The Holy Roman Empire in Prophecy
The Holy Roman Empire has made pivotal and defining contributions to Western civilization—but its many reincarnations have also come with painful and catastrophic consequences. Today European leaders aim to unite the fractured continent of Europe by reviving the legacy of this extraordinary church-state combine. One of the great lessons of this empire is that it always comes back. There is always another resurrection. The Holy Roman Empire is not just a relic of history. It is about to play a central role in world events. A study into the nature and character of this towering institution reveals as much about the future as it does the past.
Reviving the Holy Roman Empire
“The [European] Community is living largely by the heritage of the Holy Roman Empire, though the great majority of the people who live by it don’t know by what heritage they live.”—Otto von Habsburg
It is July 13, 2015. Last night, Europe’s leaders pulled another all-nighter trying to agree on a solution to prevent Greece from going bankrupt, leaving the eurozone, and hurling the entire European Union into the abyss. As it stands right now they seem to have found a plan. But if recent history is any indicator, that solution will either fall through or precipitate another crisis within the next few days, or hours, or minutes.
This is 21st-century Europe: disordered, disunited and, increasingly, despondent.
Contents
- Reviving the Holy Roman Empire
- Chapter 1The Origins of the Roman Catholic Church
- Chapter 2Justinian and the Imperial Restoration
- Chapter 3Charlemagne—Forefather of Modern Europe
- Chapter 4Otto the Great—the Birth of German Nationalism
- Chapter 5The Habsburg Dynasty—a Global Empire
- Chapter 6Napoleon—Son of Rome
- Chapter 7World War II and Hitler’s Pope
- Chapter 8The Seventh and Final Resurrection—Now Here
- Chapter 9What Comes After the Holy Roman Empire?