Chapter seven of Daniel makes it clear that in the time leading up to the return of Christ to set up His kingdom, there will appear some kind of revived Roman empire that rises as a Phoenix from the ashes. I wonder if the Phoenix symbolism borrows from this prophecy, seeing that it seems to originate from Egypt, a place strongly connected with Israel. The Antichrist will head up a league of nations built on the ashes of the ancient Roman empire. The old Roman Empire was vast and included territory in Europe, Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Western Asia. Daniel 9:26-27 says that the people of the prince that shall come will destroy Jerusalem; a prophecy fulfilled in 70 A.D. when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem. If the people of the prince were Romans, what of this prince that will come? Most Premillennial scholars suggest this prince is not the historical prince of the people that destroyed Jerusalem, but rather, a prince that will ascend at the end of the age. Daniel 9:27 describes the yet future seven-year peace treaty made by none other than The Antichrist, the Prince over a revived empire built on elements of the ancient Roman Empire. …show more content…
No. It simply means that he will head up an alliance of nations that will have some kind of semblance to the old Roman Empire. Speculation abounds regarding various European alliances fulfilling the prophetic 10-nation confederacy described in Daniel 9 and Revelation 13 The future of the transitioning European Union is tenuous at best. As I write this, England has already severed ties with the EU. Many say this is only the beginning. Donald Trump shocked the world when he said that NATO needed to be replaced. On top of all that is the refugee problem and terrorism. The changes in Europe and the rest of the world is happening at a startling rate. Out of such change a ten-nation confederacy will be