a union of 10 nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Common Market of today .
… Britain will not be in that empire soon to come.
” Why these unflinching forecasts ?
The Bible shows that the British people are descendants of the Israelite tribe of Ephraim .
There is abundant proof that the British are modern-day Israelites—a book ’ s worth , in fact .
We would like to offer you a copy of that book—The United States and Britain in Prophecy , by Mr. Armstrong—free of charge .
God prophesied that after Ephraim and Manasseh received their promised wealth and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the God who blessed them , He would remove those blessings and punish these nations with war and captivity .
Many scriptures describe the German-led Europe that God said would punish Britain .
If God would use a German-led European superstate to punish Britain , Britain would have to be outside that superstate .
Hence Mr. Armstrong ’ s forecast that Britain would go .
And so it did .
On June 23 , 2016 , Britain shocked the world by voting for Brexit .
And this last month , Britain again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-Brexit government .
This government immediately approved a law to get Britain out , and the nation will officially leave the EU on January 31 , thus realizing Mr. Armstrong ’ s Bible-based prophecy .
• “ Why the Trumpet Watches the UK ’ s Break From Europe ” • The United States and Britain in Prophecy On Nov. 8 , 2016 , the American people elected Donald J. Trump as president of the United States .
For millions of Americans , this was a full-throated protest against the Obama administration , against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against government regulation and intrusion , and against bowing and kowtowing to foreign governments .
Upon assuming office , President Trump immediately started signing executive orders undoing much of President Obama ’ s legacy .
His administration also started exposing much of the corruption in the previous administration , such as the fbi ’ s use of Russian propaganda to illegally spy on the Trump campaign and rig the 2016 presidential election .
President Trump has also strongly supported Britain ’ s new prime minister , Boris Johnson , bolstering efforts to separate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United Kingdom a strong alternative trade partner .
Together , Boris Johnson , Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are leading an Anglo-American-Israeli resurgence on the world scene .
A prophecy in 2 Kings 14 shows that God would temporarily save Israel from destruction in the end time using a type of the ancient Israelite King Jeroboam ii .
Another prophecy in Amos 7 shows that this end-time Jeroboam would have a strong religious following , described as “ the king ’ s chapel.
” America ’ s resurgence under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by some 30 million evangelical Christians , provide distinct evidence that President Trump is the prophesied end-time Jeroboam .
But it is vital to remember that the reason God is using Mr. Trump to save America temporarily is to give people time to repent of their sins .
Without repentance , America ’ s economic and racial problems will come roaring back to destroy the nation in a devastating civil war .
This will weaken America to the point that it can be invaded by a European superstate .
America ’ s resurgence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; it is a last chance to repent before Great Tribulation !
• “ Can President Trump Get Control of His Own Divided Government ?
” 1 .
The New Throne of David The Bible says that when Jesus Christ returns , He will become King of kings , and Lord of Lords .
He will take His place on a throne .
In fact , Luke 1:32-33 say that God is going to give Him “ the throne of his father David , and he shall reign … for ever ; and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end.
” That is the event that all of these other events listed above are pointing to .
These other prophecies are signs of how close we are to the time when God will fulfill this promise and Jesus Christ will establish His government on this Earth .
The throne of David , on which Jesus Christ will sit , was established by God about 3,000 years ago , with King David of Israel .
God preserved that throne through the descendants of David for generations .
Even when the kingdom of Judah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensured that the throne would continue , as He transplanted it to the British Isles through a female descendant of David .
It remained there for many more centuries , first in Ireland , then in Scotland , then in Britain , after three prophesied “ overturns ” of that throne .
But the prophecy of these overturns , in Ezekiel 21:27 , says that after this , “ it shall be no more.
” Several specific prophecies show that just before Christ returns , there will be a change in the throne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 2017 .
The royal family of Britain no longer inhabits the throne of David , as they have for generations .
That throne has been replaced by a new throne of David , which God has given to His Church—one of the last , most important steps in preparation for Christ ’ s return .
This is a subject you have to really study to understand , and our editor in chief , Gerald Flurry has written a book about it , called The New Throne of David .
Out of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just how close we are to the end of this present age and to the beginning of a new age that will come when Jesus Christ returns , the new throne of David tops the list .
• The New Throne of David

In America, there are now more jobs than workers, reported the Washington Times on December 30. The economy reached one of its strongest points in recent memory during 2019. There is a specific reason behind this economic resurgence, which explains why America is having some of its best economic times ever—and how short this time will last.
“The real wealth and well-being of the vast majority of Americans have risen faster for the past three years than almost any time in history,” said the Washington Times.
It now takes fewer hours of work to buy a given consumer product than it did in the 1970s. With the average wage in 1970 of $3.22 an hour, it took 55 hours of work to afford a clothes dryer. In 2019, with an average wage of $25 an hour, only between eight to 16 work hours were necessary. The same principle goes for gasoline, airfares and food.
