The prospect of a “high intensity” armed conflict involving major military powers has been a subject of reflection and concern in expert circles and the media for some years now, and as Statista’s Martin Armstrong notes, this issue has become even more topical with the recent rise in geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe.
According to a survey conducted by Ipsos between September and October 2021, this threat is also of concern to the public, at least they seem aware if it, in many countries.
In the 26 countries surveyed, almost half (46 percent) of respondents believe it is likely that their country will be involved in a war with another in the next 12 months. Americans are among the most pessimistic (or realistic, perhaps) in this regard: three out of four believe that an international conflict involving the U.S. is imminent.Russians are hardly more optimistic for their country (64 percent), while about half of the French and British believe that such an outcome is likely in the coming months.
HD Editor’s Note: Why Is This News Biblically Relevant?
Both the name of the survey, “Rumors of War,” and its results should tweak the ears of those familiar with Biblical Prophecy.
God, who knows history in advance, provided through the Bible a description of what the world would be like in the time prior to Jesus Christ’s second coming to the earth.
“Increased geopolitical unrest within the world, including ‘wars and rumors of wars,’ is among the signs emphasized, by Jesus, as a sign of the end of the age (Matthew 24:3-8),” Harbingers Daily Reporter Brandon Beckham recently explained.
Matthew 24:3-4, 6 KJV – “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them… ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars…”
Jesus explained the purpose of Bible Prophecy in John 14, saying, “I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.”
As the world witnesses Bible Prophecy begin to unfold, Beckham underscored the importance of not putting off making a decision for Christ.
“As we witness, among other things, increasing geopolitical unrest in the world, it is important to heed the words of the Apostle Paul, as written in 2 Corinthians 6:2, ‘now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation,’” Beckham wrote. “If you don’t know Jesus Christ, now is the time to come to experience the assurance of salvation through the Gospel of Jesus Christ – including forgiveness of sin, salvation, the hope of heaven.”
