USA urges Arab peninsula military unity: a step towards the King of the South?

Nations in the “Gulf Cooperation Council”

The United States wants increased military unity in the Arab peninsula:

May 14, 2014 7:04 AM

JEDDAH — The United States on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia and its Gulf neighbors to unite in confronting common threats such as Iran…

“The most pressing security challenges threaten this region as a whole – and they demand a collective response,” U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said during opening remarks of a meeting of defense ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). “This approach is how the region must continue to address the threats posed by Iran,” he said…

Most of the GCC’s six members – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman – are wary of Iranian influence in the Middle East…

Saudi officials, like Western powers, suspect Iran is working to develop atomic bomb capability, which Tehran denies. http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-us-urges-divided-gulf-to-unite-against-threats-like-iran/1914207.html

May 14, 2014

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2014 – The importance of expanded cooperation in the Gulf region was the theme of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s remarks here today at the Gulf Cooperation Council defense ministerial conference…

“You will strengthen your ability to prevent and deter aggression,” the defense secretary told the ministers. “You will strengthen, not weaken, each of your nations’ sovereignty. And you will expand your common interests –- not just in defense, but in a more stable and prosperous future….No one nation can address these threats alone,” Hagel said. “Our efforts must be coordinated and complementary.”

Hagel made proposals today in several areas, each focused on this coordinated approach — including integrated missile defense, maritime security and cybersecurity… He suggested that the GCC develop a Foreign Military Sales case, which could “advance regional defense priorities by accelerating the GCC’s progress toward greater interoperability and more sophisticated multinational force development.” http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=122247

It perhaps should be mentioned that the group is no longer officially named the Gulf Cooperation Council, but the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. It is intended to provide military and economic unity among the participating nations. Developing a common currency (like the Euro) has been an official objective. Several other nations which are not in the Arab peninsula, such as Morocco and Jordan, have asked to join this confederation. Perhaps it should be added that eliminating the dependence upon the USA dollar is one of the less official objectives of the Council.

Getting to the statements made today, it is interesting to note the the US Secretary of Defense told these nations that the USA itself cannot defend them, so they need to better develop their militaries. I suspect that this is something he has also told the Europeans on more than one occasion. It is also likely that the Asian allies of the USA are getting the same message.

While the USA is still the country with the strongest military (Daniel 11:39), it is weakening in certain ways. It realizes that it no longer has the finances to stay as far ahead of the rest of the world militarily (cf. Habakkuk 2:6-8).

The USA is taking steps that will lead to the formation of the Arab-Turkish King of the South and European King of the North of Daniel 11. This is something I have warned about since at least 2009.

Specifically, in 2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect I warned that Barack Obama will help enable the rise of a multi-national leader of an Islamic confederation that the Bible refers to as the King of the South (Chapter 8, p. 132) and that his administration would encourage the rise of a European power to the ultimate peril of the U.S.A. (Chapter 8). This has been, and still is, happening.

The formation of these entities will not end well for the USA (Daniel 11:39; Psalm 83:4-8), the King of the South (Daniel 11:40-43), nor the King of the North (Daniel 11:44-45; Jeremiah 50:41-46).

Watch (Mark 13:37).

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

Is the Future King of the South Rising Up? Some no longer believe there needs to be a future King of the South. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? Might this King be called the Mahdi or Caliph? What does the Bible say? A YouTube video of related interest may be: The Future King of the South is Rising.
The Arab and Islamic World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam? What about the Imam Mahdi? What lies ahead for Turkey, Iran, and the other non-Arabic Muslims? An item of possibly related interest in the Spanish language would be: Líderes iraníes condenan la hipocresía de Occidente y declaran que ahora es tiempo para prepararse para el Armagedón, la guerra, y el Imán Mahdi. Another article related to Iran translated into the Spanish language is: Irán y líderes israelíes discuten las intenciones nucleares de Irán.
Iran in Prophecy Is Iran in Bible prophecy? If so, what does the Bible teach? What names, other than Persia, may be used to describe Iran? There is also a YouTube video titled Iran in Prophecy. Here is a related video Iran In Prophecy.
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies for the Great Monarch point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States? In the Spanish language check out ¿Quién es el Rey del Norte? Here is a link to a video titled: The Future King of the North.
Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is a link to a video titled: Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?
European Technology and the Beast of Revelation Will the coming European Beast power would use and develop technology that will result in the taking over of the USA and its Anglo-Saxon allies? Is this possible? What does the Bible teach? Here is a related YouTube video: Military Technology and the Beast of Revelation.
Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel Are the Americans, Canadians, English, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo (non-Dutch) Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? What will happen to Jerusalem and the Jews in Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first?
Who is the King of the West? Why is there no End-Time King of the West in Bible Prophecy? Is the United States the King of the West? When Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2014, 2015, or 2016? Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the “beginning of sorrows”? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000? Here is a version of the article in the Spanish language: ¿Puede comenzar la Gran Tribulación en 2013 o 2014? ¿Es el Tiempo de los Gentiles? You can also see the English language video The Great Tribulation Will Not Begin Before 2017.
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