DAN 9 :24-27 AND ISRAELS LAST 7 YEAR DEALINGS.PLUS THE EUROPEAN UNIONS HISTORY.

 DAN 9 :24-27 AND ISRAELS LAST 7 YEAR DEALINGS.PLUS THE EUROPEAN UNIONS HISTORY.

COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL AND THE ENEMIES OF ISRAEL AND THE WEST

EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA)(JORDAN) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLAND,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
PSALMS 83:3-7 (COUNTRIES AGAINST ISRAEL)(EXCEPT JORDAN)
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
ISRAEL-WEST ENEMIES EZEK 38:4-6,15-19
4 And I (GOD) will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,(RUSSIA-ARAB/MUSLIMS) thou, and many people with thee,(AFRICAN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES) all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
DANIEL 11:44 (CHINA WITH RUSSIA-MUSLIMS)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
EZEKIEL 39:1-6 ISRAELS ENEMIES DESTROYED
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back,(RUSSIA-ARAB MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS) and leave but the sixth part of thee,(5/6TH OR 300 MILLION DEAD RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS I BELIEVE) and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.

JOEL 3:2 (WW3 OCCURS WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED)
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people (ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(JERUSALEM)(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND BRINGS 3 DEAD BILLION IN WW3)

JUDE 14-16
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

WATCH THIS VIDEO-1/4 OF ISLAM MIGHT BE GONE BY MAY 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7wh6BMTlw
THIS VIDEO COULD BE A SIGN BEING IT IS RADAM IN COCKROCH LANDS. WHILE IN THIS VIDEO A CROW TAKES AN ISRAEL FLAG OFF THE FLAG POLE. REPRESENTING THE MUSLIM COCKROACHES WANT ISRAEL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. THEN ON THE VIDEO WE SEE THE CROWS TEARING UP THE ISRAELI FLAG. TO ME THIS SAYS BY MAY 2024. THESE MUSLIM COCHROACH HORDES WILL BE COMING AGAINST ISRAEL. AND ISRAE‎L WILL NUKE 1/4 OF ISLAM. THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS WILL EAT THE MUSLIM COCKROACHES FLESH. AND THE 300 MILLION DEAD MUSLIMS WILL BE BURIED IN MASS GRAVES IN THE JORDAN VALLEY.   

DANIEL CHAPTER 9:24-27 EXPLAINED.
24 Seventy weeks (70X7=490 YEARS) are determined upon thy people (ISRAEL) and upon thy holy city,(JERUSALEM) to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.(JESUS ANNOINTED WITH HOLY OIL AS KING OF JERUSALEM FOREVER).
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, (7X7=49 YEARS) and threescore and two weeks:(62X7=434 YEARS) the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.(490-49-434=7 YR PERIOD WERE GOD DEALS WITH ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM (NOT THE CHURCH-THE TRUE CHURCH IS IS IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS FOR THAT LAST 7 YEAR PERIOD.)(DANIEL 9:26-27 IS IN THE FUTURE WHEN GOD DEALS ON EARTH WITH ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM FOR THAT FINAL 7 TEAR PERIOD. WHEN ALL OF ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED BY MESSIAH JESUS.)(AT THE END OF IT)
26 And after threescore and two weeks (69X7=483 YEARS)(ONE 7 YEAR PERIOD UNTIL PROPHECY IS FULFILLED) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince (ROMANS) that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(2ND TEMPLE AND JERUSALEM) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(NOW THE FINAL ISRAEL-JERUSALEM COUNTDOWN FOR MESSIAH JESUS RETURN THE LAST 7 YEARS)
27 And he (HE WHO? HE HERE IS THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE LEADER THAT MAKES THE FINAL 7 YR CONTRACT WITH ISRAEL AND MANY MUSLIM COUNTRIES FOR A 7 YR PERIOD, AND THE EU WILL GUARENTEE ISRAELS SECURITY FOR THIS LAST PERIOD) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: (7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week (3 1/2 YEARS IN) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, (THIS FALSE MESSIAH OR ROMAN LEADER STOPS THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES IN THE 3RD TEMPLE AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE 7 YR DEAL. A JEW MURDERS HIM WITH A SWORD WOUND AND HE HAS A FALSE RESSURECTION-SATAN INCARNATES IN HIS BODY. AND BRINGS HIM BACK TO LIFE.AND HE THEN SITS IN THE 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD AS THE WORLD SAYS HES JESUS REINCARNATED. AND BY THIS FALSE RESURRECTION GOD SENDS THIS STRONG DELUTION ON THE EARTH THAT ALL THE LOST WILL WORSHIP THIS ROMAN LEADER AS GOD AND ACCEPT HIS NAME, NUMBER OR NUMBER OF HIS NAME IN THEIR MICROCHIP IMPLANT. THAT THEY MIGHT BE DOOMED, DAMNED TO THE LAKE OF FIRE FOREVER. WHO WORSHIPS THIS ROMAN LEADER AS GOD.) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.(WARS NON STOP DURING THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR PERIOD.

