Monday, December 17, 2007

From fullfilledprophecy.com... The Reform Treaty and the Beast From the Sea


The Reform Treaty and the Beast From the Sea

Besides creating a more powerful foreign minister, the EU Reform Treaty does something else that seems to be significant to the end-times scenario we've been reporting here at FP. The treaty will keep the EU military under the rule of a 10-nation military alliance -- until 2014.

As my father, Herb Peters, reported in his book Recommendation 666, the 10 Western European Union nations -- a.k.a. the Brussels Treaty Powers -- have secured a military monopoly in Europe. Not only are these 10 nations the core of Europe's emerging military, but they also hold sway in the Council of the European Union -- the center of power in the EU -- since, under the weighted voting system, they hold the majority of votes.

The weighted voting system was introduced by the Treaty of Nice in 2000, but, ever since the EU enlargement, the other nations have been trying to abolish it. And, that's exactly what the Reform Treaty plans to do. It plans to replace it with a more democratic majority voting system. But, this isn't scheduled to take place until 2014. Read about this here.

Why is this date significant? If you've been following the news reported here at FP, then you know that the 70th week of Daniel may have begun Jan. 1, 2007. Since the 70th week is understood to be a period of seven years, then that means all the events prophesied to take place in Daniel's 70th week -- the last seven years of world history-- will be completed by 2014. In the meantime, it appears that the 10 nations will retain their military rule, under a powerful foreign minister.

And, according to Bible prophecy, a 10-nation military alliance will appear in a revived Roman Empire (the European Union) and support the Antichrist's foreign policy. This empire and its evil leader are depicted symbolically as a beast rising from the sea. It seems the Reform Treaty may play a key role in their emergence.

Staying tuned!

Monday, December 3, 2007