Growing concern the UK will leave the EU.

In a recent interview, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the German Die Zeit newspaper that it is clear that the eurozone crisis will lead to “powerful political change of the EU,” adding, “And on this point, I am deeply worried that Britain could decide by referendum to leave the whole process” (Fox Business News, August 8, 2012).  Are we seeing the first cracks in Britain’s long-standing relationship with the wider EU community?

The suggestion that Britain might leave the EU was once considered far-fetched but now is widely recognized as a possibility.  The eurozone debt crisis and the prospect of the currency bloc forging a closer political union have convinced some senior UK politicians it is time to demand a new relationship with Brussels.  Interestingly, Japanese bank Noruma leaked a strategy paper last week laying out contingency plans should Britain exit (called “Brexit”) the EU (EU Observer, August 10, 2012).  

For years, God’s Church has, based on Bible prophecy, predicted that the peoples of the British Isles would in some way be forced out, or perhaps would remove themselves from entanglement with a soon-coming “United States of Europe.”  Scripture reveals that a powerful group of nations united as one will appear on the scene.  A prerequisite of union is that the nations must be of one mind (Revelation 17:12-13).  As time goes on, it will become more apparent that Britain is becoming further alienated from these final ten nations that give their power and strength to the Beast.

Events in this part of the world are rapidly developing.  We should be mindful of the Apostle Paul’s admonition:  “…let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober” (1 Thessalonians 5:6).  For more information on the UK’s role in end-time prophecy, review our free and highly informative booklet, The United States and Great Britain in Prophecy.