Letter to the Brethren: December 7, 2023

Hi Bob,

How are you? I work as a journalist for the German newsmagazin Focus, a magazine that sells 650000 copies each week.

I came across your writings about Karl von Guttenberg and how you expect him to be the “King of the North”.

I wonder how you came across him and what makes you so certain?

How many people are in the Church of God. Is it a large movement?

Anyway, the correspondent and I spoke several times and she said they would publish an article.

However, she eventually told me that although I had proved that I made several speculative predictions about him that were confirmed AND that she wanted her article published, she told me that the editors in Germany found the idea that I predicted various items in advance was so incredible–too sensational–that they decided against publishing the story.

Although the Bible teaches to not despise prophecies (1 Thessalonians 5:20), it also warns that scoffers in the last days would dismiss them (cf. 2 Peter 3:3-9).

Anyway,  there are biblical reasons to consider Karl Guttenberg in possible relation to the coming European Beast:

1. Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is a leader from middle Europe and has a Franco-German/Assyrian bloodline. (cf. Isaiah 10:5-11; Daniel 7:24)
2. He has a military background and often promotes European/German military development. The Beast of Revelation 13:1-4 is shown to be a military political leader.
3. He is considered to have some economic expertise. (cf. Daniel 8:25; 11:24; Revelation 13:16-17; 18:3)
4. He has been an extremely popular politician (he was the most popular in Germany in early and late 2010). (Revelation 13:4,8)
5. He is considered an expert on foreign policy. (cf. Daniel 11:27)
6. He was “Minister of Defence” for Germany and has military expertise. (cf. Revelation 13:4; Daniel 11:39-43)
7. He is some type of Roman Catholic. (cf. Revelation 17:7-11)
8. Because he is married to a Lutheran (and she apparently did not convert prior to marriage), he apparently is not super strict about being Roman Catholic (some other news reports I have seen also seem to confirm this in other ways as well). (cf. Revelation 13:4,8; Daniel 11:36-38)
9. His wife also has political connections, and has made several public “morality statements.” Hence suggesting that the Guttenbergs represent the moral high ground in Germany. (cf. Revelation 13:4,8)
10. He seems to have ecumenical tendencies, and that is what the “Great Monarch” of Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies and the final Beast of Revelation would likely have. (cf. Revelation 13:4,8; Daniel 11:36-38)
11. He is a descendant of the Habsburg line of rulers (Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire were from the Habsburg line–and they claimed to be descendants of the 4th century Emperor Constantine). (cf. Isaiah 10:5-11; Revelation 17:9-11)
12. He may be considered to be entitled to use the “King of Jerusalem” title that Otto von Habsburg held. (cf. Daniel 11:31)
13. Charlemagne was a Frank-German leader and “Holy Roman Emperor.” Certain Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies indicate that the “Great Monarch” will be a descendant of Charlemagne. Bible prophecies seem to point to the resurrection of an empire that has revived in the past (Revelation 13:1-3; 17:9-11)
14. His blood line crosses into various countries in Europe (at least Germany, France, Austria, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, and Croatia). So did the Roman empire. (cf. Daniel 9:26-27)
15. He has the right to select the priest for his parish. Hence, the idea that political leaders should be involved with religion is something he was raised up believing. A leader combining church and state is prophesied in Daniel 11:37-38 and Revelation 13.
16. The understanding that his title means “Baron of the Holy Roman Empire” is interesting as the Book of Revelation describes a power that would resemble a re-emergence of “the Holy Roman Empire” and Roman Catholic prophecy specifically tells of a time when “The Great King will be crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the reigning Pope” (Birch DA. Trial, Tribulation & Triumph: Before During and After Antichrist. Queenship Publishing Company, Goleta (CA), 1996,, p. 555). Baron is a title of nobility, but not one of technically accepted royalty in Germany as Germany no longer let’s any have “the honor of royalty.” (Daniel 11:21)
17. The fact that he has been the most popular political leader in Germany suggests that he has a certain charisma that would be consistent with that which is expected for the final Beast leader (cf. Daniel 7:20,11:21-24,31; Revelation 13:3-5).
18. He is believed to careful cultivate his public image, which seems consistent with the cunning (Daniel 8:25) and other practices of the final Beast leader (Daniel 11:36-38).
19. Because a Roman Catholic monarchist relative (Karl Ludwig Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg) of his was involved in a plot against Hitler in 1944 (and killed for it in April 1945), he may be perceived as less of a threat than others with a German background. (cf. Daniel 8:23-25; 11:24)
20. He is considered to be a smooth talking attractive leader. (cf. Daniel 8:25; 11:21)
21. Some of his entertainment actions suggest that beneath his exterior he may have certain “vile” tendencies (cf. Daniel 11:21). His past plagiarism scandal seems consistent with this as well.
22. He reportedly has a problem with arrogance and vanity (Daniel 11:36-37).
23. He was in a type of self-imposed exile and the last king of the North is supposed to have a period of exile. (cf. Daniel 8:23-25; 11:21-23)
24. He had risen to powerful positions quite quickly. And may do that again. (Daniel 8:23-24; 11:21-23)
25. He has been ridiculed and rejected by many. (Daniel 11:21)
26. He has a certain expertise when it comes to computers and surveillance. (cf. Revelation 13:15-18; Daniel 8:23).
27. He has a certain expertise in electronic currencies, and hence has some knowledge about how to regulate/control buying and selling (Revelation 13:15-18).
28. He has referred to himself as a type of political beast and the Bible warns about one rising up it calls the Beast (cf. Revelation 13:1-10).