A drop in unemployment was another one of United States President Donald Trump’s achievements during 2019. In October, the White House reported the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed unemployment at a 50-year low.
The same goes for inflation, which Bloomberg in June said is “so subdued that some have pronounced it dead.”
The economy is stronger and more stable than at any time in recent memory, and economic data back up the claims. Bloomberg reported that although the economy is growing slowly, it has seen the longest continual expansion ever. Critics have called this growth dismally slow. However, this is preferable to an over-hasty expansion that destabilizes the economy and leads to recession.
The third quarter of 2019 had a gross domestic product growth rate of 2.1 percent. This is within the safe zone, generally agreed to be between 2 to 4 percent.
“The long hangover from the financial crisis is over, and we’ve now surpassed our pre-crisis level of prosperity, meaning we’re the richest we’ve ever been,” wrote the New York Post. “Meanwhile, investors in the S&P 500 basket of stocks saw returns of a mind-boggling 250 percent this decade, the first the U.S. has ever experienced without a recession since records have been kept.”
Most of President Trump’s opponents have tried to downplay the economic success of his administration. But Bloomberg acknowledged that “economists do credit the president’s policies—lower taxes, plus an increase in government spending agreed with Congress—for faster growth rates starting in 2018.”
However, there is one statistic that neither side of the political spectrum addresses: debt.
The fact that the U.S. simply cannot pay off its debt has become virtually ignored. That means the shelf-life of the American economic resurgence is limited.
For now, it is taken for granted that the economy will continue on, stable as ever. Goldman Sachs commented that the economy is “structurally less recession-prone” now than ever before. Yet not much has changed since the Great Recession. The same risks are still present and pose even greater danger than before. The president of Mauldin Economics penned an article in 2018 arguing that the next recession could exceed the scale of the Great Depression.
Social unrest from politics continues to grow, triggering fears of another civil war. The New York Post dismisses these dangers to make its case that the past decade has been America’s best. But the economy will not stay the same forever. Ignoring America’s social problems because of the strong economy is a mistake. Though it’s a big one, the economy isn’t the only possible source of violent social upheaval; there are other causes, such as the partisan divide currently on display.
Nations that fall into violent protests end up in economic recession, such as Hong Kong, which entered its first recession in a decade as a result of ongoing protests against China’s increasing influence.
Certainly President Trump’s policies have impacted the economy in some positive ways. But the danger lies in over-confidence. “Betting on human ingenuity to falter is like betting on the New York Knicks—to win the Super Bowl,” wrote the New York Post. But as cnbc cautioned, “Investors could be excused for getting a little nervous over such calls, as optimism also was heavy in late 2007, just as the economy was about to enter the worst of the financial crisis.”
Many people even credit the president’s religion for the improvements he has brought to America. Is there any merit to this?
The Trumpet is different from other news sources because it uses Bible prophecy to analyze the news. The Bible has a very specific message for Americans today about this resurgence.
In his article “Saving America from the Radical Left—Temporarily,” Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry discussed the prophecies surrounding a leader whom God would use to temporarily save Israel from imploding. (America and Britain today are the descendants of ancient Israel. For detailed proof, please read Herbert W. Armstrong’s book The United States and Britain in Prophecy.) Anciently, Jeroboam ii restored Israel to economic and military superiority right before its final fall and captivity. Today, a modern-day type of Jeroboam is doing the same thing.
“What we are seeing is actually a modern-day fulfillment of what happened in ancient Israel under Jeroboam ii. A bit of a resurgence, some renewed prosperity, a swell of religious activity—but not true religion—with the blessing of the ‘king,’” wrote Mr. Flurry.
President Trump takes credit for the economic turnaround in America. But who is really behind it? Mr. Flurry explained:
Israel was still in a sinful state. Jeroboam ii followed in the same rebellious traditions of the past. So it wasn’t because of the repentance or righteousness of the Israelites and their king that it experienced this resurgence. Why, then, did God bless the nation in ways not seen since Solomon? “For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash” [2 Kings 14:26-27]. … This resurgence was not because of any personal greatness or leadership skill by Jeroboam. It was because God took pity on Israel in its affliction. It was because God did not want the name of Israel blotted out. It was because God saved Israel!
However, Mr. Flurry also makes extremely clear that this resurgence is temporary. Anciently, as today, it was a presage to the defeat and enslavement of Israel at the hands of its enemies.
This resurgence is also a sign of hope. It is an indicator of how close the world is to Jesus Christ’s return.
