Connecting the dots

David Butterfield has posted a lengthy article were he connects the dots between the EU, WEU, Israel, the ENP/Barcelona, Javier Solana and the Recommendation 666. Outstanding work David! Feel free to visit his site and read his other commentaries. Here is his post:

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Watch – Part 3

Quoted information is from Wikipedia, cited and corroborated by many soures, unless otherwise noted. Items inside quotations enclosed in <> are my commentary:

“July 14th, 1942 – “ Javier Solana Madariaga is born the son of “a chemistry professor” and Obdulia de Madariaga. He is the great nephew of Spanish League of Nations disarmament chief, diplomat, writer and European integrationist Salvador de Madariaga and his wife the British Scholar and economic historian Constance Archibald de Madariaga.
Solana studied at the El Pilar College, an exclusive Catholic secondary school, before going to Complutense University (UCM). There as a student in 1963 he was sanctioned by the authorities for having organised an opposition forum at the so-called called Week of University Renovation. In 1964 he clandestinely joined the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), which had been illegal under Franco since the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939. In the same year he graduated and then spent a year furthering his studies at Spain’s Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and in the United Kingdom.

In 1965 he went to the United States of America, where he spent six years studying at various universities on a Fulbright Scholarship ^[2] . He visited the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Diego, and then enrolled in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. There, he taught physics classes as a Teaching Assistant and carried on independent research; he also joined in the protests against the Vietnam War and was President of the Association of Foreign Students. He received his doctorate in physics from Virginia with a thesis on Theory of the Elementary Excitation Spectrum of Superfluid Helium: the Roton Lifetime , in 1971, extending his planned stay in the US by a year in order to continue his research. Returning to Spain he became a lecturer in solid-state physics at the Autonomous University of Madrid, UAM, and then in 1975 he became a Professor at Complutense University. During these years he published more than 30 articles. For a time he worked as assistant to Nicolás Cabrera, whom he had met when Cabrera was Professor at the University of Virginia. The last PhD dissertations that he directed were in the early 1990s.

On returning to Spain in 1971 Solana joined the Democratic Co-ordination of Madrid as the PSOE representative… He was made Minister for Foreign Affairs on July 22, 1992, the day before the opening of the II Ibero-American conference of the heads of state in Madrid, replacing the terminally ill Francisco Fernández Ordóñez. On November 27-28, 1995, while Spain held the Presidency of the Council of the EU , Solana convened and chaired the Barcelona Conference. A treaty was achieved between the twenty-seven nations in attendance with Solana gaining credit for what he called “a process to foster cultural and economic unity in the Mediterranian region”.

On December 5, 1995, Solana became the new Secretary-General of NATO, replacing Willy Claes who had been forced to resign in a corruption scandal. His appointment created controversy as, in the past, he had been an opponent of NATO. He had written a pamphlet called 50 Reasons to say no to NATO, and had been on a US subversives list.

On March 24, <1998>, Solana launched air attacks on military and civilian targets in Yugoslavia without authorization from Security Council because of the opposition of veto-bearing Russia, an historic Orthodox Slav ally of Serbia. He justified the attacks on humanitarian grounds, and on the responsibility of NATO to keep peace in Europe and to prevent ethnic cleansings and genocide similar to the ones that happened during the Bosnian War (1992-1995).

After leaving NATO, Solana took up a role in the European Union. Earlier in the year, on the 1999-07-04ww, he was appointed by the Cologne European Council as Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union. An administrative position but it was decided that the Secretary-General would also be appointed High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). In this role he represented the EU abroad where there was an agreed common policy. He took up the post on 1999- 10-18, shortly after standing down from NATO. The post has a budget of €40 million, most of which goes to Balkan operations. From 25 November 1999-11-25 he was also appointed Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU), overseeing the transfer of responsibilities from that organisation to the CFSP. In 2004 his 5 year mandate was renewed. He has also become president of the European Defence Agency.”

