By Bryan Smith

President Donald Trump is discussing a sweeping agreement with Russia that could extend far beyond the war in Ukraine and involve the future of Europe itself. Could these negotiations eventually contribute to the formation of the world government, ten-king alliance, and seven-year covenant foretold in Bible prophecy?

President Donald Trump’s efforts to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war have taken an extraordinary turn. What began as an effort to resolve a regional conflict may now involve negotiations over the future political and military structure of Europe.

Trump recently met with Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House and suggested that an agreement with Moscow could extend well beyond Ukraine.

“It’s going to be a big, beautiful agreement,”

Trump told reporters, suggesting that the arrangement might involve all of Europe.

The president offered few details about what such an agreement would contain. However, his remarks have alarmed European leaders who fear that Washington and Moscow could negotiate changes to Europe’s security arrangements without adequate European participation.

Retired U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, a former Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO, believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has ambitions extending far beyond Ukraine.

3 Superpowers to Rule the World?

Breedlove said that Putin has repeatedly advanced a vision of the world divided into three major spheres of influence, with China dominating the Far East, Russia exercising influence over Europe, and the United States concentrating its power in the Western Hemisphere.

Such an arrangement would represent an extraordinary restructuring of international relations.

Rather than individual nations independently determining their political and military alliances, much of the world could find itself operating within regions dominated by a handful of powerful governments.

However, Breedlove also acknowledged that European nations would be unlikely to cooperate willingly with such an arrangement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has similarly warned against a repeat of the 1945 Yalta Conference, when Allied leaders negotiated Europe’s postwar future. European officials have insisted that Russia cannot dictate the continent’s security arrangements.

Nevertheless, the discussion raises an intriguing question for students of Bible prophecy: Could negotiations over the division of international power eventually contribute to the formation of the final world government described in Scripture?

The Leopard, the Bear, and the Coming World Government

To understand the prophetic significance of these developments, we must examine the relationship between Daniel 7 and Revelation 13.

In Daniel 7, the prophet describes four beasts emerging from the sea. The first resembles a lion with eagle’s wings, the second a bear, the third a leopard with four heads and four wings, and the fourth a dreadful beast possessing ten horns.

Daniel 7:6 (KJV) declares:

“After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.”

Endtime Ministries interprets these four beasts as representations of modern nations and political powers that will play significant roles in the final world government, especially in light of the unification of these same beasts (i.e., nations and their rulers) which merge in Revelation 13 to form the final one world government of the coming Antichrist.

In this interpretation, the lion represents Great Britain, with its eagle’s wings symbolizing the United States; the bear represents Russia; the leopard represents Germany (with France as the wings of a fowl); and the fourth beast represents a revived Holy Roman Empire.

The significance becomes clearer when we examine Revelation 13.

Revelation 13:2 (KJV) states:

“And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”

Notice the combination. Rather than describing these animals separately, John sees one beast possessing characteristics of the leopard, bear, and lion together (i.e., unified). A combo beast, if you will.

Revelation 13 portrays the consolidation of the political powers represented in Daniel 7 into a final world governing system over which the Antichrist will eventually rule, uprooting 3 of the 10 kings (represented by the 10 horns on the beast / cf. Daniel 7:24; Revelation 17:12-13).

The leopard, representing Germany, forms the “body” of the beast, thus Europe will be the power-base and seat of the one world government of the Antichrist.

The bear, representing Russia, supplies the beast’s feet, potentially symbolizing its role in leading military mobilization, while the lion, representing Great Britain, contributes its mouth, possibly signifying English as the official language of the global government or suggesting a connection between Great Britain and the Antichrist, whose mouth speaks boastful things and who may primarily speak English.

The inclusion of these national symbols within one prophetic beast suggests that powers with different histories, political systems, and national interests will ultimately become associated with a larger international structure.

For decades, Endtime Ministries has taught that Russia and Europe will eventually participate in this final world governing arrangement. Not as separate competing entities, but unified. But how do we get there? After all, today, Russia and Europe do not appear to be fast-friends.

Now, with the United States and Russia discussing a potentially sweeping agreement involving European security, we must ask whether these negotiations could become one of the developments moving the world in that direction.