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-28 (FROM DAN 9:27)
27 Fulfil her week,(7 YEARS) and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, (NUKE WARS BREAK OUT) as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
 
ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)(1 LAST AND WORST HOLOCAUST IN HISTORY AGAINST ISRAEL BY THIS ROMAN LEADER.AFTER THIS LEADER STOPS THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES.A JEW KILLS HIM.HES RESURRECTED TO LIFE AND INCARNATED BY SATAN HIMSELF. AND SINCE SATAN HATES ISRAEL-NOW THAT HES POSSESSING THE ROMAN LEADERS BODY. HE FIRST POLLUTES THE 3RD TEMPLE BY SITTING IN THE 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD.HE THEN GOES AFTER ISRAELIS TO KILL EVERY ONE ON EARTH OF THEM.THE  FALSE MESSIAHS MASK IS OFF. AND THE ISRAELIS ARE FLOWN TO PETRA IN JORDAN WERE THEY WILL BE PROTECTED BY GOD FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD.BUT THERE WILL STILL BE LOTS OF ISRAELIS IN ISRAEL YET. GOD MUST JUST PROTECT THE SAVED ISRAELIS IN PETRA JORDAN.

7 WORLD EMPIRES IN WORLD HISTORY.

1-Egyptian (3000 BC – 858 BC)-Defeated by Assyrian invasion and succeeded by them.
2-Assyrian (858 BC – 612 BC)-Nineveh destroyed by Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC then defeated by Babylonians.
3-Babylonian (605 BC – 539 BC)-Begun by Nebuchadnezzar, ended by Medes and Persians.
4-Media-Persian (539 BC – 532 BC)-Together with Medes destroyed Babylon.Established by Cyrus the Great.Ended by defeat at hands of Alexander.
5-Grecian (331 – 31 BC)-Alexander defeated the Persians and established Greek world rule.   Ended by Roman.
6-Roman (31 BC through New Testament period with “ Holy Roman Empire.”Fell to Germanic invasion.(DIED FROM INTERNAL CORRUPTION).
7-Revived Roman Empire (1957, the Treaty of Rome-(REVIVED ROME TREATY-JESUS RETURNS) is a matter of end-time prophecy.JESUS DESTROYS AND RULES FROM JERUSALEM FOR 1,000 YEARS.THEN FOREVER.

Paul-Henri Spaak-Belgian statesman-Born:January 25, 1899, Schaerbeek, near Brussels, Belgium-Died:July 31, 1972, Brussels (aged 73)

Role In:World War II
Paul-Henri Spaak (Brussels) Belgium’s foremost statesman in the decades following World War II and a leading advocate of European cooperation. He played a major role in forming the European Economic Community (EEC; later succeeded by the European Union), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Benelux, the customs union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.He became Belgium’s first socialist prime minister (1938–39) and again served as foreign minister (1939–45) in Hubert Pierlot’s government, which was exiled in London (1940–44). In London in 1944 Spaak helped form the Benelux customs union, which took effect in 1948. He helped draft the United Nations Charter in 1945 and served as president of the organization’s first General Assembly in 1946.After a term as foreign minister (1945–47), Spaak became prime minister in the Social Christian–Socialist coalition government (1947–50) that introduced woman suffrage (1948) and brought the National Bank under state control. In 1948 he signed the Brussels Treaty establishing a regional defense alliance among Britain, France, and the Benelux countries, and he helped align those nations with the United States the following year to form NATO. Spaak’s counsel was influential in persuading King Leopold III to abdicate the Belgian throne in 1951. Between 1948 and 1952 Spaak presided over several organizations for European political and economic cooperation, including the European Coal and Steel Community. He played a leading role in the negotiation of the Treaties of Rome (March 1957), which created the Common Market and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). After again serving as Belgian foreign minister (1954–57), Spaak became secretary general of NATO (1957–61) and then Belgian deputy premier and foreign minister in the coalition government of Théo Lefevre (1961–66). He retired from the Socialist Party in 1966 to work in private business.Benelux, economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, with the objective of bringing about total economic integration by ensuring free circulation of persons, goods, capital, and services; by following a coordinated policy in the economic, financial, and social fields; and by pursuing a common policy with regard to foreign trade.Belgium and Luxembourg had bilaterally formed an economic union in 1921; plans for a customs union of the three countries were made in the London Customs Convention in September 1944 and became operative in 1948. By 1956 nearly all of the internal trade of the union was tariff-free. On February 3, 1958, the Treaty of the Benelux Economic Union was signed; it became operative in 1960. Benelux became the first completely free international labour market; the movement of capital and services was also made free. Postal and transport rates were standardized, and welfare policies were coordinated. In 1970 border controls were abolished.The day-to-day operations of Benelux are conducted by the Secretariat-General; the executive authority of the organization rests with the Committee of Ministers, which meets quarterly.Benelux was once regarded as a promising experiment by which neighbouring countries would form customs unions that might then merge into wider economic unions. Following the ratification of the treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952, however, interest in such developments shifted to plans for the European Economic Community (EEC; later succeeded by the European Union), of which Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are original members. For practical issues of economic integration, Benelux served as a useful example for the EEC.