Additional quote from a previous Wikipedia entry:

“In terms of personal habits, Solana is said to eat little and sleep less, surviving on a diet of organic fish and fruit. Recently, however, it is noted that he has made media statements that he enjoys Peking Duck, so obviously he departs from the fish and fruit regimen at times. Solana is a gun collector, and enjoys studying military battles. General Wesley Clark, a man who greatly admired and respected Solana, once asked Solana the secret of his diplomatic success. Solana answered, “Make no enemies, and never ask a question to which you do not know or like the answer.” He has been described as a “squarer of circles”. Solana is a Knight of the Order of St Michael and St George, a member of the Spanish section of the Club of Rome, and has received the Grand Cross of Isabel the Catholicin Spain . . . Solana has also received the Manfred Wörner Medall of the Defense Minister in Germany.”

>>Here’s where it starts to get interesting. First, it’s notable that he chaired the Barcelona Conference, the results of which have been incorporated into the European Neigborhood Policy(more on that later). Also, as the Secretary General of the Council of the European Union, not to mention the High Representative for the CFSP(Common Foreign and Security Policy), he has quite a bit of power. The kicker(or one of many) is that he’s also the Secretary General of the WEU. The WEU was established on the basis of the Treaty of Brussels of 1948(read: the year Israel became a nation again). By the time Javier Solana became Secretary General of the WEU, it was composed of the following permanent members:

“Member countries: (modified Brussels Treaty – 1954) All of them being members of both NATO and the European Union. These are the only nations that have full voting rights.

• United Kingdom
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Luxembourg
• Portugal (March 27, 1990 )
• Spain (March 27, 1990)
• Greece (1995)”

>>By the time he became the Secretary General, this was a ten-nation military alliance. In Daniel 7:23 and 24, we read:

Da 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

Of note is that it says “he shall subdue three kings”. Shortly after the ENPI budget period(which runs from Jan 1st, 2007, to December 31st, 2013, which is seven years, more on that later) began, the prime ministers of the EU “big three” were changed. In Germany, Schroeder was replaced by Angela Merkel(who has previously worked with Javier Solana, and was instrumental in getting the EU’s constitution{after being renamed to a “reform treaty} started in the ratification process), In France, Chirac was replaced by Nikolas Sarkozy, and in Britain, Blair was replaced by Gordon Brown. It was reported that those three nations had been stalling the EU’s progress in certain areas, and I’ve got a blog post on all of that with news articles linked here. Next, check out the EU’s Article 666, from the EU website:

“General Report 1998 – Chapter V: Role of the Union in the world
Section 1: Common foreign and security policy (3/24)
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666. In December the Vienna European Council expressed the opinion that the Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the CFSP should be appointed as soon as possible and be a personality with a strong political profile. It invited the Council to prepare common strategies on Russia, Ukraine, the Mediterranean region and the western Balkans, on the understanding that the first would be on Russia. Welcoming the new impetus given to the debate on a common European policy on security and defence, the European Council also noted that the CFSP should be backed by credible operational capabilities (1).”

-http://europa.eu/generalreport/en/1998/x0666.htm

>>This was instrumental in creating Solana’s position as Secretary General of the Council, and High Representative for the CFSP. Prior to his appointment, this office did not exist. The next document, found under the heading “RECOMMENDATION 666 – on the consequences of including certain functions of WEU in the European Union” at the WEU website, here, contains the following text:

“The Assembly… recommends that the council… Support proposals for the WEU Secretary-General and CFSP High Representative to preside over the PSC and civilian crisis-management machinery and give him powers to convene the Council of the European Union in the event of an emergency”

>>The PSC is the “ Political and Security Committee or PSC, which monitors the international situation in the areas covered by the CFSP and contributes by delivering opinions to the Council of Ministers, either at its request or its own initiative, and also monitors the implementation of agreed policies.”

