September/October 2002 Vol.5, No. 8 Contents Worldwide Weather Chaos: What Does It Mean? by John Ross Schroeder Restoration: Shadows of the World to Come by Darris McNeely Palestine/Israel--Whose Land Is It, Really? Part 2 by Cecil E. Maranville The Citadel and the Caravan by Melvin Rhodes The Millennium, an Eternal Idea by Darris McNeely This Is the Way...Who Is My Neighbor by Robin Webber Sept/Oct '02 Main The Citadel and the Caravan In explaining Europe to Americans, and America to Europeans, I have sometimes used the analogy of a citadel and a caravan. Europe is the citadel--America, the caravan. by Melvin Rhodes Prague, Budapest and Vienna are three of the most magnificent cities that any traveler can visit. Situated right in the heart of mitteleuropa (central Europe), these imperial cities of the Hapsburgs have often shared a common history. Although the capitals of three distinct peoples, each with their own language and customs, their histories have been intertwined for over two millennia. What immediately strikes any American visitor is how old the buildings are. Most of the architecture predates America's birth as a nation. Yet these buildings are all still in daily use: Churches that go back the best part of 1,000 years, palaces of the nobility built during the golden age of the Hapsburgs in the 18th and 19th centuries, cobbled streets that were already there more than a thousand years ago, even an elaborately made church clock in Prague's market place that's about 700 years old (and still works, in contrast to the watch I bought in Hong Kong a few years ago). These cities are living and breathing history. It is difficult for those who have not had the opportunity to travel to other continents to sometimes appreciate and understand the differences in outlook that geography and environment can lead to. In explaining Europe to Americans, and America to Europeans, I have sometimes used the analogy of a citadel and a caravan. Europe is the citadel--America, the caravan. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0209/citadelcaravan.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "The Citadel and the Caravan" Other Articles by Melvin Rhodes Re-published from an earlier version European Union - U.S.: _The Citadel and the Caravan _The Euro-Implications for England and America _Deutschland AG Versus Corporate America _Another Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance? _Free Trade Area of the Americas - What Will Happen to Latin America? _World News Review Nov 2002 _The Coming Clash Between Europe and America _The Palace of Versailles -- Again at the Center of World Events _Has America Finally Seen the Light? _The Battle of the Giants -- Who Will Win? _World News Review September/October 2003 _A Looming EU-U.S. Trade War? _Will European Unity Be Forged in Fear? _The United States of Europe - A Growing Threat to American Interests _Where Are America and Europe Really Headed? _A Page on the World...The United States of Europe _A Page on the World...Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century _Europe in Crisis - Is This the End of the European Union? _The World's Number One Exporting Nation _Hatred Rising _A Growing Confederacy Against Modern Israel _What Will the Next President Face? _What Will the Next President Face? (Part 2) _The Marshall Plan Revisited _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Nov/Dec 2002 _Prophecy Being Fulfilled? _Where Is the Europe-U.S. Divide Leading? _Our World Is Rapidly Changing - in Ways Foretold by Bible Prophecy _World News and Trends - May/June 2007 European Union - unity: _What is Europe? _Reflections On Mitteleuropa _Crisis In Kosovo - A Mixture of Iron and Clay? _The Coming Superstate _Reengineering Babel _Democratic Dictatorship? _Five Trends to Watch in Europe _World News Review May 2001 _The Coming 'Utopia' _A President of Europe _Book Review: Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher _World News Review Jul 2002 _World News Review Dec 2002 _World News Review August 2003 _Coming Together? _Enlargement of European Union to Ensure Lasting Peace _Who Will Lead the New Europe? _The New Treaty of Rome -- Why a Dangerous Document? _Which Way Europe? _A Page on the World: The Next Superpower? _The European Constitution Sneaks in by the Back Door _A Europe Without Borders - The "Schengen Zone" _50 Years After the Treaty of Rome: From the Battlefield to the Conference Table _From Berlin to Brussels _Europe Moves Closer to Grand Design _Europe's Unbounded Schengen Joy _EU Pressures Poland and the Czech Republic _The EU Versus the Irish Republic: What Does It Mean? _A New Superpower to Emerge _Lessons From Yugoslavia _Reflections on Europe _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2001 _World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2002 _World News and Trends - May/June 2003 _World News and Trends - Jul/Aug 2003 _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2003 _2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges _Member States of the European Union _Will Enlargement of the European Union Ensure Peace? _World News and Trends - May/Jun 2004 _Will EU Constitution Rejections Halt the Drive for European Unity? _World News and Trends - March/April 2006 _The European Union: Blessing or Modern Tower of Babel? _Q: When Is a Constitution Not a Constitution? A: When It' a "Treaty." _"Borderless" Europe Now Encompasses 400 Million People _Europe Moves Closer to Fulfilling Its Grand Design _World News & Trends: July/August 2009 _World News & Trends: November/December 2009 _A New Superpower? Europe Takes a Big Step Forward! _Discerning This Time _Europe and the Church, Part 13: And One Is Yet to Come _Europe: A New Superpower on the Rise _Why Is Europe So Important? Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site