Just weeks ago Israel and the European Union were having quite a disagreement. It was over the security fence the Sharon government was building. Sharon told the EU's Javier Solana, either the EU support his fence, or the EU would be out of the peace process. Solana responded, the EU would be involved in the peace process, whether Israel liked it or not.

That's why this news is so intriguing. Now it's being reported Israel is warming to the EU being involved in Sharon's Gaza pull-out plan Read about it here. Not only has Sharon been talking about it to Solana, he's been talking to Kofi Annan too.

But, why should we be surprised? After all, it's not like we've just recently discovered that the prophecies in the ancient book of Daniel are in our time coming true.

Yet, how can we know this? For one thing, there are other ways to interpret those prophecies. And for another, even if our interpretations are correct, that doesn't mean these events are their fulfillments. They could still be years away.

I realize there are other ways to interpret the prophecies in Daniel. However, no matter what anyone tells you, there has yet to be developed a proven set of rules of interpretation to follow when it comes to apocalyptic books like Daniel and Revelation. This means, before the prophesied events come to pass, all we have are educated guesses to tell how things will occur. 

As far as today's events being the fulfillments of the prophecies in Daniel, I think we have many strong reasons to believe this. For one thing, geo-political and economic realities have never lined up according to prophecy like they have today. Israel has returned as a nation -- crying out for peace. The Roman Empire has returned -- desiring to bring Israel and the world that peace. At the same moment in history, the computer and our modern forms of communication and transportation not only make world governance possible, they make it inevitable.

But, on top of all of these events, we have the signs (Daniel 7:7-8, 9:27, Revelation 13). We have a 10-nation alliance appear in Europe. We also have one man -- identified with the number 666 -- appear on the scene to lead them. And, on July 1, this one man informs a group of 10 Asian nations his new office is replacing the EU's rotating Presidency system. In other words, if they want to talk to the revived Roman Empire, he was the man they had to talk with.

Now Sharon is learning that lesson too. The man Sharon must talk to in the new, super EU is Javier Solana. In fact, like I said before, shortly after Solana delivered his message to the 10 Asian nations, Solana told Sharon basically the same thing. Solana said the EU would be in the peace process, whether Israel liked it or not.

Sharon got the message. It's being reported that Sharon has been on the phone talking about his Gaza pull-out plan. And, he's talking to Solana.

Friends, it's time we wake up.

Our Lord is coming.