To find out more about the real causes of America’s temporary wave of prosperity, and to see where the current administration fits in with Bible prophecy, read Mr. Flurry’s articles “Saving America from the Radical Left—Temporarily” and “Who Is the Modern-Day Jeroboam?” These articles will bring clarity to the complex political and economic events around you.


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Climate Fiction Gains in Popularity

Of all the content the Trumpet produces , the articles and videos from the editor are the most important .
They provide an insight that can be found nowhere else .
As we end the decade , here are 10 landmark articles over the last 10 years from our editor in chief Gerald Flurry .
These articles have gone on to become the foundation of everything else we write on the subject , and we often refer back to them again and again .
If you ’ re not familiar with them , or want a good understanding of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them a read .
It ’ s hard to believe the Syrian crisis is still going , seven years after this article was written .
At that time , the death toll was 10,000 .
Now it ’ s 400,000 .
But this article is still your essential guide to the civil war .
In it , Mr .
Flurry made some forecasts that weren ’ t on anybody else ’ s radar .
“ Biblical prophecy reveals that , very soon , Syria will no longer align with Iran , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany will help cause this split.
” No one else was watching for Germany to get involved in Syria .
Yet seven years on , both Russia and Turkey are looking for European help in reconstructing Syria .
And Germany ’ s defense minister and leading candidate to be its next chancellor is saying that European troops must be deployed on the ground as part of the price for that help .
It may be nearly a decade old , but this article remains your indispensable guide to the Syrian civil war .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ packed with truth relevant for your life today .
Few things demonstrate this as clearly as Bible prophecy .
In this article , Mr .
Flurry zooms in on one word , in one prophecy , and shows how it gives us so much detail about current world events .
This article will help you understand Germany ’ s policy in the Middle East .
But it is also powerful proof that every single word of the Bible is inspired by God .
At the start of 2014 , Russian President Vladimir Putin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine .
The U.S. secretary of state at the time declared that Russia was acting “ in a 19th-century fashion.
” He just couldn ’ t understand this “ incredible act of aggression.
” Others were less shocked .
But still there is a critical element of this story that even the world ’ s best analysts don ’ t understand .
This article gives you that missing element .
Many of Pope Francis ’ s forays into diplomacy expose his anti-America and anti-Israel attitude .
But perhaps none is more immediately dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ December 2014 , then President Barack Obama restored diplomatic ties with Cuba after 53 years of hostility .
“ The deal was largely the handiwork of the Vatican , ” explained Mr .
Flurry .
“ Think of how valuable Cuba has been to America ’ s enemies in the past !
” he warned .
“ You need to watch what is happening in Cuba.
” There ’ s a lot of bad news out there .
But this article is about good news .
After a tragic shooting at a church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charleston , South Carolina , showed the world the only way to have peace among the races , ” wrote Mr .
Flurry .
“ This example should have been held up for the whole nation to follow , ” he wrote .
“ It should have filled the airwaves after that terrible event .
This is a lesson and an example for all of us of a way of life that can really solve our problems !
” This article details their example , and the lessons we can all learn .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the most dangerous news events of our times .
Back on Jan. 16 , 2016 , a deal negotiated by President Obama was implemented that was supposed to stop it .
With Iran still threatening Israel with nuclear destruction , it remains critical to understand the Iran nuclear deal and how America agreed to it .
• “ China Is Steering the World Toward War , ” July 2016 The rise of China is one of the most important stories of the post-Cold War era .
It ’ s a rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decade .
In this article , Mr .
Flurry showed how both recent history and Bible prophecy give us powerful warnings about China ’ s expansionist ambitions .
The election of President Trump in 2016 rocked the world then , and it is still reeling today .
Surely such a momentous event had to be prophesied in the Bible ?
In this article , Mr .
Flurry explained how it was , and how “ Donald Trump ’ s victory in the United States presidential election gives us a clear indication as to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pundits are calling 2019 one of the worst years in modern times for the royal family .
Their troubles have seldom been out of the headlines .
What has gone wrong ?
Back in 2017 , Mr .
Flurry wrote : “ This has been a bad year for Britain and its royal family .
And here is why it will get much worse—before it gets better than you can even imagine !
” This article explains the real cause of the royal family ’ s woes—and the great hope for everybody contained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ deep state ” and President Trump is never out of our headlines .
In recent weeks , so much has been exposed about the illegal ways the radical left has tried to bring down the president .
Mainstream media have refused to cover this , though some reporters are investigating the story .
But there is one part of this attack that even they can not understand .
As Mr .
Flurry wrote , “ It is our responsibility to cut through the noise and politics to understand the truth.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full truth about this attack .
These are our Top Ten—but click the link to see a handful more landmark articles from our editor in chief from this past decade .
This article goes into greater depth about the left ’ s efforts to attack President Trump , and shows from Bible prophecy why these efforts are failing , and in fact could ultimately work in the president ’ s favor .
