The question is not, “Is there going to be a World War III?” It is in your Bible. There is not a one tenth of one percent chance that it is not going to happen.
I'll address these one at a time.
First of all, wars do not "kill" the devil and his messengers. All the people on the planet could be killed and all it would do is make the devil and his messengers void of having "human/flesh" inhabitants.
Another world war is coming, and it will be the biggest world war ever. According to the Bible, one out of three people on the earth will die in this war of all wars! The prophecy is found in Revelation chapter nine, verse 15: “And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.”
The term "men" in the scriptures does not just apply to "men." Even Lucifer was termed "a man" in the scriptures. Is Lucifer "a man" of the flesh? No. Lucifer is Satan, and Satan, and devils, can and are also known in the scriptures as "men."
When we read of any person in the scriptures we should not be seeing just a man, as an individual. All people are tempted internally, by the tempter, placing that entity IN them to do so. Therefore, in the scriptural quotients, there are always TWO or more parties "in men." The "man" of the Gergesenes for example had a legion of demons, an entire HOST of other "entities" also dwelling "in him." Jesus separated vast uncountable numbers of people from DEVILS, again, showing this fact, that it is not just "a person." But a "person" and a captor of them that is not them. Two parties in one flesh inhabitant. Count 'em.
The “third part of men” would be over two billion people! Other translations read “one-third of the human race”, “one-third of all the people on earth”, “one-third of humanity”. They all say the same thing. A war is just ahead that will wipe out over two billion human beings!
Some translators, being blind to the above fact, have indeed trampled the scriptures in their false and phony translations, because they too see only humanity and are entirely incognizant and incoherent about the 'construct of man' that scriptures deploy. They are, in short, blind to the obvious, and are so by the workings of the other party that does blind their minds. 2 Cor. 4:4 shows us that the "god of this world" blinds the minds of unbelievers. Again, TWO parties. Acts 26:18 shows Paul's quest was to turn people from the "power of Satan." The identical position Paul writes about in 2 Cor. 4:4. Eph. 2:2 again shows that "we ourselves" walked according to the prince of the power of the air, the SPIRIT OF DISOBEDIENCE. Again, same principle.
Just seeing "humanity" is pointless when it comes to understanding scripture.
Are we really going to be "seeing" with our flesh eyes, scorpions with the heads of lions, eating people? Uh, no! We will NOT see such creatures as described here, because they are in the SPIRITUAL REALM:
Rev. 9:
7 And the shapes of the locusts were
like unto
horses prepared unto battle; and on their
heads were
as it were
crowns like gold, and their
faces were
as the
faces of men.
8 And they had
hair as the
hair of women, and their
teeth were
as the teeth of lions.
9 And they had
breastplates, as it were
breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was
as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails
like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Wherever we read terms such as, AS and LIKE, it does not mean that is what they are in the physical, therefore they are "likened" or described in "as" terms, because we CAN'T SEE THEM, physically.
It is quite entirely pointless to see Rev. matters apart from the Spiritual Realm. In the terms of the Spirit, Jerusalem is Sodom and Egypt. Does Jerusalem LOOK like "Sodom and Egypt?" Uh, no. It is a SPIRITUAL term.
The 'whole world' SPIRITUALLY resides in "Mystery Babylon." Yet we do not "see" Mystery Babylon. Why? Because it is the haunt or location of DEVILS and FOUL SPIRITS. Do we "see" these "wicked spirits" physically? NO. The scriptures do deal with "invisible wicked powers" and "invisible wicked spirits."
There is not going to be any great physical cataclysms. Jesus is coming "as" a thief. People will be marrying and going on about their lives, right to the end. They will never "see" the "kingdom of God" coming because it does not come by "observation."
Luke 17:20
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said,
The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Christians in every age have continually, futilely tried to make various men, wars and kingdoms the bad guy. The fact is, we don't and won't see the bad guy because Satan is not "visible." Nor are demons, visible. We can know them by their actions, their words, their thoughts, but we will NEVER see them, physically. There is not going to be an anti-Christ MAN because the anti-Christ is A WICKED SPIRIT and we do not "see" them in the flesh. These can and do "go in and out" of PEOPLE, just as Satan spoke from Peter's lips and "entered" Judas. Did anyone "see" Satan? Uh, no.
The “Sixth Trumpet” prophecy is found in Revelation 9:14-15:
Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
These angels were bound in the Euphrates River, which flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, and empties into the Persian Gulf.
There are no angels bound in physical rivers. We don't "see" angels, for the most part. Very few scriptural people actually "saw" a real angel. And there are 'good' and 'evil' angels, which means "messenger." The term angel is also sometimes applied to "physical men" as well. When we entertain or engage "angels" unaware, it is a messenger of God, or an "angel" that is so being entertained. And granted, some angels do appear as "people like" because they have to "engage" other people. A white spirit looking thingy might not be a very effective communicator as it would probably scare the dickens out of most "people."
War has been raging up and down the Euphrates River since 2003 when the U.S. invaded Iraq. When they are loosed, these evil angels will carry out their assignment to kill one-third of mankind.
Out of the chaos and destruction, a strong leader will rise to promise peace and security. The Antichrist will step onto the world scene at just the right moment. He will provide firm direction but he will also demand absolute obedience.
Pretty sure if angels kill 1/3 of mankind, there won't be any surprises involved from that point on.
Jesus told us what this will be "like"
Matt. 24:
38 For
as in the days that were before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Were 1/3 of them killed prior to the event? No. They were going about the normal daily affairs, wicked imaginations, intact.
WWIII – Entrance Ramp for the Antichrist. Revelation 13:16-17 describes the control system which will be implemented during the reign of the Antichrist. During the Great Tribulation, every person on earth will be coerced into pledging allegiance to the Antichrist. Those who do so will be given a unique identification mark or number permitting them to participate in the world economy. Those who refuse will be denied the “privilege” of buying and selling.
By Irvin Baxter
Irvin Baxter is a typical sensationalist trying to force fit these matters into the physical realm, when it is all "like" or "as" througout. John himself was "in the Spirit" when he saw and wrote of all those matters. And, they were matters past, present and future, which makes dissections even more interesting.
