Learn what will happen during the tribulation period from beginning to end
Your comments and questions are always welcome. To send comments and questions please click here to go to our main page. February 6th, 2002 WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - "President Bush, planning the biggest U.S. military buildup since the Cold War, issued his third warning in a week to Iraq, Iran and North Korea whom he accuses of seeking nuclear, germ or chemical weapons. He was condemned in Iran as a bloodthirsty maniac and in North Korea as a moral leper, while Russia said Washington should not try to turn its war on terrorism into a campaign against individual nations Bush, who first condemned Iran, Iraq and North Korea as the "axis of evil" in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, threatened the countries again on Thursday and returned to the theme on Friday at a meeting of his Republican Party. "People say, 'What are the consequences?' They will find out in due course if they can't get their house in order. The mighty United States will do whatever it takes to defend our security." "Make no mistake about it, if you threaten us with weapons of mass destruction, if you threaten our allies and friends with weapons of mass destruction, we will do whatever it takes to protect our people," Bush said." The magnitude of this warning is greater then anyone may have imagined. This wasn't just a suggestion or recommendation. I really believe that we could be marching on one of these three countries sometime in the near future. The scary part is, they have long-range nuclear capabilities. I suspect that Iraq will be first, since we're practically at war with them anyway. But this time around, I see George Jr. cleaning up the mess that George Sr. left behind in the early 90's. This will send a strong warning to Iran and North Korea. I don't see the U.S. attacking Iran or North Korea unless another terrorist attack occurs, and the culprits are headquartered in one of those countries. I think diplomacy will be the first step, but make no mistake; the U.S. is serious about fighting terrorism and will not hesitate to exact judgment upon any nation that houses terrorist. One point I do want to bring to your attention, at the beginning of the tribulation period, the antichrist will force his will on three nations. Through this war, one-quarter of the world's population will die. Can you imagine 1.5 billion people dying? The most horrible war (WWII) in world history killed about sixty million. This future war will net twenty-five times that amount in a very short time. For some reason I really feel that the worldwide crackdown on terrorism will be the catalyst that will lead to this massive loss of life. This is not to say that the U.S. will lead this fight. The United States may fail in their attempt to rid terrorism. When the antichrist comes on the scene he will prove to be a very smooth political figure. He will successfully bring peace to many corners of the world where peace seemed impossible. To control terrorism, I believe some countries will have to be brought into submission and the antichrist will not hesitate. The force will be sudden and final! The strike may be in retaliation to a major terrorist attack or to rid possible opposition to his plan. This won't just include Iran, Iraq and North Korea due to the number of casualties. Many other nations will get drawn in directly or indirectly, and the death toll will be staggering. I believe that the majority of deaths will occur from nuclear fallout that will filter into countries that are not even involved. I don't know how close we are but we're closer then any of us think. Jesus is coming soon and when He does He will not tarry. Pastor Malone