On June 6th, 2006, I was on my way home from Capitola. I remember stopping by a Starbucks to grab some coffee, only to see Javier Solana on the front page of the New York Times in their news stand. If you go to nytimes.com and search the archives for “June 6, 2006″, the following results should come up:

1. For Law Firm, Serial Plaintiff Had Golden Touch

   By JULIE CRESWELL and JONATHAN D. GLATER

   June 6, 2006 – By JULIE CRESWELL and JONATHAN D. GLATER – Front Page – 2056 words

2. • House at Stake, Midterm Election Gets Early Start By ADAM NAGOURNEY June 6, 2006 – By ADAM NAGOURNEY – Front Page – 1227 words Video: Races in Full Swing Video: The California House Race

3. U.S. Assails Albany’s Efforts on Medicaid Fraud

   By MICHAEL LUO and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

   June 6, 2006 – By MICHAEL LUO and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA – Front Page – 1097 words

4. Supreme Court Roundup; COURT TO WEIGH RACE AS A FACTOR IN SCHOOL ROLLS

   By LINDA GREENHOUSE

   June 6, 2006 – By LINDA GREENHOUSE – Front Page – 1322 words

5. • SOMALI ISLAMISTS DECLARE VICTORY; WARLORDS ON RUN By MARC LACEY; Mark Mazzetti contributed reporting from Washington for this article. June 6, 2006 – By MARC LACEY; Mark Mazzetti contributed reporting from Washington for this article. – World – 1261 words

6. • U.S. Is Offering Deals on Trade To Entice Iran By HELENE COOPER June 6, 2006 – By HELENE COOPER – World – 794 words

Is it a coincidence that Javier Solana’s picture comes up for number 6? That itself makes a total of three sixes: the search result, the 6 in “June 6″, and the 6 in “2006″.

Here’s a short article from the late Herb Peters, who ran www.fulfilledprophecy.com, which has been taken over by his daughter and her husband:

“Last night I was watching Fox News when I noticed the date on the screen. Sure enough, the clock on the wall indicated it was a little after 12. It was 06-06-06.

My attention returned to Fox News and the story being reported. To my surprise, it was about the European Union’s top diplomat arriving in Iran. As I began to realizing who the story was about, the camera came in for a close-up and the reporter said his name. It was Javier Solana.

Only hours before, on the same network, I had watched a documentary about how some people — both religious and secular — were anticipating the coming date of 06-06-06. Some people were uneasy and concerned. Others were actually a bit excited. I had thought the whole idea about the date meaning anything somewhat funny. Now I was seeing this.

You see, this is the first time in the American media that I had seen Javier Solana at the center of attention. I’ve seen him before in the background — like while standing beside other important leaders, but never in the foreground like now.

Last week I did a commentary titled, That’s how I knew. I drew attention to the work of Dr. John F. Walvoord and his book, Armageddon, Oil and the Middle East Crisis. I wanted to show how accurately Walvoord foresaw the events that we’re now witnessing in Europe. I accomplished this by quoting some of Walvoord’s observations. Let’s take a look at two of them. The first is about a coming ten-nation alliance. Walvoord said:

“The first movements toward the revival of the fourth empire are in today’s headlines as the drama of international power and wealth again focuses on the Middle East. Ten strong nations can be expected to emerge in an alliance of political and economic power. That will be the beginning of the future revival of the Roman Empire. This will set the stage for the emergence of the new world dictator” (pg 155).

As you know, a ten-nation alliance did appear in Europe in 1995, the Western European Union — exactly as Walvoord foresaw.

The second observation is about the coming world dictator that’s expected to rise from among these ten nations. Walvoord says:

“A new world dictator will first reveal himself in the role of a peacemaker in the Middle East” (pg 155).

Here’s my point: If Walvoord was right regarding his first observation, it’s highly probable he’ll be right about his second as well.

This morning I went to Google News, as I usually do. But, what I saw wasn’t usual. According to Google, the top story in the US was about Solana arriving in Iran. See below:

Later in the day, not only was the story about Solana and Iran still at the top position, but also another story about Solana and the Palestinian power struggle appeared.

Friends, for the first time, the eyes of the world are on Solana.

And, it’s 06-06-06.”

