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The political leaders of Europe have been unable to bring
this political union about. But an offer from the Pope to use the
power of his office to join the nations together in a resurrection
of the "Holy Roman Empire" would bring it about.
If antireligion Communism wins political dominance of Europe
as the present TREND indicates, that would just about sound the
death knell of Roman Catholicism in Europe.
This unprecedented situation now calls for sudden and drastic
action. It would mean UNION once again of church and state in
Europe. It would mean a common currency for a union of ten nations
in Europe. It could mean one military force, which would be as
strong--possibly more so--as the U.S.A. or the U.S.S.R.
The loss of Europe's faith in America to protect her from
the Soviet Union is another trend leading directly to such an
eventuality as I have described.
Sooner or later such a European union will take place. I have
predicted this for 43 years!
It will ASTOUND and DUMBFOUND the WHOLE WORLD when it happens.
The time is now RIPE!
All over the world, TERRORISM and VIOLENCE are mounting.
Headlines in this morning's English language Rome newspaper:
"TERRORISM WAVE HITS U.S. PROPERTY IN GREECE." "P.L.A. MOVES INTO
BEIRUT BUFFER ZONE, DIVIDES FOES." "INDIA, BANGLADESH, ACCUSE EACH
OTHER OF BORDER ATTACKS." "WEST BANK TENSION RISES IN FOURTH DAY
OF ARAB RIOTS," etc., etc.--all on the front page.
Put some more current happenings together with the foregoing
analysis. As I have repeatedly said recently, the governments of
nations are being overthrown at the rate of one a month around the
world. There has been a recent major shakeup in the government of
Red China. The cover story of this week's Time shows many Eastern
European nations within the "Iron Curtain" of Communism, looking at
Western prosperity, becoming more and more dissatisfied with Russian
domination. This sets the stage for some of these Communist nations--
possibly East Germany, Poland, Romania, etc.--breaking with Moscow
in the event of the resurrection of the "Holy Roman Empire" and
coming into the new United Europe.
Put all this together with Secretary of State Kissinger's new
"domino theory" of Europe--he sees the possibility of one European
nation after another toppling and going Communist--and, as I have
said, the stage seems set for this tremendous event.
BUT WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN TO US--in the Work of the
Living God for this end time? It means IT MAY BE MUCH LATER THAN
WE THINK! It means our work may be finished WHEN this happens!
It means an upsurge of income for God's Work is now a MUST!
And the stage is set for that, too. While here in Italy there