WELL WE CAN SEE WHY THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE (THE EU) WILL HAVE A LEADER AS THE DICTATOR OF THE WORLD. SPAAK WAS A SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST.HE HELPED DRAFT THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER. NO WONDER THE UN IS SUCH ISRAEL HATING COMMUNIST NAZIS.AND NOTICE THE UN WANTS A WORLD GOVERNMENT. AND THATS WHAT SPAAK WANTED FROM THE EU. WORLD GOVERNMENT. LEAD BY THE EU.

SPAAK SAID THIS WHICH IS GOING TO COME TO PASS.SPAAKS TALKING HERE ABOUT A LEADER OF THE NOW EUROPEAN UNION.
Paul-Henri Spaak-was a former Belgian Prime Minister and one of the principal architects of what has, since its origins, now become the European Union. His words are chillingly 'prophetic' regarding the current meltdown in the Eurozone."We do not want another committee, we have too many already.  What we want is a man of sufficient stature to hold the allegiance of all people, and to lift us out of the economic morass into which we are sinking.Send us such a man, and be he god or devil, we will receive him."

5 May 1949 – The Council of Europe is established-10 Western European countries create the Council of Europe to promote democracy and protect human rights and the rule of law. The European Convention on Human Rights comes into force on 3 September 1953.(IT IS INTERESTING THAT 10 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES CREATED THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE). WHEN AFTER THE WHOLE WORLD IS PUT IN 10 WORLD TRADE BLOCS I BELIEVE. THE EU WILL CONTROL ALL 10 LEADERS OF THE 10 TRADE BLOCS. AND TAKE CONTROL OF THE WHOLE WORLDS ECONOMIES (MY BELIEF HOW THEY GET WORLD CONTROL).(NO AMERICA WILL BE JUST ANOTHER GODLESS 3RD WORLD COUNTRY AS WE CAN SEE BY BRAIN DEAD BIDEN AND HIS DEMOLIBNUTS GOVERNMENT. AMERICA IS GONE AS A WORLD LEADER ALREADY. THE USA WANTS TO STOP GIVING ISRAEL MONEY. THIS IS THE LAST, WHEN YOU COME AGAINST ISRAEL LIKE SHUT UP SCHUMER DID. YOUR JUST ASKING FOR JUDGEMENT (WORLD TERRORISM AND DESTRUCTION FROM THE EARTH (HURRICANES, TORNADOES, QUAKES, STORMS, LARGE HAIL.FAMINES AND DISEASES TO COME ON YOUR COUNTRY. NOW SINCE AMERICA IS FALLING INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE. THE EUROPEAN UNION SHOULD START TAKING CONTROL OF TROOPS AROUND THE WORLD. GETTING HEAVILY INTO GUARENTEEING ISRAELS SECURITY FOR PEACE. AND START CONTROLLING EITHER ALL TRADE BLOCS OF THE WORLD FOR ECONOMIC CONTROL. OR THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL HAVE 7 MAIN COUNTRIES THAT CONTROL THE EU. AND 10 ASSOCIATE TRADE BLOCS THE EU WILL PUT THE WORLD IN TO. SO WHEN A WORLD COUNTRY JOINS THE EUROPEAN UNION AS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. THAT COUNTRY WILL BE PUT IN A CERTAIN EU TRADE BLOC. DEPENDS WHAT PART OF THE WORLD ITS IN. HERES HOW I BELIEVE THE EU WILL PUT THE 10 WORLD TRADE BLOC ASSOCIATE COUNTRYS IN AS PART OF THE WORLD TRADE AMOUNG ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH.

7 HEADS OR 7 MAIN STATES OF THE EU CONTROL EVERY ASPECT OF EUROPE AND THE WORLD TRADE BLOCS.
10 WORLD EU TRADE BLOCS (ASSOCIATE MEMBERS)-AS THE WORLD COUNTRY JOINS THE EU AS ASSOCIATE TRADE BLOC COUNTRIES. THEY GET PUT INTO THEIR WORLD REGION.UNTILL ALL THE WORLD IS ASSOCIATE EU MEMBERS LEAD BY THE 7 MAIN COUNTRIES.

