The Bible gives many specific prophecies that will be fulfilled in the time immediately leading up to Jesus Christ’s return. Three key areas in which specific prophecies are given are the moral, spiritual and physical decline of the leading English-speaking nations, the rise of a new European-centered superpower as foretold in Revelation 17 and Daniel 2, and conditions in the Middle East leading to an end-time clash of civilizations as foretold in Daniel 11. Where are we on the timeline of these events and how could these prophecies be fulfilled?

Scott Ashley

United Church of God Pastor, Beyond Today Managing Editor

Scott Ashley is managing editor of Beyond Today magazine, United Church of God booklets and its printed Bible Study Course. He and his wife, Connie, live near Denver, Colorado. 
Mr. Ashley attended Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas, graduating in 1976 with a theology major and minors in journalism and speech. It was there that he first became interested in publishing, an industry in which he has worked for 50 years.