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On February 24, 2022,
Russian tanks rolled
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across the border
into Ukraine.
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They attacked in the north
from Belarus, in the south
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from Crimea, and they
attacked from the east,
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heading toward the
capital Kiev.
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Just one month before,
Germany had been reluctant
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to send weapons to
Ukraine, not wanting
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to inflame already tense
relations with Russia.
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The Germans infamously
offered the Ukrainians
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just 5,000 helmets in
response to their plea
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for help, as Russian troops
amassed at the border.
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But just two days after the
invasion of February 24,
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a surprise announcement.
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He committed the German
government to increased
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military spending in 2022
by 100 billion euros.
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And, he pledged to
send Ukraine 1,000
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anti-tank weapons and 500 surface-to-air missiles.
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This move did not just put
Vladimir Putin on notice
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that Germany would stand
with the Ukrainians...
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It also signaled a radical
shift in Germany's policy,
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one that had stood
for decades.
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As the news website
France24 noted,
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"Often described as
predictable and 'robotic,'
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz has
become emboldened since
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Russia's invasion of
Ukraine, smashing policy
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taboos to steer Germany
into 'a new era' that
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could reshape its role
on the world stage."
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And that's exactly
what this shift has
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done--radically change
Germany's post-war policy.
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Since World War 2,
Germany has not allowed
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its weapons makers to
export into war zones.
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It has not even allowed
third parties to buy them
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for use in these areas.
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And this policy was a reaction to Germany's dark, Nazi past.
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But now, everything
has changed.
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This policy about-face has been nothing less than stunning.
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But there's more
to the story.
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You see, it's not just
that Germany is taking
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a more muscular approach
to its defense and
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its neighbors' defense.
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There's something else
happening behind the scenes.
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What does it mean
for Bible prophecy?
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And where will it
lead in the end-times?
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We'll discuss that today,
on Tomorrow's World.
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And be ready to request
your own free copy
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of our study guide,
Germany in Prophecy.
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I'll give you the information
to request your copy,
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later in the program.
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So, what is the significance
of Germany's more robust,
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bold approach, politically
and militarily?
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Why does Germany matter,
especially in the end-times?
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I'll be right back
with the answer.
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♪
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Welcome to Tomorrow's World, where we help you make sense
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of your world through
the pages of the Bible.
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When Germany reversed its pacifist policy and pledged
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to stand with Ukraine,
many were shocked.
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So, why did Germany,
after all those decades,
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dramatically change direction?
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The answer lies in understanding the origin of the modern
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German nation.
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And that brings us to our
first key to understanding
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why Germany matters
in end-time Prophecy:
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1. Germany comes from
ancient Assyria
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Longtime viewers
of Tomorrow's World
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understand that nations of
today didn't just appear
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out of thin air.
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Some countries, like
Egypt, Italy, and Greece,
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have the same names as
their ancient counterparts.
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On the other hand, other
countries' names have changed.
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This is true of Germany.
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You won't find the name
"Germany" in your Bible.
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But biblical and historical evidence show modern Germany
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sprang from ancient Assyria.
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How do we know?
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In this first segment, let's look at some of the evidence.
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The ancient empire of Assyria was a mighty and vast
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world-power that reached its zenith in the eighth century BC.
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But by 612 BC, it had
collapsed and its capital,
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Nineveh, was overrun.
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Consider this comment by
James Breasted in the book
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The Conquest of
Civilization:
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"[Nineveh's] fall was
forever, and when two
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centuries later Xenophon
and his ten thousand
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Greeks marched past the
place, the Assyrian nation
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was but a vague tradition,
and Nineveh, its great
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city, was a vast heap of
rubbish as it is today."
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The bulk of the Assyrians
just disappeared.
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But where did they go?
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When you look at the
historical record--
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combined with the Bible--
you'll find evidence
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of Assyrians moving
north and west.
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Let's examine just
a few examples.
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First of all, consider
the city of Trier.
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One of the oldest cities
in Germany, according to
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German legend, Trier was
founded by an Assyrian prince
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named Trebeta, a descendant
of the biblical Nimrod.
