Bible prophecy might have taken a major step forward this past Monday, April 21, 2025. On that day, Paul Francis died, and Klaus Schwab, the progressive leader of World Economic Forum founder, abruptly resigned.

At a time when Europe is already in a state of change, this development signals that a whole new Europe and a whole new philosophy may soon be on the horizon. Not long ago, you may remember the heated discussions between Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Trump over continuing U.S. financial and military support of the Ukraine war. In the wake of that, serious talks began in Europe about rearmament and the need for Europe to defend itself. Since that time, no real progress has been made in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, that keeps the prospect of Russian aggression, front and center in the minds of European leaders.

Meanwhile under the leadership of Klaus Schwab, the world economic forum has touted a global initiative in the New World Order committed to climate change, health control, and a slogan that echoes a dramatic change in our lifestyles. That slogan, "that by 2030, you will own nothing and you will be happy," may still ring in your ears! Out of the WEF, also came talk about the danger of cattle and their negative impact on our climate, so we heard about lessening our appetite for beef, and becoming more dependent on food sources that supposedly cause less damage to the climate, likable things: BUGS. Of course for the elites of the world envisioned by the WEF, they would eat what they want and they would own their own land, it would be the common everyday man and woman, like you and me, who would live and eat according to the rules of the leaders. That's just the way it was in old world monarchies.

Globalization, equality and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is the vision of their WEF world but the United States is no longer on that path, as U.S. President Donald Trump has made it perfectly clear. In fact, his agenda and vision is just about the exact opposite of the WEF and the late Pope Francis, who seemed to support the globalist agenda.

So, we see a conflict brewing with these two very distinct visions of what the New World Order will look like. But with the Pope and Klaus Schwab gone, and two new leaders of two influential institutions coming into the power at the same time, where might all this be going?

The Bible! The Bible tells us exactly where all this is headed! Now we're not saying that it will be the next Pope or leader of the WEF (World Economic Forum) or the current leader of Germany, who will be a part of the fulfillment of the prophecies that we will discuss and we are not setting any dates either, even though the WEF did, when they said by 2030, this will happen.

Biblical Prophecy is sure, it's clear, it's vivid and with each change in world leaders, especially with two in one day, we just might see that change coming.

So let's look in the Bible and see where Europe is headed?

Revelation 1 and verse one, we are told by God, very directly, that what was recorded in this book is written for the times before the return of Jesus Christ.

In Revelation 1 verse one, it says, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him, to show His servants things which must shortly take place, and He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, {2} Who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all the things that He saw. {3} "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep those things which are written in it, for the time is near.""

In this book, we are told that Jesus Christ is our Savior. This is the plan for mankind that was born before the foundation of the earth. He is the only one who is qualified to offer Himself for mankind, so that our sins could be forgiven and so that He might save us, not only spiritually, but also literally from the utter destruction that would otherwise come at the end of the age.

In Revelation chapter 13, the state of the world 3 1/2 years before the return of Jesus Christ is described. It is not a pretty picture and it's not democracy.

Notice what it says in Revelation 13, verse one, "Then I, that's John, stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and 10 horns, and on his horns 10 crowns, and on his heads, a blasphemous name."

The sea it is speaking of here is the Mediterranean Sea. We will not take the time to explain this here, but these verses relate directly to the same prophecy of the end time given to the prophet Daniel 500 to 600 years before. (Go back and listen to this biblical worldview episode: 'Europe and the Rise of The Beasts of Revelation' at this link: www.ucg.org/popewef )

So in verse one here, we have the apostle John who is on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and he sees a beast rising out of the sea. 'Beast' here refers to a governmental system, that the Bible later refers to as, 'Babylon the Great.' This governmental system has seven heads and it is blasphemous, that is, it is against God and it is against Christ. It is a veritable antichrist, he may use Christ's name, but he does not teach what Jesus Christ taught.

Verse two of this chapter, describes the 'beast' as a ferocious animal. Relating again back to the prophecy in Daniel seven. There, of this beast, it says in verse 23, "The beast shall be different from all other kingdoms and it shall devour the whole earth, trample it, and break it in pieces."

Verse 25, "He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, he shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and they, that is the saints, will be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time."

That's 3 1/2 years, the same time period that is mentioned in Revelation 13 where it says, "This terrible cruel beast will continue for 42 months."

That's a king, a domineering tyrant who will have the power to tell you what to do, where to live, what to worship, and who will dominate every aspect of your life, because the world will have come out of a time of economic turmoil, unlike anything we have seen before, even worse than the Great Depression of 1929. The world will have no choice but to yield to that power!

Notice verses three and four in Revelation 13, "All the world!" "All the world marveled and followed the beast, {4} So they worshiped the Dragon," that's Satan, "who gave authority to the beast saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?" This king, this beast, this system is of Satan, it seems like it owns everything. Its leaders want power and wealth for themselves.

Remember! Remember the WEF slogan, "You will own nothing and you will be happy!" Yes, you will own nothing but you won't be happy! There is no happiness or joy under the government of the domineering king who has no affinity or concern for his subjects, and who gets his authority from Satan himself. That's what is on the horizon on a governmental level.

But there's also a religious element to this system called 'the other beast' in Revelation 13. This 'other beast' literally rides this government. In ancient times, it was the Catholic Church that rode the Roman empires and its kings. And the Bible, in Revelation describes a woman, a church, that rides this beast.

In Europe you can actually find the number of statues that depict this very prophecy.

In verse 11 of Revelation 13, it says, "Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he has two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon."

Here's a powerful religious leader, speaking as if he were God, but his words are not of Jesus Christ, they are of Satan. This beast can perform great signs so that he even makes fire come down from heaven in the sight of men and deceives men and makes them bow down and worship the beast, the government.

What is happening here is the introduction of idol worship, something all Christians know that the true God detests, and if you don't bow down as you are commanded, you will not receive the infamous 'Mark of the Beast,' and if you don't have the mark, you can't buy or sell anything. Your money will be worthless!

Could the next Pope be the religious leader who brings about this chilling reality? The digital currency society which we are moving into, this reality could quickly happen in our time. Well that's for Europe and a future Pope who may be chosen in the next few weeks are headed and a future influential narcissistic leader is headed.

This person may already be in power or maybe a very rich dynamic and influential man influenced by the WEF, that's the truth of the Bible! That's where all this is going!

Do you believe it? Get your Bible out! Read it! Study it! See for yourself what the word of God says. He gave it to us so we could know these things which must shortly take place as it says in Revelation 1 verse one.

What can you do, now that you know what is going to happen? Well, there is only one thing you can realistically do, there is only one Savior and you must turn to Him and repent. Read the words of Jesus Christ! What He died for, and what He said you must do to be saved from this terrible time that will come upon this world.

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Editorial Note: Rick Shabi is a minister with the United Church of God. This message was transcribed from a Youtube video. Type the following link in your internet browser to see this Youtube video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAG3dDV2-LI&t=324s

On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis died at 88, and Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum founder, resigned, potentially shifting global dynamics. This Biblical Worldview message, presented by Rick Shabi, President of United Church of God, IA, ties these events to the prophecies of Revelation 13 which reveal a tyrannical "beast" government and deceptive religious leader emerging north of the Mediterranean Sea. While the United States embarks on a nationalist stance under President Trump, the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, talks of European rearmament, and the WEF’s globalist agenda stands in stark contrast. All this could lead to the coming authoritarian regime prophesied in the Bible for the end times. Knowing this, what do you do, and to where do you turn for guidance? The only answer is Jesus Christ and the Bible.