Swiss immigration vote causing major EU concern

Switzerland (colored by predominant language, Marco Zanoli )

The people of Switzerland narrowly voted for immigration restrictions that has the European Union very concerned:

February 10, 2014

The European Union announced it will review its ties with Switzerland after voters in the Alpine country narrowly passed a measure Sunday to curb immigration by EU citizens.

The European Commission said in a statement that the EU “will examine the implications of this initiative on the overall relations between the EU and Switzerland.” Switzerland is not a member of the EU.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday the Swiss vote was a “worrying vote because it means that Switzerland wants to withdraw into itself.”

EU foreign ministers are scheduled to meet Monday in Brussels, but it was not immediately clear whether the Swiss vote will be on the agenda.

Swiss television reports 50.3 percent of voters backed the “Stop Mass Immigration” initiative proposed by the right wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which said the country could not cope with 80,000 new immigrants each year.

The decision means the Swiss government will have to renegotiate treaties that allow for the free movement of people to and from the European Union. Swiss citizens have also been able to freely travel and work in EU countries.

Under the new proposal, Switzerland will have to draft legislation setting quotas for the number of European immigrants, as well as their right to bring their families with them. http://www.voanews.com/content/eu-to-review-swiss-ties-after-immigration-vote/1847932.html

The EU has wanted Switzerland to become part of it, and hence finds this distressing. The Swiss on the other hand, value their independence and do not wish to be over whelmed by various European immigrants.

The Bible has a prophecy or two specific to the descendants of Gad, many of which seem to have ended up in the land known as Switzerland. Here is one:

19 Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him, But he shall triumph at last. (Genesis 49:19)

Here are some comments from the late Dr. Hoeh about Gad and Switzerland:

12. Gad, which means “the troop” certainly designates Switzerland the only Israelite nation in which every man is mobilized for defense. Against Gad would come the foreign troops, said Jacob, but he will “trod upon their heel.” Moses declared that Gad does NOT “leap,” a characteristic of the colonizing or pillaging tribes. Gad “teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head” of the Holy Roman Empire, in whose territory “he chose a first part for himself, and there a portion of a ruler was reserved.” To Gad come “the heads of the people” as they do today to Geneva. No other nation on earth so perfectly fits this description of a nation of troops. (LOCATION OF THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL by Herman L Hoeh (ca. 1950s) http://www.giveshare.org/israel/locationtribes.html)

Related to Gad, let me add the following scripture:

20 And of Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; He dwells as a lion, And tears the arm and the crown of his head. 21 He provided the first part for himself, Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; He administered the justice of the Lord, And His judgments with Israel.” (Deuteronomy 33:20-21)

Switzerland, Geneva particularly, has had a history of being an “international lawgiver.” Note: Even though the migrations of some of the ancestors of Swtizerland and Germany are are similar, while some have erroneously taught that Germany is Gad, Germany has no history of being a recognized lawgiver–but instead primarily descended from Assyria (see Germany’s Assyrian Roots Throughout History).

In the past, I wrote:

Gad – Switzerland (will apparently have to temporarily accept EU domination, Genesis 49:19)

The recent vote in Switzerland indicates that it does not wish to have a ‘troop tramp upon him,’ but that it some of what has been happening. And eventually, I expect more.

The Bible tells of a basically European kingdom that will be partially strong, partially weak, and with a fragile unity (Daniel 2:41-43), but that will have a frightening type of economic dominance (see Revelation chapters 13,17,18). This kingdom will have a religion and it will not be Islam. Europe is prophesied to make a deceitful deal with an Islamic power (Daniel 11:27) and this deal might partially happen because of immigration policies and civil unrest. For a time at least, it appears that Switzerland will support the end time Beast power.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

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”?
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies 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? What MUST happen BEFORE the Great Tribulation?
Might German Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg become the King of the North? Is the German Defense Minister one to watch? What do Catholic, Byzantine, and biblical prophecies suggest?
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? Is Reuben France? 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?
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.