The EUobserver is once again reporting that Javier Solana may be considering an early exit from the world stage Read about it here. And, I still find it hard to believe. As I said before, I suspect the reasons behind these rumors may be political. But, if I'm wrong -- if Solana does step down, how will it change my views? I though this would be a good question to answer.

When I saw the EUobserver's list of possible replacements for Solana I had to chuckle. I could almost see the EU beast's terror at the thought. If these are its choices, the poor thing's future looks bleak. No, there must be someone else. But, who? 

Some may find my beast analogy strange. I have found, however, that sometimes it's the best way to explain the geo-political realities. After all, if that's the way God did it in His prophetic Scriptures, there must be a good reason. And, this brings us back to our question: If Solana steps down, how will my views change? The answer is -- because my views are based first and foremost on Scripture -- they won't.

You see, God still appeared to Moses in a burning bush. The reason Moses noticed the bush wasn't so much because it was on fire, it was because it wasn't being consumed. The bush represented Israel and the fire represented God's anger. At the time, the children of Israel were being oppressed by the first head of the dragon -- Egypt (Is. 51:9-10). In Revelation we learn that, in all, the dragon will have seven-heads. Many -- including myself -- believe these heads to be Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome and the revived, 10-horned Rome (Rev. 12:3, 13:1).

In Daniel we learn that out of the last beast kingdom 10 horns will rise and, from these 10 horns, a little horn -- different from the others -- will appear (Daniel 7:7-8). This little horn -- who we believe to be the coming antichrist -- will subdue three of the first horns, go into the new Jewish Temple and claim to be equal to God (2 Thess. 2:4).

This event, unfortunately for the little horn, brings us back to Moses' burning bush. I already told you that the bush represented Israel and the fire God's anger. What I didn't mention was the most important part -- why the bush was burning but not being consumed. What God was saying is, although Israel may experience God's anger at times, God will never allow Israel to be consumed (Mal. 3:6). In other words, God was going to use Israel to reveal His power to the world.

No, the way I see it, the personalities don't matter. First and foremost my eyes are on the prophecies -- the hard, geo-political realities. If Solana steps down, someone will take his place.

The Bible says so.