This does not mean that Trump’s proposed agreement fulfills Revelation 13. No such agreement has been finalized, and the details remain uncertain. Nevertheless, the possibility of Russia and Europe eventually operating within a broader political arrangement is particularly interesting when viewed through this prophetic interpretation.

Three Superpowers or Ten Kings?

The idea of dividing the world into a small number of powerful regions is not new.

Years ago, Irvin Baxter Jr. drew attention to an older magazine discussion concerning the possibility of three and a half superpowers governing the world (Life Magazine, March 29, 1968). Such proposals reflected the recurring geopolitical idea that international affairs might eventually be managed by a limited number of dominant powers.

Breedlove’s description of Putin’s alleged three-region vision brings that discussion back into focus.

But Bible prophecy describes something even more specific.

Revelation 17:12–13 (KJV) declares:

“And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.”

According to this prophecy, ten kings will eventually receive authority and surrender their power to the beast.

What if the present discussion of three major spheres of influence is only an early stage in a much larger restructuring of international government?

What if other nations refuse to surrender their sovereignty to Russia, China, or the United States, resulting in negotiations that produce a greater number of regional power centers?

Could the eventual outcome be ten political regions, each represented by a ruler possessing significant authority?

These are possibilities, not established facts. Scripture does not tell us that Putin’s alleged proposal will evolve into the ten-king alliance, nor does it specify the diplomatic process through which those kings will emerge.

However, Revelation 17:12-13 makes clear that a future arrangement involving ten rulers will ultimately place extraordinary authority into the hands of one final world leader.

The question is whether today’s discussions about reorganizing international power could become part of the process that eventually produces that arrangement.

Could the Little Horn Emerge From This Alliance?

Daniel 7 provides another important detail concerning the final kingdom.

Daniel 7:8 (KJV) declares:

“I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”

The little horn represents the Antichrist, who will emerge in connection with the final political system.

Daniel 7:24 explains that ten kings will arise from the fourth kingdom and that another will arise after them, subduing three kings.

This raises an important question. If a future international agreement creates a new distribution of political authority, could that arrangement eventually provide the structure from which the Antichrist emerges?

We should not assume that Putin, Trump, or any other contemporary leader is the little horn. Scripture provides identifying characteristics and a prophetic sequence that must be considered before reaching such a conclusion.

Nevertheless, the emergence of powerful international arrangements involving regional rulers deserves careful attention, particularly if those arrangements begin transferring authority away from individual nations and toward centralized leadership.

The Club of Rome’s Ten World Regions

Interestingly, the idea of organizing the world into ten regions has appeared in international policy discussions before.

In 1974, the Club of Rome, an international organization concerned with global economic, environmental, and social challenges, sponsored a report titled Mankind at the Turning Point. Written by Mihajlo Mesarović and Eduard Pestel, the report introduced a computer-based model that divided the world into ten interconnected regions.

These included North America, Western Europe, Japan, other developed economies, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, Latin America, North Africa and the Middle East, the remainder of Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and China.

The purpose was to study how different regions could respond to economic pressures, population growth, resource shortages, and environmental challenges. The authors advocated greater international cooperation and interdependence (rather than America’s Declaration of Independence), arguing that the world’s problems could not be adequately addressed by nations acting independently.

The Club of Rome’s model did not establish ten political kingdoms or propose placing ten kings over the world’s population. Nevertheless, its division of the world into ten regions presents an interesting parallel to the number of rulers described in Revelation 17.

Could a future international agreement eventually organize political authority into ten regions, each represented by a powerful ruler? Could such an arrangement emerge through negotiations over national sovereignty, regional security, and global economic cooperation?

We cannot conclude that the Club of Rome’s historical model represents the ten kings of Revelation. Its boundaries were analytical rather than prophetic, and the Bible does not identify the Club of Rome as the organization that will establish the final world government.

However, Daniel 2 identifies the Holy ROMAN Empire (in our interpretation) as the final global empire (i.e., the feet and toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s image), and the historical precedent of the Club of Rome demonstrates that influential researchers have already explored organizing the world into ten interconnected regions.

As today’s leaders discuss potentially sweeping agreements involving Russia, Europe, China, and the United States, the possibility of future regional arrangements deserves continued attention.

The question is not whether the Club of Rome fulfilled Revelation 17, but whether the world may eventually move toward a political structure in which ten rulers exercise authority and ultimately surrender that authority to the Antichrist.

