Like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, & Finland, Poland and France pushing citizens to prepare for war or other disasters

Swedish “If War Comes” brochure

Many in Europe are concerned about war–and several European nations have been taking steps to encourage their citizens to prepare.

Notice the following related to Poland:

Poland Endorses East Shield Defense Program Amid Division

The ruling coalition supports stronger EU defense cooperation, opposing parties warn against loss of sovereignty.

March 21, 2025

Amid a crucial political environment, Polish lawmakers recently endorsed the East Shield defense program on March 20, 2025, with a vote tally of 220 to 171, marking a significant step for national security initiatives. This program emphasizes stronger cooperation within the European Union (EU) and enhanced involvement from NATO. https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/poland-endorses-east-shield-defense-program-amid-division-279324

Poland telling citizens to stock up on supplies

20 March 2025

Poland will urge its citizens to stockpile at least three days’ worth of supplies to prepare for a war or other crisis, Deputy Interior Minister Wieslaw Lesniakiewicz has said.

It comes after a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to push through an €800 billion ($875 billion) military build-up intended to counter an alleged threat from Russia, something Moscow has dismissed as unfounded.

Each citizen needs to be able to survive at least three days with no help from the state in the event of war or another extreme situation, Lesniakiewicz said. He urged Poles to stockpile supplies such as water, medicine, food, and power banks. People should also get transistor radios for emergency communication when other methods are unavailable, he added.

Polish ministries will cooperate to publish a guide on preparing for crises, basing it on a similar publication released in Sweden, he said.

Late last year, Sweden began distributing booklets entitled ‘In case of crisis or war’. While the pamphlet has been republished multiple times since World War II, last year’s edition was twice as large as the previous one, supposed to address security fears over the Ukraine conflict. Finland, Norway, and Denmark have published similar resources to begin preparing their populations for a hypothetical war. https://www.rt.com/news/614557-poland-tells-citizens-to-stock/

As the above points out, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark have published booklets to encourage their citizens to prepare. A version of the Swedish brochure is shown at the beginning of this post.

Now, notice the following related to France:

This Country Will Soon Distribute Emergency Survival Guides to Every Home.

A survival manual could soon be distributed to every household in France. Once approved, the 20-page booklet will be provided to every French citizen. The government hopes to complete the distribution by summer. According to officials, the manual is intended to help French citizens prepare for imminent threats, including armed conflict within the country’s borders.

“The survival manual aims to encourage citizens to develop their resilience in the face of different crises,” French Prime Minister François Bayrou‘s office stated in a recent media interview. “This includes natural disasters, technological and cyber incidents, health crises like COVID-19, and security crises like terrorist attacks and armed conflict.”…

The French Prime Minister’s office insists that “…the first step in citizen engagement is to be informed about threats and stay updated,” adding: “Engagement can also mean joining associations, such as the reserve forces.”

French President Emmanuel Macron announced at the start of March that the country aims to expand the number of military reservists to 100,000 over the next decade from the current total of 40,000. https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/03/20/this-country-will-soon-distribute-emergency-survival-guides-to-every-home/

Also notice something related to Germany and the Czech Republic from last Fall:

Europe Braces For War As Biden Shovels More Fuel On The Fire

November 20, 2024

The Germans are making their own preparations for the coming apocalypse. The German military is now advising companies on something called Operations Plan Germany. The paper is a thousand pages long and classified, but details have begun to leak publicly. For example, it lists all buildings and infrastructure facilities to be protected for national security reasons. It also provides significant detail on how Germany will transport hundreds of thousands of soldiers east to engage with Russian forces.

In Prague, a network of Cold War-era bunkers has now seen renewed interest. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/europe-braces-war-biden-shovels-more-fuel-fire

So, more and more nations in Europe are trying to prepare their citizens for disasters, civil unrest and/or military conflict.

Civil unrest and/or civil war will erupt in Europe. Places such as France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Greece, Sweden, and Eastern Europe (like Slovenia, Croatia, Moldova, and Bulgaria) have potential for this occurrence. In addition to Islamic protests and immigration-related issues, trade and austerity will also likely be factors in flaming protests and devastating riots.