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While this is only a
legend, it persisted
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at least as far as
the 11th century AD.
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If true, it would establish Assyrian knowledge of and
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access to the continent of Europe, well into antiquity.
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Consider another point:
Along the southern coast
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of the Black Sea is a
promontory that in ancient
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times was called Sinope.
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Some historians say this
ancient maritime city was
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founded by the Assyrians:
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"The early foundations of
Sinope are probably Assyrian.
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The extreme antiquity
of that great power is
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constantly receiving
fresh evidence...."
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So why is that significant?
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Because if the Assyrians
had a presence in the
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Black Sea region before
Nineveh fell, it would
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make sense to flee in
that direction when
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their Empire collapsed.
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And that's exactly where
we do find some Assyrians,
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centuries after
Nineveh fell.
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Diodorus of Sicily, a
historian writing in the
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1st century BC, noted that
the Assyrians were driven
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by the Scythians exactly
to this region where they
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had long had a presence:
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"It was by these kings [of
the Scythians] that many of
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the conquered peoples were
removed to other homes,
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and two of these became
very great colonies:
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the one was composed of
Assyrians and was removed
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to the land between
Paphlagonia and Pontus."
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So, they were forcibly
exiled to areas not
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unfamiliar to them.
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Consider another piece of
evidence: the Hittites.
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The Hittites were a
powerful empire located
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in Asia Minor in antiquity.
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They had many cultural and ethnic ties to the Assyrians.
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And, they were next
door neighbors.
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When the Hittite empire
fell, around 1200 BC,
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the Assyrians swooped
in to fill the vacuum.
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They occupied Hittite
cities, and became
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even more mixed and
linked as a people.
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Again, where would the
fleeing Assyrians go when
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Nineveh fell, if not to
areas where they were
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already established masters?
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This is important.
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Because later, we find
historians tracing the
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Hittites migrating into
Europe, carrying their
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names, their culture, and
their tendencies with them.
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Undoubtedly many Assyrians
were mixed in as well.
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Note some of the similarities between ancient Assyria
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and the Hittite empire,
and modern Germany.
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The iron cross was a
military decoration
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by King Frederick
Wilhelm III and by
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Imperial and Nazi Germany.
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It can also be found depicted
in engravings, hanging from
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the neck of the Assyrian
king Shamshi-Adad V in
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the ninth-century BC.
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The Hittite double-headed
eagle and the Assyrian god
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Ashur depicted on a winged
sun disk bear strong
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resemblances to the
double-headed eagle of
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the Germanic Holy Roman
Empire and the eagle
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and swastika disk
of Nazi Germany.
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British Assyriologist A. H. Sayce of the University of
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Oxford believed that the swastika symbol likely
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originated with the
Hittites and spread
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into other cultures.
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So, why does this matter?
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Are the Assyrians, the
Hittites, and the
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Germans really connected?
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Or is it just a subject for historians to argue over,
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while they study their dusty books and ancient artifacts?
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I'll answer that question
in the next segment.
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But first, I want to offer
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In the introduction
you'll read about
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"End-Time Powers Revealed!"
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You'll trace the path of this powerful and ancient people,
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"Migrating and Mixing" as
they made their way to
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a new homeland.
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You'll see "Connections
and Parallels" between
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the Assyrians, Hittites,
and Germans you've perhaps
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never heard before.
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descendants of the ancient
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In the last segment, we
discussed the fact that
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biblical nations' names
often change over time.
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You won't find the name
"Germany" in the Bible.
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Even so, you can identify
where this powerful
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and influential
nation sprang from.
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You can trace the movements
of the ancient Assyrians
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through the centuries as
they migrated and mingled
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among other peoples, finally settling in central Europe.
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But why does it matter?
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Why should we care about
these old histories and
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maps and artifacts?
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It might affect the days
ahead, more than you realize.
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And that leads us to our
second key to understanding
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why Germany matters
in end-time prophecy:
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2. Germany will dominate the Western world in the end-times.
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One third of the
Bible is prophecy.
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And one of the basic
principles of prophecy
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is that much of it is dual.
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In other words, there is
a first fulfillment, and
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then there is a future
fulfillment, yet to occur.
