U.S. and Germany Grow Closer
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to arrive in the German capital of Berlin later on Tuesday, after attending the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland.
In 2008, then U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke to an estimated 200,000 people gathered in front of the Victory Column not far from where the Berlin Wall once divided the city. He urged Americans, Berliners and people of the world to work together for a better world.
[SOUNDBITE: Barack Obama, U.S. democratic presidential candidate at the time]
“This city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom and you know that the only reason we stand here tonight is because men and women from both of our nations came together to work and struggle and sacrifice for that better life.”
Mr. Obama told the crowd that a new generation—“our generation”—must make its mark on history.
Former U.S. ambassador to Germany John Kornblum notes that U.S.-German relations are stronger now than they were 50 years ago.
[SOUNDBITE: John Kornblum, former U.S. ambassador to Germany]
“It’s no longer based on some Cold War threat. It’s based on a deep economic, personal, cultural, familial integration. Sixty million Americans say that they have German heritage. It’s the largest group in the United States. And so, the admiration for Germany—for its products, but also for the way that it built its society—is very high in America. So I think that the relations are much more mature than they were 50 years ago.”
Ezekiel 23 prophesies that Germany and America will indeed share close relations for a while. But these close relations will lead to a double cross. After gaining America’s trust and support, Germany will betray the U.S.
Watch for America to draw closer to Germany, as it foolishly looks to the greatest war-mongering nation in history for friendship, peace and safety.
Today, America trusts Germany more than it trusts God! That is the worst foreign-policy mistake we could ever make.
To understand more about this prophecy, read Gerald Flurry’s article “A Special Warning: Germany’s Long History of Deadly Deceit.”
