Wars and Rumors of War Today
I am currently in Romania, a nation on the border of the Ukraine, where the whole world is watching a crisis on the precipice of unfolding. Tens of thousands of Russian troops are gathered on the border and it seems that everyone is holding their breath expecting the worst and hoping for the best.
Armed conflicts have a way of quickly multiplying and today there are too many to count. ISIS, once thought to be destroyed, is now on the rise again, North Korea is launching missles, India is having border skirmishes with China, Taiwan is concerned of possible invasion, Myanmar’s civil war seems to have no end, and the proxy war in Yemen marches on.
What we are seeing in Ukraine reminds us of the writings in Matthew 24:6-13:
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
The words of Jesus remind us all to stand in the last days and be the Light in a world full of fear and uncertainty. War, suffering, conflict, pain, are all a constant reminder that this world is not our home and the hope that we have is not in earthly promises, but in our Heavenly Father and the promised return of the Messiah.
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Many Nations have Nuclear Balastic Missilies with devastating capability. Everyone is reading to press the button and launch them at their revival Nation or enemy or a Leader they want to retaliate against or a Leader they hate or the Citizens who live in them or they don’t like the Religion they practice or how they handle matters or they want to claim more territory and add it to their land or they want to control as much land and Countries as they can and claim it as their own and rule over it or worse than retialation they want to (payback) for something done or the land they want to take over has some kind of treasures they want like oil or diamonds or other things. All they want to do is conquer and win. We can’t have World PEACE if all we want to do is retaliate and revenge and payback and blowup and bomb and seize territory. It’s IMPOSSIBLE to have World PEACE this way. Every Nation MUST BE (Allies) not (Enemies) and constantly at War or the threat of War or to revenge. The main purpose of War is to attack and revenge and destroy and take over. No way is this PEACE but destruction of human Mankind and the innocent children living in the Land being attacked who have nothing to do with the War occurring. They are loving and don’t hate anyone unless they are told to hate. I saved many precious photos of innocent children standing amongst War strung rubble and bomb casings some crying and frightened and distraught and others smiling. All our Children in the World are our next generation no matter what Nation they are from and all they want is to be loved. Children don’t understand hatred and anger. Until they are shown it. The Children of the World must be shown PEACE and LOVE not hatred.
While everything you are saying is true, and just, I believe we passed that now. The end times have arrived. The great tribulation is upon us and these things must happen. It is written. Gods will and the return of our Messiah. Look to the sky- stay waiting and watching. Be ready. Pray and repent and share the truth. God bless you.