Could a European Agreement Become Part of the Seven-Year Covenant?

Another possibility concerns the covenant described in Daniel 9:27.

The passage states:

“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease…”

Endtime Ministries understands this prophetic week to represent seven years, with the Antichrist confirming a covenant involving many parties.

At the midpoint, three and a half years into the agreement, sacrifices will be stopped and the abomination of desolation will occur.

The covenant’s involvement of “many” is significant. Although its precise scope is not fully explained in Daniel 9:27, the prophecy suggests an agreement involving more than a simple arrangement between two individuals (i.e., the nation of Israel and the Palestinians).

Consider the Diplomatic Developments Already Unfolding

Trump has pursued the Abraham Accords as a framework for normalizing relations between Israel and neighboring countries. His administration has also promoted a 20-point Gaza peace plan addressing security, governance, reconstruction, and regional stability.

Now, the president is discussing an agreement with Russia that could involve much of Europe.

Could these separate diplomatic efforts eventually become interconnected?

Imagine an international arrangement that addresses European security, Russian interests, Middle Eastern peace, Israel’s security, and regional economic cooperation within one broader diplomatic framework.

If such an agreement eventually involved numerous governments, it could resemble the kind of far-reaching international covenant that students of Bible prophecy have long anticipated.

But one essential element must NOT be overlooked.

Daniel 9:27 specifically connects the covenant to the stopping of sacrifices at its midpoint. We also understand the final agreement to be connected with arrangements allowing Jewish worship and sacrifices on the Temple Mount.

There is presently no evidence that Trump’s proposed European security agreement includes the Temple Mount, Jewish sacrifices, or a seven-year term. Neither is there evidence that the Russia negotiations and the Middle Eastern peace initiatives are being combined into a single covenant.

For now, the possible connection is speculative, however, the details of the plan have YET to be fully revealed; therefore, the prospect of an international agreement involving multiple regions of the world raises questions worth watching as negotiations continue.

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Could Such an Agreement Eventually Lead to World War III?

The possibility of a comprehensive international agreement also raises questions about what might happen if that agreement ultimately fails.

The “what ifs” can be breathtaking. An agreement with “many” (i.e., of large proportions) involved, if the deal goes bad, could have dangerous consequences.

Revelation 9:13–21 describes the Sixth Trumpet War, a devastating conflict that will result in the death of one-third of mankind.

Revelation 9:15 (KJV) declares:

“And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.”

Endtime Ministries identifies this event as the coming World War III.

The prophecy connects the release of the four angels with the Euphrates River, a region associated with several of the world’s most volatile geopolitical disputes.

Could a major international peace agreement temporarily restrain conflicts that later erupt into a catastrophic war? The mideast is currently a hot-zone for war activity, where the U.S. and Iran are at center-stage. The Euphrates river is awfully close to the U.S. Iran war which is now even touching Iraq in various ways.

Could disputes over borders, sovereignty, regional influence, or the Middle East eventually contribute to a confrontation involving several of the world’s most powerful nations? Especially if a LARGE “big beautiful agreement” goes bad?

We do not know. But we CAN wonder.

The Bible does not explicitly state that the failure of the seven-year covenant causes the Sixth Trumpet War. Neither does it establish that the present Russia-Ukraine negotiations will lead directly to that conflict. In fact, there is good reason to assume the Sixth Trumpet War of Revelation 9 will occur before the 7-year Confirmation of the Covenant (although that too is speculation).

History repeatedly demonstrates that international agreements do not necessarily eliminate the rivalries that produced them. In some cases, agreements merely postpone confrontations until competing national interests become impossible to reconcile.

A future agreement involving Russia, Europe, the United States, China, and Middle Eastern nations could become extraordinarily consequential if its provisions were later challenged.

From International Peace to Armageddon

The final confrontation described in Scripture is the Battle of Armageddon.

Revelation 16:14 speaks of demonic spirits going forth to the kings of the earth and the whole world, gathering them to the battle of the great day of God Almighty.

Revelation 16:16 states:

“And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.”

This prophecy describes a worldwide gathering of rulers and military powers for the final conflict associated with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

The sequence is important. The Bible teaches that the Sixth Trumpet War and Armageddon are distinct prophetic events, not two names for the same battle.

