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The Munich Security Conference ended on Sunday. The President of Serbia had some interesting observations about it and the West:

World leaders no longer working toward peace – Serbian president

20 February 2024

The international community is no longer interested in ending conflicts, and instead views peace as an “unwanted” ideal, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has claimed in an interview with TASS published on Tuesday.

His comments follow last week’s annual Munich Security Conference, which saw senior officials and heads of state from all over the world gather in the German city to debate international security issues, including the Ukraine conflict.

Vucic noted that he has participated in the forum numerous times, using the opportunity to gauge “how the Western world thinks” and its willingness to listen to varying opinions, including from smaller nations.

This year, however, Vucic said he did not hear any innovative suggestions toward resolving conflicts, describing the conference participants as behaving like “football fans.” The Serbian leader said he had concluded that the word “peace” appears to have become “unloved and unwanted throughout the world.”  https://www.rt.com/news/592737-peace-unwanted-word-vucic/

Yes, many in the West are pushing for war and preparing for war.

Notice something that Deutsche Welle reported related to the Munich Security Conference:

18 February 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said Europe must strengthen its ability to defend itself to deter would-be aggressors regardless of who wins the upcoming US elections … https://www.dw.com/en/msc-2024-leaders-discuss-future-of-european-union/live-68290782

Regarding Germany and its military, PCG posted the following (I bolded the statement at the end):

Signs of Germany’s Startling Rise

February 19, 2024
Germany just surpassed Japan as the third-largest economy in the world. An unrestrained Germany could turn this industrial success into military prowess overnight. And it is already happening.

This year Germany is spending a record amount on its military—$73.4 billion.

“Germany invests more than 2 percent of its economic output in the common defense of the nato alliance. This year and in the coming decades,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on X on February 14. “This will give us the highest defense budget in Europe.”

Two days before, Scholz visited a new munitions factory in Germany, built by Rheinmetall, and called on Europe to “move from manufacturing to mass production of armaments.” Then on February 15, Scholz welcomed a $3.4 billion investment from Microsoft to help cement Germany’s place as a leading nation in artificial intelligence.

The world’s third-biggest national economy—the highest defense budget in Europe—mass producing armaments—leading in AI—these accomplishments represent a drastic turnaround for a nation that lay in absolute ruin 80 years ago!

It certainly shows how little faith they have in their alliances with America and Britain!

A senior German Defense Ministry official explained, “With Operation Aspides, Europe will take responsibility for the security of the sea routes on one of the most important trade routes for Germany and Europe. It is absolutely clear that the mission is essential.” …

Today, America has what appears to be a friendship with Germany. We have entrusted it with nuclear bombs and sold it jets to carry those bombs. But we ought to remember its past. https://www.thetrumpet.com/29048-signs-of-germanys-startling-rise

Notice also:

February 20, 2024

 European Commission President Von der Leyen just floated using the EU budget to subsidise defense production as well as guaranteeing it will be bought long term. The weekend’s Munich Security Conference was also abuzz with once-and-possibly-future President Trump’s threat to force NATO allies to spend more defence or see the US focus on itself. Presumed incoming NATO leader, former Dutch PM Rutte says Europe “should stop moaning and whining and nagging about Trump,” and focus on being able to defend itself – which has a long way to go.

Germany may now increase defence spending to a US-level 3.5% of GDP. Yet that means the EUR100bn special defence fund announced after Russia invaded Ukraine would be swallowed in a single year, and it would need to be repeated every year, plus an increase equal to nominal GDP growth, in order to *stay* at 3.5%.

That’s a *big* shift in fiscal policy that opens constitutional questions. So what kind of pan-European institutional would need to be put in place to achieve it? Relatedly, this morning Bloomberg is also talking about EU automakers also uniting into an “Airbus for cars” to try to resist competition from China. That would shake up the global economy and markets too.    

The need to act urgently is clear.  https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/how-can-we-fix-nato-spending-if-nobody-understands-underpinnings-global-economics

Yes, Germany and much of Europe are increasing their military spending by a lot.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has also called that focus out.

Europe is moving in a military direction and the USA has encouraged it.

As far as friendships go, notice the following prophecy:

1 How lonely sits the city That was full of people! How like a widow is she, Who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces Has become a slave! 2 She weeps bitterly in the night, Her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers She has none to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; They have become her enemies. (Lamentations 1:1-2)

The USA is “great among the nations” and will find “All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; They have become her enemies.”

For those that think this could not happen to the USA, consider that Daniel 11:39 shows that a European power will destroy the “strongest fortresses”:

39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.  (Daniel 11:39)

The “he” is the European King of the North (cf. Daniel 11;40). At this time, the strongest fortresses belong to the USA. Hence, this prophecy shows that the USA will be defeated, despite its military strength by a European power (see also USA in Prophecy: The Strongest Fortresses).

While some do not believe that Europe wants to destroy the USA or is capable of rising up to take over the USA, Canada, and the UK, consider the following scriptures:

5 “Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
6 I will send him against an ungodly nation,
And against the people of My wrath
I will give him charge,
To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7 Yet he does not mean so,
Nor does his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And cut off not a few nations.
8 For he says,
‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
9 Is not Calno like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria like Damascus?
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’” (Isaiah 10:5-11)

2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him? (Revelation 13:2-4)

The Bible shows that the European power (called Assyria in Isaiah 10; see also Germany in Biblical Prophecy) does not think it intends to be militaristic, but that it will and will conquer. Prophetic Samaria is the USA (watch USA in Prophecy: Samaria). The Bible shows that the world will marvel that Europe was able to be such a military power, as Europe basically had been dismissed as irrelevant (cf. Revelation 13:1-4).

As Europe takes more steps to rearm, it will be ready to fulfill numerous prophecies.

That will not end well for the USA, nor Canada, the UK, Australia, nor New Zealand. Nor will it end well for the Muslim nations  (cf. Daniel 11:40-43)–nor, ultimately for Europe itself (cf. Daniel 11:44-45; Revelation 17:14).

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 at 4:30 pm and is filed under COG News, Prophecy.

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