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The Holy Roman Empire in Prophecy

The Holy Roman Empire has made pivotal and defining contributions to Western civilization—but its many reincarnations have also come with painful and catastrophic consequences. Today European leaders aim to unite the fractured continent of Europe by reviving the legacy of this extraordinary church-state combine. One of the great lessons of this empire is that it always comes back. There is always another resurrection. The Holy Roman Empire is not just a relic of history. It is about to play a central role in world events. A study into the nature and character of this towering institution reveals as much about the future as it does the past.

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“The [European] Community is living largely by the heritage of the Holy Roman Empire, though the great majority of the people who live by it don’t know by what heritage they live.”—Otto von Habsburg

It is July 13, 2015. Last night, Europe’s leaders pulled another all-nighter trying to agree on a solution to prevent Greece from going bankrupt, leaving the eurozone, and hurling the entire European Union into the abyss. As it stands right now they seem to have found a plan. But if recent history is any indicator, that solution will either fall through or precipitate another crisis within the next few days, or hours, or minutes.

This is 21st-century Europe: disordered, disunited and, increasingly, despondent.

Amid all the uncertainty, one reality seems absolutely certain, at least to most observers: The European Union is dying—slowly, painfully and publicly. The hope of European countries forming a united, stable, democratic, geopolitically consequential entity is vanishing. The goal of European integration, noble as it may be, is doomed. The future of global politics and power, many believe, belongs to the likes of China, Russia, Iran and the United States. The EU, assuming it can survive the current crisis, is destined to remain, at best, a secondary power.

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Reviving the Holy Roman Empire Read
Chapter 1: The Origins of the Roman Catholic Church Read
Chapter 2: Justinian and the Imperial Restoration Read
Chapter 3: Charlemagne—Forefather of Modern Europe Read
Chapter 4: Otto the Great—the Birth of German Nationalism Read
Chapter 5: The Habsburg Dynasty—a Global Empire Read
Chapter 6: Napoleon—Son of Rome Read
Chapter 7: World War II and Hitler’s Pope Read
Chapter 8: The Seventh and Final Resurrection—Now Here Read
Chapter 9: What Comes After the Holy Roman Empire? Read

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