Europe’s Prophesied Power Emerging
Second only to Israel now being at the heart of the desperate search for global peace, I’m convinced that Europe being suddenly thrust to the top of the end-times quest for that world peace is a profound development. And, just as profound, I believe, is that this man—who, against all odds, is opposed by all the powers of geopolitics and the object of two nearly successful assassination attempts—is the force behind bringing this generation to the time when God will bring His prophecy to fulfillment.
Donald J Trump is, I believe, the man who is, unwittingly, key to the process in this matter—the world being moved toward the time God’s Word plainly says will be history’s most terrible era.
By this, I don’t mean Mr. Trump is a pawn of Satan in setting up the world for the son of perdition (Antichrist) to step onto the platform of power. Rather, I believe this unusual man (and, like him or not, who can honestly deny that he is unlike any we’ve seen?) is being used by heavenly direction—again, unwittingly—to bring all the evil of this world to its conclusion.
We’ve watched him jump without hesitation into the world’s most dangerous conflict—the one involving Israel, the number-one Bible prophecy signal of this being the end of the age. His doing so is because of another top sign of this late prophetic hour: the desire to bring peace in a region where war threatens to break into global nuclear conflict. This peculiar peace, in fact, is at the center of what Bible prophecy says will indeed bring carnage to all of humankind at some point.
“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3).
And now, Mr. Trump, the American president number 47, has jumped in with everything available to him into the second-most-dangerous situation involving the very real possibility of world war being ignited. We’ve watched with almost mesmerized attention the unprecedented lack of decorum when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tried to pull a fast one in the televised Oval Office visit.
The American president told Zelensky he was putting the world in danger of World War III by his effort to force America to guarantee troops on the ground in Ukraine to protect against Russian assault. This wasn’t part of the agreement already made before that meeting, and Zelensky was trying to make America look bad before the world through his subterfuge.
However, the confrontation, as entertaining as it was to some—me included—the greater takeaway is that the entire matter has Bible prophecy at its dark center, I have no doubt.
Here’s what I mean.
Zelensky was told to leave the White House on rather rude terms but in terms well deserved. The Ukrainian president then returned to Europe, where he was received by the nations whose leaderships, though stunned by what had happened in the Oval Office, nonetheless embraced Zelensky, who was nursing wounds from his underestimation of Trump’s reaction.
Or was it underestimation? At the very least, it was, in total, governed by heavenly direction, in my opinion. Whatever it was, it has thrown fear into those who govern/rule Europe. It has put into fast-forward the movement toward establishing the prophesied military power for that area, which is destined to be the area out of which the world’s last and most despotic dictator will arise.
Here is a news item that somewhat enlightens, I think.
European nations are rapidly increasing defense spending in response to growing security concerns driven by the ongoing war in Ukraine and uncertainty over US commitments under Donald Trump’s presidency.
European leaders met in London on Sunday to advance plans for stronger defense cooperation, with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warning that Europe urgently needs to “rearm.”
“We need a massive surge in defense, without any question. We want lasting peace, but lasting peace can only be built on strength,” von der Leyen said on Monday. She added that she would inform EU member states on Tuesday about plans to strengthen European defense industry and military capabilities.
The talks, which brought together 18 allies, came just days after Trump publicly berated Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, accusing him of being “disrespectful” and ungrateful for US aid…
“We should have woken up earlier,” [French President Emmanuel] Macron said. “I’ve been saying for years that we need a more sovereign, more united, more independent Europe.”
The UK, Germany, and Denmark are also set to increase defense investments. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged last week to raise defense spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027 – the largest increase since the Cold War. (Source: “‘We should have woken up earlier’”: Europe races to rearm as old alliances falter, Explainer, Rapture Ready News, March 4, 2025)
As I wrote in a commentary of March 3, “Antichrist’s Power Base,” this president, I believe, could well be fulfilling, unknowingly, the end-times movement toward Europe’s development of a unified military power base. When the Rapture occurs, America will be in disarray, perhaps more than any other nation, due to Christian influence within government and the military no longer being here.
I believe the probability is strong that a greatly weakened, disunified US will have to join, at a future time, a powerfully unified European defense consortium. This coalition will then be in possession of America’s awesome nuclear arsenal, along with all of its technological war-making assets. This would certainly bring to fulfillment the prophecy, “Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?” (Revelation 13:4).