That said, Bible prophecy shows that ultimately war will come to Europe. While having civilians make preparations will likely save some lives, Europe itself, including the Scandinavian nations, will be conquered (cf. Ezekiel 5:4; Jeremiah 50:41-42; Joel 2:1-11). Details related to that are in the free online book: Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America?

Since biblical prophecies will come to pass, should Christians make any physical preparations for the sorrows, troubles, and tribulations that Jesus warned of in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21?

Here are some scriptures that might provide some possible answers:

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having no captain,
Overseer or ruler,
8 Provides her supplies in the summer,
And gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep —
11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man. (Proverbs 6:6-11).

15 “Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger” (Proverbs 19:15).

4 The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. (Proverbs 20:4)

24 … they are exceedingly wise: 25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; (Proverbs 30:24-25)

But won’t God provide?

3 “The LORD will not allow the righteous soul to famish” (Proverbs 10:3).

Yes, He will, but look at the next verses:

4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. 5 He who gathers in the summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son of shame” (Proverbs 10:4-5).

So, the Bible speaks well of those who gather in the seasons when they can.

Notice also something from the New Testament:

10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread. (2 Thessalonians 3:10-12)

You are not just to sit around and expect others to take care of you.

In modern times, paperwork may be helpful as well.

25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”

26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”

27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”

He said, “Yes.”

28 The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.”

And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”

29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. (Acts 22:25-29)

The centurion bought a citizenship, which he felt would help him. Paul was basically born a dual-citizen and was able to use that to his advantage. In modern times, having documentation of such things could be helpful for some.

Consider also the following scriptures:

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. (Proverbs 13:22)

3 “A prudent man forsees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished” (Proverbs 22:3).

43 “But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing” (Matthew 24:43-46).

12 “gather His wheat into the barn” (Matthew 3:12).

The Bible endorses saving and proper planning.

Thus, people who believe the Bible will take steps and not ignore what is happening today.

Anyway, it is wise to have some extra food, but in the Churches of God we do not teach that members should have vast amounts of it, to try, for example, to make it through the Great Tribulation–we need to strive to be Philadephian Christians so that we will receive the protection that Jesus promised from that “hour of trial” (Revelation 3:7-10).

Related to physical protection in this age during the time of the Great Tribulation, the Bible teaches that there will be two groups of Christians. One group will be protected and the other will not be:

14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. 15 So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. 16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 12:14-17)

Notice the group that is promised protection:

7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,

‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie — indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. (Revelation 3:7-10)

The above promise of protection was only made to the Philadelphian Christians, yet is was not made to the other churches of Revelation 2 & 3. NOT ALL CHRISTIANS WILL BE PROTECTED DURING THE COMING GREAT TRIBULATION.

Jesus said:

34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:34-36)

Christians should watch world events and realize their biblical ramifications. They should pray to be accounted worthy to escape what will come to pass. This means that in these times that they need to strive to be a Philadelphian Christian.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

Physical Preparation Scriptures for Christians. We all know the Bible prophecies famines. Should we do something? Here is a version in the Spanish language Escrituras sobre Preparación física para los Cristianos. Here is a link to a related sermon: Physical preparedness for Christians.
Why is there a Philadelphian remnant of the true Christian Church of God? Did the old Worldwide Church of God essentially predict a Philadelphian remnant? Is a Philadelphian remnant needed for end-time prophecies to be fulfilled? Here is a link to a related sermon: The Philadelphia Remnant.
Philadelphian Christian Great Tribulation Protection What will the Great Tribulation be like? Does Jesus promise physical protection to some or all Christians? Where might the place of protection be? What about fleeing to the mountains? What did Ezekiel warn? Here is a link to a related sermon: Great Tribulation Protection.
There is a Place of Safety for the Philadelphians. Why it May Be Near Petra This article discusses a biblical ‘place of safety,’ Zephaniah 2 to ‘gather together,’ and includes quotes from the Bible and Herbert W. Armstrong on fleeing to a place–thus, there is a biblically supported alternative to the rapture theory. Two sermon-length videos of related interest are available Physical Protection During the Great Tribulation and Might Petra be the Place of Safety? Here are two related items in the Spanish language: Hay un lugar de seguridad para los Filadelfinos. ¿Puede ser Petra? and Existe un Lugar de Seguridad.
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about the peoples of Africa, Asia, South America, and the islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon; When Will the End of the Age Come?; Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.