Could the political alliances created through future international negotiations eventually become the very alliances involved in both these prophetic conflicts?

It is certainly a question worth considering.

An agreement intended to establish international peace could produce new political relationships, military commitments, and regional authorities. Those same structures might later become involved in conflicts as competing governments seek greater control.

However, we should not assume that every major diplomatic agreement is destined to fail or that every international security arrangement is directly connected to Armageddon.

Scripture establishes the certainty of the prophesied events, but it does not identify every diplomatic negotiation that will precede them.

Are We Watching the Beginning of the Final World Order?

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Trump’s proposed agreement is not merely its potential effect on Ukraine, but the suggestion that it could reshape the security arrangements of an entire continent.

Breedlove’s warning about Putin’s vision of three spheres of influence raises questions that extend far beyond the current war. It could even reinforce Europe’s motives for the Leopard’s military rising.

Could the world eventually be reorganized into a limited number of political regions? Could those regions develop into the ten-king alliance described in Revelation 17? Could a future ruler emerge from that arrangement as the little horn of Daniel 7? And could an international agreement involving Europe, Russia, Israel, and the Middle East eventually become connected to the seven-year covenant?

We cannot answer those questions with certainty today.

What we can say is that the Bible describes a future world government, a ten-king alliance, the rise of the Antichrist, a seven-year covenant, the Sixth Trumpet War, and the Battle of Armageddon.

We can also know that the bear and the leopard will eventually join forces. Under what pretense, we do not yet know. The precise diplomatic and political steps connecting today’s world to those prophetic events remain to be seen.

Trump’s proposed agreement with Russia may ultimately produce a limited settlement, a broader European security arrangement, or no agreement at all. European opposition could prevent the sweeping changes that some leaders envision. Nevertheless, Germany’s Leopard is rising again, and Europe WILL be the power-base of the Antichrist to come and his global government.

The fact that major world powers are openly discussing the possibility of reorganizing international authority makes this development worthy of attention.

Jesus instructed His followers in Luke 21:28 (KJV):

“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”

We should neither dismiss significant international developments nor prematurely declare them fulfilled prophecy.

Instead, we should carefully examine the news, compare it with Scripture, and continue watching.

The world’s leaders may be discussing a new international order. The Bible has already revealed that a final world governing system is coming.

The question is whether the agreements being discussed today will eventually help establish the political framework through which that system emerges.

We do not know. Time will tell.

But it sure is fun to watch!

In the mean time, our primary goal should be a good relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ.

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Sources

1. Fox News, November 8, 2026, Trump’s Proposed Russia Deal Raises NATO Alarm as Ex-Commander Warns Putin Seeks Influence Over Europe: https://www.foxnews.com/world/trumps-proposed-russia-deal-raises-nato-alarm-ex-commander-warns-putin-seeks-influence-over-europe
2. Reuters, November 5, 2026, Trump Says a Russia-Ukraine Agreement Will Involve More Than Ukraine: https://ca.marketscreener.com/news/trump-says-a-russia-ukraine-agreement-will-involve-more-than-ukraine-ce785fdddd8bf520
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5. Sources

   1. Club of Rome, Mankind at the Turning Point: https://www.clubofrome.org/publication/mankind-at-the-turning-point-1975/
   2. TIME, October 21, 1974, The Club of Rome: Act Two: https://time.com/archive/6878129/environment-the-club-of-rome-act-two/
   3. Jacques Freymond, New Dimensions in International Relations, The Review of Politics (1975): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-politics/article/abs/new-dimensions-in-international-relations/BFACC31551BB9FCD07DCF4F4D08610F1

Primary source: Council on Foreign Relations: Confrontation Between the United States and Iran

About the Author

Bryan Smith serves as Content & Teaching Pastor at Endtime Ministries and has been part of the Endtime family for more than 25 years. He has been engaged in pastoral ministry for two decades, served as Academic Dean, Registrar, and Professor for Valor University, and is a frequent teacher of the Understanding the End Time class. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Theology, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership, has completed advanced studies in the history of prophecy through HarvardX’s certificate program with Harvard University, and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Biblical Studies. In addition to hosting The Bible Prophecy Show podcast, Bryan is a regular contributor to Endtime magazine and writes on the intersection of Bible prophecy, theology, and global current events.