Growing Frustration with the U.S.

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term was marked by unpredictability, and the second year seems to be proceeding in similar fashion. Recent months have witnessed the extraction of Venezuela’s president, threats of taking control of Greenland, and other unexpected upsets. While some argue that the rationale behind President Trump’s actions has been sound, they have generated frustration not only among America’s foes, but also among nations generally considered its friends and allies.

Actions taken by the White House are pushing Europe together in a way nothing else has in decades, and they are also inspiring other regional powers to cooperate more in opposition to the U.S. Once seen as a friend of many nations, certainly a friend of Europe, the United States is increasingly distrusted as a partner and seen as undermining world peace—as it withdraws from dozens of organizations aimed at promoting international unity and cooperation (Deutsche Welle, January 8, 2026). Europe had sent a symbolic number of troops to Greenland to push back against what they thought to be a potential U.S. military action (Reuters, January 15, 2026).

Is there more to be learned from the changes taking place in the world order? Bible prophecy foretells that, at the end of the age, the modern Israelite-descended nations (including the United States) will be hated by other nations and taken into national captivity (Jeremiah 30:14; Deuteronomy 28:41). Such prophecies have often seemed outlandish to some, given the U.S.’s role as a protector of many nations since World War II. Events in recent months are beginning to reveal one possible route. As the U.S. isolates itself with its dramatic actions, frustration and even hatred for the nation are on the rise, and God could be using the current administration to accelerate the fulfillment of age-old Bible prophecies. You can learn more about prophecies concerning the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and many of the nations of Western Europe by reading or listening to The United States and Great Britain in Prophecy.