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But what does this have
to do with Germany today?
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To answer that question, let's
look at Isaiah 10:1-3,
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"Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees,
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who write misfortune,
which they have prescribed
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to rob the needy of justice,
and to take what is right
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from the poor of My people....
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What will you do in
the day of punishment,
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and in the desolation which
will come from afar?"
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Here in Isaiah chapter 10,
God was telling the
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ancient Israelites He was
about to punish them for
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turning away from Him.
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And the next few verses
explain who He would
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use to punish them, as
a tool in God's hands.
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Notice Isaiah 10:5-7,
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"Woe to Assyria, the rod
of My anger and the staff
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in whose hand is
My indignation.
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I will send him against
an ungodly nation,
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and against the people of My wrath I will give him charge,
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to seize the spoil,
to take the prey,
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and to tread them down like
the mire of the streets.
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Yet he does not mean so,
nor does his heart think so;
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but it is in his heart to destroy, and cut off
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not a few nations."
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Note this.
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Israel was prophesied to be punished for their sins.
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Assyria was prophesied to be used by God to accomplish this.
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Not that the Assyrians
were thinking they were
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doing God's will.
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The Assyrian kings were just doing just what Assyrian kings
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did naturally--conquering
and overthrowing cities
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and nations to expand
their territory.
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And that's exactly
what happened.
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Assyria attacked northern
Israel in 721 BC, destroying
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its capital, Samaria, and deporting its inhabitants.
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But notice, there's one more element in this passage.
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In Isaiah 10:12,
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"Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has
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performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He
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will say, 'I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of
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the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.'
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For he says: By the strength
of my hand I have done it,
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And by my wisdom,
for I am prudent...
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Shall the ax boast itself
against him who chops with it?"
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In other words, God would
punish Assyria after He
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used them to correct
Israel, for the king
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of Assyria's arrogance
and self-will.
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What a profound glimpse
of geopolitics from
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behind-the-scenes.
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We may see the outward
effects of nations and armies
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trying to out-maneuver one another on the battlefield,
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or in the diplomatic arena.
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But God, our Creator,
is the Sustainer of the
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whole entire globe.
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Though we may not see it,
He is there, and even works
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through kings and leaders,
to accomplish His will.
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Again, why is this
important and what
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does it have to do
with Germany today?
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You see, because prophecy
is dual, this scene will
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be played out again.
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Ancient Israel comprises the English-speaking nations
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of the Western world, and
those of northwest Europe.
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These nations grow more decadent with each passing day.
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There will come a day
when they will be judged.
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And God will use the
same nation He used to
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accomplish it in 721 BC... Assyria... Germany.
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That's what
your Bible says.
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A repeat of the Nazi regime
in the last century.
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Only, this time Germany
won't be defeated.
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This horrific time to come
is described in the Bible
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as the Great Tribulation.
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But how can we really
know this will happen?
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Consider several prophecies
that apply to the end-times.
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Notice Isaiah 27:12-13,
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"And it shall come to pass
in that day that the LORD
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will thresh, from the
channel of the River to
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the Brook of Egypt; and
you will be gathered
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one by one, O you
children of Israel.
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So it shall be in that
day: The great trumpet
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will be blown; they will
come, who are about to
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perish in the land of
Assyria, and they who are
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outcasts in the land of
Egypt, and shall worship
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the LORD in the holy
mount at Jerusalem."
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How could it
be any plainer?
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The great trumpet is blown,
the children of Israel will
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be about to perish in the
land of Assyria, and then
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they return to worship
the Lord at Jerusalem.
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That has not happened yet.
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It's yet future.
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Turn to Isaiah 11:16.
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Here is another passage
showing Assyrian domination
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of Israel in the end times:
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"There will be a highway
for the remnant of His
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people who will be left from Assyria, as it was for Israel
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in the day that he came up
from the land of Egypt."
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When you look at the context, this is clearly referring
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to the millennium, and the
time leading up to it.
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And it says God will gather
His people from Assyria.
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In Jeremiah 23:8 and Jeremiah 31:8 it refers to the
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captives being brought back
"from the north country."
