Does the European community have the same relationship to Israel that previous empires had?
No. The revived Roman Empire, today’s European community, does not yet have the same relationship with Israel that earlier Gentile empires had. Every previous empire included Palestine and Jerusalem, but the ten toes of the European community have not reached that point; America is mostly keeping Israel going.
Les explains that as these empires came on the scene, they were all Gentile, but in every one of them Israel was connected. Every one included the land of Palestine and the city of Jerusalem. However, the iron and clay, the ten toes of the European community, as yet do not have that kind of relationship with the nation of Israel. Mostly America is keeping the little nation going. He also notes NATO and other military organizations have tremendous power in nuclear weapons and technology. He further warns that the Antichrist will come out of the geographical area of the old Roman Empire; he personally thinks Western Europe, while others think the Middle East or Mediterranean. Daniel says he will come in peaceably and with flatteries, and Europe today has turmoil, ethnic, immigrant, political, and economic problems.