I believe that if he is the one, he will re-emerge in European politics (which he is now doing, but not in a conventional way), though he may have some future setbacks first.

Anyway, I saw an article in the German press related to Herr Guttenburg. It was titled, „KT“ soll zur Medienmarke aufgebaut werden: Warum die Insolvenz der Looping Group jetzt auch Ex-Verteidigungsminister Guttenberg betrifft (URL: https://www.businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/looping-group-warum-die-insolvenz-jetzt-auch-ex-minister-guttenberg-betrifft/).

Since I do not read the German-language, I machine-translated the German into English, which is as follows:

“KT” is to be developed into a media brand: Why the insolvency of the Looping Group now also affects ex-Defense Minister Guttenberg

24 November 2023

It should be a brilliant comeback. A purified Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg should rise from the ashes like Phoenix. With a new image, new appearance and completely new sound. Less hubris, more personal failure.

In order to reinvent his self and the corresponding storytelling, the ex-minister, who had the image of a dazzler after his plagiarism scandal in 2011, founded a company in the spring of last year, “Open Minds Media GmbH”. Business Insider has the shareholders’ agreement. The company is intended to build Guttenberg into a media brand. According to the business idea, the man should from now on act as a TV presenter, speaker, book author and podcaster and become his own “brand”. 

That article was interesting to me because it reminded me of something I had posted in the Summer of 2022:

A supporter in Europe tipped me off to the following article (originally titled Der Fernsehkonzern RTL nimmt den früheren Verteidigungsminister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg unter Vertrag. Er führt im Streamingportal RTL+ durch zwei Unterhaltungsdokus.  URL: https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/fernsehen-koeln-karl-theodor-zu-guttenberg-bei-rtl-unter-vertrag-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-220627-99-817625) which I machine-translated into English several hours ago:

Cologne (dpa) – Ex-Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (50) is now under contract with the television company RTL. He should lead as a moderator through streaming documentaries. This was reported on Monday by RTL Germany. They are working together on “high-end documentaries for the streaming offer RTL +”, it said in the message from Cologne. “Zu Guttenberg will act as moderator and interviewer through two 90-minute docutainment programs. These will be included in the program later this year.” RTL did not initially reveal any details about the content. 06/27/22

I responded to the supporter who mentioned this that perhaps Barron Guttenberg was setting himself up like Donald Trump did.

Of course, Donald Trump was not known as a political commentator, but more of an entertainer and celebrity.

Few would have thought one with a background like Donald Trump would actually become the President of the United States–but he did.

It is not just in the USA that name recognition and publicity can help one politically.