“ We need to carefully watch what is happening right now between Germany and Russia , ” began Mr .
Flurry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still making headlines .
In this article , Mr .
Flurry reviewed the history of cooperation between Germany and Russia , and showed why it so dangerous for the U.S. We devoted the entire October-November 2013 Trumpet to archaeology .
Over the last decade , a wealth of discoveries have confirmed the accuracy of the Bible .
These should make major headlines worldwide : The book that claims to speak for Almighty God , containing His revelation on how to live a happy life , has been proved correct again and again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention .
But in this article , Mr .
Flurry explained why we are involved in what he called “ the most exciting archaeological project in the world !
” “ Northern Africa is turning into a battleground with enormously important prophetic implications , ” this article begins .
How true that statement has proved .
North Africa rarely makes the front pages , but over the last decade it has become one of the world ’ s hottest hotspots .
European armies have intervened repeatedly .
Germany had launched one of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Algeria is its number two arms customer , according to data from just this month .
Right now , German , French and other European soldiers are actively fighting a war against radical Islam in North Africa .
This article is your guide to understanding that war , and why it matters .
“ This might be one of the most important messages on world events I have ever written , ” this article begins .
“ Do you realize that what is currently unfolding in Europe is going to affect your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything else ever has ?
” The European financial crisis has been one of the big stories of the decade .
The way Germany used the crisis to dominate Greece and Cyprus has led to mainstream publications like Der Spiegel and the Daily Telegraph talking about the Fourth Reich .
In this short article , Mr .
Flurry explained the biblical reality behind this story , and where it is leading .
It contains this oft-quoted , concrete forecast : “ Watch closely .
Germany will use this crisis to force Europe to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some eurozone countries will be forced out of the Union .
When that happens , the pundits will say European unification is dead , that the European Union has failed .
Don ’ t listen to them !
“ Every country that leaves the EU puts us one step closer to seeing the German-led 10-nation European superstate !
” • “ The U.S. Constitution Is Over 95 Percent Destroyed !
” , August 2011 The U.S. spent the first half of the decade under a radical administration , hostile to the principles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this article Mr .
Flurry sounded a warning that has proved only too accurate since then .
“ The Constitution is on its deathbed , ” he wrote .
“ But almost nobody understands or knows why.
” Now we have seen holdovers from that administration spy on and attempt to derail a presidential candidate , and now president , they disapprove of—threatening the very foundation of America ’ s democracy .
It is more important than ever to understand the unseen reason for the attack on America ’ s Constitution .

A subgenre of science fiction that explores the potential effects of climate change is gaining global popularity. Climate fiction, affectionately dubbed “cli-fi,” is an old idea that is experiencing a rebirth. Its ideals and postulations can be found in earlier works, such as the 1962 novel The Wind From Nowhere, by J.G. Ballard, and in cinematic creations like the 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow.
According to Dan Bloom, author, climate activist and originator of the term, the advent of cli-fi is brought on by United States President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord and his refusal to accept man-made climate change as a serious threat. Cultural phenomenon and anxieties tend to eventually manifest themselves in art. Just as fear of radical political regimes spawned classics by Orwell and Huxley, the world’s cultish obsession with climate change is informing art. Hence, writers are wielding their pens to construct imagined worlds where the planet has punched back at humanity in a cataclysmic fit of rage.
Authors are asking questions about this new world. What will it mean for food acquisition? In what ways will it rip apart the family structure and redefine morality? Their answers conjure a chilling dystopian landscape.
Take, as an example, Omar El Akkad’s novel American War. The author imagines life in America following the outbreak of a second civil war in 2074. Shadi Hamid summarizes the narrative in his Atlantic piece:
In the early 2070s, the federal government, by then based in Columbus, moved to outlaw fossil fuels. Southerners resented this and other impositions from the richer, prosperous Northern states. Fervor for secession began to build. The nature of Southern “culture” was rich, but also somewhat vague and constructed, like all cultural identities are. It was enough, though, to moor a movement that would lead to the deaths of millions. A Southern suicide bomber assassinated the president in 2073, plunging the country into violence.
Through these stories, activists are attempting to transform climate change from the political to the personal, blending their version of the truth into an emotional cocktail that hits the bloodstream, delivering a potent dose of anxiety to the heart.
The movement is finding its junkies where these things tend to: among the youth. Scores of climate fiction falls into the “young adult” category, and young people are devouring the concepts in their media as well. When youthful minds tend to balk at charts and numbers, the emotional appeal of literature and cinema is far more effective. Cli-fi courses are sprouting up in universities around the world, and according to Andrew Hirschfield at mic.com, “Cli-fi” literature is starting to catch on in K-12 education, too. Places like Connecticut and Oregon, are passing laws that would require climate change to be taught as part of the curriculum in public schools, which would include the use of “cli-fi’ literature in English classes.