THE 7 MAIN COUNTRIES I WOULD MAKE THE ORIGINAL 6 PLUS SPAIN.(EUROPEAN UNION PRESIDENCY)

BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, SPAIN.

Here are the countries for each region: Since this map was drawn in 1973,

1-the first region also includes USA,CANADA,Mexico.
2. The E.U. – countries of the European Union, Western Europe as a whole (THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE EU)
3. Japan
4. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
5. Eastern Europe, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia and the former countries of the Soviet Union
6. Central and South America, Cuba and Caribbean Islands
7. The Middle East and North Africa
8. The rest of Africa, except South Africa
9. South and Southeast Asia, including India
10. China (Mongolia is now included with China)

9 May 1950 – A plan for new political cooperation in Europe-French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presents a plan for deeper cooperation. He proposes integrating the coal and steel industries of Western Europe. Later, 9 May is celebrated by the European Union as 'Europe Day'.
 
18 April 1951 – European Coal and Steel Community-Based on the Schuman plan, six countries sign a treaty to run their coal and steel industries under a common management. In this way, no single country can make the weapons of war to turn against others, as in the past. The six are Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The European Coal and Steel Community comes into being in 1952.

European Flag-The European flag symbolises both the European Union and, more broadly, the identity and unity of Europe.(SOUNDS LIKE ONE EUROPE TO ME)
"United in diversity", the motto of the European Union, first came into use in 2000.It signifies how Europeans have come together, in the form of the EU, to work for peace and prosperity, while at the same time being enriched by the continent's many different cultures, traditions and languages.(ONE EUROPE-ONE LANGUAGE-ONE WORLD)

25 March 1957 – Treaties of Rome -IN FORCE JAN 1,1958
THE 1957 FOUNDING REVIVED EMPIRE COUNTRIES-6
1-BELGIUM
2-NETHERLANDS
3-LUXEMBOURG (BENELUX)
4-GERMANY
5-FRANCE
6-ITALY

The Founding Six: 1957
The European Economic Community was founded through the 1957 Treaty of Rome by Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. The six countries were united by the aim of integrating their economies together in such a way which would provide economic prosperity on the European continent and to prevent future conflicts from arising between the countries. This was particularly informed by the French and German politicians, who wished to prevent their countries going to war, as they had done three times over the preceding century (1870-71, 1914-18, and 1939-45). The treaty is considered fundamental to the functioning of the European Union, with the famous statement at its beginning that the countries were seeking to pursue "ever closer union".

7-DENMARK
8-IRELAND
9-UNITED KINGDOM (DROPPED OUT)

The First Enlargement: 1973
In 1973, additional countries joined the European Community for the first time. Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined the community on the 1st of January 1973, with Ireland and Denmark having held referendums during 1972, with 83 percent voting in favor in Ireland and 63 percent voting in favor in Denmark. Norway had planned to join along with the three other countries, however, their citizens rejected the proposal in a referendum with 54 percent voting against it. The United Kingdom held a referendum in 1975, two years after joining, in which its citizens confirmed the government's decision to join, with 67 percent voting in favor. The UK had been an applicant to join the community since 1963, but had been blocked by French President Charles de Gaulle numerous times, due to his suspicions that the British were too influenced by the United States.

10-09-GREECE
11-10-SPAIN
12-11-PORTUGAL

The Southern Enlargement: 1981-1986
In 1981 Greece became the first of three southern European countries who had recently transitioned from military dictatorship to democracy to join the European Community. Greek democracy had been restored in 1975, following seven years of rule by a military junta. Portugal and Spain later joined in 1986, as the Carnation Revolution of 1974 had moved Portugal towards free, multi-party elections, while the death of Spain's long-serving dictator General Francisco Franco in 1975 opened up the space for democracy to re-emerge. Some European politicians were hesitant to admit countries with such short histories of democracy and lower living standards than the rest of the bloc, however, there was also a desire to integrate these countries and to prevent a slide back towards authoritarianism.

13-12-AUSTRIA
14-13-FINLAND
15-14-SWEDEN

The Third Enlargement: 1995
In 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden became the next three countries to join the European Union (the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 had renamed the EEC to the EU). These three countries had a long history of cooperation with EU countries, being closely tied historically and culturally to certain member states (Sweden and Finland to Denmark, and Austria to Germany), as well as having been long-standing members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), an organization which facilitates the economic integration of non-EU countries with the EU. Norway had once again planned to join along with these three states, however, its citizens rejected the proposal with 52 percent voting against in a 1994 referendum. The same occurred in Switzerland, whose voters rejected joining the EU by a razor-thin margin, with 50.3 percent voting against.

