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it’s not for a lack of trying. Several men of great military genius
have done their best to unite Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte came nearer than
any other man to reaching his goal. At the beginning of his military career
he boasted, “In five years I shall be master of the world.” He
stated his aims very clearly: “The conquest of Russia, Europe, the
world.”
Napoleon’s troops appeared invincible for some time and swallowed up a great deal of real estate. But while marching to Moscow, the French forces bogged down in an early winter and Russian troops decimated Napoleon’s men. Why did he fall short of his goal? Because God has said: “The people will be a mixture and will not remain united.” Napoleon had by far the best army in Europe, but it was no match for the Word of God. As he fled from the battle field of Waterloo, he cried out, “God Almighty is too much for me!” Kaiser Wilhelm II and Adolf Hitler created the most powerful armed forces of their day. But each failed to unite Europe under their rule. Why? Because God’s word was at stake: “The people will be a mixture and will not remain united.” Dictators who have succeeded in arming an entire people with fanatical zeal haven’t been able to revise Daniel’s prophecy. The outcome of two world wars confirms this fact: God holds the future in His hands; God is ultimately in control. That’s certainly enough to give us hope and peace of mind, to give us confidence in His plan for our lives.
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