The Prophecy of The Ten-Nation Confederacy On t

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On the basis of this investigation of four major passages which make a contribution to the prophetic foreview of the ten-nation confederacy, it has been presented that a normal, literal interpretation of the prophecies lead to the concept that there is yet coming a future ten-nation confederacy within the bounds of the ancient Roman Empire. The speculation as to which ten nations these may be is, of course, not answered in the Scriptures. Suffice it to say there were more than ten kingdoms within the ancient Roman Empire and this revival, identified as it is with the

Roman prince of Daniel 9:26, may well include Rome itself and representative countries in

Northern Africa, Western Asia, and Southern Europe. As the Scriptures make plain, the ten-nation confederacy is only the beginning, and the power of the ruler continues to extend until he reigns

over every kindred, tongue, and nation (Rev 13:7). Hence, it may be concluded that a normative and

literal interpretation of prophecy leads to the conclusion that the world is yet to see a revival of the ancient Roman Empire in its ten-nation confederacy form. In the light of the amazing unification of Europe under the Common Market and the pressures of a modern situation which make the survival of small, independent nations very difficult, such a move toward confederacy fits precisely into the temper of our modern international situation. The appropriateness of this prophecy to our present day is another indication that the church may be ending its earthly course and that end-time prophecy is about to be fulfilled.

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