>>Also, if you go to http://www.kitco.com/charts/historicalgold.html and enter July 14(Solana’s birthday), 2006, under “DAILY GOLD CHARTS”, and click “view charts”, you’ll see that Gold closed at $666.30 that day. All of this seems pretty convincing to me that this man’s number might just be 666.

Some other interesting similarities:

Da 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

Verse 37 – “Neither shall he regard… the desire of women”. Javier Solana is married, but has lived apart from his wife since 1995 when he took up his job at NATO.

“Solana is still legally married to Concepción Giménez. They have two grown children, a girl, Vega and a boy, Diego. However, per the EuropeanVoice?, the couple separated in 1995. They still make occasional public appearances together; however, they live separately. Solana did not move his family to Brussels and he has a separate apartment in Madrid which he uses on his trips home.”
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:t-DYcNum5mQJ:www.legjoints.com/Javier_Solana/+%22Javier+Solana%22+honourable&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6

The link above will take you to an archived version of the Wikipedia entry with this information, as it has been recently removed. To quote a Constance Cumbey(author of A Planned Deception: The Staging of a New Age Messiah and other widely acclaimed books exposing the New Age movement) blog post,

“The European Voice has reported since 1995 that the couple “called it quits” in early 1995 and that his wife would not be joining him in Brussels.

I notice that the new historical revisionism on Wikipedia came from Squeakbox. “Squeakbox,” claims his great contributions to the world were (1) proving former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie was God; and (2) proving Javier Solana was not the devil. Squeakbox has leaned over backwards with the help of an alleged Australian Christian collaborator, “One Salient Oversight” to delete anything from Solana’s internet encyclopedic entries that would cause anybody to read anything of prophetic fulfillment in them, e.g. The Barcelona Process; the 10 Nation Western European Union; Recommendation 666; Section 666, etc.

I suspect that the same spirit which has led Squeakbox to proclaim “Haile Selassie” “God” has led him to his historical revisionism in the name of Javier Solana. I wonder what Javier Solana thinks.”

To quote another Constance Cumbey article found here,

“If Herb Peters were still living, I am very sure that our telephones would have mutually rang today and we would have been discussing this EU Business article. Javier Solana’s African operations have obviously been very successful, as evidenced by the Sierra Leone elections. You may read it for yourself here. You may also read about it here as since I originally posted the article, the EU source has obviously decided to limit its access!I am equally certain we would have been making comparisons between the content of this article and Daniel 8:9. One of us, maybe both, would have been commenting on the Daniel phraseology “And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.”

At any rate Javier Solana’s prestige on the African continent, directly to the south of his EU bailiwick, appears to be growing. Likewise with his Neighbourhood Action Plans, to the East (Caucasus, Balkans, etc.) and clearly “toward the pleasant land,” (Israel). Recently, he played a major role at ASEAN and here in the USA, his “global governance” leadership role is solid.”

And another, found here,

“General Report 1998 – Chapter V: Role of the Union in the worldSection 1: Common foreign and security policy (3/24)
666. In December the Vienna European Council expressed the opinion that the Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the CFSP should be appointed as soon as possible and be a personality with a strong political profile. It invited the Council to prepare common strategies on Russia, Ukraine, the Mediterranean region and the western Balkans, on the understanding that the first would be on Russia. Welcoming the new impetus given to the debate on a common European policy on security and defence, the European Council also noted that the CFSP should be backed by credible operational capabilities (1) .
(1). Bull. 12-1998.

Both the verbiage and its cadence strangely (perhaps unreasonably) reminded me of a passage from the Book of Daniel :

“And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.” Daniel 8:9

Another coincidence, I guess. Toward the south (Mediterranean region); toward the east (Russia, Ukraine, western Balkans), toward the pleasant land (Solana’s big emphasis on Israel?).”

Another similarity is found in Daniel 11:21:

Da 11:21 ¶ And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

One thing I have noticed about Mr. Solana, and this is subjective, is that he is always very flattering in his speeches. Look one of them up to see what I mean. Not only that, but even with the incredible amount of power this man holds, he is not honored as a king, merely a foreign minister.