While perhaps entertaining, this brand of literature highlighting climate change is a red herring from the very real and very imminent danger of a real climate change precipitated by a nuclear thunderstorm. The irony is that while people willingly embrace the fictitious nightmare scenarios of climate change, they reject the similar, yet horrendously real situations put forth by Bible prophecy. The problem with cli-fi is that it promulgates a false narrative, a false causation of human suffering, and a false solution.
In “The Deadly Climate Change Deception,” Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry got to the heart of the climate change issue. He showed that it is God who commands the weather (Nahum 1:3).
Mr. Flurry explained that the current increase in natural disasters is due to mankind’s refusal to acknowledge the authority of its Creator and His laws. Consequently, He is using weather to get our attention, to bring us to repentance and a right relationship with Him. This is reflected in His warning to ancient Israel: “If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then I will give you rain in due season and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit” (Leviticus 26:3-4).
Many climate scientists scoff at the notion that God controls the weather, but it is true. Rather than fixating on fiction novels about the insulating effects of carbon dioxide, people need to humble themselves, pray, seek God’s face, and turn from their wicked ways. As Mr. Flurry wrote in “The Deadly Climate Change Deception,” “God will continue to ratchet up the weather disasters until we finally begin to listen to Him! He wants to give us every blessing imaginable, but first we must turn to Him in humble obedience.”


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An Iraqi soldier stands guard in front of the US embassy after Iraqi Shiite militia supporters and protesters stormed the @ @ @ @ @ How Long Will the Resurgence Last ?
( 13 minutes ) America is in the @ @ @ @ @ Bible prophecy says that it ’ s only temporary .
How much longer will the @ @ @ @ @ Iran-backed protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iraq this week .
Iran continues to fulfill @ @ @ @ @ foreign policy .
This whole world is in crisis , and the major cause is @ @ @ @ @ proven incapable of ruling over man !
The fruits are obvious everywhere you look !
@ @ @ @ @ see a government rule this Earth that will work—God ’ s family government .
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The Surging U.S. Economy and Iran’s Pushiness
How Long Will the Resurgence Last? (13 minutes)
America is in the midst of a resurgence. Bible prophecy says that it’s only temporary. How much longer will the surging economy hold up?
Iran Is Pushing (13 minutes)
Iran-backed protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iraq this week. Iran continues to fulfill Bible prophecy with its pushy foreign policy.
Bible Study: God’s Family Government (25 minutes)
This whole world is in crisis, and the major cause is bad government. Man has proven incapable of ruling over man! The fruits are obvious everywhere you look! Soon mankind is going to see a government rule this Earth that will work—God’s family government.


thetrumpet--2020-01-01--Britain: The Perennial Hope of Populism

Britain: The Perennial Hope of Populism

An election landslide has Conservatives euphoric. But we need to put it in context.
You can’t help but notice how closely linked America, Britain and Israel have been recently—in turmoil. In all three countries, the political left has been fighting the will of the people: in America against Donald Trump, in Israel against Benjamin Netanyahu, and in Britain against Brexit. The resulting division and deadlock has been appalling.
But suddenly in Britain, it seems the deadlock was broken. In an election in December, the British people handed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party a landslide victory—the party’s biggest win since Margaret Thatcher’s astounding victory in 1987. Much to the political establishment’s dismay, Mr. Johnson now has more than enough power to deliver on his signature promise: Get Brexit done.
Before the election, Britain’s liberal media claimed the polls were tight; it was too close to call; the nation was headed for a hung Parliament, or possibly a government led by Jew-hating, Communist-loving Jeremy Corbyn. All wrong: Mr. Corbyn led the Labour Party to its worst election drubbing since World War ii, and he will no longer even lead his own party.
Suddenly the forecasts of a British demise have been forgotten, and Conservatives are euphoric. They represent the perennial hope that comes with such elections: Now we can start fixing things.
Is the hope justified? One thing is certain: This dramatic election accelerated the fulfillment of key end-time biblical prophecies.
Resurgence
Even before World War ii ended, Herbert W. Armstrong forecast that Germany would rise again and lead a union of 10 European nations in a seventh and final resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire. He based this forecast on Bible prophecy (see Revelation 17:12). “Probably Germany will lead and dominate the coming United States of Europe,” Mr. Armstrong wrote more than 60 years ago. “But Britain will be no part of it!” Thanks to Britain’s stunning election, that prophecy will soon be fulfilled.
Mr. Johnson also promises to implement a much more conservative agenda. Melanie Phillips called this a seismic shift that might have “redrawn the British political landscape forever.” The Telegraph’s Allison Pearson considers this “the start of something that could be extraordinary for Britain.”