16-15-CZECH REPUBLIC
17-16-ESTONIA
18-17-HUNGARY
19-18-LATVIA
20-19-LITHUANIA
21-20-POLAND
22-21-SLOVAKIA
23-22-SLOVENIA
24-23-CYPRUS
25-24-MALTA
26-25-BULGARIA
27-26-ROMANIA
28-27-CROATIA
09-00-THE UNITED KINDOM LEFT THE EU

The Eastern Enlargement: 2004-present
Since 2004, 13 countries have joined the European Union, almost doubling the size of the bloc. The 2004 enlargement is often referred to as the 'eastern enlargement' as eight post-communist states in central and eastern Europe (Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia) joined. Alongside these countries, the Mediterranean island states of Cyprus and Malta also joined the EU in 2004. Later, in 2007 Bulgaria and Romania became the next post-communist countries to join, while Croatia became the second country from the former Yugoslavia (a communist country in south-eastern Europe which comprised 7 current countries) to join in 2013. Currently seven countries in eastern and south-eastern Europe are in the process of joining the EU, including four former Yugoslavian states (Bosnia & Herzogovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia), Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine. Negotiations with Turkey are currently frozen due to concerns over democratic backsliding and human rights abuses, while Georgia and Kosovo have applied to become candidates in the future.

EU enlargement

What is enlargement? Enlargement happens when new countries join the European Union. This has taken place several times in the EU’s history, each time transforming both the EU and the countries that join.The enlargement of the EU has contributed significantly to the spread of stability, peace and prosperity across the continent.

Benefits for countries joining the EU-Enlargement brings many benefits for new Member States, including-political stability-freedom for citizens to live, study or work anywhere in the EU-increased trade via access to the single market-increased funding and investment-higher social, environmental, and consumer standards-Benefits for the EU-Enlargement also benefits the EU, as it means-increased prosperity and opportunities for European citizens and businesses-a stronger voice on the world stage-more cultural diversity-the promotion of democracy, rule of law, and human rights-an investment in peace and security in Europe

Which countries can join? Any European country can join the EU if it fulfills the membership criteria, also known as the Copenhagen criteria. For example, countries wishing to join must havestable institutions that can guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the protection of minorities. a functioning market economy and the ability to cope with the competitive pressure of the EU market. the ability to take on the obligations of EU membership, including the capacity to implement all EU law and adhere to the aims of the Union.

How does it work? Each country that applies to join the EU must fulfil the same strict requirements and follow the same rigorous process to become a Member State.There are three main steps to this process, also known as the accession process. These are:Step 1: Candidacy-A country wishing to join the EU must submit a membership application to the Council of the EU. The Council then asks the European Commission to check the applicant country’s ability to fulfill the membership criteria.Based on the Commission's recommendations, the Council decides whether to grant the country candidate status and to begin formal negotiations for its accession to the Union. All EU Member States must agree on this decision.Step 2: Membership negotiations-During membership negotiations, the candidate country prepares to implement EU laws and standards, also known as the acquis.Throughout the negotiations, the Commission monitors the candidate's progress on these reforms and keeps the Council and European Parliament informed of this through regular reports and communications.Step 3: Accession-Once the negotiations are complete, the Commission gives its opinion on whether the candidate is ready to become a Member State. If the Commission recommends that the candidate is ready, an accession treaty is prepared. This document details the terms and conditions of the country's EU membership.The accession treaty must then be approved by the European Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament before being signed and ratified by all EU Member States and the candidate country. The candidate country officially joins the EU on the date outlined in its accession treaty.A collection of images from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.Special process for the Western Balkans-Partners in the Western Balkans follow a unique enlargement process called the stabilisation and association process (SAP). The partners currently involved in this process are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.The goal of the SAP is to stabilise these partners politically and economically so that they will eventually be ready to join the EU. The EU plans to achieve this by-providing financial assistance-allowing easy access to EU markets-promoting cooperation between countries in the regionThe European Commission has recently adopted a new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. The aim of this plan is to prepare Western Balkan partners for accession through economic reforms and investment and to bring some of the benefits of EU membership to citizens in the region.

History of enlargement
Seven enlargements have taken place since the EU was first formed by its six founding members. Today there are 27 countries in the EU.

Peace in Europe and the beginnings of cooperation

With the aim of ending the frequent and bloody conflicts that culminated in the Second World War, European politicians begin the process of building what we know today as the European Union.The European Coal and Steel Community, founded in 1951, is the first step in securing a lasting peace. In 1957, the Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community (EEC) and a new era of ever-closer cooperation in Europe. This period, however, also sees the emergence of a Cold War that divides the continent for more than 40 years.