Next, we’ll look at the ENPI, which is the speculated “covenant with many”, with a seven-year budget period, and a mid-term review.

Da 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

The direct history of the ENP actually began with the Barcelona Process:

“The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership or Barcelona Process is a wide framework of political, economic and social relations between member states of the EU and countries of the Southern Mediterranean. It was initiated on 27-28 November 1995 through a conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held in Barcelona. Besides the 27 member states of the European Union, the remaining “Mediterranean Partners” are all other Mediterranean countries without Libya (which has had ‘observer status’ since 1999). Since the establishment of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument in 2007 the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership initiative will become fully a part of the wider European Neighbourhood Policy.”

So here, we read that the “Euro-Mediterranean Partnership”, or Barcelona Process, became part of the European Neighborhood Policy in 2007. The Barcelona Conference, which began the process, was chaired by Javier Solana before his appointment to be the Secretary General of NATO(see his biography at the beginning of this article). The “Mediterranean Partners” of the ENP are as follows:

ENP partner	EU contract	Country Report	Action Plan	Adoption by the EU	Adoption by the ENP partner
Morocco	AA, March 2000	May 2004	End 2004	21.2.2005	27.7.2005
Algeria	AA, September 2005	Under development (2007)	(2007)	(2007)	(2007)
Tunisia	AA, March 1998	May 2004	End 2004	21.2.2005	4.7.2005
Libya	Libya has not yet started to negotiate an Association Agreement as envisioned by the Barcelona Process .
Egypt	AA, June 2004	March 2005	End 2006	5.3.2007	6.3.2007
Jordan	AA, May 2002	May 2004	End 2004	21.2.2005	11.1.2005
Lebanon	AA, April 2006	March 2005	Autumn 2006	17.10.2006	19.1.2007
Syria	AA signature by the EU Council pending Syrian co-operation with the UN Investigation Commission.
Israel	AA, June 2000	May 2004	End 2004	21.2.2005	11.4.2005
Palestinian Authority	Interim AA, July 1997	May 2004	End 2004	21.2.2005	4.5.2005
Moldova	PCA, July 1998	May 2004	End 2004	21.2.2005	22.2.2005
Ukraine	PCA, March 1998	May 2004	End 2004	21.2.2005	21.2.2005
Belarus	EU considers the Belarus authorities too undemocratic; PCA ratification procedure suspended since 1997.
Georgia	PCA, July 1999	March 2005	Autumn 2006	13.11.2006	14.11.2006
Armenia	PCA, July 1999	March 2005	Autumn 2006	13.11.2006	14.11.2006
Azerbaijan	PCA, July 1999	March 2005	Autumn 2006	13.11.2006	14.11.2006
Russia	PCA, December 1997	opted to cooperate through the formation of EU-Russia Common Spaces instead of the ENP.
Kazakhstan	PCA, July 1999	the Kazakh Foreign Ministry has expressed interest in the ENP [4]. Some MEPs also discussed Kazakhstan’s inclusion in the ENP [5].

Israel is just one among these “many” nations. Once again, it is important to note that the ENPI, which is the funding instrument for the European Neighborhood Policy, has a seven year budget period, from Jan. 1st 2007 to Dec. 31st 2013. Further, this has been clearly stated to “confirm” what began with the Barcelona Process, as pointed out by Bjorn Freiberg on the fulfilledprophecy.com forum, here:

“1. hint:
Under the „FAQ about the ENP” on the official EU-Website we find the following question:
“1. 6. How does the so-called “Barcelona Process” relate to the ENP?”
The EU’s answer is: ” …the Neighbourhood Policy Action Plans, agreed with the partners, will strengthen the Barcelona objectives and provide benchmarks and incentives to improve their implementation” .
http://europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/faq_en.htm#1.6