This too is momentous prophetically. After the election of Donald Trump as United States president in November 2016, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry indicated that this would help temporarily improve conditions in America and strengthen the nation abroad. Furthermore, he said, since the Bible prophesies that Britain will leave the EU, we would see Britain carry out its June 2016 Brexit referendum, separate from Europe, and follow President Trump’s lead, especially on trade.
While establishment media and prognosticators keep getting it wrong, the Trumpet’s forecast has proved spot on.
This is an Anglo-American resurgence. And it is prophesied in your Bible! In the eighth century b.c., God intervened to save the kingdom of Israel “by the hand of Jeroboam” (2 Kings 14:26-27). The modern descendants of ancient Israel are principally the U.S. and Britain. God is now using a type of King Jeroboam ii to lead our nations through one final period of prosperity and relative peace. It’s not because we deserve it. It’s because of God’s overflowing mercy and love. He is giving us one final opportunity to humble ourselves and turn from our wicked ways (2 Chronicles 7:14).
While Britain’s Conservatives are rejoicing, they are overlooking this sobering truth. Amos 7:8 adds that, after this modern counterpart of ancient Israel’s temporary resurgence, God “will not again pass by” His people Israel anymore. In other words, this is the last warning. Time is almost up for our nations! We only have one brief period of prosperity left.
The reality is that soon, Conservative jubilation in Britain will, for one reason or another, give way to frustration, disappointment and dismay. Conservative promises will ultimately prove illusory, the nation’s rebound fleeting. Then will come the same fate that befell Israel anciently.
A Common Fate
The kingdom of Israel declined and was conquered by the Assyrian Empire in 718 b.c. The kingdom of Judah, however, was not conquered at that time; it fell 130 years later. But look carefully at Hosea 5:5: “And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.”
Clearly, this too is prophecy. In the end time, the modern nations that descended from the ancient tribes of Ephraim (modern-day Britain), Manasseh (here called “Israel”—the superpower America) and Judah (the prophetic name for the Jewish state of Israel) will collapse together—suddenly!
Why is God so angry with these three nations? “Because they received the most blessings of all—they are the birthright nations and the scepter nation—yet are mired in deep sin,” my father wrote on Nov. 23, 2016, just after Mr. Trump’s election. “In addition, all three of them rejected God’s message from Mr. Armstrong and from His work today. These three nations have a history with God ….”
The news from the nations continually befuddles the mainstream media. Now, conservative sources are giddily headlining this resurgence. But the only way to understand its context is to know Bible prophecy. Then you can not only know where they are leading, you can see the great God behind them.


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German Arms Exports Hit Record in 2019

The very foundation of America ’ s constitutional system of government is under attack .
United States Attorney General William Barr gave a stunning speech at the University of Notre Dame in October , a speech that should move people to take note of the seriousness of the times .
He warned that the Judeo-Christian moral foundation that America was founded upon is under attack by academics , activists , actors , educators , journalists , media moguls , politicians and secularists of all stripes .
This attack threatens the very foundation of America ’ s constitutional system of government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and understands this noble document as few men do .
My father , Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry , has stated that God surely had a hand in Mr. Barr ’ s appointment as attorney general .
He was attorney general under President George H.W .
Bush in the early 1990s , and it is remarkable that he decided to take the job again .
He seemed to come out of nowhere , and the timing of his nomination , hearings and confirmation is significant .
The attorney general ’ s speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hear .
In His mercy , God is exposing the corruption in American politics and giving people one last chance to repent before the nation plunges into a time of unparalleled calamity .
The attorney general began his speech by describing mankind ’ s capacity for self-government .
He said that no society can endure that does not restrain individual greed and selfishness .
But who is ultimately responsible for ensuring that people do not oppress their neighbors ?
“ By and large , the founding generation ’ s view of human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tradition , ” Mr. Barr said .
“ These practical statesmen understood that individuals , while having the potential for great good , also had the capacity for great evil .
Men are subject to powerful passions and appetites , and , if unrestrained , are capable of ruthlessly riding roughshod over their neighbors and the community at large .
No society can exist without some means of restraining individual rapacity .
But if you rely on the coercive power of the government to impose those restraints , the framers believed , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is too controlling , and you will end up with no liberty , just tyranny ” ( ibid ) .
America ’ s founders faced the same dilemma that all civilizations face : How do you restrain selfish , lawless people without turning to an authoritarian government—which will inevitably be ruled by selfish , lawless people ?
The conclusion that George Washington , John Adams , Alexander Hamilton , John Jay , Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Jefferson and James Madison came to was that the individuals had to learn to restrain their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obviously required religion and morality .
“ [ T ] he founders decided to take a gamble , and they called it a great experiment , ” Mr. Barr continued .
