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No, the Antichrist will not come out of the European
Union. The myth of the European Union in Bible
prophecy is based on a misinterpretation of the
ten-horned beast of Daniel 7:7 which is the ancient
Roman empire.

Due to the influence of Dispensationalists such as
John Walvoord, Tim Lahaye and others, Revelation
13 is supposedly a future prophecy of the revivification
of a 10–nation confederacy in which it is claimed Italy
must be a part.

This is nonsense. The error is compounded in failing to
properly assign the date of Revelation to a Pre-
destruction of Jerusalem time frame and an application
harmonious with first century history.

Additionally, the 10–horned beast of Daniel’s vision
did not refer to 10 consecutive kings or nations, but
was a composite beast, described as having 10 horns.

The ancient nations of Babylon, Medo-Persia and Greece
were swallowed up in the Roman empire hence the
symbols of the lion, bear and leopard imagery of
Revelation 13:2. Compare with Daniel 7:1–6. (more…)