2. hint:
Further in the „EU ENP action plan” for Israel it is written, that it’s goal would be to:
“…promote incrementally regional peace and security through inter alia the relevant provisions in the Barcelona Declaration of 1995 ,…” .
http://europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/pdf/action_plans/israel_enp_ap_final_en.pdf
(p. 7.)
3. hint:
In an Interim Report from the Council of the European Union by Javier Solana on the “EU Strategic Partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East” already from 19-3-2004, on page 8 under “Neighbourhood Policy – deepening the emp” is written:
“…In contact with our partners in the region, we should clearly situate the Neighbourhood Action Plans in the context of a reinforcement of the Barcelona Process… .”
http://ue.eu.int/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/reports/79886.pdf

If we take a look at the dictionary we find:
„reinforce.
re•in•force also re-en•force or re•en•force Audio pronunciation of “reinforce” ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rn-fôrs, -frs)
tr.v. re•in•forced, re•in•forc•ing, re•in•forc•es
1. To give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen: The news reinforced her hopes.
2. To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
3. To strengthen by adding extra support or material.
4. To increase the number or amount of; augment.
5. Psychology.
1. To reward (an experimental subject, for example) with a reinforcer subsequent to a desired response or performance.
2. To encourage (a response) by means of a reinforcer”.

And under:
“confirm.
con•firm Audio pronunciation of “confirm” ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kn-fûrm)
tr.v. con•firmed, con•firm•ing, con•firms
1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify.
2. To make firmer; strengthen: Working on the campaign confirmed her intention to go into politics.
3. To make valid or binding by a formal or legal act; ratify.
4. To administer the religious rite of confirmation to.
I used The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.“

So this is without a doubt a “covenant”, “confirmed”, and for “one week”. To quote the official ENPI PDF, dated 9/11/2006, and found here,

“Joint operational programmes shall be established by the
Member States and partner countries concerned at the
appropriate territorial level, in accordance with their institutional
system and taking into account the principle of partnership
referred to in Article 4. They shall normally cover a period of
seven years running from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.”

The funding page from the same website also says,

“From 1 January 2007 onwards, as part of the reform of EC assistance instruments, the MEDA and TACIS and various other programmes will be replaced by a single instrument – the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument [113 KB] (ENPI). This will be a much more flexible, policy-driven instrument. It is designed to target sustainable development and approximation to EU policies and standards – supporting the agreed priorities in the ENP Action Plans (as well as the Strategic Partnership with Russia, which was previously also covered by the TACIS programme). For the next budgetary period (2007-2013), approximately €12 billion in EC funding will be available to support these partners’ reforms, an increase of 32% in real terms.”

Not only that, but there are a few items in this timetable which appear to align even further with the one set forth by Scripture. Again, Daniel 9:27 reads:

Da 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

“In the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate” — this refers to the Abomination of Desolation, spoken of by our Lord in the Olivette Discourse. If the “week” ran from the beginning of 2007 to the end of 2013, the mid-point would be in 2010. Included in the ENP is what they call the “Headline Goal 2010″. The official PDF here includes the following statements, organized by Ted Montgomery, here:

Headline Goal 2010

Included are the following statements:

• “Member States have decided to commit themselves to be able by 2010 to respond with rapid and decisive action applying a fully coherent approach to the whole spectrum of crisis management operations covered by the Treaty on the European Union. This includes humanitarian and rescue tasks, peace-keeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peacemaking. As indicated by the European Security Strategy this might also include joint disarmament operations, the support for third countries in combating terrorism and security sector reform. The EU must be able to act before a crisis occurs and preventive engagement can avoid that a situation deteriorates. The EU must retain the ability to conduct concurrent operations thus sustaining several operations simultaneously at different levels of engagement.”
• “Interoperability but also deployability and sustainability will be at the core of Member States efforts and will be the driving factors of this goal 2010. The Union will thus need forces, which are more flexible, mobile and interoperable, making better use of available resources by pooling and sharing assets, where appropriate, and increasing the responsiveness of multinational forces.”
• “The ability for the EU to deploy force packages at high readiness as a response to a crisis either as a stand-alone force or as part of a larger operation enabling follow-on phases, is a key element of the 2010 Headline Goal. These minimum force packages must be military effective, credible and coherent and should be broadly based on the Battlegroups concept. This constitutes a specific form of rapid response, and includes a combined arms battalion sized force package with Combat Support and Combat Service Support. Rapid reaction calls for rapid decision making and planning as well as rapid deployment of forces.”
• “Between 2006 and 2010 the normal iterations described in the Capability Development Mechanism will continue to take place with the involvement of the European Defence Agency, as appropriate. Building on the Headline Goal 2010, a longer term vision beyond 2010 will be formulated with the objective of identifying to rends in future capability developments and requirements and increasing convergence and coherence.”

