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The European Union just signed a trade deal (January 17, 2026) with the Mercosur block of countries. Is this a big deal? This is the largest trade deal Brussels or Latin America has ever concluded and it involves all the nations in the European Union six (including Venezuela)and all the nations in the Mercosur block of nations covering 700 million people. Yes. This is a big deal.
This deal has been over 25 years in the making. EU President Ursula von der Leyen said, “We choose fair trade over tariffs, we choose productive, long-term partnership over isolation, and above all, we intend to deliver real and tangible benefits to our peoples and companies.
What was the driving force behind concluding a trade deal that was in the making for over 25 years? Donald Trump!
But are there any downsides to the trade deal? Are there any Biblical prophecies that are being fulfilled right now, before our very eyes, at least partially? Spoiler alert – yes. Dr. Thiel brings the world news of this trade event into the light of Bible prophecy.
How so? The time is getting short. Babylon is beginning to rise. As far back as 2008 Dr. Thiel’s revealed understanding of Biblical prophecy has inspired him to warn of the soon coming Beast dominating world trade. This is one of the pieces falling into place.
Watch this video as Dr. Thiel shines the light of Biblical prophecy on world events, and where they are leading!
Here is a link to a related article titled 'Mercosur deal: A step in the rise of the end time European Babylonian Beast?' URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/news/prophecy/mercosur-deal-a-step-in-the-rise-of-the-end-time-european-babylonian-beast/
Here is your link to one of the free eBooks offered by the Continuing Church of God in this video - Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency https://www.cogwriter.com/DonaldTrumpBookUnintended.pdf
This deal has been over 25 years in the making. EU President Ursula von der Leyen said, “We choose fair trade over tariffs, we choose productive, long-term partnership over isolation, and above all, we intend to deliver real and tangible benefits to our peoples and companies.
What was the driving force behind concluding a trade deal that was in the making for over 25 years? Donald Trump!
But are there any downsides to the trade deal? Are there any Biblical prophecies that are being fulfilled right now, before our very eyes, at least partially? Spoiler alert – yes. Dr. Thiel brings the world news of this trade event into the light of Bible prophecy.
How so? The time is getting short. Babylon is beginning to rise. As far back as 2008 Dr. Thiel’s revealed understanding of Biblical prophecy has inspired him to warn of the soon coming Beast dominating world trade. This is one of the pieces falling into place.
Watch this video as Dr. Thiel shines the light of Biblical prophecy on world events, and where they are leading!
Here is a link to a related article titled 'Mercosur deal: A step in the rise of the end time European Babylonian Beast?' URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/news/prophecy/mercosur-deal-a-step-in-the-rise-of-the-end-time-european-babylonian-beast/
Here is your link to one of the free eBooks offered by the Continuing Church of God in this video - Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency https://www.cogwriter.com/DonaldTrumpBookUnintended.pdf
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00:00Greetings, friends. This is Steve Dupuy for the Bible News Prophecy Program with Dr. Bob Thiel,
00:10bringing you news and analysis of world events in light of Bible prophecy. Dr. Thiel, I read in
00:16the news that the European Union just signed a trade deal with Mercosur. Is this a big deal?
00:22Oh, absolutely. While a lot of people are familiar with the European Union, a lot less
00:27are familiar with the South American Mercosur Group of Nations that the EU just signed with.
00:33Its full members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. Venezuela has been suspended,
00:40but they'll probably come back. Then it's got associate members like Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
00:45Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Suriname. Anyway, it was a massive trade deal, and it was actually signed
00:51in South America today. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen went there. She
00:57said, we chose free trade over tariffs. We chose a productive long-term partnership over isolation,
01:05and above all, we intend to deliver real and tangible benefit to our people and companies.
01:11When two regions like ours speak with one voice on global issues, the world will be listening.
01:17Anyway, this is a big deal. Foreign policy analyst Andres Malamud said that this is a deal about
01:26leadership, setting the rules for world trade. And this deal is the EU's attempt to reassert
01:34a rules-based order and norms. So anyway, this is a big deal. Now, the Associated Press wrote about this.
01:44He said, forget tariff wars. The EU and McCloser build one of the world's biggest free trade
01:50zones. It's the first major agreement for the McCloser Group, although it still has to be ratified
01:57by the European Parliament. He said, this has got over 700 million people, a quarter of the world's
02:03gross domestic product, while the United States is being yanked out of the international economy by
02:11Donald Trump. He said, the EU leaders decided this deal was so important at this moment, it's worth it.
