Britain

"...but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations" (Genesis 48:19).

Britain's greatness was prophesied in the Bible, thousands of years before it came into existence as a nation. The resources below explore this prophecy and its implication for the past, present and future of this declining superpower.

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John Adams, the Prophet

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Don't Tell British About EU Treaty

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Brother Nations with Different Historical Perspectives

Is it possible that the founding peoples of the British Commonwealth and later of the United States and Canada are descendants of the supposedly "lost" tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh?
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Brother Nations with Different Historical Perspectives

Is it possible that the founding peoples of the British Commonwealth and later of the United States and Canada are descendants of the supposedly "lost" tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh?
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Why the Separatist Movement in Scotland?

The reasons put forward for separation are historical in nature as well as contemporary.
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Restoration: Britain in History and Prophecy

This issue of World News and Prophecy took on a theme dealing with Great Britain and its world role. Melvin Rhodes was moved to write about Queen Elizabeth's recent trip to America, while John Ross Schroeder wrote about the potential...
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Lessons on Immigration from Jamestown

As Americans debate the issue of immigration, they would do well to learn from the lessons of history!
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Is the British Union in Danger?

Historically during the last 300 years the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has suffered only relatively minor threats to its unified existence. Even the 1997 decision to create a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly was probably...
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World News and Trends- Americans and Britons bored with monogamy

These days adultery is becoming big business in both America and Britain. According to the London Times, "Thousands of Britons have joined a [Web] site for the married but looking" (March 13, 2007).
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Seek God's Will First

Humility says we should hesitate to follow our first impulse, instead seeking God's will through deliberative Bible study and prayer.
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How One of Today's 'Bad Guys' Ended the Scourge of Slavery

Two hundred years ago, Great Britain became the first major nation to abolish the slave trade. By the end of the century slavery had been abolished around the world. Here is the remarkable story of the abolition of the slave...
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Crises in Britain, America, and Israel

These three nations are part of the larger prophetic understanding of world affairs at the close of the age.
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World News and Trends: British Royal Navy could be cut by half

Although the decision is not yet final, the British government apparently plans to mothball up to half of the royal fleet.
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What Will It Mean for the West if Radical Islam Triumphs?

Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq may not worry the average American or European, but could defeat there also mean defeat at home? Could the seemingly inexorable advance of radical Islam in the Middle East be replicated in the West?
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Is America in Financial Decline?

The turn of the year saw a rapid decline in the value of the American dollar as international confidence in the United States and its currency declined. What is the meaning of this for Americans, and what does it portend...
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Britain Debates Life's Ultimate Question

Especially in the last year, the reemergence of media coverage about aggressive atheism has helped focus British attention on that most crucial of all questions: Does God exist? Even scientists are arguing the question. In spite of a rather vigorous...
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Britain to Rely on Europeans for Defense?

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World News and Trends- Revisiting Gibraltar: Long "siege" finally ended

According to The Times, officials "from Britain, Spain and Gibraltar are meeting to sign a deal that is expected effectively to end the siege imposed on the disputed territory by General Franco [of Spain] almost four decades ago."
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The Queen

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Prince Charles Wants it Both Ways, Too

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