Is the EU Beast preparing to pounce?
by Michael G. Mickey
(6-21-06)
Anyone who has ever owned a cat or watched a cat approach its prey knows when it is about to pounce. Unlike most animals preparing to act in aggression while hunting, the cat lowers itself to the ground, making its stature seem smaller than it is. The cat does this because it knows that the eye of its prey doesn't realize the purpose of its movements. While the cat appears outwardly to be near prone, its muscles are being postured for an attack. At the precise moment when the cat sees its prey relax, it pounces. This is what I believe is presently taking place where the revived Roman empire, today's European Union which is referred to as a beast in Bible prophecy, is concerned.
As I highlighted in a recent commentary, Israel's Shimon Peres, as documented in a Haaretz article, is stating Israel and the Palestinians are closer to peace than they've been in the past 50 years. On the heels of that comment being made, European External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner has told The Jerusalem Post the Israelis and Palestinians need to "sit down and talk and go for a long-lasting peace."
On the evening of June 17, as seen in a Telegraph article, European Union leaders, at the Brussels European summit from all 25 EU member states agreed to pool their assets - police, civil protection and military - and place them at the disposal of Javier Solana, the EU's foreign minister-in-waiting. This makes Javier Solana, in my opinion, the most powerful man in the revived Roman empire bar none!
In the aftermath of Solana being given control of the EU's anti-terror squad, we find the following in an excerpt from the Jerusalem Post article (emphasis added mine):
The EU presidency, currently held by Austria, has drawn up a "manual" of forces and assets which can be called on following an attack in any country.
Last night, Eurosceptics reacted with outrage. Chris Heaton-Harris, the Tory Euro-MP, said: "This is another example of the Soviet-style regime which rides roughshod over democratic votes in France and the Netherlands."
In both countries voters said No to the constitution and, specifically, No to a continent-wide anti-terror force.
This is meant to be a time for reflection - but instead the EU is cherry picking from the constitution.
Does the EU presidency's manual indicate the anti-terror forces under Solana's direction may only be called upon during an attack on an EU country or does the text which indicates the EU's anti-terror squad can respond to an attack in any country literally mean any country? If so, the end times plot laid out in Bible prophecy is potentially thickening with the formation of the European Union's so-called "anti-terror squad."
In 2004, a BBC report told us the EU was on its way to developing a rapid deployment force, which we have since learned will be under the leadership of Javier Solana, much as the present EU anti-terror squad is going to be. In review, I want to highlight what the EU's rapid deployment force, according to the 2004 report, was designed to do, as seen in the following excerpts from same (emphasis added mine):
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European Union defence ministers have agreed to set up a military rapid reaction force, to be deployed at short notice to conflicts around the world.
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Ministers expect the first of the battle groups to be operational by next year, with eight more by 2007.
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"Battle groups will be capable of dealing with a range of peace support and humanitarian tasks," Mr Hoon said.
"They are particularly intended for situations where an early intervention with a highly capable battle group-size force could deal with an emerging crisis."
Rapid reaction forces could be deployed to fill a gap before UN peacekeepers can be deployed, as a French-led operation did in the Bunia region of eastern Congo earlier this year.
Is it just my suspicious nature at work or could there be more to this EU anti-terror squad than meets the eye, especially during this time when the West is simultaneously engaged in a war on terror, a struggle to keep Iran nuke-free, and committed to the implementation of the Quartet's Road Map peace plan?
Could the preservation of a Middle East peace covenant between the Israelis and Palestinians, which many think may presently be attainable if the impact of terrorist factions associated with the Palestinian side of the conflict can be minimized, be on the agenda of Javier Solana's new EU anti-terror squad? Time will tell, but if a prince (or leader) of Roman descent within the European Union's hierarchy has ever had the means to actually confirm (or strengthen) a covenant of peace in the Middle East in fulfillment of Daniel 9:27, I think this is it --- at least to this point.
While I would never be so bold as to suggest the iron is presently so hot the advent of the Antichrist is a certainty at this point, day by day we see the call for Middle East peace gathering momentum as a revived Roman empire, like a beast preparing to pounce on its prey, continues to quietly sharpen its claws.
Who knows what tomorrow may bring? Only our Heavenly Father, which is why I keep a close watch on the militarization of the EU (outside its NATO commitments and functions), the growing influence of the European Union's diplomatic services, the troubled Middle East, and the sky!
If the Beast is preparing to pounce in fulfillment of Bible prophecy, the Rapture of the Church is right around the prophetic corner!
Is the EU Beast preparing to pounce?
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