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Is KT zu Guttenberg About to Come to Power?
Germany is in political turmoil. Europe is desperate for strong leadership. Bible prophecy speaks of a man who will fill this void. Here is what we know about him.
A strong leader is prophesied in the Bible to rise in Europe very soon—perhaps even within months. I believe almost certainly that you can identify who this man will be. Only one man appears able to fulfill what the Bible says about this strongman. His name is Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg.
Guttenberg left German politics in 2011 after a plagiarism scandal, and he moved to the United States. But in September 2019, he and his family relocated back to Germany. This move, along with the present state of German politics, may indicate this key Bible prophecy is about to be fulfilled.
Though he hasn’t been in politics for some years now, KT zu Guttenberg is keenly tuned in to world events. He has impressive political, economic and military understanding, and he frequently writes articles and gives interviews for some of America’s and Europe’s biggest news organizations. Guttenberg is a brilliant man in many ways, and for about a decade now I have indicated that he could be the next leader of Germany—and really, of Europe.
Germany is now in political crisis, and the question of national leadership looms large. The task of leading Europe’s strongest nation has always been enormous, but Germany’s current challenges make it even more daunting. Its leaders are being overwhelmed by the refugee crisis, Brexit, Donald Trump’s presidency, China’s rise, and competition and threats from Russia. Added to all these problems, Germany’s economy is bordering on recession. In Germany—and even throughout Europe and beyond—the pressing question is, who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel? Germany needs an experienced and assertive leader. It needs someone special.
The Bible prophesies in vivid detail that such a leader will emerge in the end time. We need to understand this prophecy, because it says that this German strongman will plunge the whole world into a new dark age!
Revived Militarism
Near the end of World War ii, as a bloodied and exhausted world contemplated the lessons that war taught at such a frightful cost, the Allied leaders agreed that radical steps had to be taken to prevent Germany from ever wreaking such devastation again. At the Yalta Conference in February 1945, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin signed their names to a document that decisively declared: “It is our inflexible purpose to destroy German militarism and Nazism and to ensure Germany will never again be able to disturb the peace of the world.”
These leaders recognized that Germany has a proclivity to start wars! World Wars i and ii are only the most recent and devastating examples of this reality. (For proof, request our free booklet Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.)
Sadly, though, that “inflexible purpose” did not last. Today Germany is again a major military power, and is being encouraged to become even greater!
Did you know that Germany today is a leading weapons manufacturer and one of the world’s top five arms exporters? It is even building submarines that can carry nuclear warheads! Israel has six German-built submarines, some of which are believed to carry Popeye Turbo Cruise Missiles that can deliver a nuclear payload. Israel is one of the most advanced nations economically and militarily, and it gets its submarines from Germany.
The nation that started the Second World War has an advanced military industry, one capable of building equipment to silently and stealthily deliver a nuclear attack. What kind of danger is there in that? How many people even realize this?
Some analysts say Germany has neglected its own military. There is some truth to this. Some parts of Germany’s military are tired or underdeveloped. But let’s not forget that this nation possesses incredible industrial might. It is the world’s fourth-largest arms exporter! If Germany simply decided to keep some weapons for itself, with modern technology and its strong industrial base, its military could be expanded and updated swiftly! For now, the nation lacks a leader willing to make this decision. This will change overnight when a strongman gets control! Germany’s transformation under Adolf Hitler in the 1930s, dramatic as it was, will not even compare to what is coming!
As far as we know, Germany does not have its own nuclear bombs. But America stores nuclear weapons there. France has also offered to share its nuclear weapons with Germany. So it is accurate to say that Germany is a nuclear power even now!
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has already played an important role in improving Germany’s military position. He served as Germany’s defense minister from 2009 to 2011 and left a defining mark. He transformed the Bundeswehr from a conscription-based army to an all-professional military. This major change shifted the army’s focus from defending Germany’s borders to fighting in missions abroad. As defense minister, Guttenberg wanted a small, more professional, better-equipped military that could be dispatched anywhere in the world.
