The Brink of War

I don't watch the news on TV but I do read the Newspaper. Very little is said about what is happening in the Middle East.  What is happening is that war is almost inevitable and the United States is in the Middle of it.  With the gassing of people in Syria by Assad, the United States is almost forced to strike back at the Syrian regime.  I won't go into details (you will have to do some research yourself or trust me) but Russia says it will defend its allies even to the point of using nuclear weapons.  Russia is backing Assad in Syria, as well as an alliance between Russia, Turkey, and Iran.

That alliance is in Syria and building up their military there.  They are eyeing Israel with covetous eyes.  Iran especially is setting up to attack Israel with plans to destroy it.  War is coming just as the Bible prophecied.

I fought in Viet Nam.  War is not glorious and should be shunned whenever possible.  It is death, destruction, and horror.  This Middle East war is going to be full of so much death that it will be a bloodbath.

In spite of knowing that, I am excited and not fearful.  I do believe that the Rapture will come very soon and this war is a sign of it being near, but that is not what excites me.  There will be great tribulation starting soon and it will be the fires of those trials which cause people throughout the world to seek God.  Sometimes you have to lose everything and be down in the lowest points of your life before you look up to find help from God.

Seeing the world today makes me sad.  People are so far from God and more people are walking away from Him everyday.  We are comfortable living in this sinful world and that is so sad.

The end is near.  Do not fear.  God is in control and will bring people to Himself so that they might know God and His love.  If you do not know Him, you need him now.  If you do know Him, you need to follow Jesus even closer.

"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." Matthew 24:6