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In Hosea 11:10, it says
the captives will return,
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trembling, "from the west."
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Look on a map.
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What is north and west
of ancient Israel?
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Well, Europe, with
Germany at its heart.
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So, why does
Germany matter?
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Because it is prophesied to
be the instrument by which
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God will punish end-time Israelite nations.
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If we are living in any
of those nations now,
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in the end-times, we
need to be warned.
17:06.992 --> 17:09.561
And Germany needs
to be warned.
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And that's exactly what
this Work is doing.
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This is not the end of the
story, as we'll discuss
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in a moment.
17:16.935 --> 17:19.371
But first, let me offer
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17:24.810 --> 17:27.513
as it fulfills
end-time prophecy.
17:27.579 --> 17:31.283
It explains that Assyria
is "Israel's Ancient Foe"
17:31.350 --> 17:34.353
and that the end-times will bring a "Prophesied Showdown"
17:34.420 --> 17:36.755
between Israel and Assyria.
17:36.822 --> 17:39.625
It shows that Germany--
as the modern nation
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springing from ancient
Assyria--will be a
17:42.327 --> 17:45.731
"Tool in God's Hands" to
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17:45.798 --> 17:49.735
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In the last segment,
we saw that disaster is
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coming upon the nations
of end-time Israel.
18:17.696 --> 18:20.299
This devastation will
come at the hands of a
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German-led superpower, the
final attempt to restore
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the Holy Roman Empire.
18:25.871 --> 18:29.608
This military machine is
also called the Beast,
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as it's described in
the Book of Revelation.
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Notice what John saw and
described, in Revelation 13:1,
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"Then I stood on
the sand of the sea.
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And I saw a beast rising
up out of the sea, having
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seven heads and ten horns,
and on his horns ten crowns,
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and on his heads a
blasphemous name...
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And all the world marveled
and followed the beast."
18:54.500 --> 18:57.703
This coming superpower
will shock and bewilder
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the nations with its
technological prowess
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and military strength.
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It will subjugate modern
Israelites, conquer an
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Arab confederacy, and even
fight an all-out war with
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the armies of the East, for supremacy of the whole earth.
19:12.818 --> 19:15.854
And by the way, some
discount the idea that
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modern Germans came from
ancient Assyria, because
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there are populations
in northern Iraq,
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northwestern Iran,
southeast Turkey,
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and Syria who call
themselves Assyrians.
19:28.100 --> 19:32.170
Some additional ethnic Assyrians live in the United States.
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All told, these ethnic
Assyrians comprise
19:35.307 --> 19:39.011
just over 5 million
people alive today.
19:39.077 --> 19:40.312
But think about it.
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After all we've seen in
this program, could it
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be that a few scattered
peoples could wield enough
19:45.717 --> 19:49.288
power in the end-times to
bring down a superpower?
19:49.354 --> 19:51.857
Is it logical that the
United States could
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be overthrown by a few
million scattered ethnic
19:55.661 --> 19:59.531
Assyrians with no central
nation of their own?
19:59.598 --> 20:01.033
Not at all.
20:01.099 --> 20:03.702
The prophecies of the
Bible show that in the
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end-times, there will be
a nation descended from
20:07.205 --> 20:10.342
ancient Assyria, that
will comprise an intact,
20:10.409 --> 20:12.811
influential superpower.
20:12.878 --> 20:15.581
And this juggernaut will
leap onto the world
20:15.647 --> 20:18.850
stage suddenly and
shock the nations.
20:18.917 --> 20:22.354
After this German-led Beast power takes the world
20:22.421 --> 20:25.891
by storm, just like in
ancient times, this
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modern-day Assyrian empire
will be punished as well.
20:29.394 --> 20:33.832
Just like Nineveh was
flattened in 612 BC, God
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will judge this nation for its ruthless and brutal aggression.
20:38.604 --> 20:42.608
And, for its attempt to fight against Christ Himself.
20:42.674 --> 20:47.212
Notice what we find
in Revelation 17:12,
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"The ten horns which you
saw are ten kings who have
20:50.749 --> 20:53.352
received no kingdom as
yet, but they receive
20:53.418 --> 20:56.455
authority for one hour
as kings with the beast.