Could Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg be laying a media foundation that he may later build upon?

Yes.

(Thiel B. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg: The Next ‘Donald Trump’? COGwriter, June 29, 2022)

So, the media article basically confirmed that speculative prediction.

I have made at least a dozen speculative predictions related to Herr Guttenberg that have been at least partially fulfilled.

After items were posted, he and/or the news media later confirmed the following:

1. He would advocate for more European military cooperation.
2. He would become unpopular for a time (and still is among many).
3. He would, for a time, be outside of political office.
4. He would be out of the limelight for a while.
5. He would go into exile (in his case, it was self-imposed).
6. His exile would be to a humid location.
7. People would laugh at him.
8. He would partially re-emerged in European politics.
9. He would call for Germany to consider being a leader in data protection.
10. He would get a beard (he did not when I first began to write about him).
11. He became involvemed with Ripple, blockchain, and AI which could be setting him up to help fulfill Revelation 13:15-18.
12. He would make himself some type of a media personality.

More details on what I speculated as well as the confirmations of the above can be found in the article: Might German Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg become the King of the North?

Now just because he at least partially fulfilled those does not prove that Herr Guttenberg must be the final King of the North. But they certainly give me reasons, combined with biblical and other prophetic sources, to consider that he could fulfill that role or at least aid the one who will have it.

Although it is not absolutely certain at this date who will be the final Beast leader (AKA King of the North), Baron zu Guttenberg is a candidate of interest. Notice that he even has referred to himself as a type of a beast:

“There’s no doubt whatsoever that I’m a political animal, a ‘zoon politicon’,” he told Die Zeit newspaper in what appeared to be a carefully orchestrated comeback after eight months away from the spotlight.   http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/11/24/idINIndia-60716820111124

“For Aristotle’s zoon politikon there are no persons beyond the walls of the city; outside the city there exist only beasts or gods.” (George F. McLean, John Kromkowski. Urbanization and values, CRVP, 1991, page 169)

If Karl zu Guttenberg becomes the King of the North (Daniel 11:36-40), he would also be the final Beast of Revelation. Interestingly, a comedic spoof of Karl zu Guttenberg was premiered on March 4, 2013 (see Baron Guttenberg does not show up for premier spoofing him). A line that was supposed to be in it was as follows:

“I carry myself with the thought, a zoon politikon to be,” says the film-Guttenberg, who is here from Franz Ferdinand and Thunder Mountain and in Berlin shaking the fence of the Chancellery.

„Ich trage mich mit dem Gedanken, ein Zoon Politikon zu werden“, verkündet der Film-Guttenberg, der hier Franz Ferdinand von und zu Donnersberg heißt und in Berlin am Zaun des Kanzleramts rüttelt.

http://www.focus.de/kultur/diverses/komoedie-ueber-kapitel-der-deutschen-politik-guttenberg-film-auf-den-spuren-von-schtonk_aid_824451.html

Thus, various ones in Germany, at least, realize that the Baron called himself a type of political Beast. Many will be surprised if he does turn out to be the Beast warned against in biblical prophecy.

Let me also add that another item of interest related to Herr Guttenberg is that he came out early against Donald Trump. In December 2015, the Baron called Donald Trump “that blonde lunatic named Donald” (Guttenberg KT. Wish List or Reality? Digital Trends in 2016 | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | hub conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgdZUA96UBU. Posted December 11, 2015). Since then, more and more in Europe have had major concerns about Donald Trump, and KT Guttenberg’s comments that far back may resonate with many in the future.

To close this, another thing I speculated about him is that Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg would become involved with religion. Herr Guttenberg may very well be in, found, or otherwise support a new order or some type of group that will, for a time, be associated with the Roman Catholic Church.

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg remains one to “Watch” (cf. Mark 13:37).

Gold Price Record

As mentioned in the Letter to the Brethren of July 27, 2023 (see Letter to the Brethren: July 27, 2023), we received and mailed out the print edition of the book, Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America?

On page 293 of the print edition and page 317 of online version of my book is the following statement:

Gold will set records in U.S. dollar terms.