BEFORE ARMAGEDDON!

Good morning, blog readers, from sunny and cool (31 degrees) Wisconsin where, on my morning walk, I saw: 4 deer and a dog! Thank You, Jesus!

This headline, from the February 8th “Breaking Defense,” got my attention this morning: “Regulate military use of emerging tech before ‘Armageddon,’ new report urges.”

In the article, Jaspreet Gill wrote: “A new report from the Arms Control Association warns that without adopting such measures, ‘cutting-edge technologies will be converted into military systems at an ever-increasing tempo, and the dangers to world security will grow apace (swiftly).”

Gill continued: “The US and other nations risk global catastrophe if they do not adopt a new overarching framework to regulate disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, autonomy, robotics, cyberweapons and hypersonic missiles, a new report from the Arms Control Association warns. A more thorough understanding of the distinctive threats to strategic stability posed by these technologies and the imposition on their military use would go a long way toward reducing the risks of Armageddon,’ according to the report.”

Question: “Is it possible to reduce the risks of Armageddon?” Not according to the Bible, as we read, in Revelation 16:12-14, 16: “The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. And I (John) saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon (aka, the devil) and out of the mouth of the beast (the Antichrist), and out of the mouth of the false prophet (his sidekick), three unclean spirits like frogs; for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty, to the place which in Hebrew is called ‘Har-Magedon’ which, get this, Napoleon once called ‘the ideal battlefield.'”

Interestingly enough, China which has been much in the news of late, could very possibly be one of the “kings from the east” who fight at Megiddo and will be destroyed by the Lord Jesus Himself when He returns to the earth to set up His kingdom (Revelation 19:11-21). You might ask, “What about Russia and the United States?” Well, according to Ezekiel 38-39, Russia, Iran and a host of other nations will be drawn away from one battle (Ukraine?) to Israel “to take a spoil,” only to be destroyed by the Lord God Himself. So, then, “What about the U.S.?” If, as some believe, she is included with “Sheba, Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages (Ezekiel 38:13),” all she can do is offer a weak protest to the Russian invaders and her allies and nothing more.

Now, for the good news: Jesus is coming! And, if you are a believer in Him, His death, burial and resurrection, you have a home in heaven and eternal life (John 14:1-6; 3:16)! And, as a result, you should be joyful and thankful while watching, waiting, working, witnessing for, walking with and worshiping Jesus until He comes. And, if you are not a believer in Jesus, you can become one right now by agreeing with God you are a sinner who needs a Savior Who is Jesus (Romans 3:23, 24) Who died on a cross for your sins, was buried and raised from the dead (I Corinthians 15:1-4) to forgive all your sins and give you eternal life (John 3:16). Blessings and prayers, Doug (2/13/23)