02:17Now, while they say there's like 700 million people, if you add in addition to the formal members of the
02:24EU and McCloser, but add the associate members of people who are trying to get in and all that kind
02:29of stuff, there's over a billion people.
02:33That is a big deal. Has no one known of this up until this time?
02:39Well, the idea that this could be coming is something the Church of God writers have been
02:45writing about since at least 1971. Gene Hogberg, who I met, the late Gene Hogberg, wrote, envision a startling future of Europe,
02:55controlling perhaps half the all world trade, the United States of Europe, possessing a single currency,
03:03a united Europe developing great military strength. Such a European powerhouse is now just over the horizon.
03:10The nations of Latin America are edging close to some type of agreement with Brussels.
03:16Now, since he wrote this, Europe now does have its own currency,
03:21is building its military, and it's finally made a major Latin America trade move.
03:27Interesting. Has anyone else written about this since 1971?
03:32Well, back in 2008, I wrote, and I'll read this, the EU will decide that Mexico and the rest of Latin America
03:39are in more agreement with it, and thus make some type of a serious trading agreement with most or all of Latin America.
03:47The Europeans and Americans, however, will still continue to have military agreements, though many will be tense about them.
03:54And that's certainly going on, particularly because the whole stuff with Greenland and everything else in Ukraine.
03:59Now, back in 2014, I wrote about Mercosur, and there's another group called the Pacific Alliance.
04:09These are nations who are on the Pacific coast, who are associate members of Mercosur.
04:15And I wrote that we may see these groups grow or get closer together.
04:20Then I said those of Latin America would ultimately align with the upcoming European beast power against the USA and its Anglo allies.
04:29Because of current and expected trade alliances, I remain in the view that nearly all, if not all, of Latin America will ultimately end up supporting the Europeans in the future.
04:49And in 2018, I wrote, the Europeans have been working with Latin America and other areas of the world to set up its dominance of world trade, as well as the standards for world trade, which is what they're doing now.
05:05Now, I'm not the only one.
05:06In 2019, the late evangelist, John O'Gwen, wrote that it would be an alliance of a religious leader with a political leader.
05:20This political leader, the beast, will lead a revived Holy Roman Empire called in Scripture Babylon the Great.
05:27The European Union of Church and State will promise universal prosperity and will exercise worldwide economic dominance for a while.
05:36Ezekiel 27, using the figure of ancient commercial city of Tyre, speaks of this global economic combine, which will include nations of Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
05:50In Revelation 18, the end time system is called Babylon the Great.
05:58Those articles certainly shine some light on current world events.
06:03Do they shine any light on biblical prophecy?
06:06Well, John O'Gwen mentioned Ezekiel 27.
06:09So I'm going to read some parts of it, starting at verse 12.
06:14Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods.
06:17They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.
06:23Verse 13, they bartered vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
06:27Now, verse 19, they also had iron, cassia, and cane among your merchandise.
06:37Verse 24, embroidered garments and chests of multicolored apparel.
06:45Now, this is interesting when you look at Latin America.
06:47Olivia exports tin.
06:51By the way, wheat was one of the other ones.
06:55The Argentina exports that.
06:57Mexico exports silver.
07:01Brazil and Colombia, iron.
07:02Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia export steel.
07:06Peru and Mexico export lead.
07:09Peru exports a lot of bronze.
07:11And Chile is one of the world's leading producers of copper, which is used in bronze.
07:16Now, as far as cane goes, if that includes sugar cane, and the Berea Study Bible translates this word as sweet cane,
07:24should be noted that the leading producer in the world is Brazil.
07:28Well, Mexico is seventh, Guatemala is ninth, Colombia is 15th, and places like Paraguay are major exporters of stevia.
07:36It's actually number two in the world.
07:38As far as embroidered garments and chests of multicolored apparel go,
07:45I've seen this in many parts of Latin America, such as Mexico and Guatemala.
07:51That's amazing.
07:52Those scriptures are being at least partially fulfilled right before our eyes.
07:57How does the United States get into these events?
08:01Well, on November 6, 2024, the day after Donald Trump's reelected, I wrote and posted,
08:08quote,
08:09Donald Trump's pointing to tariffs as the answer for U.S. trade imbalances and manufacturing decline will incense the Europeans.
08:18Some type of trade war is coming.