The Revived Roman Empire

To understand the end-times revival of the Roman Empire, we must first understand the term the times of the Gentiles. Jesus said, “And they [the Jewish people] shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled” (Lk. 21:24).From this passage and others we can draw certain conclusions. The beginning of the Gentile domination over the Jews came in 587 to 586 BC, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, captured Jerusalem and destroyed the Solomonic Temple. Zerubbabel built a small Temple upon the Jewish return from Babylonian captivity, and Herod later made it into a magnificent structure, but the Jewish land still continued under Gentile domination and remained so for centuries.Even though the Jews have returned to the land in modern times and are in control of their own state and Jerusalem, the times of the Gentiles continue. Gentile forces desire to take Jerusalem, or at least make it an international city. This Gentile domination will continue until the celestial bodies cease their shining and people’s hearts fail because of fear. It will continue through the Tribulation period until Christ returns to the earth in power and great glory (Lk. 21:25–28).Daniel 2 and 7 and Revelation 13 clearly predict that four Gentile world powers would dart across the pages of history and clash with and control the Jewish people. The first three were conquered, but the fourth, Rome, was not. Its fall was due to debauchery and corruption from within.

THE CONTINUATION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

Daniel 2-Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of an image, recorded in Daniel 2, was prophetic, for it concerned both “the latter days” and “what should come to pass hereafter” (vv. 28–29). The first three of the four kingdoms portrayed in the dream of this powerful king are each presented only briefly. Far more details are given about the fourth kingdom, Rome.The image seen in the dream was made of four metals. The last part of the image, the feet, was made of clay mingled with iron (v. 33). A stone cut without hands came crashing into the image at its weakest point (the iron and clay feet) and destroyed it. The stone then filled the whole earth (v. 35).Beginning at verse 41, some very important details concerning this fourth kingdom are presented. This kingdom was to be divided, first into two feet and then into ten toes. The mixture of iron and clay indicates that the kingdom would be partly strong and partly broken, because iron and clay do not mix well.We can make the following observations from this passage of Scripture: The feet and toes came out of the old Roman Empire. Nowhere in Scripture is it recorded that this empire was conquered by a fifth kingdom.There will be a confederation of ten kingdoms that will, in the future, come out of that old empire.This ten-member confederation of nations will rise from the wreckage of the old Roman Empire and will be in power when God establishes His kingdom that will never be destroyed.The “stone”—Christ—will destroy these Gentile kingdoms.

Daniel 7-Chapter 7 of Daniel is a parallel passage to chapter 2, the difference being that chapter 2 is presented through the perspective of a heathen king, whereas chapter 7 is viewed through the eyes of a believer, Daniel. In his dream, four empires are portrayed as four fierce beasts ready to devour everything in their path. Again, the first three empires are briefly described, while important details are given concerning the fourth beast, Rome.“After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns” (v. 7).The first part of this verse describes the awesome power of the Roman Empire. The fact that it had ten horns is a very significant detail, as will be shown later.To comprehend what the prophet was teaching, we must let the Bible interpret itself.First, the four beasts of Daniel 7 are four kings or kingdoms that would come upon the earth (v. 17). Second, the fourth beast would be the fourth kingdom, which would be different from all the other empires, and ten kings or kingdoms would arise out of it. Third, just as the fourth empire of the image of chapter 2 has ten toes, the beast that represents the fourth kingdom in chapter 7 has ten horns, symbolic of power.Since the ten horns appear on a beast that is still alive, they must represent another phase in the panorama of that fourth empire. From that phase of the fourth kingdom will arise another horn or king (v. 23) who will ascend to power and put down three of the kings as he rises to worldwide status.His rule will be different from those of the other kings. He will speak blasphemy against God, despise the people of God, change the proven laws of the land, and be a worldwide dictator for three and one-half years, after which God will take away His kingdom and give it to Christ to rule forever.

Revelation 13-In Revelation chapter 13 the beloved Apostle John painted a picture of a person who will arise from the sea of humanity. He is depicted with certain characteristics of the animals describing the Gentile world powers in Daniel 7. He is said to be empowered by Satan and has seven heads and ten horns, symbolic of power and rule.In verse 3 one head was “as though it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed, and all the world wondered after the beast.”Dr. C.I. Scofield, in his notes on this chapter, claims that “Fragments of the ancient Roman Empire have never ceased to exist as separate kingdoms. It was the imperial form of government which ceased; the one head ‘wounded to death.’ What is written prophetically in v. 3 is the restoration of the imperial form as such, though over a federated empire of ten kingdoms.” The emperor of this federation will become the Antichrist.Interestingly, the Roman Empire was the agency through which Christ was attacked in His first advent. In its final form, it will be the reestablished Roman Empire through which Satan will work at the time of Christ’s second advent.