It appears that within this same time frame, a comprehensive agreement on Animal Health and Welfare has been reached:

“Questions and Answers on the Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals

Included are the following statements:

• “The overall aim of the Action Plan is to set out timetabled measures that will be taken by the Commission to promote animal welfare over the next 5 years. … Commission has set out the following primary objectives for the Action Plan:
  • To give a clearer direction to EU animal welfare policies
  • To continue the promotion of high animal welfare standards
  • To provide better focus for the allocation of resources
  • To support future trends in animal welfare research
  • To continue to seek alternative solutions to animal testing
  • To ensure a more consistent and coordinated approach to animal welfare across all EU policy areas”
• “The Action Plan identifies 5 broad areas for action in the field of animal welfare for the 2006-2010 period:
  • Upgrading minimum standards for animal protection and welfare
  • Giving high priority to promoting policy-oriented research and the application of the ‘3Rs’ principle (replacement, reduction and refinement of the use of animals in experiments) to animal testing
  • Introducing standardised animal welfare indicators
  • Ensuring animal handlers and the general public are more involved and informed on animal welfare issues”
• “In a table annexed to the Action Plan, the Commission outlines planned specific actions to improve the protection and welfare of animals, some of which are already underway. These include: … the possible establishment of a European Quality Standard for products emanating from high animal welfare standards (2010).”
• “The Action Plan clearly states that any measures taken in relation to animal welfare at EU level must be founded on a solid scientific basis, provided through research. … The 7th EU Research Framework Programme (FP7), currently being finalised by the Commission and foreseen to run from 2007-2013, integrates animal welfare into its thematic action on Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology.”
• “The legally binding Protocol on Protection and Welfare of Animals, annexed to the EU Treaty, recognises that animals are sentient beings. It states, therefore, that full regard should be paid to animal welfare concerns when formulating or implementing policies relating to agriculture, transport, research and the internal market. This will be done while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and religious heritage.”"

http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/en/2006/01/23/r014.htm”

This would give ample opportunity for the fulfillment of Daniel 8:12:

Da 8:12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.

On the action plan specific to the EU/Israel, it has been said:

“EU/Israel Action Plan

Included are the following statements:

• �The enlargement of the European Union on 1st May 2004 has brought a historical shift for the Union in political, geographic and economic terms. The EU and Israel are now closer together than ever before and, as near neighbours, will reinforce their political and economic interdependence. Enlargement offers the opportunity for the EU and Israel to develop an increasingly close relationship, going beyond co-operation, to involve a significant measure of economic integration and a deepening of political co-operation. The European Union and Israel are determined to make use of this occasion to enhance their relations and to promote stability, security and well-being. The approach is founded on partnership, joint ownership and differentiation. It will contribute to the further development of our strategic partnership. The European Neighbourhood Policy of the European Union sets ambitious objectives based on commitments to shared values and effective implementation of the political, economic, social and institutional actions agreed to in this Action Plan. Israel and the EU will strive to intensify political, security, economic, scientific and cultural relations, and shared responsibility in conflict prevention and conflict resolution.�

http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/pdf/action_plans/israel_enp_ap_final_en.pdf”

I believe that this has likely been the rise of the first beast of Revelation. The likely second, with “the Matreiya” as it’s “Christ”, often called the “false prophet”, is next, I believe. I will write about that in the next installment, Lord willing.