08:20Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally,
08:23such as being more motivated to approve the trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of South America, end quote.
08:30Now, when I wrote that, it's not all certain to political analysts that a deal between the EU and Mercosur could ever get approved.
08:38And it still does need approval by the EU parliament.
08:41There was major opposition by France, Poland, Austria, Ireland, and Hungary.
08:46They all voted against the deal.
08:48There have actually been large protests against this deal in Europe in 2026.
08:53Yet, biblically, such a deal made sense, whether it's formally approved soon or later on.
09:02So was the United States a catalyst for the fulfillment of these events?
09:06Well, according to numerous news reports, it was primarily because of Donald Trump that the EU accelerated the process and revived this stalled agreement.
09:17So let me read a couple of news articles.
09:21This is from the Brussels Times.
09:24Trump's trade war fast-tracked the EU-Mercosur agreement.
09:27The European Commission put forward the signing and adoption of the EU-Mercosur agreement, paving the way for the creation of the world's largest free trade area.
09:36But why now?
09:38And how could this reshape the game of international trade?
09:41Donald Trump!
09:44What strategic international interactions might the EU and Brazil via Mercosur adopt to mitigate Trump's tariff shock?
09:53The fact is the window of opportunity is open.
09:56While the EU-Mercosur agreement ceases to be merely a trade treaty, it becomes a strategic response to a more hostile international environment.
10:20Here's one from foreignpolicy.com.
10:22The EU-Mercosur deal is a hedge against the Monroe or the Donro doctrine.
10:30Mercosur, the deal, has become much more about trade than trade.
10:33It's a sign that Europe and much of South America are pushing strategies to increase their economic and strategic autonomy in the face of U.S. protectionism and military threats.
10:43And there have been, and there will be, by the way, more unintended consequences of Donald Trump and his presidency.
10:54What unintended consequences?
10:55Well, we have a free e-book that's available at ccog.org called Unintended Consequences in Donald Trump's Presidency.
11:06It's Donald Trump fulfilling biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-related prophecies.
11:13In this book, I wrote trade.
11:16One of the unintended consequences of Donald Trump's trade threats of tariffs and other trade matters is that it's motivating nations.
11:23He's threatened to look to trade more with each other.
11:27Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally.
11:31Pushing tariffs and other policies that foreign nations do not like is contributing to other nations looking to bypass the U.S.A. dollar as well as trade more with each other and less with the U.S.A.
11:45This will further push various global moves forward without the U.S.A.
11:50This has helped setting the stage for the coming European Babylon beast system to dominate international trade.
11:57So I wrote that, by the way, before Donald Trump took office in 2025.
12:02And those moves are happening around the world.
12:06And in December of 2025, in an article called 26 Items to Prophetically Watch in 2026, I started off with, for a time, Babylon will dominate world trade.
12:20Are you saying the modern-day European Union is Biblical Babylon?
12:30It's setting the stage for it.
12:32Now, continuing to what I said about Babylon in 2025, I started to quote the scripture, the prophecy, in Revelation 18, starting verse 2.
12:43He cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, Babylon, the great is fallen, is fallen, has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison of every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean hated bird.
12:57Why?
12:58Verse 3.
13:00For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
13:04The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth, like we're reading in Ezekiel 27, have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.
13:15Anyway, I wrote that Babylon will not fully reign in 2026.
13:20But with the U.S. pulling out of trade deals or wishing to change them, steps are occurring to push Europe to dominate trade.
13:28Again, this is what I wrote last year.
13:29Expect Europe to reach out to various Gentile nations in Asia, Africa, South America, and elsewhere to make trade deals.
13:37The final time of the Gentiles is approaching.
13:42We're seeing BRICS, the Global South, the EU, working ways to trade and not have to deal with the descendants of Ephraim Manasseh, like the U.K. and the U.S.A.
13:54I wrote, the Europeans will work with many nations to secure stronger trade deals.
13:58And that's actually what's happening with the Mercosur deal.
14:02And that's why we specifically pointed to the Mercosur deal in Europe.
14:07Now, in a continuing Church of God, we have the more sure word of prophecy, where you be well to heed, as it says in 2 Peter 1, verse 19.
14:16Thank you, Dr. Thiel.
14:19For more interviews with Dr. Thiel, in addition to written, as well as audio articles, visit our website at BibleNewsProphecy.net.
14:27This is Steve Dupuis for the Bible News Prophecy Program.