Revelation 17-This fourth and final passage is parallel to the other three. It too speaks of seven heads and ten horns (vv. 3, 7). The horns are declared to be ten kings (v. 12), and “The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth” (v. 9). The only city in the world that fits this picture is Rome.For hundreds of years people have attempted to reestablish and rebuild the Roman Empire, but they have all failed. While they have tried to unify it, Europe has remained divided into many countries, albeit with great changes politically, geographically, and nationally.Today especially, very interesting changes are taking place among the European nations. Thirteen nations have joined together to form a “partnership.” They have established the European Common Market, the European Economic Community, and the European Parliament. Although each nation retains its identity, they have united for trade, ease of travel, and, hopefully, a common currency to be called the Eurodollar. International travelers from these countries now use a common passport. It is easy to move from one nation to another without encountering problems at each individual border.While speaking in Ottawa, Canada, a few years ago, I was given a copy of the lead article from a magazine published for workers in the Canadian Defense Department. It claimed that the coalition of European nations planned to build such a great world market that the American and Canadian economies would be destroyed. Commercial jetliners produced as various versions of the airbus are already competing extensively with Boeing, MacDonald-Douglas, and other firms in the United States aircraft industry.In March 1981, while I was in Greece, the Prime Minister of that country delivered a speech marking Greece’s entrance as the tenth nation to join this consortium of powers. In the speech the Prime Minister claimed that while Greece was only a small nation, by joining this international organization of states it would eventually be involved in the “final solution” of the Middle East problem. He went on to say that the United States no longer had the ability to, in any way, resolve the persistent problems of that troubled area. The European nations would be able to handle it.Where, when, and how did this group of European nations begin? The answer is simple: It began in March 1957; the first meeting was held in Rome at the invitation of the Vatican. Are we, then, seeing the development of that which the Apostle John wrote so many years ago? The nations have leagued together. Israel is looking for a peaceful solution to its problems. Some Israelis are willing to give back large portions of land in a desperate attempt to bring a viable peace to their troubled people. It appears doubtful, however, that any permanence will come out of the proposals already made.The situation could become far more serious in the days to come. Then an international figure may come upon the world scene promising that longed-for peace. According to the Scriptures, the one who will “confirm the covenant” (Dan. 9:27) will come out of the European consortium of nations. He will unite these European nations and become the leader of that final empire. He will be the Antichrist.Because the Scriptures teach that the Antichrist will not be revealed until after the Rapture of the church, we could be closer to that point than we now imagine. We had better be prepared by knowing the Lord and walking with Him.Fred Hartman is the former National Field Director for The Friends of Israel.

Seven European Countries invited the Members of the Union to open Negotiations with BiH-March 19, 2024

Seven European countries invited their colleagues from other European Union member states and the European Commission to open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina at the summit of the European Council, which is being held on March 21 and 22, Politico reports.The Friends of the Western Balkans, a group of countries that includes Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Slovakia and Slovenia, want to “take advantage of the momentum and the current opportunity”, it was stated in the letter, which the Brussels post had access to.According to “Politico”, the Ministers of European and Foreign Affairs of seven countries believe that taking this step “will strengthen Bosnia and Herzegovina on its path to the EU and bring it one step closer to the EU”.On the other hand, the letter adds, “failure to do so would weaken the EU’s role in the Western Balkans and send a negative message to the entire region, which was promised more than 20 years ago that its future was within the EU.”“It is crucial to take advantage of the current momentum and make a decision to open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina at this week’s European Council. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina deserve the next step, and the EU must fulfill its promises,” Austrian EU Minister Karoline Edtstadler told Politico.Last week, the European Commission recommended the opening of negotiations with BiH as the next step on the way to EU membership, but not all member countries are convinced that our country has done its homework.

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Felipe VI (born January 30, 1968, Madrid, Spain) king of Spain from 2014.(AT AGE 46)

