By Bob Barney
Let’s face it. To understand the news, one has to understand the Bible and the prophecies concerning the coming BEAST OF EUROPE, a revised Holy Roman Empire under a dictator we know as the Antichrist and his false prophet (the Pope.). This isn’t a popular view I know, but it is what is going to happen. Why? God says so in prophecy.
For decades, Europe has relied on the United States as the backbone of NATO trusting that Washington would always be there to deter threats and, if necessary, defend the continent. According to the Bible this is going to change! Trump may think he is in control of the destiny of NATO, but he is not. God is. Europe will soon get tired of Trumps bullying and will themselves kick US out of NATO and for their own defense pack, which will eventually become an enemy to the United States. This is the reason our leaders RIGHTFULLY made NATO an American controlled army. They knew that the Germans especially are a war like people and would lead the world into another world war if they were not under our umbrella.
Now Europe is considering exactly what I predict. As doubts grow over America’s long-term commitment, a hard-hitting new analysis has exposed the staggering costs and demands Europe would face if forced to stand alone against Russia.
The report, published by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and Brussels-based Bruegel Research Institute, paints a stark picture – that the financial burden of its military transformation would be enormous, but The Plain Truth predicts this will happen – maybe even caused by President Trump.
The study estimates that the EU and its member states would need to increase defense spending by an extra €250 billion per year (about $300 Billion US Dollars) – raising total military expenditure from the current 2per cent of GDP to at least 3.5 to 4 per cent.
For Germany alone, this would mean ramping up its defense budget from $100-200 (in US dollars) billion – an unprecedented sum in modern European history.
While these numbers may seem daunting, one of the study’s authors, Guntram Wolff argues they are still ‘far less than what was spent to handle the Covid pandemic.’
But without the support of the US, Europe would need a massive military build-up, requiring an expansion of its armed forces, vast new weapons stockpiles, and an enormous boost in defense spending. We witnessed such a buildup in the 1930’s with Hitler’s Germany and Hirohito’s Japan leading the world into a world war that cost 80-100 million lives. The “war to end all wars,” which the Bible predicts is coming will costs the lives of about 5-7 billion worldwide.
Wolff also delivered a stark warning: despite its heavy losses in Ukraine, Russia has significantly strengthened its military in recent years and could be in a position to attack EU states within the next three to ten years.
A key challenge highlighted by the study is the fragmentation of Europe’s military forces.
Unlike the US, which operates a single, unified army, European defense is split across 28 different national armed forces, creating inefficiencies and logistical hurdles. To close these gaps, the authors argue that Europe must embrace joint military procurement and increased cooperation, potentially even funding defense investments through shared EU debt. This is destined to happen! Again, GOD says so!
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