In a controversial move, Germany has approved the sale of 164 tanks to Indonesia, according to a member of the German Parliament. News outlets found out on Wednesday that German military manufacturer Rhinemetall was given approval by the government to sell 104 Leopard 2 tanks, along with an assortment of other vehicles. The decision was made by the German Security Council, which meets in secret, and its decisions on arms deals cannot be vetoed by the German Parliament.

Though reports suggest that many of these vehicles will be secondhand items from German Army stocks, a lot of concern has been raised over this sale because of Indonesia’s human rights violations and corruption concerns.

The sale is but the latest in a string of high-profile arms sales by Germany over the past few years. Last year, Germany approved arms exports valued at €1.42 billion (us$1.84 billion) to countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The previous year, the figure was just €570 million (us$739.5 million). All of this is part of what has come to be known as the “Merkel doctrine,” in which Germany is working to strengthen partner countries by supplying arms.

Watch Germany as it continues to prosper from its arms sales while the world plunges closer and closer toward global conflict. Bible prophecy shows that Germany will prosper financially in these end times. Revelation 18:15 says that many people will be made rich by German commerce and trade. But the same chapter also shows the ultimate fate of this great power. Read “Germany—Reverting to Militaristic Type?” to see where this increase in German military production is leading.