As we watch, as commanded by the Lord Jesus, it’s these two developments we should observe most diligently: 1) Israel and America’s/Trump’s involvement in the “cry for peace and safety” and 2) America’s/Trump’s involvement in forcing Europe, through fear, to create, ultimately, the most powerful military force ever.
Of course, what all this means is that believers—all born again into God’s family through belief in Christ—will at any moment be called into the clouds of Glory in the Rapture.
Here again is how to tell everyone you know how to go to Christ when He shouts, “Come up here!”
“That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).
–Terry
Murder Marks the Path to the Tribulation
Moses wrote this about conditions on the earth before the Noahic flood, “Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence” (Genesis 6:6). The days of Noah have returned.
The violence of our day is mind-numbing.
The beheading of seventy Christians in the Congo barely registered on the national news. As I write, the terrorist government of Syria has massacred over 1,300 Alawites (a sect of Islam) and Christians. The targeting of our fellow believers for slaughter continues unabated in Syria.
The brutal slaying of children in the womb persists despite the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Demonic forces rally unrelenting support for this barbarism among US politicians and those that support them.
The war in Ukraine has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives on both sides. As I write, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has agreed to the ceasefire offered by President Trump. Will Russia accept the terms, or will Putin retaliate for the massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow that occurred hours before the announcement of the ceasefire? In my opinion, a retaliation is more likely.
The ever-worsening cycle of violence points to the nearness of the seven-year Tribulation and, in particular, its last three and a half years. Notice how Jesus described the time leading up to His Second Coming:
“For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short” (Matthew 24:21-22).
Even though Jesus’ words will not reach fulfillment until well after the Rapture and the Tribulation begins, we already see the mentality that will continue to lead humanity to the brink of extinction.
Debased Minds
Many of us are familiar with the “Roman road to salvation,” which uses verses from the book to present the Gospel. There’s another highway that I regard as the “Romans 1 path to debased minds.” It ends with the vivid description that Paul provides for us in Romans 1:28-32.
“And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.”
This downward journey begins with one’s refusal to acknowledge God, His attributes, and His eternal power (see Romans 1:18-27). The downward trek leads to futility in thinking that ends with the Lord giving them up to a “debased mind to do what ought not to be done.” The word in Greek, adokimos, applies to something, such as a metal that doesn’t endure when tested, thus proving to be unfit, or “reprobate,” as the King James Version translates it.
What happens to those with depraved minds that fail the test? They become incapable of making morally sound decisions and, in many instances, rationally sound choices. When these people rise to power in government, lawlessness and murder abound due to their unwillingness to protect the innocent.
The Lord Will Intervene
The Bible assures us that the Lord will not let the violence of our day continue unabated. Just as in the days of Noah, His judgment will surely come.
If not prophetic of our time, the verses below certainly apply to what lies ahead for those who now promote lawlessness and murder:
“For not from the east or from the west
and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,
but it is God who executes judgment,
putting down one and lifting up another.
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup
with foaming wine, well mixed,
and he pours out from it,
and all the wicked of the earth
shall drain it down to the dregs” (Psalm 75:6-8).
At the right time, the Lord will surely intervene; He sees what’s happening, and He will surely destroy Satan’s kingdom and establish His reign of peace and righteousness over the nations.
I believe that Psalm 94 speaks to the time in which we live. We read this plea of the Psalmist in verse 2, “Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!” The cruelty of the wicked comes to the surface in verse 21, “They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.” The last phrase can also be translated as “they condemn innocent blood.” Does that not speak to the evil of abortion that’s so prevalent in our world?
In verse 23, we read of the full impact of the Lord’s coming intervention:
“He will bring back on them their iniquity
and wipe them out for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will wipe them out.”
The book of Revelation reveals that the wicked will have a chance to repent as the Day of the Lord judgments sweep over the earth. Most will refuse, but a great multitude will turn to the Savior. Psalm 94:23 speaks to the fate of those who persist in their rebellion against God; He will “wipe them out.”
As New Testament saints, we find great encouragement in the Lord’s promise to deliver us from the Lord’s wrath that’s coming to our planet (1 Thessalonians 5:1-10). The Rapture must happen before the judgments described in Revelation chapters 6-18 occur.
The widespread bloodshed of our day troubles me; I especially grieve for fellow believers in Syria enduring horrible and brutal deaths. However, I know God sees and will have the last word (see Psalm 37:1-20). The murder and mayhem that abound at this moment in time signals the nearness of the Day of the Lord when He will make His presence known to everyone on planet Earth.
-Jonathan