Wednesday, June 22, 2022

World of Unrest, Chaos & Mayhem

World of Unrest

Wars 

While the world is watching the war between Russia and Ukraine, which has caused havoc on the economy around the world, there are 22 other conflicts and skirmishes going on in other parts of the planet which threaten to erupt into major military standoffs. 

Matthew stated, "You will hear of wars..." (24:6) Wars have been going on since the beginning of mankind and many conflicts have come and gone over the last six millennia, but the 21st century is seeing such an alarming rise of unrest between many nations. One battle foretold in the Bible is the war of Gog & Magog as recorded in the Book of Ezekiel (Chapters 38 & 39). Many scholars identify Russia and China as Gog and Magog, with the majority of academia agreeing the military might of these nations are gearing up for major war in the not-so-distant future.

It is said that such conflict of war will get worse during the End Times, but the Prophet Isaiah said, "He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples." (2:4)

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Rumors of wars

Jesus specifically stated, "There will be wars and rumors of war...", as recorded in Matthew 24:6. For 2,000 years this prophecy has continued to be fulfilled. 

While wars have been conducted throughout the history of mankind, the various wars, battles, skirmishes and conflicts since the 1st century A.D. has increased enormously with each passing year. There has never been a world of peace since Jesus was crucified.

According to Revelation 6:16, the greatest war is yet to come, and mankind may worry, but terror will be the emotion that takes a person hostage during the End Times. This war, known as the Battle of Armageddon, describes what happens after God pours out the sixth bowl of wrath when the antichrist gathers “kings”. These kings, loyal to the antichrist, will gather their armies to wage war against the people of God.

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Riots & Mass Shootings

It is recorded in the Book of Proverbs, "A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls." (25:28) Riots, both political and environmental, are erupting around the world in the 21st century. 

Peaceful protests seem to be a "thing of the past" in our world today. Likewise, mass shootings are increasing with deadly force, especially in the United States of America. Gun violence has escalated in recent years and more deaths are being reported. Between 1982 and 2021 were a total of 129 mass shootings in America [that were reported]. In 2022, in the USA alone, there have 254 mass shootings in a six-month period! 

During the End Times such chaos shall erupt. Even King David pointed out, "The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence." (Psalm 11:5)

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World of Chaos

Diseases & Famines

Disease and famine go hand in hand in most cases. According to science, the number one cause of any disease is "toxemia". War and droughts are the number one causes of famine. When disease and famine are combined, it can become a lethal combination.

Deuteronomy 32:24, Moses states, "They shall be wasted with hunger, devoured by pestilence and bitter destruction;".  Covid-19 has become one of the world's worst disease epidemics since the Spanish Flu of 1918, with a global death toll of 6,317,507 as of 19 June 2022. Hunger around the world increases every year.  The U.N. World Food Programme declared that 870 million people worldwide – more than 1 out of every 10 people on the planet – are living with hunger in 2022. That’s an increase of more than 200 million hungry people since 2019, driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and conflicts of war.  

But hope remains as the Psalmist proclaimed, "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flies by day; Nor for the pestilence that walks in darkness; nor for the destruction that wastes away at noonday." (Psalms 91:5-6)

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Lawlessness

During the End Times "lawlessness will abound" (Matthew 24:12). There is no denying... and the entire planet will agree... that the 21st century residents are experiencing more mayhem than was ever encountered in the 20th century. Murders, robberies, riots, mass shootings, terrorism, anarchy, drug and human trafficking... The list goes on and on.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's words in 1937, when America was under a quarantine, can pretty well sum up the scenario of lawlessness mankind is enduring today, "The present reign of terror and international lawlessness began a few years ago. It began through unjustified interference in the internal affairs of other nations or the invasion of alien territory in violation of treaties; and has now reached a stage where the very foundations of civilization are seriously threatened." 

A lawless person is one who breaks, violates, disobeys or transgresses the law. It seems as if history is repeating itself with a horrible force not seen during the 1940s. Our world has become a bedlam of horrors in a land of Babel.

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Pandemonium 

Pandemonium is defined on Dictionary.com as follows: 1) wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. 2) a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos. 3) the abode of all the demons.  

Pandemonium is running rampant in the world today from riots and destruction of property to school shootings and injuring/killing one's own family. It was John Milton who coined the term, "pandemonium" in Paradise Lost, and the third definition of pandemonium is a testament to our current world events. Evil is everywhere and the demons are out in full force. "But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power..." (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

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World of Mayhem

Murder

Murder started from the very beginning of mankind's reign on Earth with the killing of Abel at the hands of his own brother, Cain. (Genesis 4). Yet, that is not what the Creator had intended. In 1 Timothy 1:9 it states, "Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers..." 

But the world is beyond the brink of murderous mayhem today. So many killings are taking place all around the globe that law enforcement officials are having a hard time keeping up so many criminals. The Cain/Abel scenario, while it was a fierce rivalry between two brothers, it was also a tragic struggle between two different lifestyles (a farmer and a herdsman). At the time the story of Cain and Abel developed, there was constant friction between farmers and herdsmen, both of them fighting for the limited resources of the land. 

In today's world, theoretically speaking, the farmer and herdsman continue to battle among themselves. Each are trying to surpass the other. Or so it would seem.

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Havoc

The Prophet Habakkuk, who was speaking to the Creator, asked, "Why are you forcing me to look at iniquity and to stare at wickedness? Social havoc and oppression are all around me; there are legal conflicts, and disputes abound." (1:3). 

The Creator's answer was a bit mysterious, but forward, "Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told." (1:5). 

Habakkuk goes back in his mind to what his God did when he delivered the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage and understood, as well as believed, that if the Creator states that He will do something, then He will. It was all about trusting his God during tough times. It is no different in our 21st century... it's all about trusting in Him to see mankind through the difficulties and turmoil that surround the people of the planet today.

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Nature Unleashed

There is no other phrase to use than, "nature is being unleashed"!  


Ezekiel poetically defined a tornado in scripture. "As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it... as it were gleaming metal." (1:4)

Jesus spoke about there being signs in the sun, moon and stars, as well as “...the roaring of the sea and the waves." (Luke 21:25); hurricanes fit that description.  

The Prophet Micah wrote about volcanoes, “The mountains melt beneath his feet and flow into the valleys like wax in a fire, like water pouring down a hill.” (1:4). But the Creator is a truly loving God who is working out a great plan for all humanity in our world today. (John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 Timothy 2:4; 1 Corinthians 15:22-24)."

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