Felipe was born in the latter years of the Francisco Franco regime, as the dictator’s health was declining and the government was taking halting steps in the direction of greater political and economic liberalization. On November 22, 1975, two days after Franco’s death, Felipe’s father, Juan Carlos, became king. Two years later his only son and heir apparent, Felipe, was named prince of Asturias. In 1981 Felipe was made a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. From 1984 to 1985 (16,17 YRS OLD) he studied at a private school in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. In 1986, on his 18th birthday, Felipe swore allegiance to Juan Carlos and was officially named heir to the throne. Having received training (1985–88) (17,20 YR OF AGE) at each of Spain’s armed service academies, Felipe was commissioned as an officer in the army, navy, and air force and was certified as a helicopter pilot. He was a member of the Spanish Olympic sailing team at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, where he finished sixth in the Soling event. After earning a law degree (1993) from Madrid’s Autonomous University, he received a master’s degree (1995) in international relations from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.Throughout the 1990s Felipe took a more active role in representing the Spanish monarchy both domestically and abroad. In 2004 he married Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, a popular television news presenter, and the pair became known for their relatively modest lifestyle. Upon Felipe’s rise to the throne, she became the first commoner in Spanish history to be named queen. The couple had two children: Leonor, born in 2005, and Sofía, born in 2007. Leonor became princess of Asturias and heir presumptive when her father was proclaimed king, a position that she would retain barring the birth of a son to her parents.Felipe’s ascent came at a tumultuous time for the monarchy. On June 2, 2014, Juan Carlos announced his intention to step down. The 76-year-old king’s image had become tarnished after he embarked on a lavish African safari in 2012, at a time when the country was suffering nearly unprecedented economic hardship. The royal house was also embroiled in a series of scandals, most notably a tax-fraud case involving Felipe’s older sister, Princess Cristina. With nearly two-thirds of Spaniards supporting his abdication and with parliamentary approval, Juan Carlos turned over the crown to his 46-year-old son. Felipe, who emerged from the troubles plaguing the royal family largely unscathed, was proclaimed king on June 19 with the promise of “a renewed monarchy” and “a new Spain.” Chief among the new king’s challenges was the preservation of a shared Spanish identity, a task that was complicated by increasingly vocal demands for independence in Catalonia and a persistent separatist movement in the Basque Country.

Crown Princess Leonor of Spain dons camouflage gear and shakes hands with her father King Felipe as he visits troops at military centre in Zaragoza-By Ellen Coughlan For Mailonline-Published: 10:50 EDT, 18 March 2024 | Updated: 11:04 EDT, 18 March 2024

Crown Princess Leonor of Spain had a royal inspection from her father this week.King Felipe visited the future queen, 18, and her classmates at the military training centre in Zaragoza.Leonor, who is the daughter of Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain, put on her best camo as she joined the manoeuvres carried out by the students of the General Military Academy at San Gregorio National Training Centre on Monday. The Spanish King, who also donned the army uniform as the Commander-in-chief of all the Spanish armies Land, Navy and Air Force, shook his daughter's hand as she stood among other military trainees.The royals later sat next to each other as they enjoyed lunch with the military students at the national training centre.The Princess, who turned 18 in October last year, has been making solo appearances and training at the Military Academy to ensure she's ready for her future in the monarchy. Spain's future queen, the daughter of King Felipe (pictured) and Queen Letizia , put on her best camo as she attend the manoeuvres carried out by the students of the General Military Academy at San Gregorio National Training Centre on Monday-Spain's future queen, the daughter of King Felipe (pictured) and Queen Letizia , put on her best camo as she attend the manoeuvres carried out by the students of the General Military Academy at San Gregorio National Training Centre on MondayThe royal was pictured wearing a helmet and camouflage gear she carried out lessons with the group. It comes after Leonor was the picture of confidence as she made her debut appearance at the country's new year Military Easter ceremony in January. Proud parents Queen Letizia and King Felipe were also in attendance at the Royal Palace in Madrid as the heiress presumptive marked the start of the new year in full military dress.The annual ceremony welcomes in the start of the new military year, with the custom dating back to the Spanish King Charles III in the 18th century.The princess was clearly confident as she stood beside her mother and father in her military uniform.In September, the future Spanish queen enrolled at the General Military Academy of Zaragoza in northern Spain, where she will undergo three years of military training.After a year at the academy, it is expected that Leonor will move to a naval academy in Spain, before heading for her final year of training at the General Air Academy.She was the picture of military precision in January, with her hair slicked back in a braided bun and not a crease in her dark grey uniform, which featured a blue sash.Her mother Letizia was typically chic in a high-neck silk blouse and skirt, which she paired with pointed black heels.She completed her simple ensemble with a sleek, ponytail hairstyle, and opted for simple, fresh make up to mark the start of the new year at the Royal Palace.The Spanish queen shrugged on a black jacket with a fur-affect collar as the family headed outside for a section of the ceremony to greet those in the Military Easter.Her husband, King Felipe, was equally dressed up for the annual ceremony.Like his eldest daughter, Felipe was in his military uniform, complete with a red sash around the waist and numerous glittering medals.The father of two daughters with his wife Queen Letizia, King Felipe served in the military for almost three decades until he acceded to the throne in 2014.Throughout his long military career King Felipe was promoted multiple times, achieving the status of lieutenant colonel in the Army, frigate captain in the Navy, and lieutenant colonel in the Air Force in 2009.On becoming King on June 19, 2014 when his father abdicated, King Felipe was made Commander-In-Chief of the entire military.Given his own experience in the army, King Felipe must be especially proud of his eldest daughter, Princess Leonor, who will begin three years of military training in August.The heir to the Spanish throne will one day become a commander-in-chief of the Spanish armed forces.