Guttenberg also helped change the German public’s perception of the military. He led them to begin viewing their army, not with shame, but as part of Germany’s contribution to the world. He was the first politician to call Germany’s military operation in Afghanistan a war. How many remember today that Guttenberg was one of the key figures behind Germany’s military presence in Afghanistan? He was thinking in terms of offensive warfare. And he accomplished all this under the moderate rule of Chancellor Merkel.
This past August, Guttenberg criticized Chancellor Merkel for neglecting Germany’s military. “I feel that the attention for the Bundeswehr has suffered in the last few years,” he said. He believes Germany’s military isn’t as prepared as it needs to be, and he believes Merkel hasn’t engaged in enough military action. For years he has called for Germany to get involved militarily in Syria, and to this day it has not done so (though recently there is serious discussion about deploying there).
Today, everyone knows Merkel’s time as chancellor is nearing its end. The chancellor is struggling with health problems and has lost credibility and influence within her own government.
Imagine if Guttenberg took charge of Germany. Imagine the changes in Germany’s military—even in Europe’s military!
The Bible prophesies that Germany will emerge in the end time as a global military power. It also says this powerful nation will be led by a unique individual, a strongman. We find this prophecy in the book of Daniel.
‘Dark Sentences’
For 2,500 years, the book of Daniel has not been understood. That is because it is only for this end time (Daniel 12:4, 9). Its meaning has been revealed in our day.
The prophecy about this strongman is in Daniel 8:23-24. First, notice that these verses state explicitly that these events occur in “the latter time.” This will be a time “when the transgressors are come to the full.” Godlessness is rife, modern technology is proliferating immoral filth with malignant efficiency, and people are wallowing in unspeakable evil. Verse 25 says the individual discussed here will “stand up against the Prince of princes”—referring to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. So this is clearly a prophecy for the end time.
Now read about this man in verse 23: “And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.” This is talking about the coming leader of Germany. We can know this by putting this together with other prophecies. For example, the prophecy in Daniel 11:40-45 says “the king of the north” shall rise “at the time of the end.” This is talking about a German-led European superpower. Isaiah 10:5-19 give a similar prophecy, adding that this leader shall be “the king of Assyria.” The modern Germans are the descendants of ancient Assyria. (For proof, read “The Remarkable Identity of the German People.”)
Daniel 8:23 supplies some key details about this soon-coming German strongman. The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament explains that the expression “dark sentences” means riddles, difficult or dark speeches, or sayings, questions or parables. It says it is used “at a higher social level,” and cites a similar word being used in 1 Kings 10:1, where the Queen of Sheba tested Solomon’s reputation for wisdom with “hard questions.” Josephus’s Antiquities of the Jews likewise describes “Hiram of Tyre sending Solomon sophisms and enigmatical sayings.” These world leaders brought enigmas to Solomon hoping to learn from his wisdom. Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon defines “dark sentences” as “twisted, involved, subtlety, fraud, enigma.” This strongman grasps things that are obscure, things you can’t understand without explanation or interpretation.
This is revealing insight. The prophesied strongman operates on a high social level; he is capable of understanding and solving complex issues and questions. He is brilliant and sophisticated, and he has intellectual depth and power. The context shows he enjoys notoriety and fame for it.
Chancellor Merkel called Guttenberg “a magnet who fascinates the people.” Die Welt called him a “talented orator who can cast a spell over people.” Such charisma is rare, even among politicians, and it is one of Guttenberg’s defining traits.
KT zu Guttenberg fits this description. He served as Germany’s minister of economics and technology, and then as minister of defense. After his resignation, he joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., as a distinguished statesman and served as senior adviser to the European Commission leadership on global Internet freedom. He also sits on a variety of international corporate and nonprofit boards, including the advisory board of Ripple since 2014 and of Lufthansa since 2015. Much of his activity in recent years has revolved around giving strategic advice to politicians and businesses.