“ They would leave the people broad liberty .
They would limit the coercive power of the government and they would place their trust in the self-discipline and virtue of the American people .
In the words of Madison , ‘ We have staked our future on the ability of each of us to govern ourselves.
’ ” When the founders spoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , they were not primarily referring to governmental structures that put power in the hands of the majority .
They were referring to each individual ’ s capacity to restrain his own human nature and govern himself .
They were referring to moral character , which is especially important in a free republic , where restraints are not enforced by “ philosopher kings.
” This is why an American constitutional republic is only suitable and sustainable for a moral people .
As John Adams explained it , “ We have no government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human passions unbridled by morality and religion .
Avarice , ambition , revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net .
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people .
It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
” As long as most Americans voluntarily submit to God ’ s Ten Commandments , the U.S Constitution is a relatively effective governing framework that prevents tyrants from rising to power and guarantees a large amount of liberty to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submit to the law of God , the same form of government will yield anarchy , until an authoritarian leader rises up to restore order .
“ As far as human government goes , the United States started about as right as any government man has ever produced , ” my father writes in Character in Crisis .
“ Critics today can say what they will about why it started right .
But the Founding Fathers all seemed to be in perfect agreement on the issue .
The country began in fertile ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morality.
” In the summer of 1787 , Elizabeth Powel approached Benjamin Franklin as he exited the Constitutional Convention .
The account goes that she asked , “ Well , doctor , what have we got , a republic or a monarchy ?
” Franklin ’ s reply : “ A republic , madam , if you can keep it.
” Like America ’ s other founders , Franklin knew that if we fail to establish and maintain the rule of law , our republic is doomed !
Over the past century , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biblical morality .
“ [ M ] odern secularists dismissed this idea of morality as sort of otherworldly superstition imposed by a killjoy clergy , ” Mr. Barr continued .
“ But in fact , Judeo-Christian moral standards are the ultimate utilitarian rules for human conduct .
They reflect the rules that are best for man , not in the by and by , but in the here and now .
They are like God ’ s instruction manual for the best running of man and the best operation of human society , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these moral laws have bad , real-world consequences for man and for society .
We may not pay the price immediately , but over time , the harm is real.
” Militant secularists no longer have a “ live and let live ” attitude toward biblical moral codes , he said .
They are no longer content to live a lawless lifestyle and leave others to practice their faith .
In fact , he said , many government officials in the Obama administration seemed to “ take delight ” in compelling people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bible and their conscience by forcing religious employers to fund contraceptive and abortifacient coverage in their health plans .
Secularists in many state governments take the same delight in forcing Christian bakers to cater homosexual weddings .
Progressive activists think they are moral and upright , and that circumstances in America are improving as they go about destroying religion , morality and the institution of family .
But this view is deranged .
Just look at the social wreckage that family breakdown has caused .
As Mr. Barr pointed out , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illness .
We are witnessing soaring suicide rates and a deadly drug epidemic that is killing more than 70,000 people a year .
We see swelling numbers of angry and alienated young males rioting in the cities and committing mass shootings .
Where is the progress ?
Look around and you see immense suffering , wreckage and misery !
“ This is not decay , this is organized destruction , ” Mr. Barr warned .
“ Secularists and their allies have marshaled all the forces of mass communication—popular culture , the entertainment industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and traditional values.
” Americans are not keeping their republic .
It is in grave danger of descending into anarchy and war .
And the reason is that people abandoned “ God ’ s instruction manual ” and indulged their own selfish , lawless human nature .
Attorney General Barr is describing America under attack .
He does not discuss Satan the devil , nor does he grasp the depth of Satan ’ s role in this attack .
But the Bible reveals that Satan is “ the prince of the power of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worketh in the children of disobedience ” ( Ephesians 2:2 ) .
It also prophesied that Satan would be cast to Earth in the end time ( Revelation 12:9 ) .
The devil is full of wrath ( verse 12 ) , and he has gotten control of society , particularly the radical left .
Abraham Lincoln once stated , “ All the armies of Europe , Asia and Africa combined , with all the treasure of the earth ( our own excepted ) in their military chest , with a Bonaparte for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years .
… If destruction be our lot , we must ourselves be its author and finisher .
As a nation of freemen , we must live through all time or die by suicide.
” The devil understands this fact well , which is why he is attacking America from the inside .
“ Many people scoff about there even being a devil—while he ’ s tearing them apart !
” my father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ They don ’ t understand anything about God , nor do they know the devil .
Until they do , the problems will only intensify.
” The only solution to our massive problems is repentance toward God ( Ezekiel 33:11 ) .
“ Satan ’ s growing wrath against [ America , Britain and Israel ] as his time grows shorter will climax in the worst suffering in human history—what the Bible calls the Great Tribulation ” ( ibid ; request your free copy ) .
