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Before Christ's return, Babylon the Great will nearly obliterate the U.S. and British-descended nations during the Great Tribulation—a traumatic time for the entire world (Matthew 24:21), for God's Church, and especially for the physical nations comprising the modern-day descendants of Jacob.

The previous European Community, with its implication of separate countries grouped together, has now ceased to exist and is replaced by the new European Union. This now has primacy of law over member states and inherits the legislative powers formerly given to the Community.

God has given the American and British-descended nations great blessings over the years. But now, as those blessings are dwindling, what can be done? The good news is that God shows His people how to live by His Way, and to have tremendous blessings individually even in times of national crisis.

Three different gospel writers record Jesus' warnings that many false teachers will deceive many people as the end of the age approaches (see Matthew 24:3–5, 11, 24; Mark 13:5–6; Luke 21:7–8).

Ever so gradually, the EU has been replacing the infrastructure and symbols of its member countries. National laws and institutions are giving way to supranational entities controlled from Brussels. As this process continues, one striking image is appearing more and more frequently on European Union official documents—a bull moving forward amidst five stars—an image hearkening back to an ancient Greek myth. But what exactly does it mean?