20:56.521 --> 20:59.491
These are of one mind, and
they will give their power
20:59.558 --> 21:01.259
and authority
to the beast.
21:01.326 --> 21:04.096
These will make war with
the Lamb, and the Lamb
21:04.162 --> 21:08.233
will overcome them, for He
is Lord of lords and King
21:08.300 --> 21:11.403
of kings; and those who
are with Him are called,
21:11.470 --> 21:13.372
chosen, and faithful."
21:13.438 --> 21:16.475
This is the so-called
"Battle of Armageddon."
21:16.541 --> 21:19.778
This is mankind's attempt
to thwart Jesus Christ
21:19.845 --> 21:21.146
when He returns.
21:21.213 --> 21:25.450
The armies of this resurgent Assyrian empire will be
21:25.517 --> 21:29.087
no match for the King of
kings and Lord of lords.
21:29.154 --> 21:31.356
And that empire
will be defeated.
21:31.423 --> 21:34.292
But what happens next
is the key I want you
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to leave you with.
21:35.560 --> 21:39.364
That is, our third key as
to "Why Germany Matters
21:39.431 --> 21:41.199
in the end-times":
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3. Germany will be a leading
nation in the Millennial age
21:47.172 --> 21:49.675
Germany and other nations
of the world will be
21:49.741 --> 21:53.979
humbled by Jesus Christ returning in power and glory.
21:54.046 --> 21:58.316
And then, after this horrific battle, a new age will begin.
21:58.383 --> 22:02.087
Our Lord and Savior, as we
saw earlier, will gather
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the survivors of Israel
from the land of Assyria,
22:05.457 --> 22:08.260
and other places where
they were taken captive.
22:08.326 --> 22:11.863
He will also comfort and
feed and heal survivors
22:11.930 --> 22:13.732
from all the nations
of the world...
22:13.799 --> 22:17.169
Those who suffered but
survived during the Great
22:17.235 --> 22:20.038
Tribulation and the
Day of the Lord.
22:20.105 --> 22:21.973
The timing is at
the beginning of the
22:22.040 --> 22:25.043
Millennium, when Jesus
Christ is now on earth,
22:25.110 --> 22:27.879
after He puts down
all rebellion.
22:27.946 --> 22:31.950
Notice, in Isaiah 19:23,
22:32.017 --> 22:35.353
"In that day there will
be a highway from Egypt to
22:35.420 --> 22:38.990
Assyria, and the Assyrian
will come into Egypt and
22:39.057 --> 22:42.027
the Egyptian into Assyria,
and the Egyptians will
22:42.094 --> 22:44.629
serve with the Assyrians."
22:44.696 --> 22:47.899
Could there be a time of
peace after World War III?
22:47.966 --> 22:49.067
Yes.
22:49.134 --> 22:51.970
But first, the modern-day
Assyrians will have
22:52.037 --> 22:54.239
subjugated much of
the Western world.
22:54.306 --> 22:57.776
They will have fought with and beaten an Arab confederation.
22:57.843 --> 23:00.679
And they will have battled
Asian armies from the East,
23:00.746 --> 23:04.015
bringing the whole earth
to the edge of cosmocide.
23:04.082 --> 23:07.152
But yes, after that,
there will be peace.
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Not only that, look at who will
be picking up the pieces.
23:11.523 --> 23:15.694
The German people, those who survived that great calamity,
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will play an active role
in rebuilding a broken
23:19.264 --> 23:20.966
and beaten world.
23:21.032 --> 23:23.702
They will be humbled and
repentant, and ready to
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serve in a new world of
peace and prosperity.
23:27.706 --> 23:30.509
Bible prophecy shows they'll have an important--
23:30.575 --> 23:33.845
and even a leading-role
in this new age.
23:33.912 --> 23:38.383
We pick it up
in Isaiah 19:24,
23:38.450 --> 23:41.887
"In that day Israel will
be one of three with Egypt
23:41.953 --> 23:45.290
and Assyria--a blessing
in the midst of the land,
23:45.357 --> 23:47.926
whom the LORD of hosts
shall bless, saying,
23:47.993 --> 23:51.363
'Blessed is Egypt My
people, and Assyria the
23:51.429 --> 23:56.001
work of My hands, and
Israel My inheritance.'"