Attorney General Barr does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unmasking the devil ’ s work .
It is very likely that God did have a hand in Mr. Barr ’ s appointment as attorney general so he could help expose the lawless spirit that has taken over academia , politics , entertainment and the news media .
God ’ s great desire is to bless America and all other nations with peace and prosperity .
But He is not a tyrant who will force people to follow His laws against their will .
So He is allowing people to learn from their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ develop character in individuals—the character required to willingly submit to God ’ s government and overcome selfish , lawless human nature .

German arms exports reached record highs during 2019, as illustrated by figures produced by the German Ministry of the Economy and published by Deutsche Welle on December 27. Despite numerous calls for a reduction and some of the world’s strictest regulations, the world’s fourth-largest arms exporter is not backing away from its expanding role.
The last record high was in 2015, and successive years saw arms exports decline. This year has been an about-face for the German arms industry. Sales in 2019 were up 65 percent over the previous year, totaling roughly $8.8 billion.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute confirms that Germany remains the world’s fourth-largest exporter, behind the United States, Russia and France.
This puts it among a select group of powerful nations that can influence conflicts around the globe by supplying high-quality arms.
Germany’s largest shipments in 2019 went to Hungary, Algeria and Egypt. Hungary purchased Leopard tanks after Prime Minster Viktor Orbán sought to double defense spending and shore up Europe’s eastern flank. Egypt and Algeria are important partners as well, for the influence they exert on vital waterways like the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean.
Germany has one of the most tightly regulated arms export policies in the world. In 2019, sales from German companies decreased while French companies’ sales increased (possibly due to German companies seeking a work-around for government restrictions). Even so, many Germans view these exports negatively and demand more restrictions be placed on certain nations.
Independent studies have confirmed that despite export bans to nations involved in conflict, German arms are still seeping into sensitive regions. Yemen is the most prominent example; it is crawling with German armored vehicles, tanks and even small warships.
Given Germany’s history, the arms industry is a controversial subject for its citizens. Whether they should rearm, and take on more military roles, has been one of the most common questions of 2019.
Trumpet executive editor Stephen Flurry discussed the question of rearming Germany on a Nov. 12, 2019, episode of the Trumpet Daily Radio Show, shortly after Spiegel Online published an interview with geopolitical commentator Robert Kagan. He told Spiegel that saying to Germany “We do want you to be a military power” is “a big gamble.”
He is right. Germany started two world wars within less than 30 years. Though the Cold War and American-led world order kept it at bay for decades, Germany is now more capable than ever before.
“Germany is a country fertile in military surprises,” warned Winston Churchill in 1934. This basic tenet of their national character remains true today.
After World War ii, nobody imagined a newly powerful, industrialized, militarily capable Germany rising from the rubble as quickly as it did—nobody except Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of our predecessor magazine, the Plain Truth. He warned on a radio episode in 1945, “From the very start of World War ii, [the Germans] have considered the possibility of losing this second round, as they did the first—and they have carefully, methodically planned, in such eventuality, the third round—World War iii!”
Real-world events back up the biblical prophecies the Trumpet has always relied on to forecast Germany’s rise.
Many of the industrial giants that make Germany’s armaments today took part in the Nazi war effort. By exporting to a wide array of countries, they gain expertise and capacity. If these manufacturers turned more of their efforts toward their own nation, Germany’s military would grow into a mammoth power.
The Bible predicts that Germany will lead a final resurrection of the European superpower, modeled after the Holy Roman Empire of old. The EU will be cut down to just 10 nations, with Germany at the forefront (Revelation 17:10, 12). Few see it, but as Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry has said, a German-led Europe is the world’s “hidden superpower.” All it needs to do is keep some of these exports for itself and be led by a strongman.
In a January 2018 Key of David episode, Mr. Flurry stated:
When you think about Germany and their starting of World War i and World War ii, it shouldn’t be too hard to understand that they could also start World War iii. That is what is going to happen. Ten kings are going to come on the scene in Europe. The European Union is going to be pared down from about 27 nations to 10 kings, and it’s going to be called the Holy Roman Empire, the seventh and last head of the Holy Roman Empire
Germany is not backing away from its arms exports. It continues to use these to forge partnerships and influence conflicts around the world. Yet exports are only part of the story. Germany has the ability to rapidly build up its own military, and to arm Europe.
Watch as global uncertainty continues pushing Germany to strengthen its military and capacity.
Europe’s hidden military strength should be a red flag to the world. But it’s also a sign of hope—Jesus Christ’s intervention—just beyond the suffering. To discover more about this crucial subject, read our article “Forging a Superpower” and request your free copy of The Holy Roman Empire in Prophecy.