by Michael G. Mickey (1/5/05)
EUBusiness.com is reporting top EU diplomat Javier Solana will be off to the Middle East on 1-8-05. The article quotes Solana as stating, in the aftermath of a 1-4-05 meeting with Condoleeza Rice, "I will be going to Ramallah and the region the eighth and will be a week there."
Not only will Solana be in Ramallah during the Palestinian elections, he will also pay visits to Israel, Egypt and Jordan during his one-week stay.
Those of us watching for the fulfillment of Bible prophecy realize the European Union's interest in overseeing the election of a Palestinian leader, as well as having its top diplomat visible in the region at this critical moment, is part of a much bigger goal --- the EU bringing peace to the Middle East.
The Bible tells us, in Daniel 9:26-27, a leader of Roman descent will confirm a covenant of peace in the Middle East seven years in length. This leader, whomever he may ultimately be revealed to be, will someday reign supreme over the final empire that will rule the world prior to the physical, visible, bodily return of Jesus Christ to the earth to establish His kingdom. The identity of this final empire that will rule the world? The revived Roman Empire --- today's European Union.
Keeping Bible prophecy in mind, the EU's Solana will be in the Middle East for a week, beginning on 1-8-05, at a time when the entire world is hoping for a breakthrough to take place in the quest for Middle East peace. Solana will be representing the interests of the European Union and, in a larger sense, the Quartet of Russia, the United States, the United Nations, and the EU.
Bible prophecy tells us the Antichrist will confirm a covenant of peace in the Middle East between Israel and her enemies "with many". The Quartet, as I've emphasized on many occasions, could well be "the many" of Daniel 9:27. I'm not dogmatic in stating that, but the possibility is worthy of consideration.
Little by little, piece by piece, the prophetic picture is becoming more and more clear. The EU's involvement in the quest to bring peace to the Middle East is becoming more and more overt, bringing us closer and closer to the advent of the Antichrist, reminding us that the return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is drawing closer with each passing second.
Keep looking up! Our redemption draweth nigh!
SOURCE: Rapture Alert