23:56.067 --> 23:57.803
Did you catch that?
23:57.869 --> 24:03.208
Assyria--Germany--is described as the work of God's hands.
24:03.275 --> 24:06.011
And they will work with
other nations that were
24:06.077 --> 24:08.413
formerly bitter enemies.
24:08.480 --> 24:11.116
You see, God doesn't
hate Germany.
24:11.183 --> 24:14.586
On the contrary, God
loves the German people.
24:14.653 --> 24:18.790
Just as He loves all of His children, made in His image.
24:18.857 --> 24:22.527
And He will use the tremendous strengths and talents and
24:22.594 --> 24:26.531
energy of the German people
to help rebuild the world,
24:26.598 --> 24:29.000
brick by brick.
24:29.067 --> 24:32.170
So why does Germany matter
in the end-times?
24:32.237 --> 24:34.472
Because if we know the
identity of the German
24:34.539 --> 24:38.210
nation, we can understand
why Germany, even today,
24:38.276 --> 24:40.979
is beginning to take
a more proactive and
24:41.046 --> 24:43.215
assertive role
in the world.
24:43.281 --> 24:46.184
While Germany acts with
good intentions now,
24:46.251 --> 24:47.986
where will it lead?
24:48.053 --> 24:51.289
Prophecy tells us it will
lead to an aggressive
24:51.356 --> 24:54.726
tyrant taking over
Germany, bringing warfare
24:54.793 --> 24:57.896
and destruction like the
world has never known.
24:57.963 --> 25:01.933
Also at the same time, prophecy
also shows that after that,
25:02.000 --> 25:04.936
the German nation will
be used by God to help
25:05.003 --> 25:08.106
rebuild a new and
peaceful world,
25:08.173 --> 25:11.042
under the leadership
of Jesus Christ.
25:11.109 --> 25:14.246
There's much more to this
subject than we can cover
25:14.312 --> 25:15.714
in this short program.
25:15.780 --> 25:17.649
And that's why we're
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25:17.716 --> 25:20.485
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25:20.552 --> 25:24.756
It will show that God has a
plan for all His children.
25:24.823 --> 25:27.225
And He is working
out that plan.
25:27.292 --> 25:30.295
He will put end-time
Assyrians--modern
25:30.362 --> 25:33.265
Germans--to work to
accomplish that plan.
25:33.331 --> 25:36.735
In fact, He even describes Assyria as "the Work
25:36.801 --> 25:38.603
of My Hands."
25:38.670 --> 25:41.072
You need to know what will happen to these nations
25:41.139 --> 25:44.175
we've talked about, in
the years just ahead.
25:44.242 --> 25:46.745
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In this program, we've
seen that you won't find
26:58.783 --> 27:01.086
the name "Germany"
in the Bible.
27:01.152 --> 27:04.022
And yet, you can understand
who the Germans are today,
27:04.089 --> 27:07.359
and what God reveals for
Germany in the end-times.
27:07.425 --> 27:10.428
And you can understand
why Germany matters
27:10.495 --> 27:12.864
in these end-times.
27:12.931 --> 27:15.767
God does not want any of
His children, made in
27:15.834 --> 27:17.435
His image to suffer.
27:17.502 --> 27:19.704
And He is looking for
those who will turn from
27:19.771 --> 27:23.441
their sins and respond to
His call for repentance.
27:23.508 --> 27:27.178
May God help all of us--
whoever we are and
27:27.245 --> 27:30.682
wherever we live--to heed
the warning and draw
27:30.749 --> 27:34.919
close to our Creator
in truth and sincerity.
27:34.986 --> 27:36.421
Thanks for watching.
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And be sure to come
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continue to share with you the teachings of Jesus Christ,
27:45.363 --> 27:48.767
the good news of His coming Kingdom, and the end-time
27:48.833 --> 27:50.602
prophecies of His Word.
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