What is European Union (EU) Council Conclusion NO. 66/06? Let's read it:
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No. 66/06
August 2, 2006

Yesterday, Foreign Ministers of the 25 EU Member States, High Representative Javier Solana (on the left) and EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner (on the right, with EU Finnish Presidency's Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja in center) convened for an extraordinary meeting to discuss the situation in Lebanon. The conclusions they reached follow:

"The Council expresses its utmost concern at the Lebanese and Israeli civilian casualties and human suffering, the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure, and the increased number of internally displaced persons following the escalation of violence. 

"The Council condemns the rocket attacks by Hezbollah on Israel. The Council condemns the death of innocent civilians, mostly women and children, in an Israeli air strike on the Lebanese village of Qana. The Council also states that all attacks against UN personnel are unacceptable and deplores the tragic deaths of four UN military observers. 

"The Council deplores the loss of innocent civilian life. All parties must do everything possible to protect civilian populations and to refrain from actions in violation of international humanitarian law. 

"The Council calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities to be followed by a sustainable cease-fire. 

"In this context, the Council fully supports the efforts of the UN Secretary General and the Security Council to be rapidly convened to define a political framework for a lasting solution agreed by all parties, which is a necessary precondition for deployment of an international force. Such a force requires a strong mandate from the UN to act in support of a political settlement and the Lebanese armed forces. Once this framework has been established, EU Member States have indicated their readiness to contribute to such an operation together with international partners. 

"The Council underlines the EU's commitment to Lebanon, to its full sovereignty, and to its long term political and economic partnership with Europe. The EU is ready to contribute to rebuilding a Lebanese state able to exercise full sovereignty on its territory and to protect its people. 

"The Council commends the Lebanese Government for its seven point plan for peace as a good basis for a lasting solution. Any solution must include the return of abducted soldiers and prisoners, a settlement of the international borders of Lebanon, deployment of the Lebanese armed forces through the whole of its territory, backed by an international force and the implementation of the Ta'if Accords and UNSCRs 1559, 1680. 

"The Council calls on all parties in the region with influence to help bring to an end the violence and the suffering that it brings. 

"The EU reiterates its determination to work with the wider international community to bring humanitarian relief to the people of Lebanon. The EU calls on all parties to grant secure and efficient passage for the delivery of humanitarian assistance especially in southern Lebanon. So far the Community and EU member states have committed over 56 million euros to the relief efforts, with another 52 million in pledges. The EU stands ready to contribute fully to the planned international conference to assist Lebanon's revival and reconstruction. 

"The Council deplores the continuing violence in Gaza and the West Bank that has led to an equally distressing humanitarian situation. The Council reiterates its call for the parties to return to the peace process on the basis of the Roadmap. An unequivocal commitment by all parties to a viable independent Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbours is a key to stability and security in the whole region. 

"The EU is committed to promote a comprehensive peace plan for the Middle East in close cooperation with partners and the countries in the region. There is no military solution to any of the problems facing the people of the region. The Council asked the High Representative to remain engaged and to remain in contact with all the relevant parties and to be ready to contribute to a political solution and to the peace process."

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Please notice the last paragraph -- the part that says:

The Council asked the High Representative to remain engaged and to remain in contact with all the relevant parties and to be ready to contribute to a political solution and to the peace process.

Friends, once again the writing may be on the wall. If you have my CD or DVD presentation you have already seen the picture below. It comes from a press conference in September 20, 2005, that followed a meeting of the quartet at UN head quarters in New York. The Quartet -- made up of the US, EU, UN and the Russian Federation -- was announcing their decisions regarding security following Israel's Gaza withdrawal. Of concern to us students of Bible prophecy, included in their talks were a commitment from the European Union to deploy -- for the first time -- peacekeeping forces into the region to help oversee the Gaza-Egypt border. Now, let's look at the picture.

Notice the three sixes on the wall behind them. As I said back in September, the writing may be on the wall. I believe God may be warning His people in a way we never expected. Here's the facts: The foreign policy that we now see the EU pursuing had it's beginning in 1998 when the Office of High Representative was created with a document that, out of over eleven hundred documents, was numbered 666. The holder of this new Office would represent the interests of all EU member states and the Office included a Mediterranean mandate. Then in 2000, the first High Representative made the 10-nation Western European Union (WEU) alliance the official military wing of the EU. He also provided his Office of High Representative emergency powers. This was done implementing another document by that number, the WEU's Assembly Recommendation 666. And, as I mentioned above, when the EU's first deployment into Israel was decided by the Quartet, the press conference following the decision had another connection to that number -- it was on the wall behind them. Now, with Council Conclusion NO. 66/06, all 25 EU member states have tasked their High Representative in his efforts to bring a final and lasting peace to the current Middle East crisis. In other words, once a cease-fire is achieved, Solana has the green light to send his forces to maintain the peace.

Friends, once again the writing may be on the wall.

Stay tuned!